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It’s Back… Gibson Releases 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul ‘Black Beauty’
Wow, Gibson’s running fast and furious with the ’50th Anniversary’ models these days… the latest in the line, announced earlier this week, will be the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom ‘Black Beauty’ –– a re-creation of one of Gibson’s most popular and iconic guitars. The guitar appears to have all the bells and whistles [...]
Continue reading...ESP Announces 11 New LTD Guitars & Basses For Spring 2010
5. April 2010
If you follow ESP at all you’re probably aware that a few times a year they throw-down with a bunch of new models… and I mean a bunch –– in fact back in January of 2008 they released a whopping 50 new instruments all at once. Anyway, they’re at it again, as last week the [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Debuts The Joan Jett ‘Blackheart’ Melody Maker
25. March 2010
Wow, tons of new stuff coming out of Gibson these days… hot on the heels of the recently announced Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul and gorgeous 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD comes word that the company has released yet another ‘artist model’ guitar, the Joan Jett Blackheart. Apparently based on Jett’s heavily modified mid-’60s Melody [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Officially Announces Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul
12. March 2010
Well, they’ve been talking about it off and on for months, and a few photos have even gone around the web, but Gibson yesterday officially announced the release of their new Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul, and based on the photos it’s a real beauty (take a look at that wood grain, yum…) To [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Releases Free iPhone App – Tuner, Metronome, Chord Dictionary
5. March 2010
Well, if you haven’t bit the bullet yet on a dedicated guitar app for your iPhone (or even if you have, really,) you might want to take a look at Gibson’s new offering. Hey, it’s free, it’s good looking, and it’s loaded up with all the basics, including a tuner that supports multiple popular tunings, [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Introduces Tim Armstrong Electromatic Hollowbody
26. February 2010
Looking for a totally murdered-out Hollowbody? Look no further –– Gretsch this month announced the availability of their latest signature model and it’s a black beauty –– the G5191BK Tim Armstrong Electromatic, in honor of talented Rancid/Operation Ivy guitarist and songwriter Tim Armstrong. All done up in black and gold –– yep, that includes all [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD
16. February 2010
Well, I was thoroughly entrenched at San Francisco International Airport, anxiously awaiting lift-off for New Orleans (and Mardi Gras, baby!) when Gibson announced their latest Custom Shop extravaganza –– the new 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD. That was nearly a week ago, but today I finally got a few minutes to do some research on it. [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard
1. February 2010
Well, it looks like Gibson is releasing yet another Custom Shop reproduction of a much-coveted classic Les Paul –– this time in three different versions to capture three distinct personalities of the transitional 1960 Les Paul Standard. Dubbed the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard, the guitars will feature period-accurate accoutrements including the now classic [...]
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8. April 2010
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