“I remember one night, in particular with the Firebird,” explains Eric Clapton. “It was a Cream show in Philadelphia, and it was one of the greatest gigs I ever played.” NASHVILLE, TN (August 20, 2019) By acknowledging its iconic past and leaning into the innovative future, Gibson, the legitimate leader in professional instruments proudly presents […]
Developed by Supro with assistance from the David Bowie Archive, the David Bowie Limited Edition Dual Tone is based on the main guitar David Bowie played on the Reality album and throughout his final world tour, “A Reality Tour”, in 2003-2004. Although he played a variety of guitars throughout his career, Bowie enjoyed a special […]
Our first guitar in our Masterbuilt series is inspired by Art-deco stylings featuring original-design brass inlays through out. Often times a design and theme is determined independently of the instruments specifications. In this case, a unique Zircote top from our wood library was discovered which in turn inspired the art-deco theme. Some common themes among […]
With the new 7-string KX500FF, Cort expands its KX Series of electric guitars for players who appreciate modern upgrades to classic design. The KX500FF offers updated hardware, a double-cutaway for easy access to the neck, and a new-to-series fanned-fret design that improves tonal depth and clarity. Expertly crafted, the KX500FF is as sonically powerful as […]
Supro USA will unveil a series of baritone guitars at next week’s NAMM show in Anaheim, California. The Supro Island Series Baritone applies the award-winning, retro-modern aesthetics of the Supro Hampton and Westbury guitar models to a 26.75” scale instrument that can be comfortably tuned to low A, B or C. The Supro Baritone features […]
A world wide unique project has been performed in Deidesheim/Germany. Deidesheim is a lovely little winemaker-town located at the border of the Palatine Forest (South-Western Germany) – only minutes away from the Rhine River. Out of a local cut oak tree, the barrel maker Ralf Mattern made a wine barrel and the guitar maker Jens […]
This is the fascinating story of the birth of a guitar industry icon in his own words So it’s late 1976, I’m 19 years old, diligently working day and night tooling up a guitar factory. Zan Skolnick, my marketing director, is now in place and the game is starting to change; things are ramping up. […]
Michael Kelly Guitars unveils the new Mod Shop 55. This guitar is a customized version of their top selling 1955 model with new electronic modifications and Lindy Fralin pickups. All Mod Shop 55’s are built to order and are only available online at www.michaelkellyguitars.com. No one knows Michael Kelly Guitars better than Michael […]
The HexFX™ Editions bring individual string outputs, along with a summed mono output, to a 13-pin DIN connector, enabling full synth access (with ultra fast and accurate tracking), individual string processing and modeling, and the use of a fanout box Willcox Guitars (booth 1432), an acclaimed instrument manufacturer and a leading innovator in guitar and […]
The new Lineage MIDI guitar from Inspired Instruments announces a plug-and-play ready MIDI instrument for any guitarist in both live performance and recording venues. The guitar controller features an LCD touch screen on the body, opening up easy access to a slew of mappable controllers and settings. The instrument is compatible with all MIDI capable […]
