Sep 03 2012
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Fender American Vintage '56 Stratocaster

Fender American Vintage ’56 Stratocaster

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The Fender American Vintage ’56 Stratocaster takes you straight back to mid-1956, when the model was still new and when what is quite possibly the most prized and popular neck ever affixed to the instrument first appeared — a thick one-piece maple neck with a soft “V” shape, comfortably rounded edges and a then-new butterfly string tree on the headstock. Such meticulous authenticity even extends to the single-ply white pickguard with eight holes, lightweight alder body (ash on white blonde) with deep contours, and vintage-accurate pickups (alnico 3 pickups debuted in 1956), bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.
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Sep 02 2012
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Fender American Vintage ’52 Telecaster

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Fender has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. With its big maple neck, the 1952 Telecaster was a landmark guitar in Fender history, and nowhere is today’s re-dedication to detail more evident than on the Fender American Vintage ’52 Telecaster, which returns to the fold with body, neck and pickups refined with the best features (tones, curves, perimeters, radii and more) from a handful of extraordinary ’52 Tele specimens we examined.
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Aug 31 2012
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Rick Hanes Chris Bickley DR Pro

Rick Hanes Chris Bickley DR Pro

By 2012, Artist Signature Models, New Release 22 Comments
 
Rick Hanes Guitars release the Chris Bickley DR Pro signature model. The DR Pro Series has been setup by PLEK Machine (a computer controlled device that scans and dresses guitars under actual playing conditions, strung and tuned to pitch. This is a major breakthrough since PLEK not only identifies precisely what needs to be done for perfect fretwork but also executes the adjustments itself to deliver perfect results on each instrument).
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Aug 30 2012
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Italia Modulo Tipo 3

Italia Modulo Tipo 3

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The Italia Modulo Tipo 3 is an impressive melee of ultra sparkle and pearloid, with its doublecut agathis body (and tolex back with pearloid guitar-shaped back plate, naturally) sporting a soapbar P90-style bridge pickup housed in an arty triangular scratchplate. The Modulo features 22 frets and a super- smooth Wilkinson vibrato bridge for all the bends and wobbles you can handle.
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Aug 29 2012
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BC Rich Bich ST 2012

BC Rich Bich ST 2012

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The BC Rich Bich ST is the newest model in the Bich series. The heart of the ST is its optional Floyd Rose Original tremolo and a pair of Duncan Designed HB-103 pickups. The neck-through construction also assures great tone and full fingerboard access. Other goodies include an ebony fingerboard, diamond inlays and Grover tuners. Both the Transparent Red and Pearl Whites color options perfectly highlight this model’s quilt maple top and sharp lines.
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Aug 26 2012
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Gibson Les Paul 60th Anniversary Goldtop

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In celebration of six decades of legendary performance, Gibson USA unveils the Les Paul 60th Anniversary Goldtop. This highly desirable guitar has been produced as a recreation of the first Les Pauls released a full 60 years ago, but with a correctly strung trapeze wraparound bridge that improves one of the shortcomings of the Les Paul in its first year of production. With its high-gloss nitrocellulose Goldtop finish and natural back and neck, traditional vintage binding and appointments, and snarling P-90 pickups, the Les Paul 60th Anniversary Goldtop is as close as you’ll come to the tone, feel and look of the Les Paul that started it all.
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Aug 23 2012
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G&L Tribute Series S-500

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The G&L Tribute Series S-500 brings back G&L’s founder Leo Fender’s favoured combination of a mahogany body allied to G&L MFD pickups. This fine double-cutaway instrument features a Hard Rock Maple neck with fully enclosed, 18:1 ratio, tuning machines. It comes equipped with 3 Patented, USA Made, G&L Magnetic Field Design (MFD) single coil pickups controlled by the Patented G&L Passive Treble/Bass (PTB) system.
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Aug 20 2012
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Fender 51 Custom Shop Nocaster Relic Butterscotch Blonde

Fender 51 Custom Shop Nocaster Relic

By 2012, New Release, Retro recreation No Comments
 
New for 2012 – the Fender 51 Custom Shop Nocaster Relic – a faithful recreation of the 1951 guitar with no name. Fender’s Custom Shop in Corona, California are known worldwide for building custom instruments from the ground up or modifying an existing one. The Fender 51 Custom Shop Nocaster Relic has relic simulated aging, giving it a broken-in, battered road-axe feel. This is a very cool looking guitar with classic vintage tones. Plenty of twang for the country player and enough bite for rock and blues.
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Aug 17 2012
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Suhr Korina Flame Bengal Burst

Suhr Korina Flame

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New for 2012 – The limited edition Suhr Korina Flame brings together classic American style and modern versatility. Admired for its tone and beauty, the Korina Flame is equally fit for performing live or to be displayed as a work of art. The body shape is a slightly downsized version of the Classic shape featuring crisper edges and a side input jack. Body chambering not only reduces weight but also adds sweetness to the highs, and warmth to the lows.
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Aug 16 2012
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ESP Eclipse II QM

ESP Eclipse II QM

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New for 2012 – ESP Eclipse II QM released as part of the Eclipse II series. Eclipse II QM (QM stands for quilted maple top) new finishes include: reindeer blue, black aqua, amber cherry sunburst and see-thru black cherry, all with glossy finish. To keep in tune the bridge section is a Gotoh stoptail bar behind a Gotoh tune-o-matic bridge. Pickups are 2 active EMG humbuckers – EMG81 in the bridge and EMG60 in the neck position. The neck is mahogany with a thin U contour and a set-in joint construction.
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Aug 15 2012
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Roeller Triton

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Roeller Custom Guitars release the Triton Series. In an effort to continue to diversify their designs, Roeller created the Triton Series. This design incorporates the Roeller’s Custom flare at the base of the guitar with the multi- leveling and sharp angles, and flows up to a smoother modified doubling horn, cutaway. The resonance that is created from the single cut body, with high density Maple neck is unparalleled. This guitar is designed to play with a complex tonal range, and has a bright, crisp sound, while still having an aggressive look.
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