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Gibson’s “Robot Guitar” Now Available In Sixteen Different Styles

7. August 2008

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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 [...]

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Love It Or Hate It, Vintage Guitar Hedge Fund In The Works

6. August 2008

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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 [...]

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Fender Introduces Billy Corgan Signature Stratocaster

2. July 2008

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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 [...]

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Fender Expands Classic Series With New Jazzmaster & Jaguar Models

23. May 2008

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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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Introducing The Les Paul Push-Tone: Gibson’s Guitar Of The Month For May

1. May 2008

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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 all [...]

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It’s Finally Official: Fender Reveals Elvis Costello Signature Jazzmaster

11. April 2008

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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 in [...]

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Eastwood Releases Limited Edition Of Just 24 Electric Indigo Airline Map Guitars

3. April 2008

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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 neck [...]

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Gretsch Releases New Double Cutaway Electromatic Hollow Body

31. March 2008

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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 than [...]

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