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Got the Chops? Grab your axe and upload a riff.

The contest site is live people. Win prizes from 3 Monkeys and our friends from Lava Cable, Mojo Hand FX, D’Addario/Planet Waves, Super-Vee, DLS Effects, V-picks, and Mojotone (Pickups). Go to thesixstringriffoff.com and upload your 30sec riff today.

Videos are crowd voted, and the finalists will be judged by our celeb panel including Brad Whitford, Butch Walker, Steve Stevens, and Eddie Martinez.

Sock Monkey Reviewed in March/April Guitar Aficionado

Check out Tom Beaujour’s review of the Sock Monkey in this month’s issue of Guitar Aficionado (with the great Albert King on the cover).

Get ready for The Six String Riff Off!!

Coming in February, 3 Monkeys is launching a video contest for you to showcase your best riff!! Finalists will be voted upon by our celebrity panel of judges. Prizes from us, as well as some of the best boutique brands out there. Sign up for our mailing list, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook to get up to date info.

Organ Grinders headed to dealers

Available this week from your local 3 Monkeys dealer, the new Organ Grinder dual 6V6 1×12 combo in Briar/Fawn tolex.

Brad Whitford in Jan/Feb 2013 Guitar Aficionado Magazine

Check out the new issue of Guitar Aficionado (it’s the one with Clapton on the cover) for an interview, plus photos of eight of Brad’s classic guitars — including Les Pauls, Strats, Teles, Les Paul Juniors and more. 

Here’s an excerpt from Brad’s interview in the January/February 2013 issue of Guitar Aficionado magazine:

Over the ensuing four decades, Whitford bought and sold more than a few instruments, and today his collection numbers around 60 or 70 pieces. “I know what I like, and that’s a Les Paul or a Stratocaster plugged into a 100-watt Marshall or into a newer amp inspired by a Marshall.” That would include models made by 3 Monkeys, the amp company in which Whitford is a partner. “That kind of setup has been my preference ever since I saw Jimmy Page with Led Zeppelin in 1968 at Frank Connelly’s Carousel Theater in Framingham, Massachusetts. So the majority of my guitars are Les Pauls and Strats.”

Organ Grinder Video Demos

Brian Dennis (Gavin DeGraw, Little Big Town, DAG, etc.) dropped by the shop again last week and whipped out the first batch of videos for the Organ Grinder. Check them out here.

Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown on Jimmy Kimmel

Graham Whitford from Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown shown using an Organ Grinder and a prototype 18 watt Sock Monkey variation on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Check it out!

Virgil featured in 2012 Premier Gear Awards

The 2012 Premier Gear Awards from Premier Guitar Magazine are out and feature the 3 Monkeys Virgil head. Check it out here.

Aerosmith Live from 1325 Commonwealth Ave.

Aerosmith is out promoting their new album ‘Music from Another Dimension’ and once again Brad Whitford is using his new Sock Monkey head and 1×12 cab. The band played live today from where it all began…

Aerosmith & 3 Monkeys Rock Letterman

The bad boys from Boston debuted the new song ‘Lover Alot’ on the Late Show with David Letterman last night. Brad was rocking his 3 Monkeys BW119 and Sock Monkey combo. Their new album “Music from Another Dimension” is out November 6th.