Gibson economics

Gibson economics

LPM 2015 An affordable Gibson is a bit of an oxymoron like military intelligence, Led Zeppelin, Keith Richards sober. The Gibson LPM 2015 is the company’s most affordable carved top Les Paul. At $1,149, it’s not cheap, but compared to the $3,759 of the Les 

The great Canadian Maple

The great Canadian Maple

Prestige Guitars Heritage Premier Spalt Maple You know what Canada has a lot of? Other than snow, hockey players and Celine Dion siblings? Maple trees. And not thanks to the fine folks at Prestige Guitars, the same hardwood that brings you the sweetest of syrups 

Born in the Bayou. Literally.

Born in the Bayou. Literally.

Gretsch Custom Shop Bayou Round Up Gator Hide Guitar An alligator hide guitar is a curious beast, but when you’re inspired by the cowhide of a recent Gretsch Custom Round Up, coming up with alligator skin is not that much of a leap. California seals 

The gospel according to Gretsch

The gospel according to Gretsch

The Gretsch Electric Guitar Book So you know the story of rock ‘n’ roll, of Elvis, Chuck Berry and the Beatles. You know about the players, but what about the played, Gibson, Fender and Gretsch? The Gretsch Book is a story of American music and 

Embrace your dark side.

Embrace your dark side.

Limited Edition American Standard Blackout Stratocaster Now there’s nothing revolutionary about a black Startocaster, but the Limited Edition American Standard Blackout Stratocaster takes things to the extreme with a black pickguard, black control knobs, black pickup covers and an ebony fingerboard. The black fingerboard is standout 

Old rides make sick sound

Old rides make sick sound

Cliché Off The Wall Skate Guitar You gotta love the inventiveness of some people. What was it that made two Argentinians look at a skateboard and think, ‘That would make a good guitar.’ The Skate Guitar is made of two recycled maple skateboards. While we’ve 

Come as you are guitar.

Come as you are guitar.

Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar With the distortion-level coverage of the Kurt Cobain documentary, Montage of Heck drops on May 5th on HBO, we thought we’d look at one of Fender’s signature Cobain guitars. In all, we counted 6 on fender.com The Kurt Cobain Jaguar is 

A Les Paul with a very old soul

A Les Paul with a very old soul

Gibson Les Paul Warhorse As far as electric guitars go, the Gibson Les Paul is an elder statesman.  But it’s certainly not lute old. So artist James A. Willis’  reimagining of the 20th century six-string  with an 1812 Revolutionary War vibe is pretty interesting. The 

Lightweight Tele. Phat Tone.

Lightweight Tele. Phat Tone.

 Vintage Modified ’72 Tele Thinline The Squier Vintage Modified ’72 Tele Thinline is based on the reimagined Telecaster Fender released in, you guess it, 1972. If you’re a fan of Spoon, you’ll recognize the tone of the Telecaster Thinline. Jon Britt Daniel has been playing 

Not your average ESP

Not your average ESP

ESP 40th Anniversary Custom Stream G  The ESP 40th Anniversary Exhibition Limited Series is now available through ESP dealers. The one-of-a-kind models were on display at NAMM ’15 and are rarer than a cat fart. On the ESP site you’ll find 20 custom originals. If 

Baby got (3-piece) back.

Baby got (3-piece) back.

Martin D-35 Brazilian 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Martin is celebrating the b-day of one of its most successful models with the D-35 Brazilian 50th Anniversary Limited Edition. Over the years the D-35’s warm bass tones has provided accompaniment  for folk singers and rockers alike including 

The Strat that Hendrix built. And Clapton. And Ronnie Wood.

The Strat that Hendrix built. And Clapton. And Ronnie Wood.

American Vintage ‘70s Hardtail Stratocaster Throughout the year, Fender will be releasing 10 limited edition guitars. First of the 10 for ’15 is the American Vintage ‘70s Hardtail Stratocaster. In the 70s the Stratocaster took off into the rock ‘n’ roll…stratosphere. The guitar’s popularity was 

Jim Irsay’s guitar budget is bigger than yours.

Jim Irsay’s guitar budget is bigger than yours.

John Lennon’s 1963 Gretsch 6120 Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has been spending a lot of money on guitars lately. Most recently in the news there’s the $530,000 he dropped on the 1963 John Lennon Gretsch guitar. Lennon famously used the 6120 to record Paperback 

Electric kicks

Electric kicks

New Balance 1400 Connoisseur Guitar Pimped out with colorways inspired by the gloss of american electric guitars, the New Balance Connoisseur Guitar Pack is for the sneaker head and the guitar geek alike. The chosen hue of the pigskin suede on the New Balance 1400 

Takamine’s rare flower

Takamine’s rare flower

The LTD-2015 Renge-So The new Takamine and ESP partnership will make it both easier and harder to get your hands on limited edition Takamine’s like the LTD-2015 Renge-So. Fans of Takamine acoustics will see increased distribution in the US through ESP dealers making the brand