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Gretsch Debuts White Falcon Long Scale Bass

13. April 2007

There’s no doubt it’s been a good week for all the retro-lovin’ bass players out there. First Eastwood announced their new Airline Map Bass, and then this morning Gretsch let us in on their latest 4-string creation––the White Falcon Long Scale Bass. Since the White Falcon has long been one of Gretsch’s most popular instruments, I [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #12 :: Firebird V Zebra Wood

12. April 2007

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Well folks, it looks like we have us a matched set… Gibson has finally announced the newest member of its Guitar Of The Week series, and like last week’s pick, this baby’s dressed in flashy Zebra Wood. Officially titled the Firebird V Zebra Wood, the guitar is expected to sport all of the traditional Firebird features, [...]

Hell Yes! Eastwood Unveils Airline Map Bass

11. April 2007

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Too cool… not sure if this was one of the “Top Secret” models first hinted at during this year’s Winter NAMM Show, but Eastwood Guitars has just announced another classically retro addition to their already stellar lineup––the Airline Map Bass. ushing their Airline line of guitars to a whole new low (low-end that it,) the Airline [...]

Fender Building Junkyard Dog ‘51 Tele For Garrett Park Guitars

5. April 2007

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As part of their LTD Dealer Select Series Fender is building this ‘51 Junkyard Dog Telecaster Relic exclusively for Garrett Park Guitars, in Annapolis, MD. According to their website, the Junkyard Tele will be built from original tooling, and as far as I can gather will be a bit of a mish-mash of modern & vintage [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #11 :: Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass

3. April 2007

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Nice… Gibson just announced the newest member in its Guitar Of The Week series, and its a beauty––the Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass. The guitar is of course a re-working of Gibson’s popular ‘63 Thunderbird IV, though unlike the original, which featured mahogany wings (the center stripe of the body is actually part of the neck,) [...]

New From The Custom Shop: Fender Introduces Stratocaster Pro

2. April 2007

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And the endless parade of slightly tweaked guitars continues… Fender recently announced one of the latest instruments to come out of its venerable Custom Shop, the new Stratocaster Pro––a guitar apparently aimed at the pro-level market, and sporting a number of features that according to Fender can be found “on the instruments of famous Fender artists.” [...]

How Did I Miss This? Gibson Shows Off SG Select

30. March 2007

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Wow… while reading through the coverage of this year’s Musikmesse show (Europe’s big music trade event), I came across mention of one of Gibson’s new 2007 models that I’d somehow completely missed until now—the SG Select. This guitar is being billed as “Gibson’s most exquisite SG,” and to that end it completely breaks away from the [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #10 :: SG Standard With 3 Single Coil Pickups

27. March 2007

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I have to admit that Gibson caught me totally off guard with this one… the guitar maker has just released specs on this week’s installation of their Guitar Of The Week series, and it’s a unique instrument to be sure––introducing the SG Standard with 3 Single Coil Pickups! While most of the guitar’s specs will be [...]

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Gretsch Debuts White Falcon Long Scale Bass

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #12 :: Firebird V Zebra Wood

Hell Yes! Eastwood Unveils Airline Map Bass

Fender Building Junkyard Dog ‘51 Tele For Garrett Park Guitars

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #11 :: Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass

New From The Custom Shop: Fender Introduces Stratocaster Pro

How Did I Miss This? Gibson Shows Off SG Select

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #10 :: SG Standard With 3 Single Coil Pickups

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