Apr 25 2012
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Fret-King Black Label Eclat

Fret-King Black Label Eclat

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Decades of knowledge in tonewood selection and attention to detail in construction methods, electronics and pickups are all crucial in the creation of the Fret-King Black Label Eclat Standard. The solid, natural grain, 3⁄4” maple cap, selected two-piece centre-jointed mahogany body, and mahogany neck with long-tenon neck joint all coalesce to ensure the foundations of a guitar with amazing sustain.
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Apr 25 2012
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Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 FR

Charvel Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 FR

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The Desolation Skatecaster SK-1 FR is a modernized take on the highly distinctive Charvel Surfcaster of the early 1990s, with a solid mahogany body and neck-through design. Features include a bound mahogany neck, compound radius (12”-16”) rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and abalone “keystone” inlays, abalone body and headstock binding, EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups.
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Apr 23 2012
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Blade X-Fire XF-230 Titan Black

Blade X-Fire XF-230 Titan

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The Blade X-Fire XF-230 Titan is built on the same material chassis as the XF-100 but features chamfered horns for an elegant and exclusive optical impression. The two humbuckers are Alnico 2 based and calibrated and balanced with the hot vintage style single coil for optimal tonal balance. The bound ebony fingerboard sports the X-Fire custom offset inlay pattern. The X-Fire Titan is truly a guitar of titanic scope.
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Apr 22 2012
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Dean Zelinsky Tagliare Standard

By 2012, New Release No Comments
 

Dean Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars and master guitar builder for over 30 years, announces his new company Dean Zelinsky Private Label Guitars. The Dean Zelinsky Tagliare Standard features the “Z-Glide” Reduced Friction Neck and three-single-coil pickups. “Design Your Own” – a feature to customise your own Tagliare – will be offered in addition to the stock models. The entire line will be available early Autumn 2012.
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Apr 21 2012
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Epiphone Wildkat Black Royale

Epiphone Wildkat Black Royale

By 2012, New Release 8 Comments
 
The Epiphone Wildkat is a true Epiphone original. It’s an innovative design that merges solid body sustain with classic archtop profile of Epiphone’s heritage. With the Wildkat Black Royale, Epiphone takes a leap forward by combining the best of their own classic archtop designs with the sustain of solidbody guitars for a totally new instrument, the Wildkat Royale.
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Apr 21 2012
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Epiphone Riviera P93 Black Royale

Epiphone Riviera P93 Black Royale

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The Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale is modeled after one of Epiphone’s most enduring classics, the Riviera. Over the years, the Riviera has been seen with humbuckers, mini-humbuckers, and P90’s. But now the P93 Black Royale has the rare distinction of giving players a new sound and a new, distinctive look.
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Apr 21 2012
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Epiphone Les Paul Standard Black Royale

Epiphone Les Paul Standard Black Royale

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The Les Paul Standard Black Royale has all the classic features of an Epiphone Les Paul but with a metallic black finish with silver sparkle body & neck binding, elevated silver pickguard, Alnico Classic & Classic Plus humbucker pickups, Grover® machine heads, LockTone™ Tune-o-matic bridge and LockTone™ Stopbar tailpiece.
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Apr 21 2012
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Epiphone ES-339 Pro Black Royale

Epiphone ES-339 Pro Black Royale

By 2012, New Release No Comments
 
Epiphone introduces the ES-339 PRO – a new instrument with roots firmly planted in the classic era when Epiphone’s Kalamazoo factory was producing some of rock’s most legendary instruments. Featuring a reduced size ES-style body with classic ProBucker™ humbucker pickups, the new ES-339 PRO semi-hollowbody from Epiphone turns back the clock while breaking new ground in sound and style.
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Apr 21 2012
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Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale

Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale

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The Emperor Swingster Royale is a dazzling version of an Epiphone go-to rockabilly, jazz and rock hollowbody classic. It features Epiphone SwingBucker pickups with classic Alnico-V magnets, Grover machine heads, LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge, a licensed B30 Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and the new Black Royale metallic black finish.
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Apr 20 2012
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Dean Leslie West Mississippi Queen

By 2011, Artist Signature Models, New Release No Comments
 

The Dean Leslie West Mississippi Queen is impossible to miss with its special Mississippi Queen custom graphic. It is a single-cutaway electric guitar with set neck construction and solid mahogany body. It’s fitted with super hot USA Dean Leslie West “Mountain of Tone” Humbucker pickups in the bridge position. Also comes with chrome hardware, Soltero inlays, and Grover tuners. The Dean Leslie West Mississippi Queen was nominated in the Best of NAMM 2012 electric guitar category.
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Apr 20 2012
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ESP Horizon FR-II

ESP Horizon FR II

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ESP Horizon FR II has hot new looks for 2012. By popular demand, ESP has great new finishes for the Horizon line – the FR II is now available in Dark Brown Sunburst, Black Aqua, See Thru Black Cherry, Reindeer Blue and See Thru Black. The ESP Horizon FR II is made in Japan and has a mahogany body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, 24 frets and 25.5” (645mm) scale. The pickups are USA-made passive Seymour Duncans, JB in the bridge position, and 59 in the neck position.
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Apr 19 2012
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New Volcano Red finish

ESP Horizon FR

By 2012, New Release No Comments
 
ESP Horizon FR upgraded with hot new looks for 2012. By popular demand, ESP has great new finishes for the Horizon line – the FR is now available in Mystic Black (MYBLK) and Volcano Red (VR). ESP Horizon FR has an ash body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, 24 frets, 25.5” (645mm) scale and 2 stonking EMG pickups.
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Apr 18 2012
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Gibson Kirk Hammett Flying-V Ebony Aged

Gibson Kirk Hammett Flying-V

By 2012, New Release No Comments
 
Gibson Custom introduces the Kirk Hammett Flying V, a meticulous recreation of Kirk’s own Flying V and trusted companion throughout his playing career with Metallica. This tribute to Kirk Hammett’s achievements will be produced in strictly limited numbers: 50 guitars will be aged and signed by the artist himself, with a further 100 guitars aged only.
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Apr 17 2012
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BC Rich Pro X Bich 2012

BC Rich Pro X Bich 2012

By 2012, New Release 4 Comments
 
The Pro X Bich is dark, sleek and sexy, this Bich will drop jaws wherever you take it. A Shadow complexion contrasts with a TonePros Tune-o-Matic bridge and Grover Super Rotomatic tuners. EMG 81 (bridge) and 60 (neck) pickups provide the voice while a 24 5/8 inch scale and 24 jumbo frets on any ebony fingerboard provide the touch. Available in Shadow and Black Cherry Burst.
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