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Carvin guitar

guitars

Jan 162012

1996 Carvin Custom Shop Guitar Print Ad (47984) 1989 Carvin Handcrafted Guitars Print Ad (6004)

The company was founded in Southern California in 1946 as the L. C. Kiesel Company. As of 1947, the company was manufacturing steel guitars in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Around 1948, it returned to Southern California and moved to Baldwin Park, California in 1949, where the company name was changed to Carvin, from Kiesel’s two eldest sons, Carson and Gavin. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, Carvin manufactured guitars and bass guitars, largely from bodies and necks made by Höfner. During this period, they also manufactured amplifiers and steel guitars, and were authorized resellers of other gear, including Fender and Martin guitars, DeArmond pickups and Sonola accordions. In the late 1970s, Carvin began to produce all their own instrument components, and also expanded their product lines to include pro audio gear, recording equipment, lighting and other stage and studio equipment. Later, Carvin switched to manufacturing through-neck guitars, attracting metal players such as Jason Becker.

Carvin developed its own niche in the musical instrument world in the 1980s by offering guitars and basses built to a customer’s specifications, based on available body shapes, woods, colors, electronics and other features. This allowed customers to order a guitar or bass guitar that was a made-to-order instrument, versus a mass-produced instrument sold at a retailer.

Currently, Carvin Corporation manufactures acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitars and accessories, amplifiers, and live and studio sound equipment, microphones and lighting gear. Carvin differs from most manufacturers by selling directly to customers. A popular item Carvin offers is their guitar and bass kits, featuring all of the necessary parts needed to construct a guitar or bass, including pre-wired pick guard, pre-drilled neck and body, and instructions. Carvin also still offers custom-made instruments in many varieties, including seven-string, semi-hollow, twelve-string, carved-top and active-pickup models.

Ibanez guitar

guitars

Jan 152012

The modern era of Ibanez guitars began in 1957 and the late 1950s and 1960s Ibanez catalogues show guitars with some wild looking designs. Japanese guitar makers in the 1960s were mostly copying European guitar designs and some of the late 1960s Ibanez designs were similar to Hagström and EKO guitar designs. Hoshino Gakki used the Teisco and FujiGen Gakki guitar factories to manufacture Ibanez guitars after they stopped manufacturing their own guitars in 1966 and after the Teisco guitar factory closed down in 1969/1970 Hoshino Gakki used the FujiGen Gakki guitar factory to make most Ibanez guitars.
Ibanez GRG170DX Electric Guitar in Jewel Blue Ibanez ART300BNC Artist Electric Guitar
In the 1960s Japanese guitar makers started to mainly copy American guitar designs and Ibanez branded copies of Gibson, Fender and Rickenbacker models started to appear. This resulted in the so called Ibanez lawsuit period. After the lawsuit period Hoshino Gakki introduced Ibanez models that were not copies of the Gibson or Fender designs such as the Iceman and Ibanez Roadstar. The company has produced its own guitar designs ever since. The late 1980s and early 1990s were an important period for the Ibanez brand. Hoshino Gakki’s relationship with Frank Zappa’s former guitarist Steve Vai resulted in the introduction of the Ibanez JEM and the Ibanez Universe models and after the earlier successes of the Roadstar and Iceman models in the late 1970s/early 1980s, Hoshino Gakki entered the superstrat market with the RG series which were a lower priced version of the Ibanez JEM model.
Ibanez V70CE Acoustic Electric Guitar Black Finish
Hoshino Gakki also had semi acoustic, nylon and steel stringed acoustic guitars manufactured under the Ibanez name. Most Ibanez guitars were made for Hoshino Gakki by the FujiGen guitar factory in Japan up until the mid to late 1980s and from then on Ibanez guitars have also been made in other Asian countries such as Korea, China and Indonesia. During the early 1980s the FujiGen guitar factory also produced most of the Roland guitar synthesizers, including the Stratocaster-style Roland G-505, the twin-humbucker Roland G-202 (endorsed by Eric Clapton, Dean Brown, Jeff Baxter, Yannis Spathas, Mike Rutherford, Andy Summers and Steve Hackett) and the Ibanez X-ING IMG-2010.

