In addition to the PRS SE Angelus guitar that PRS have announced at the Experience PRS event, PRS have announced three other new guitars: the Stripped 58, the Swamp Ash Studio, and the Experience PRS 2011 Custom 24. The Stripped 58 is a single-cut guitar that features a maple top and mahogany back, a 24.5" scale length, 22 fret mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard and bird … [Read more...]
PRS SE Angelus Acoustic Guitar
The Experience PRS event is going on this weekend at the PRS facility in Maryland. It is at this event that PRS Guitars announce new models, host guitar clinics and shows, and basically just geek out on PRS equipment. Sounds like my kind of weekend! One of the new models that they announced is the PRS SE Angelus acoustic guitar. This is the first acoustic model in their SE … [Read more...]
Fender 9/11 Tribute Guitars
Fender has commemorated the 10th anniversary of the heroic acts of the first responders during the 9/11 attacks by creating three Custom Shop Stratocasters: the New York Fire Department Stratocaster, the New York Police Department Stratocaster, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Stratocaster: The guitars will be on display during a Fender event this month. … [Read more...]
Gibson Midtown Standard
Gibson have announced a new semi-hollow guitar model: the Midtown Standard with Bigsby. The Midtown model appears to be sized similarly to the ES-339 model, which is smaller than an ES-335 but slightly larger than a Les Paul. The Midtown Standard features a chambered mahogany body and a maple top. Unlike some of Gibson's other semi-hollow guitars, the Midtown features all … [Read more...]
Marcus Ryle – TEDx Presentation
Line 6 co-founder Marcus Ryle gave a presentation at TEDxConejo earlier this year about the science of sound, in which he talked about the history of the guitar as well as some of Line 6's innovations: (via GuitarNoize.com) … [Read more...]