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Fender To Produce Limited Release Rosewood Telecaster
Fender has announced a limited production run of their new Custom Shop Rosewood Telecaster––a re-creation of one of Fender’s now extremely rare vintage 1960s guitars built entirely of hand-selected rosewood… yep, that’s a rosewood body, neck, and fingerboard. The original instrument is perhaps most famous for showing up in the hands of George Harrison during the [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #7 :: Les Paul Money Bass
7. March 2007
Well, Tuesday has just about passed us by (heck, it’s nearly 10pm as I write this,) and Gibson has jut now gotten around to updating their website with this week’s Guitar Of The Week––the Les Paul Money Bass in Manhattan Midnight Finish. Like earlier offerings in the new series, this version of the Money Bass appears [...]
Continue reading...Fender Unveils Limited Release ‘57 Heavy Relic Stratocaster
6. March 2007
For some, the very idea of paying a premium for an electric guitar that’s already been pre worn-in just makes the skin crawl, but its hard to argue with success… the strategy has obviously worked for Fender because they keep kicking out new versions of their Custom Shop Relics like they’re going out of style. The [...]
Continue reading...Jimmy Page Double Neck VOS & “Aged” Series Go On Sale This Month
5. March 2007
Well, the dust has barely settled from the media blitzkrieg surrounding the release of Fender/Guitar Center’s $24,000 ‘Blackie’ Stratocaster replica, but it’s already time to start thinking about that second mortgage again… That’s because this week marks the beginning of a whole new collectable-guitar frenzy––the release of Gibson’s Limited Edition Jimmy Page Double Neck Guitar in [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch To Slim Down Duo Jet For 2007
26. February 2007
Fans of the classic Duo Jet will be interested to know that Gretsch has re-worked the guitar for 2007, including new hardware and the use of “aged” parts to bring the instrument an even heaver vintage feel. The new Duo Jet, dubbed the G6128TDS Duo Jet DynaSonic, breaks away from its predecessors with a heavily chambered [...]
Continue reading...Schecter Unveils Updated Ultra For 2007
23. February 2007
According to an e-mail announcement Schecter’s uniquely contoured (and might I add just plain good looking) Ultra guitar has received a thorough overhaul for 2007. In its latest incarnation the Ultra will feature a pair of Seymour Duncan Designed HB-102 humbuckers, a coil-tapping tone control (for emulating single-coil pickups,) 3-way pickup switching, TonePros bridge unit, Grover [...]
Continue reading...It’s Official: Gibson Announces The Gibson Wiki
21. February 2007
“The Gibson Wiki is a collaborative site designed to amass the definitive body of knowledge on the products in the Gibson Family of Brands. This encyclopedia is written and edited by you. It is a living document that you can nurture and expand. We welcome your participation.” What more can I say? Check it out.
Continue reading...Gibson Re-Releases Classic Melody Maker
16. February 2007
In a move that’s bound to make starving artists the world over smile, Gibson has announced the re-release of their classic, low-cost Melody Maker guitar––for a street pricing hovering around just $350. The guitar, which is a recreation of the late ’50s Melody Maker (originally intended as a student model instrument,) will feature a special-design singlecoil [...]
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9. March 2007
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