Can the Ibanez AZ2204-SCR Prestige capture a slice of the boutique market?

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Ibanez began work on its AZ series in 2014. Over the next four years, it consulted artists and researched markets. The brief for Ibanez designers was to produce guitars that were cross-genre and – no joke – cover everything from A to Z. So at NAMM 2018, the new series was officially launched. In 2019, Ibanez […]

Summer NAMM 2019: Gretsch debuts Steve Warnier Signature Nashville Gentleman

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Gretsch has announced a new model, the Steve Wariner Signature Nashville Gentleman with Bigsby. The revered country musician’s new guitar looks luxurious and has some great features. Steve Wariner Signature Nashville Gentleman Officially called the Gretsch G6120T-SW Steve Wariner Signature Nashville Gentleman with Bigsby, this new signature model guitar looks sumptuous and classic, yet has a few modern […]

June Ball Family Reserve Collection: Ernie Ball Music Man reveals all

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June’s Ernie Ball Music Man Ball Family Reserve Collection has just been revealed and includes an Albert Lee in Electric Shimmer, Axis in Predator Green and a Luke in Shadow Gold. Ernie Ball Music Man June ‘Ball Family Reserve Collection’ The June collection has some nice limited releases and includes three popular models in the Ernie […]

Fender Rarities Red Mahogany Top Telecaster: Boutique bling for May

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Fender’s US-made Rarities Collection showcases a new model once a month, usually with special woods or electronics. As ‘poster boy’ for the month of May we have the new Fender Rarities Red Mahogany Top Telecaster. Fender Rarities Red Mahogany Top Telecaster This Telecaster has a two-piece ash body with a nice grain pattern, which can be seen only on […]

Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer: A badass rocker unleashed!

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The new Lzzy Hale Explorer from Epiphone follows on from her Gibson signature models from last year. Once again, this is a great looking guitar and screams classic rock! Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer This new signature Explorer for Lzzy Hale looks pretty sweet in that Alpine White finish with the gold hardware! It also has a […]

NAMM 2019: Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner Pedal is here

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Ernie Ball has now unveiled the VPJR touch-screen tuner and volume pedal I wrote about the other day. It looks useful, but how much will it cost? Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner Pedal That new Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner Pedal they were teasing a few days ago will be available in four finishes – gold, black, red and […]

Fender Midnight Series: Three classy Strat, Tele and Precision versions made in Japan

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Fender Japan has just announced a new limited edition run, the Midnight series. These dark, almost blacked out versions are available for the Stratocaster, Telecaster and the Precision Bass. Fender Midnight Series These limited edition is made in Japan and encompasses hree guitar models in a Gloss Black finish with matching black-white-black pickguards and finished with gold […]

Alpha Haunt: a new limited-run fuzz pedal by Old Blood Noise Endeavors

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Old Blood Noise Endeavors has just announced the release of Alpha Haunt, a limited-run boutique fuzz pedal with plenty of controls to manipulate for those that love to dabble in the dirt. Alpha Haunt To set up the fundamentals of your fuzz sound, the Alpha Haunt has parameter controls for fuzz gain, compression, bias, and tone. […]

Framus Talisman William Duvall Signature model: Not cheap, but oh so pretty!

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The new Framus Talisman William Duvall Signature model has just been released and it’s very pretty! And it looks like it can deliver some cool vintage vibe and classic tones, as well. It comes in two distinct varieties, and although neither version is exactly cheap, both are very well specified and so you can see […]

Fender celebrates Jazzmaster 60th Anniversary – Three new offsets for 2018

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Fender celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Jazzmaster with three new models launching in 2018. Yes, a whole sixty years have passed since the original ’58 offset design rolled out the Fender factory with its classic design, cool curves and exclusive tone. Fender Jazzmaster 60th Anniversary First off, I love Jazzmasters myself and own quite a […]