Ibanez has recently introduced the 20th Anniversary Jem guitar. It's hard to believe that it's been 20 years since the introduction of the Jem guitar, which was introduced at the NAMM show in 1987. The 20th Anniversary guitar has some very unique features. The body is made of clear acrylic resin, and color has been threaded throughout the body, which lights up when the tone … [Read more...]
SRV Tribute In Person
In December of 2005, I wrote about the Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute guitar developed by the Fender Custom Shop. I was recently perusing the local Guitar Center store, and they have one of the Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute guitars for sale. I've never seen any of the Custom Shop tributes in person until now, and I'm extremely impressed. I've also never seen the original "Number One" … [Read more...]
Keifer Sutherland’s KS-336 Gibson Custom Shop Guitar
Keifer Sutherland has recently collaborated with Gibson to create a guitar for their "Inspired By" series called the KS-336, which is based on a Custom CS-336 that he fell in love with. I hadn't heard this before, but Keifer apparently has a large collection of vintage Gibson guitars, as detailed in a recent interview posted on Gibson's website. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen and Fender
The Winter 2007 NAMM show is this weekend, and there is always a lot of exciting guitar-related announcements. One of the most interesting announcements to come out of NAMM this year is the fact that Eddie Van Halen has signed with Fender and, according to MacWorld, Fender will be producing 300 EVH Frankenstein replica guitars, as well as a line of EVH amps and other EVH … [Read more...]
Factory Fridays at Taylor Guitars
Taylor Guitars has been running a series of videos called Factory Fridays where they show a function of their guitar factory each Friday. They recently released episode 13 which features the making of a Taylor neck. In the past, they have featured side bending, bracing, finishing and more. The videos are a very interesting look into what it takes to make an acoustic guitar. … [Read more...]