Guitars have always been about touch. While some would add swinging and smashing to the ground, Pete Townsend, touch takes precedence. Switzerland’s Relish Guitars latest offering takes the idea of touch to the next level. The Jane is the first electric guitar that allows you to switch …
Gretsch Brian Setzer Hot Rod 2-Tone One of the greatest ambassadors Gretsch Guitars has ever known was George Harrison. It’s fitting that Brian Setzer, today’s biggest advocate of the New York born hollow body, cites Harrison as the guy he first saw with the instrument …
Martin Ed Sheeran X Signature Edition A while back we featured the LX1E Ed Sheeran Signature Edition produced in conjunction with Ed’s first release + (plus). The limited edition acoustic is a great guitar and the appeal of the rising star saw it sell out. Martin …
Gibson Les Paul Tribute 1952 The Gibson Black Beauty auction on February 19 is ramping up to be quite the guitar sale. The Holy Grail of Les Paul’s is hitting the auctioned block at Guernsey’s Auctioneers with a lot of hype backed by a chorus …
Epiphone’s Dobro Hound Dog M-14 Metalbody A steel guitar is kind of like a sexy two seater. Sure you want one, but should you? You can’t use it for everything. You’ve got to polish it ever weekend. People may think you’re compensating for a small …
Brendon Small Snow Falcon Flying V A blizzard of a beast, the Brendon Small Snow Falcon Flying V is the perfect axe to discuss in the throes of winter. Gibson’s most recent incarnation of the Fly V may look all pure and angelic, but like …
Special Edition David Lozeau Art Stratocaster One of Fender’s most eye-catching new editions is the Special Edition David Lozeau Art Stratocaster 2015. A celebrated SoCal artist David Lozeau has created a unique world of Day of the Dead characters passed through a lens of Lowbrow absurdity. Not …
Gibson Explorer Blackout The Gibson Explorer Blackout owes a lot to the men in black, aka metal heads. In the late 50s, the groovy cats at Gibson were getting all Sci-Fi with their guitars. Created in 1958, the original Explorer was truly ahead of its time with …
Alvarez Grateful Dead Series The Grateful Dead or the surviving members of the band, the undead, will be celebrating 50 years in 2015. Alvarez Guitars will be celebrating the same milestone of creating cool acoustics. To commemorate their shared birthdays, Alvarez has created The Grateful …
Johnny Ramone’s 1965 Mosrite Ventures V1 The thirst for rock and roll memorabilia continues to prove more unquenchable than Jack White’s desire to start a new band. This past Thursday, Jonnny Ramone’s Red Mosrite guitar was auctioned off for $71,875. A sum that would have …
Gretsch Chet Atkins Dark Eyes On February 19, the holy grail of collectible axes is going up for auction at NYC’s Guernsey’s. Part of the Tom Doyle collection, there’s been a lot of ink spilt on the sale of the Les Paul Black Beauty. But it …
Deluxe Stratocaster HSS Plus Top with IOS Connectivity What you’re looking at is the Star Wars of Strats. If James T. Kirk played guitar, this would be it. Tweet your friends, poke your neighbours, this Duluxe Stratocaster HSS Plus Top has a built in USB …
Les Paul Black Beauty This guitar widely believed to be most likely to give collectors a boner is hitting the auction block at Guernsey’s. It’s part of the Tom Doyle collection of which the coveted Les Paul is the top item up for bid. The auctioneer’s …
Les Paul Junior 2015 Gibson’s 2015 Les Paul Junior has grown a wider neck offering players increased playability. It’s a sweet upgrade. More contentious is the Gibson G FORCE robot tuning, which seems to really polarise fans reviews. When updating a guitar that has been played by …