Washburn guitar

guitars

Jan 142012

The Washburn guitar company started making guitars in 1883 in Chicago. The factory would later be involved with Delta Blues as a result of an influx of African Americans to the area in the 1920s. This type of blues would change the way blues music was played, and would also change rock and roll. This blues movement helped in the success of Washburn guitars at that time. The musicians played the guitars as well as making them by hand. The Washburn guitar and the blues movement that it was involved with are associated with Maxwell Street. This street is only a few blocks from the factory where Washburn guitars were first embraced.
Washburn X12 Electric Guitar Washburn Idol Series Electric Guitar Washburn X Series X50PROFETBK Electric Guitar Disney by Washburn Hannah Montana 3/4 Scale Electric Guitar Washburn Nuno Bettancourt Signature Series Electric Guitar
Washburn X Series X5WHK Electric Guitar
Washburn Idol Series WI45BK Electric Guitar
Washburn X Series X5MDBK Electric Guitar
Oscar Schmidt by Washburn OG2CE Full Size Cutaway Acoustic Electric Guitar - Black
Washburn makes electric guitars, acoustic guitars, electric basses, acoustic basses, banjos, mandolins, travel guitars, and amplifiers. The company also makes accessories including guitar cases, clothing, and other parts like tuners, pick ups, and straps. Washburn is mostly known for its electric guitars and acoustic guitars. The company makes eight different styles or “Series” of both electric and acoustic guitars.
Washburn Steel String Travel Acoustic Guitar (Natural)

Washburn guitars have been gaining much recognition in recent years, particularly within the extreme metal, hardcore punk and post-rock scenes.

ESP Guitar

guitars

Jan 122012

ESP Eclipse II Electric Guitar (Vintage Black) ESP LTD M100FM Electric Guitar (See Thru Black Cherry) ESP James Hetfield LTD Truckster 6-string Electric Guitar ESP LTD EX50 Electric Guitar (Black) LTD MH-50 Electric Guitar
Dependent of target market (i.e. Asia, US, Europe) and brand (ESP, LTD or Xtone), various models are organized in marketing series. The ESP Original series moreover has three other lines of Guitars, Edwards, Grassroots and Navigator and are mostly based on these models as well as some ESP Standard series Models. ESP Edwards Series produces mid-to-high range guitars, at a quality near the ESP Standard series, whilst ESP Grass Roots Series cater towards a more value-oriented segment of the market and are more akin to the 200s series of LTDs, however this varies. The ESPNavigator Series on the other hand is a prestigious line which produces replicas of Gibson and Fender guitars and basses. ESP USA produces the ESP Standard line, as well as the lower end LTD, and Xtone series, and the latter two lines of guitars are roughly based on these models. ESP USA’s standard series generally caters more towards to metal players, with characteristics such as active pickups common.

ESP LTD Standard MH103QM Electric Guitar (See-Thru Blue)
ESP also cater for custom guitar and bass orders, made to the specifications of the customer, and the quality of such custom guitars exceed that of the Original series. Such guitars may be ordered from ESP USA, but they are manufactured in Japan. Generally speaking custom order guitars cost as much, or even more than Navigators depending on the choices of the consumer and are considered to cater for the top-end segment. There is flexibility with the orders, as the guitars produced do not have to be based on existing lines of guitars and basses. The ESP Artist, or Signature series guitars are basically mass produced versions endorsing artist’s personal guitars and basses. The quality of the ESP Artist/Signature models lie between Navigator/Custom Shop, and the ESP Original series. Also, there exists the Edwards, Grassroots and LTD artist models, and such artist models lie in the higher-end segments of the respective lines of guitars and basses.
KH-2 Kirk Hammett Ouija Electric Guitar (Black) ESP LTD AX50 Electric Guitar (Black) ESP Galder Shadow V Blks 6-String Electric V Guitar ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar (See Thru Black Cherry)

