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Fender Introduces Jim Adkins JA-90 Telecaster
While Fender’s TC-90 thinline has been kicking around for a few years now, it’s definitely not every day you see a candy apple red Telecaster decked out with dual P-90s… heck, to my eyes it’s still just a little shocking. In fact, I have to say I’m more than a bit intrigued, having fallen pretty hard [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Releases Limited Run Of Just 50 Zakk Wylde ZV Buzzsaws
9. September 2008
Well, it’s been nearly a year since rumors first started flying around the web about Gibson producing this beast, but the latest news coming out of Nashville is that the company is now releasing a strictly limited run of just 50 Inspired By Zakk Wylde ZV Buzzsaw guitars. Looking like some kind of twisted SG/Flying V [...]
Continue reading...Eastwood Releases Limited Edition Airline 2P LTD In Metallic Margarita
25. August 2008
Hehehe… these guys are complete madmen –– Eastwood has once again upped the ante on seriously funky vintage-style guitars, with the limited release of an Eastwood Airline 2p LTD in Metallic Margarita finish. The guitar will be built in a run of just 48 instruments (24 with Bigsby Vibrato, 24 hardtail,) and is apparently sporting original [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Recreates ‘56 Stereo Chet Atkins G6120… With Faux F-Holes!
12. August 2008
Nice… I swear, over the last twelve months or so Gretsch has put out more truly drool-inducing Limited Edition guitars than you can shake a stick at. Latest in this lineup is the just-announced G6120-CGP––a recreation of the prototype “Stereo” guitar that Gretsch built for Chet Atkins back in 1956. So early was the prototype given to [...]
Continue reading...Gibson’s “Robot Guitar” Now Available In Sixteen Different Styles
7. August 2008
Just when I thought it was safe to pull out my pocketbook again, Gibson announces a full range of new “Robot Guitars,” including both a Les Paul and an SG in what may be the single most popular finish produced in recent years (if searches on this site are any indication,)… Silverburst. Self-tuning robotics aside, guitar [...]
Continue reading...Love It Or Hate It, Vintage Guitar Hedge Fund In The Works
6. August 2008
Hahaha… I would LOVE to get in on this. An actual hedge fund based on Vintage Guitar Magazine’s dreamy “42 Guitar Index” According to several financial media sources, Anchorage Capital, a London investment firm, is expected to launch the Guitar Fund. Set up as a hedge fund, the Guitar Fund will seek investment returns by buying [...]
Continue reading...Fender Introduces Billy Corgan Signature Stratocaster
2. July 2008
Sorry for the disappearance, folks… it would seem that recovery from the loss of a loved one seldom occurs in a nice, straight arc––the last few months have been a real roller-coaster for me. Anyway, I logged in this morning to be pleasantly surprised by the latest Signature Series instrument coming from Fender––the Billy Corgan Signature [...]
Continue reading...Fender Expands Classic Series With New Jazzmaster & Jaguar Models
23. May 2008
Well, I haven’t seen any official announcement from Fender yet, but the company has apparently added three new models to its popular mid-range “Classic” line of guitars––the Jazzmaster Special, Jaguar Special, and Jaguar Special HH. There’s still a bit of confusion as to what we’re seeing here, though. At least a few of the major online guitar [...]
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24. September 2008
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