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Gretsch G6131MY-CS Custom Shop Malcolm Young Salute Jet

Gretsch G6131MY-CS Malcolm Young Salute Jet

By 2017, Artist Signature Models, artist-sig-2017, Limited edition, New Release, Retro recreation No Comments
Gretsch Custom Shop USA release the G6131MY-CS Malcolm Young “Salute” Jet. The long-awaited new signature guitar is based on Young’s 1963 Jet Firebird – nicknamed “The Beast” – and is limited to 40 pieces worldwide. In development since 2008, the Gretsch Custom Shop team have painstakingly recreated all the details of his battle-scarred axe, including the stripped paint job, missing pickups and heavy relic damage… Read More

 
Born Classic Series MG Drop Vintage White

Born Classic Series MG Drop

By 2017, Limited edition, New Release No Comments
Born Custom Guitars Classic Series MG Drop is a built-to-order pre-spec’d workhorse, hand-made in Broomfield, Colorado. The MG Drop can be customised to almost any degree – everything from wood choice for every wood component on the guitar, to neck shape, inlays and finish, pickup combinations and windings. Born Guitars call this your Future Vintage™ Guitar… Read More

 
Fender American Professional Telecaster Butterscotch Blonde

Fender American Professional Telecaster

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New for 2017 Fender introduce the American Professional Series Telecaster. This replaces the American Standard Series which began in 1987, and has been Fender’s flagship line for serious artists and players. Featuring new pickups designed by pickup guru Tim Shaw, a brand-new “Deep C” shaped neck profile, new electronics, bone nut, narrow-tall frets for easier string bending, new finishes including the return of the classic Butterscotch Blonde… Read More

 
Gretsch G6134T-58 Vintage Select '58 Penguin Vintage White

Gretsch G6134T-58 Vintage Select 58 Penguin

By 2017, New Release, Retro recreation No Comments
New Gretsch G6134T-58 Vintage Select ’58 Penguin is a return to production of a very rare bird – only 50 Penguins were made between 1958 to 1962. The 2017 Penguin has been added to the Vintage Select range of modern classic Gretsch guitars with TV Jones pickups modelled on the original Filter’Tron’s for that classic Gretsch sound and period-correct Bigsby and Space-Control bridge to capture the original vibe… Read More

 
Jackson X Series Kelly KEX Satin Black

Jackson X Series Kelly KEX

By 2017, New Release No Comments
New Jackson X Series Kelly KEX. Introduced in hair-metal era 1984 the Kelly 2017 version is part of Jackson’s mid-priced X Series range and comes loaded with revamped pickups, the compound radius fingerboard pioneered by Jackson, neck-through-body construction reinforced by graphite support rods flanking the truss rod plus new colours/finishes including the KEXQ Quilted Maple… Read More

 
Gibson Les Paul Standard HP 2017 Honey Burst

Gibson Les Paul Standard HP 2017

By 2017, New Release No Comments
The Gibson Les Paul Standard HP 2017 is the flagship model of the Gibson 2017 HP (High Performance) range. It is the full ‘bells & whistles’ model with the latest modern high-tech that you don’t get on the T (Traditional) version. “Ridiculously gorgeous. Unbelievably versatile. The new Les Paul Standard 2017 HP is the most luxurious and groundbreaking Les Paul Standard ever made” (Gibson)… Read More

 
Jackson USA Marty Friedman MF-1

Jackson USA Marty Friedman MF-1

By 2017, Artist Signature Models, artist-sig-2017, New Release No Comments
Jackson announce new Marty Friedman MF-1 signature model. The MF-1 honours the longstanding relationship that Friedman has with Jackson by collaborating with the virtuoso on the all-new USA Signature Marty Friedman MF-1 and the more affordable X Series version. Friedman wanted a futuristic-looking singlecut so the MF-1 is based on the Monarkh body shape in distinctive gloss black with white bevels and comes loaded with Friedman’s discerning specifications… Read More

 
Dean Z 79 Floyd Flame Top Trans Black

Dean Z 79 Flame Top

By 2017, New Release No Comments
Dean Guitars expand their ’79 Series Guitars with new Dean 79 Z Flame Top – built to the original specs of the original 1979 Deans including the oversized Series 2 V-shaped headstock, bound Maple top and zebra humbuckers. The 2017 guitars have a Flame Maple top, comes in hardtail or Floyd Rose Special bridge and they’re made in China not Korea… Read More

 
Dean V 79 Flame Top Trans Brazilia

Dean V 79 Flame Top

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Dean Guitars expand their ’79 Series Guitars with new Dean 79 V Flame Top – built to the original specs of the original 1979 Deans including the oversized Series 2 V-shaped headstock, bound Maple top and zebra humbuckers. The difference with the Dean 79 V reissued in 2008 is the 2017 guitar has a Flame Maple top, comes in hardtail or Floyd Rose Special bridge plus it’s made in China not Korea… Read More

 
Fender American Professional Stratocaster Sonic Grey

Fender American Professional Stratocaster

By 2017, New Release No Comments
New for 2017 Fender introduce the American Professional Series Stratocaster. This replaces the American Standard Series which began in 1987, and has been Fender’s flagship line for serious artists and players. The new American Professional Stratocaster is an “evolution of the revolution” according to Fender and is designed to appeal to a wide range of players with a wide range of styles… Read More