Fender has announced several new guitars for this year. Since 2006 will be their 60th anniversary, they are releasing 60th anniversary Stratocasters and Telecasters. Also new is a Deluxe Power Stratocaster, a Koa Stratocaster and a Koa Telecaster. You can browse the full list of new products here. … [Read more...]
Self-Tuning Guitar
TransPerformance has created a computerized system called The Performer for tuning a guitar. The Performer installs into the guitar and provides one-touch tuning through a new bridge and tailpiece assembly that includes motors attached to each string. At the touch of a button or a footswitch, the strings are adjusted to the appropriate pitch. A photo of the rear of a guitar … [Read more...]
Gibson Jimi Hendrix Psychedelic Flying V
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Gibson Custom Shop introduced the Jimi Hendrix Psychedelic Flying V guitar, the first guitar in Gibson's new Inspired By series of guitars. The Hendrix guitar is a replica of the guitar that he used on tour in 1967 and 1968 and includes a psychedelic paint job that is reproduced from that guitar that Jimi handpainted himself. The … [Read more...]
Paul Reed Smith – SE Series Guitars
This past December, Paul Reed Smith Guitars released several new guitars in their affordable SE series: SE Singlecut SE Custom SE Soapbar II Maple SE Standard These guitars feature a 25" scale length, and PRS designed pickups. … [Read more...]
John Mayer Signature Series Guitar
Fender Musical Instruments has recently released a John Mayer Signature Series Stratocaster guitar. The guitar comes with an alder body, C-shaped maple neck, African rosewood fretboard, and three "Big Dipper" single-coil pickups. The Fender Custom Shop has also created a John Mayer Custom Shop guitar to coincide with the release of Mayer's most recent album Try!. The guitar is … [Read more...]