This is an interesting reissue that I missed a few weeks ago. Gibson is bringing back a limited edition version of the Les Paul Recording guitar: A major part of Les Paul’s original vision for the solidbody electric guitar was to incorporate features crucial to studio musicians, and that dream was realized in the famed Les Paul Recording Model of the 1970s. The new Les Paul … [Read more...]
NAMM 2014: New Martin Models
Speaking of Martin, they have announced all of the newest 2014 models on their website. A few that stuck out to me are the CS-00S-14, the SS-000S-14, and the 000-28K Authentic 1921. Like I've said before, I'm a sucker for a slot head. None of these are very cheap, but they sure do look nice! CS-00S-14 SS-000S-14 000-28K Authentic 1921 … [Read more...]
NAMM 2014: Private Stock Alex Lifeson Thinline Signature Acoustic
For fans of Rush, PRS and Alex Lifeson have teamed up to create the Private Stock Alex Lifeson Thinline Signature acoustic guitar: "During the 2013 Rush Clockwork Angels Tour, I had the opportunity to spend some time with a PRS Angelus Cutaway. It quickly became my pre-show warm up guitar, and I spent many hours in many hotel rooms lost in the gorgeous sound and tone of that … [Read more...]
NAMM 2014: Suhr 2014 Collection
Suhr Guitars have unveiled their 2014 collection of guitars, and the theme of the guitars is "Design Inspired by Nature". I've never owned or played a Suhr, but I've always heard great things about their guitars. The Classic T shown below looks exceptionally nice! … [Read more...]
NAMM 2014: Reverend Reeves Gabrels Spacehawk
Reeves Gabrels and Reverend Guitars have teamed up again to create the Reverend Reeves Gabrels Spacehawk signature guitar: The second signature Reverend from The Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels (formerly with David Bowie, Tin Machine) takes semi-hollow design to another level. The highly resonant body coupled with the revolutionary Railhammer Chisel pickups make for a versatile … [Read more...]