Posted January 19, 2012 at 4:17 pm | No comments
Fender is proud to celebrate five colorful decades of the Jaguar guitar by introducing the 50th Anniversary Jaguar model at NAMM 2012 (exclusive photos below). The special edition instrument takes players back to 1962, when Fender introduced an unique new guitar that paired a modified Jazzmaster® body style and elaborate control layout with a shorter neck scale and brighter pickups with more output. The resulting Jaguar was the fourth and final of Fender’s legendary original lineup of standard electric guitars.
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Posted January 19, 2012 at 1:22 pm | One comment
Paul Reed Smith Guitars’ Custom 24 model was updated in 2011 with new pickups and a redesigned 5-way blade switch, giving the flagship model a new voice and even more versatility. At NAMM 2012, PRS is unveiling yet another update on the Custom 24: its uncovered 59/09 pickups are being updated with new, contoured bobbins that arc with the strings for a more spread out, open tone. First seen on PRS Collection instruments, these bobbins are a continuation of Paul Reed Smith’s quest to continually tweak and refine any small part of the company’s instruments in subtle ways to make them better and more musical.
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Posted January 19, 2012 at 1:05 pm | No comments
Unveiled at NAMM 2012: The P22, Paul Reed Smith Guitars’ first piezo-equipped solidbody guitar (pics below). It comes standard with a figured maple top, mahogany back, mahogany neck with a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard, and a redesigned PRS/LR Baggs piezo system. LR Baggs and PRS partnered more than a decade ago to design the piezo system found in PRS’s various hollowbody models. This new system has the same circuit design as the original, giving the P22 the same tonal authenticity and real world practicality as PRS hollowbody guitars. The redesign, however, yielded a version that is 60% smaller than the original system, allowing it to fit comfortably on a solidbody guitar. Uncovered 53/10 pickups round out this guitar’s specs and help refine the P22’s voice.
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Posted January 19, 2012 at 8:01 am | No comments
Martin Guitar announced that in special collaboration with seven-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist John Mayer, C. F. Martin & Co. is pleased to introduce a very special premium guitar — 00-45SC John Mayer Edition — limited to just 25 very unique instruments.
Posted in: Acoustic News, Guitar News
Posted January 19, 2012 at 7:59 am | No comments
GRAMMY® Award winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxerexplore the versatility of the ukulele as they travel through swing, blues, old time country, folk and original songs on their new CDRockin’ the Uke.
Posted in: Bluegrass News, Guitar News
Posted January 11, 2012 at 11:35 am | No comments
Mascot Label Group has announced a March 27 release date for the debut from Flying Colors (available the day prior overseas) on their Music Theories Label. The formation of the ensemble began with a simple idea: virtuoso musicians and a pop singer joining together to make new-fashioned music the old fashioned way.
Posted in: Guitar News, Indie Pop Rock News
Posted January 11, 2012 at 11:33 am | No comments
The SKH Music Group told us that the Vehicle Production Group, a brand new American car company that designs, engineers, and distributes specialty vehicles, has altruistically gifted a brand new MV-1 to Leslie West.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar News, Guitars and Guitarists, Other News and Information
Posted January 11, 2012 at 11:15 am | 3 comments
One of the most influential artists in the history of rock made a significant contribution today to help support public school music programs. According to a press release, the Van Halen founder and guitarist Eddie Van Halen donated 75 electric guitars from his own personal collection to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides schools across the country with quality musical instruments.
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Posted January 11, 2012 at 7:01 am | No comments
In the wake of his critically acclaimed album A Map of the Floating City, and the groundbreaking FloatingCity.com transmedia game he co-designed, Thomas Dolby will embark on a 26-date North American tour this March, with a rather unusual vehicle in tow.
Posted in: '80s Rock, Singer Songwriter, Singer Songwriter News
Posted January 9, 2012 at 1:46 pm | No comments
Legendary rockers STYX–Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Chuck Panozzo, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman— will be invading the TV airwaves throughout the month of January, perfectly timed with the upcoming DVD release, Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live, coming January 31.
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