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 11, 2012 at 7:01 am | No comments
Taylor Guitars has assembled an all-star artist lineup to perform over three days of the annual NAMM trade show, held January 19-21. An eclectic array of acts will play on Taylor’s performance stage starting each day at 3:30 p.m.
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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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Posted October 7, 2011 at 10:45 am | No comments
With the construction out of the way and your home studio space soundproofed and ready to handle some music, you’re now ready for step two: The tools you’ll need for recording.
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Posted October 2, 2011 at 11:42 am | No comments
Paul Reed Smith Private Stock guitars not beautiful enough for you? Enter the Collection Series from Private Stock, overseen directly by Paul himself. The Collection Series guitars are built in very small runs of only a dozen at one time, with the total coming to only 70 electrics and 70 acoustics every year. Using the best materials and best woods from PRS’s secret stash of exotic tone woods, Paul and his luthiers will pouring themselves into these instruments.
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Posted September 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm | No comments
Experience PRS, Paul Reed Smith Guitars’ own trade event, is one of the music industry’s largest single-manufacturer trade show, and PRS uses it to introduce their new products and limited edition models to a marketplace hungry for value and innovation. This year, Paul and company have updated the NF3 and DC3 models with another inlay option and are introducing three limited-run US-made electric guitars (images of all five are viewable below).
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Posted September 20, 2011 at 2:17 pm | No comments
According to Atlantic Records, the legendary rock band RUSH have announced details for the first offerings through their recently announced partnership with Roadrunner Records. On November 8, Anthem/Roadrunner will simultaneously release a two disc live album entitled Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland as well as Moving Pictures: Live 2011, on vinyl and digital formats.
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Posted September 5, 2011 at 6:05 pm | 2 comments
Guitar Apprentice, the brand new, real life Guitar Hero anti-video game, just launched their highly-anticipated website: GuitarApprentice.com. Legacy Learning Systems, award-winning technology/multimedia company and the designers of Guitar Apprentice, received great reviews for GA at Summer NAMM this July in Nashville, and are taking the next step to make their guitar learning system as easily and cheaply available.
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