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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #9 :: Les Paul Supreme Autumn Burst
Late last night Gibson finally released specs on the latest member of its Guitar Of The Week series of limited run instruments––the gorgeous Les Paul Supreme in Autumn Burst. Like the other guitars in Gibson’s LP Supreme line, the instrument will be decked out in gold, including gold hardware, gold speed knobs, gold Grover keystone tuning [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Limited Edition Johnny A. Standard
22. March 2007
Just a few days after lifting the veil on their new Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard, Gibson has announced yet another addition to their popular Inspired By series––the Limited Edition Johnny A. Standard. While Johnny A. collaborated with Gibson back in 2003 to create his original Signature Model guitar, the Inspired By Johnny A. Standard is [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard
20. March 2007
Hehe… not every artist can say he’s got a guitar finish named after him. Yesterday Gibson unveiled its latest addition to the much-drooled-over Inspired By series of Signature guitars––the new Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard. The guitar, which was built in direct cooperation with Warren Haynes––famous for his 16 years with the Allman Brothers band, and of [...]
Continue reading...Eastwood Produces Guitar With 27 Useable Tones
20. March 2007
I don’t have to tell you that when I first read the description of Eastwood’s new Joey Leone Signature RBC I was more than skeptical of Leone’s claims of a full 27 different, not to mention useable, guitar tones. Hey, but I guy can be pleasantly surprised, right? While I didn’t actually count the distinct tones that [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch To Produce Just 75 Limited Edition Relic Annies
19. March 2007
Apparently following in the footsteps of parent company Fender, Gretsch has announced a “Relic” version of their newly updated Anniversary Model, to be produced in an extremely limited run of just 75 instruments. According to their website the G6118T-R-CST Custom “Relic” Double Anniversary (I sure wish they’d come up with a better naming convention,) will be [...]
Continue reading...VOX Celebrates 50th With Limited Run AC15H1TV In Oiled Mahogany
16. March 2007
In celebration of its 50th year in the music business VOX is producing an extremely Limited Edition run of its new AC15H1TV amplifier––eschewing the production model’s already stylin’ cream vinyl covering for an over the top oiled mahogany cabinet. Like its production-run counterpart, the Limited Edition version of the AC15H1TV (which will consist of just 400 [...]
Continue reading...Fender Unveils The ‘60s Closet Classic Stratocaster With Competition Stripe
15. March 2007
Apparently not content with what is already an extremely popular series of vintage reissue Strats (Mexis, Americans and the like,) Fender has continued to expand the line with new and unusual varieties of the instrument, including last year’s Hot Rod ‘57 & ‘62 models, the Mexican-made/Custom Shop designed Classic Players models, and of course a [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #8 :: Les Paul Antique Deluxe Gold Top
14. March 2007
Gibson today unveiled the eighth installment in its year-long Guitar Of The Week series––the new Les Paul Antique Deluxe Gold Top. As is all the rage these days, the guitar will be an “antiqued” version of Gibson’s classic Les Paul Deluxe, and is expected to feature the highly sought after antique “Goldtop” finish, antique binding all [...]
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23. March 2007
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