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Gretsch Releases New Double Cutaway Electromatic Hollow Body
Nice… over the weekend Gretsch announced the latest addition to its popular low-cost Electromatic line of guitars––the Double Cutaway G5122DC Hollow Body. While I haven’t a clue what actual sales figures have been like for this line, I can tell you that my posts covering earlier Electromatic releases continue to get more hits per day [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Reveals ‘Inspired By’ Steve Jones Les Paul Custom
25. March 2008
I have to admit, I never could have conceived of Gibson crafting a signature Inspired By instrument for Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, but it still makes me smile… the man is a true guitar anti-hero. Still, there’s something strangely, sadly ironic about producing a frighteningly expensive guitar replica for a guy whose musical persona* [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils Robot Les Paul Studio & Robot SG Special
19. March 2008
After the scorching success of their limited edition Robot Guitar launch in December––in which some 4,000 self-tuning instruments sold-out in just four days––Gibson is back with a robotic guitar for the masses. Make that two robotic guitars for the masses––the Robot Les Paul Studio LTD and the Robot SG Special LTD. As I understand it, [...]
Continue reading...ESP Adds Seven More Models To Their 2008 Lineup
12. March 2008
Good gawd, these guys just can’t be stopped… hot on the heels of the outrageous 50 new models they released at this Winter’s NAMM Show, ESP this week announced the addition of another seven new guitars to its 2008 lineup. The instruments made their debut at Europe’s Musikmesse 2008 Conference, and included five new low-cost [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Month #2 :: 50-Year Commemorative Flying V
10. March 2008
Over the weekend Gibson officially unveiled the latest addition to their 2008 Guitar Of The Month series––the 50-Year Commemorative Flying V. Marking a full half-century since the first batch of Flying V’s left Gibson’s Kalamazoo, Michigan facilities in 1958 (and immediately tanked in the marketplace,) this 50th Anniversary Flying V is fully decked out in [...]
Continue reading...Squier Releases Deluxe Series Strats & Jazz Bass Active V
4. March 2008
OK, last time I mentioned Squier on this blog I absentmindedly referred to their instruments as “beginner’s guitars,” which turned out to be a really bad idea––I got an earful from some very rabid Squier fans! Hehe… my apologies, I promise not to make that mistake again ;) Anyways, today Squier announced what appears to [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Unveils Prophecy Line Of Custom Guitars
29. February 2008
Epiphone today unveiled an entirely new line of custom guitars––called the Prophecy series––that apparently includes eight different models; two each of the Les Paul, SG, Futura EX, and EM-2. So what exactly is the common thread between these instruments? According to Epiphone, the Prophecy guitars all feature highly-figured quilted maple tops, SpeedTaper satin necks, 24 [...]
Continue reading...New York’s Music Zoo Gets Exclusive Gretsch “Axe”
29. February 2008
They called it the Atkins Axe, in reference to the illustrious Chet Atkins––the man who literally put Gretsch on the map––but originals are nearly impossible to find these days since the instrument was only in production for a few short years during the mid-70s. While the Gretsch Axe was a bit of a failure in [...]
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31. March 2008
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