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Reverend Unveils Ron Asheton Signature Guitar

7. January 2008

Nice… based on their popular Flying-V styled Volcano, Reverend this weekend officially announced the release of the new Ron Asheton Signature guitar––named after Iggy Pop & The Stooges guitarist/songwriter Ron Asheton. The guitar will feature a solid Korina body with raised center, optional tremolo, and a dual-action truss rod (with headstock access,) but the real [...]

Gibson Releases 1968 Les Paul Custom Chambered

5. December 2007

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Perhaps I missed the announcement during my grief (ongoing,) but it looks like Gibson has introduced a newly innovated re-issue of their ’68 Custom Les Paul––the aptly titled Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom Chambered. As Gibson puts it, a “More resonant, lighter version of a classic.” I’d heard rumor that this was already happening [...]

The Countdown’s On: 7 Days To The Release Of “Lenny”

5. December 2007

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Just a quick reminder for all you rabid SRV fans––Fender’s Limited Edition Stevie Ray Vaughan “Lenny” Replica is going on sale a week from today, December 12th, and exclusively through Guitar Center. As stated in our previous coverage, Guitar Center has commissioned just 185 units of the “Tribute Series” Lenny Stratocaster to be sold here [...]

Fender Reissues Deluxe Roadhouse & Lonestar Stratocasters

30. November 2007

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Well, I haven’t seen any official announcement from Fender on either of these beauties, but I’m assuming this is another pre-Christmas move to try and get a fair number of lower-cost Strats under all those Christmas trees. According to the small amount of info I have, Fender has now re-issued two of their popular “Texas [...]

Epiphone Releases Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top

28. November 2007

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One for the Slash or Velvet Revolver fanatic… Epiphone today announced the release of their new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top––basically a lower-cost, and of course fully-sanctioned remake of Gibson’s Custom Shop Slash Signature LP. While not quite as staggeringly good looking as its much more expensive Gibson counterpart, the Epiphone Slash LP [...]

VOX Announces Limited Edition Mark III Guitar & Teardrop Bass

27. November 2007

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Hell yes, I think we can pretty much thank Michael Robinson and his incredibly prolific Eastwood Guitars for finally proving beyond a doubt that the funky old guitars of yesteryear are still in vogue today. Adding to the current frenzy for retro guitars, VOX this week pulled the veils off two classic reissues––the Limited Edition [...]

Fender Unveils George Fullerton 50th Anniversary Stratocaster & Pro Jr Combo

20. November 2007

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We don’t tend to see much in the way of new product releases so close to NAMM, but perhaps Fender is hoping to get some play out of the lead-up to Christmas. This morning the company pulled the lid off of this cool little combo––the George Fullerton 50th Anniversary ’57 Stratocaster & Pro Jr. Amp. [...]

Eastwood Unveils New Sidejack Baritone DLX

16. November 2007

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On my paranoid days I could swear these guys are just trying to bankrupt me… latest news out of the Eastwood camp is that the company is now producing a “Deluxe” version of their already incredibly cool Sidejack Baritone. Based on the standard Sidejack, which in turn was heavily inspired by the classically funky Mosrite [...]

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