The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop have partnered with Joe Bonamassa to create the Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set, which attempt to replicate the P.A.F. pickups in Joe's 1959 Les Paul: Wound on the historic Leesona machine that created humbuckers for Gibson back in the ‘50s and ‘60s, the set features an Alnico 2 magnet in the neck pickup and Alnico 3 in the bridge. … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Gibson Kirk Hammett Flying V Prototype
Guitar retailer The Music Zoo have posted some highlights from their first day at the NAMM show. One of the highlights they posted is the prototype for an upcoming 150-piece guitar series from Gibson replicating Kirk Hammett's 1979 Flying V from his early days in Metallica; 50 of the pieces will be signed by Hammett. Very cool! … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Martin Custom 00-45SC John Mayer Limited Edition Guitar
John Mayer and I seem to share an affinity for small-bodied acoustic guitars, as he has teamed up with Martin to create the Custom 00-45SC John Mayer Limited Edition Guitar: "There's something about a smaller-bodied acoustic guitar that has always appealed to me. In one glance it inspires me to write, travel, perform, and age along with it," said John Mayer. "Not very long ago … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Eminence Eric Johnson Signature Series EJ1250
Eminence have partnered with Eric Johnson to create the EJ1250 Eric Johnson Signature Series speaker: Eminence is proud to announce the addition of a signature 12” alnico guitar speaker developed with legendary guitarist Eric Johnson, the EJ1250. Eminence knows a thing or two about vintage tone, having made guitar speakers for the biggest amplifier brands in the industry … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Fender Kurt Cobain Mustang
Fender have introduced the Kurt Cobain Mustang: When Kurt Cobain hit the stage, it was very often with a Mustang® guitar—an enigmatic anti-hero figure with an esoteric anti-hero instrument. It’s with great pride then that Fender introduces the Kurt Cobain Mustang, which evokes the man, the band, the sound and the times, and gives an authentically crafted nod to one of the … [Read more...]