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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Gibson Unveils Robot Les Paul Studio & Robot SG Special

19. March 2008

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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, [...]

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ESP Adds Seven More Models To Their 2008 Lineup

12. March 2008

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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 [...]

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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Month #2 :: 50-Year Commemorative Flying V

10. March 2008

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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 [...]

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