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Gretsch Recreates ’56 Stereo Chet Atkins G6120… With Faux F-Holes!
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Continue reading...Introducing The Les Paul Push-Tone: Gibson’s Guitar Of The Month For May
1. May 2008
In case you haven’t seen it, Gibson’s kicking off May with the introduction of the new Les Paul Push-tone––a uniquely versatile instrument in that you can literally push the pickups out of the back of the guitar, unclip the wires, and swap in a completely different set of pickups, apparently in minutes. While this isn’t [...]
Continue reading...It’s Finally Official: Fender Reveals Elvis Costello Signature Jazzmaster
11. April 2008
Well, after all but flat-out denying it for many months, Fender this week has finally revealed on its website the highly anticipated Signature Series Elvis Costello Jazzmaster… and just when I thought it was safe to put away my wallet. According to Fender, while Costello’s original Jazzmaster has seen numerous modifications over its 30-plus years [...]
Continue reading...Eastwood Releases Limited Edition Of Just 24 Electric Indigo Airline Map Guitars
3. April 2008
As if Eastwood’s remake of the classic National Newport wasn’t already beckoning to me to let go of my hard-earned cash, along comes word that the company has just released a strictly Limited Edition of just 24 Airline Map guitars decked out in Electric Indigo. Like its predecessors, the guitar will feature a bound maple [...]
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12. August 2008
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