That Was The Year... 2007 Blair, Obama & Marvin
BURNS LONDON RELEASES THE
Marvin 1964, a signature model guitar set at an affordable price. With an alder body, bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and pearl dot inlays this guitar has all the design features of hank’s original signature model from the 60s. With three rez-O-Matic single-coil pickups and the rez-O-Tube vibrato unit it also sounds right too. With the three-sectioned scratchplate, scrolled headstock and vintage Van gent styled tuners, this is a very attractive purchase.
TONY BLAIR ANNOUNCES THAT HE IS
to step down as Prime Minister. gordon Brown becomes leader of the party and harriet harman is deputy leader. nick Clegg wins the liberal democrats leadership election.a Magnox nuclear power station in gloucestershire is forced to close following a fire, however the reactor is not damaged reports the British nuclear group.
ONE OF THE COOLEST AMPS AROUND HAS TO BE
the Mesa engineering express 5:25 combo, an all-valve, two-channel combo with a mighty voice. each channel has two voicing options with Clean/Crunch on channel 1 and Blues/Burn on channel 2. The three-button footswitch provides channel selection, contour and reverb functions. loaded with a single 10-inch Celestion Black shadow speaker this has all the Mesa hallmarks and sound qualities that you’d expect.
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA DECLARES HIS
candidacy for President of the Usa. ground breaking begins on the Chicago spire but the economic climate changes and the spire is never built. early workings leave a large circular hole. The second span of the Tacoma narrows Bridge opens, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world. The new Boeing 787 is launched.
AFTER MORE THAN SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING
Prince William officially opens the new Wembley stadium. The Concert for diana is held in memory of diana, Princess of Wales with duran duran, rod stewart, Joss stone, elton John, nelly furtado and Tom Jones included in the lineup. live earth takes place soon after.
MAJOR FLOODING OVER WIDE AREAS OF
Britain with gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire being particularly affected. hundreds are left homeless and thousands of vehicles are left stranded on major roads. The new ford Mondeo goes on sale and the northern rock bank receives a liquidity support facility from the Bank of england.
ALTHOUGH MORE ASSOCIATED WITH CUSTOM
models, st Blues introduces a tasty new pocket-friendly guitar, the Mississippi Bluesmaster. it’s an attractive design that borrows elements from a les Paul and a Telecaster and although that’s not a new idea in itself, this is a very well proportioned guitar indeed. Korean built with a mahogany body and neck this guitar sports a pair of sB P-90 pickups and a strat styled, hardtail bridge with through-body stringing. looks good and sounds great.