Fender Musical Instruments Corp. (FMIC) this week announced a new Master Builder joining the Fender Custom Shop: Carlos Lopez. With decades of experience in guitar luthiery, he’s worked on many guitars during his four years as an Apprentice Master Builder under esteemed Fender Master Builder Todd Krause. “Demand for masterbuilt…
Epiphone, a leader in affordable professional instruments, proudly welcomes LZZY HALE of Halestorm to their Signature Artist family. The “Ltd. Ed. Lzzy Hale Signature Explorer Outfit” features a classic Explorer in an Alpine White gloss finish, Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers, Grover™ Rotomatic machine heads, an Ebony fingerboard and gold hardware….
Epiphone has announced the worldwide release of the Ltd. Ed. Jared James Nichols “Old Glory” Les Paul Custom Outfit, the premier Epiphone Signature model by the phenomenal guitarist from Les Paul’s hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin who Music Radar named their Top 5 “Upcoming Guitar Players in the World” citing Jared’s “wild,…
For the past 125 years, Gibson has been synonymous with creating, shaping and owning sound across generations of artists and multiple genres of music. At the start of the year, Gibson emerged as the legitimate leader again with their much-anticipated return to NAMM, the world’s largest music industry show. The ‘new’ Gibson…
The Ernie Ball Music Man Ball Family Reserve series is a celebration of our heritage in instrument craftsmanship. These rare pieces are offered in limited production runs and allow us to present instruments to the public that were previously reserved for family and our loyal artists. This month features the StingRay…
It’s been a couple of months since the huge Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim and we’re still catching up on some of the wonderful releases. Ibanez had a great show this year and included in their new offerings were some significant signature anniversary model instruments for Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert…
Fender’s Allen Abbassi shows us the new American Performer Series at Winter NAMM 2019 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) recently debuted its 2019 electric guitar and bass offerings at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, Calif. The robust lineup is a true reflection of Fender’s dedication to electric innovation; it includes: American…
Fender’s Allen Abbassi shows us the new ALTERNATE REALITY Series at Winter NAMM 2019 The limited-edition Alternate Reality Collection (A$949 – $1899) will be available beginning March of 2019 and features Fender’s tradition of purposeful innovation. Offering eclectic models that mix and match multiple Fender design cues within a single…
Fender’s Allen Abbassi shows us the Jimmy Page Telecaster at Winter NAMM 2019 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) recently announced it is collaborating with one of rock’s most legendary guitar players – Jimmy Page – to recreate his famous 1959 Fender Telecaster 50 years after Led Zeppelin formed in October…
Drew from Ernie Ball Music Man shows us the new guitar and bass models at NAMM Show 2019 including: StingRay Short Scale basses, ‘Tiger Eye’ Majesty, Jason Richardson Artist Series 7 string Cutlass, Hunter Hayes Artist Series Cutlass, Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) StingRay guitar. Ernie Ball Music Man distributed in Australia…