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2012

new guitars released in 2012

Sterling By Music Man SUB AX3

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Sterling By Music Man introduce the S.U.B. Series AX3. AX3 borrows the classic single cutaway body style of Music Man’s Axis guitars. An original, classic design that is familiar to all fans of great guitars. The S.U.B. Series version uses a solid hardwood body topped with a bound quilt maple image top. The neck and body are mated with the same 5 bolt neck joint found on the Silo3. Sculpted and contoured for a super comfortable joint that allow easy access to the upper register.
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Haywire Stratotelia II

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The Stratotelia II-Outcaster guitar combines some of the best elements of a Stratotelia style guitar (a marriage of everything that’s best about Strat & Tele – both visual and sound). The Stratotelia II-Outcaster is a variation on the original Haywire Stratotelia. As with the original Haywire “Stratotelia” the bridge pickup on this guitar is a beefy bridge pickup and has the custom designed pick guard and a tremolo instead of the hardtail Telecaster bridge. The Stratotelia II-Outcaster is available with either alnico or active EMG pickups.
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ESP Richard Z RZK-II

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The ESP Richard Z RZK-II Burnt was developed and designed by ESP in collaboration with Rammstein-guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe. The neck is a neck-through-body construction and is made of mahogany with U contour. The fingerboard is made of rosewood, 24 extra jumbo frets featuring oversized dot inlays. Two EMG 81 pickups power this monster – harnessed only with a master volume knob and a three-way toggle switch. The bridge is equipped with an original Floyd Rose double locking tremolo bridge with chrome plating and locking string nut.
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Eastwood Airline Bobkat

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Eastwood Guitars opens up the time machine again and this time brings the famous Airline Bobkat back to life. Based on the Harmony Bobkat model, which was produced from 1963 to 1966, and was also branded by Airline, Supro, Kay and many others, the Bobkat is a fun playing guitar that in its day was the “go to” model for students and pros. The Airline Bobkat is a 25 1/2” scale solid basswood guitar with a bolt-on bound maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. This retro-style guitar is true to the 60’s vibe with a fixed adjustable wooden bridge and features the Airline Single-Coil Vintage Argyle Pickup.
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Jackson DK2MQ Pro Series Dinky

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The new Jackson DK2MQ Pro Series Dinky features an alder body with a striking 4A 1/8″ quilt maple cap, flat-sawn graphite-reinforced bolt-on maple neck with wrap-around heel, compound-radius (12″-16″) maple fingerboard (dark rosewood on Trans Red model) with 24 jumbo frets and offset black dot inlays (offset white dot inlays on Trans Red model), black neck and headstock binding, direct-mount Seymour Duncan® JB Zebra (bridge) and ’59 Zebra (neck) humbucking pickups with five-way blade switching & Floyd Rose bridge.
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Jackson DK2M Pro Dinky

Jackson DK2M Pro Series Dinky

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The new Jackson DK2M Pro Series Dinky is made in Japan & features an alder body, flat-sawn graphite-reinforced bolt-on maple neck with wrap-around heel, 24-fret compound-radius (12″-16″) maple fingerboard (dark rosewood on Snow White model) with offset black dot inlays (offset white dot inlays on Snow White model), black neck and headstock binding, direct-mount Seymour Duncan JB Zebra (bridge) and ’59 Zebra (neck) humbucking pickups with five-way blade switching & Floyd Rose bridge.
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Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut TV Yellow

Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut

By 2012, Artist Signature Models, New Release No Comments
Gibson USA presents the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut, a great partner to the original single-cutaway Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior, and a guitar that is primed to get you straight into no fuss, no frills rock ’n’ roll. Designed in the image of the late ’50s rendition of the breed, the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut is crafted with select tonewoods and an advanced rendition of Gibson’s hallowed P-90 pickup – the noise-cancelling H-90, with a double-cutaway body and subtle custom graphics to help it stand out from the crowd.
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Cort Viva Gold II Natural Satin

Cort Viva Gold II

By 2012, New Release One Comment
Introducing the Cort Viva Gold II. At first glance you will notice the unique direct mounted pickups, inlays and body design. The Viva Gold II is built for sound, but these guitars sure look great while sounding amazing. The ergonomic body contour of the Viva Gold-II enhances playability and comfort.
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Jackson SL2Q Pro Series Soloist

Jackson SL2Q Pro Series Soloist

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Sleek and fast, the Jackson SL2Q Pro Series Soloist features an alder body with a striking quilt maple top, 3-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish, compound-radius (12″-16″) ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and alumiloid piranha inlays, white neck and headstock binding, direct-mount Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (bridge) and SH-1 ’59 (neck) humbucking pickups with 3-way toggle switching, Floyd Rose bridge, black chrome hardware and Dunlop strap locks.
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Jackson SL2 Pro Series Soloist

Jackson SL2 Pro Series Soloist

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The Jackson SL2 Pro Series Soloist features an alder body, 3-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish, compound-radius (12″-16″) ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and alumiloid piranha inlays, white neck and headstock binding, direct-mount Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (bridge) and SH-1 ’59 (neck) humbucking pickups with 3-way toggle switching, Floyd Rose® bridge, and Dunlop strap locks.
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vintage accurate recreation of the 1964 Telecaster

Fender American Vintage 64 Telecaster

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1964 was a monumental year for popular music and a pivotal year for the Telecaster, too, as seen in the Fender American Vintage ’64 Telecaster. The thicker maple necks of the ’50s and early ’60s now gave way to a more rounded C-shaped profile, this time topped with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard with larger pearl dot inlays. Other vintage-accurate touches include a lightweight alder body (ash on White Blonde model), staggered bridge pickup pole magnets, threaded steel “barrel” bridge saddles, three-ply white pickguard with eight holes, top-hat switch tip, flat-top knurled chrome control knobs and more.
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Jackson RRMG Pro Series Rhoads

Jackson RRMG Pro Series Rhoads

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The fearsome RRMG Pro Series Rhoads features an alder body, 3-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish, compound-radius (12″-16″) ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and alumiloid shark fin inlays, EMG 81 (bridge) and 85 (neck) humbucking pickups with 3-way toggle switching, anodized black aluminum control plate, Floyd Rose bridge, black hardware and Dunlop strap locks.
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Jackson RRTMG Pro Series Rhoads

Jackson RRTMG Pro Series Rhoads

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The fearsome Jackson RRTMG Pro Series Rhoads features an alder body, 3-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish, compound-radius (12″-16″) ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and alumiloid shark fin inlays, white neck and headstock binding, EMG 81 (bridge) and 85 (neck) humbucking pickups with 3-way toggle switching, anodized black aluminum control plate, string-through-body TonePros fully adjustable bridge, black hardware and Dunlop strap locks.
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Eastwood Airline Espanada

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Eastwood Guitars brings back the past with the introduction of the big and beautiful Airline Espanada. This striking guitar is based on the popular Harmony H63, which was also sold under the Silvertone and Airline brands in the late 1950s. It is a new lightweight, full hollow body model that is the big brother to the highly successful Airline Tuxedo. The Espanada is a versatile guitar offering a tonal palette from Jazz to Jump Blues to Rockabilly.
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