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2012

new guitars released in 2012

Collings SoCo 16 LC

Collings SoCo 16 LC

By 2012, New Release No Comments
As the latest addition to the SoCo series, the semi-hollow SoCo 16 LC features high quality laminate construction and a larger 16″ body size. Built with vintage tone in mind, the larger single cutaway design and laminate materials provide an even and focused tonal response with added warmth for single-line soloing.
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Dean Zelinsky StrettaVita Hollowbody

By 2012, New Release No Comments

Guitar designer Dean Zelinsky announces his new company Dean Zelinsky Private Label Guitars. The brand is comprised of Zelinsky’s latest creations, which includes the new StrettaVita, a reincarnation of a Zelinsky classic, will be offered for the first time ever as a hollow-body. These recent designs along with Zelinsky’s new cutting edge “Z-Glide” Reduced Friction Neck (patent pending) are the bedrock of his new company. The entire line will be available autumn 2012.
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Prestige Heritage Elite SB FM

Prestige Heritage Elite SB FM

By 2012, New Release No Comments
Every Elite model is constructed with a solid mahogany body and an exotic AA – AAA Grade Flame maple top. The abalone and mother of pearl inlay work is immaculately fused throughout the guitar, the most stunning of which is the floral vine inlay depicted on the length of the fingerboard. Equipped with both Seymour Duncan SH-1 ’59 (neck) & SH-4 jb (bridge) pickups, the Heritage Elite guitar does not just look like the guitar of your dreams – it sounds and plays like it too.
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Dean Tommy Bolin Z Tomikazi

Dean Tommy Bolin Z Tomikazi

By 2012, Artist Signature Models, New Release No Comments
New for 2012 – Dean Guitars have released the Tomikazi Tommy Bolin tribute guitar. The Tomikazi is based on Tommy’s Ibanez Destroyer guitar. Designed by artist Nick Simmons, it features custom graphics inspired by the “Private Eyes” album. Specs include: Mahogany top and body, 24.75″ scale, 1-11/16″ nut, set mahogany “C” neck, rosewood fingerboard, pearl “Tomikazi” inlays, Grover tuners, chrome hardware, Tune-O-Matic bridge and USA DMT “Time Capsule” pickups.
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Perri Ink Eagle 84

Perri Ink Eagle 84

By 2012, New Release No Comments
Introducing the new Perri Ink Eagle 84 – an American made custom guitar. Never satisfied with stock guitars, Nick Perri began tweaking, modifying, and ripping apart his guitars from an early age. Thie result is a new line of custom guitars – kicked off with the Eagle 84; a stripped down, vintage inspired design combining attributes of some of Perri’s favorite guitars.
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Godin Core EMG

Godin Core EMG

By 2012, New Release No Comments
Get heavy with the Core EMG featuring two EMG active humbucker pickups for some searing high-octane burn! The Core EMG also features a chambered solid mahogany body with maple top, mahogany set-neck, 24 3/4″ scale, 12″ radius, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard and the Graphtech ResoMax NW1 wraparound bridge system.
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Cort Zenox Z-Custom 1

By 2012, New Release One Comment

Cort Guitars introduces the Zenox Z-Custom 1 – the flagship model of the Zenox series. The Z-Custom 1 is a solid bodied, single cutaway model equipped with Seymour Duncan Pickups. Considered the standard by which other pickups are compared the Seymour Duncan JB with the throaty ’59 pickup are standard equipment in the Z-Custom 1. A TonePros licenced bridge with string-through body design provides stability and sustain.
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ESP Rob Cagianno RC-600

By 2012, New Release No Comments

New for 2012 ESP & LTD signature guitars for Rob Caggiano of Anthrax. Rob Caggiano, a long time player & supporter of ESP, has finally got his own signature series models. Based on his customised ESP Horizon, the LTD RC-600 is a double-cutaway guitar with an Ash body with carved top and features a Maple neck with glow-in-the-dark side markers. It is offered in See-Thru Purple (STP) finish.
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Collings 290 DC TV Yellow

Collings 290 DC

By 2012, New Release No Comments
New for 2012 – the Collings 290 DC. Some things are simply better in pairs. With a sleekly contoured double-cutaway mahogany body and dual hand-wound P90 pickups from Jason Lollar, the new 290 DC offers unhindered access to the upper frets and a wide range of tonal possibilities. From pristine clean tones with rich harmonic complexity to hard-hitting classic rock sounds, there are few bases the 290 DC cannot cover.
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Gibson Collectors Choice 3 1960 Les Paul Standard The Babe

Gibson Collector’s Choice 3 1960 Les Paul Standard The Babe

By 2012, New Release No Comments
The entire premise of Gibson Custom’s Collector’s Choice series revolves around the recreation of the most prized Les Paul Standards. Collector’s Choice #3 0-0137 1960 Les Paul Standard, otherwise known to all as “The Babe,” is a marvelously well-preserved Les Paul Standard. It presents an unusual combination of late-’59 features on an early 1960 model-year guitar, as well as being one of very few verifiable Standards of the era produced with a factory-ordered Bigsby vibrato.
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Mayones Legend T

Mayones Legend T

By 2012, New Release No Comments
The new Mayones Legend T is a proposal for the old time enthusiasts. Following the fashionable trend for vintage instruments Mayones created a 22 fret guitar that recalls the times when rock’n’roll was born. The series feature traditional materials and accessories. An alder body is combined with a 22 fret, set-in maple neck and maple or rosewood fretboard.
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