Fender guitar

guitars

Jan 112012

In 1985, in a campaign initiated by then CBS Musical Instruments division president William Schultz (1926-2006), the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company employees purchased the company from CBS and renamed it the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Behind the Fender name, the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has retained Fender’s older models along with newer designs and concepts.
Fender Starcaster Electric Guitar Pack with Amp and Accessories, Candy Apple Red
Fender manufactures its most expensive guitars at its Corona factory in California and manufactures a variety of cheaper mid to high quality guitars at its Ensenada factory in Baja California, Mexico. Channing Ward is the lead designer of the 2009 Stratocaster. Fender also contracts Asian guitar makers to manufacture Fender guitars and to also manufacture the lower priced Squier guitars. The older and American built Fender guitars are generally the most favoured, but pre-1990 Fender Japan guitars are now highly regarded as well. Fenders built in Ensenada, Mexico took over the main export role from the Japanese made Fenders and Japanese Fenders are now manufactured mainly for the Japanese market, with only a small number marked for export.
'72 Telecaster Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar Fender Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar with Maple Neck and Deluxe Gigbag - Brown Sunburst
Squier was a string manufacturer subsequently acquired by Fender. The Squier brand has been used by Fender since 1982 to market inexpensive variants of Fender guitars intended to compete with the rise of Stratocaster copies, as the Stratocaster was slowly becoming more popular. Squier guitars have been manufactured in Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia and China. The Squier name adorns many inexpensive guitars based on Fender designs but with generally cheaper hardware, bridges and electronics.
Clear acrylic electric strat guitar Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Maple Neck with gig bag (Black)
In recent years, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has branched out into making and selling steel-string acoustic guitars, and has purchased a number of other instrument firms, including the Guild Guitar Company, the Sunn Amplifier Company, and other brands such as SWR Sound Corporation. In early 2003, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation made a deal with Gretsch and began manufacturing and distributing new Gretsch guitars. Fender also owns: Jackson, Charvel, Olympia, Orpheum, Tacoma Guitars (based in Seattle, WA), Squier and Brand X amps. The Californian guitar giant has recently purchased Kaman Music Corporation, which owns Ovation acoustic guitars, LP and Toca hand percussion products, Gibraltar Hardware, Genz Benz Amplification, Hamer Guitars and is the exclusive U.S. sales representative for Sabian Cymbals and exclusive worldwide distributor of Takamine Guitars and Gretsch Drums.
Fender Standard Jazz Bass® Guitar with Gig Bag - Rosewood Fretboard, Black, 3-Ply Parchment Pickguard
In February 2007 Fender announced that it would produce an illustrated product guide in place of its traditional annual Frontline magazine. This change was made in large part due to the costs associated with paying royalties in both print and the Internet. With the new illustrated product guide, this removed print issues. The new guide contains its entire range of instruments and amplifiers along with color pictures and basic specifications. The New Fender Frontline In-Home will be produced during the year, keeping customers up to date with new products. These will be available through guitar publications and will be directly mailed to customers who sign up to the Fender website. As well as these printed formats, Fender Frontline Live was launched at the winter NAMM show in January 2007 as a new online reference point, containing information on new products and live footage from the show.

Parker Guitars

guitars

Jan 102012

Parker Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, started by luthier Ken Parker in the early 90s. Parker is most famous for making the Parker Fly.
Parker P-Series Electric Guitar (Metallic Gray)

Parker guitars are characterized by being thin and lightweight guitars; they are generally made from lighter woods like poplar, Basswood, spruce, and (although there is a mahogany Fly. They have composite materials (resin and carbon glass skin, to reinforce a thin carved body and neck. Fingerboards are composite, and use stainless steel frets. Electronics include the integrated use of coil tapped humbuckers and piezo pickups with active circuitry.
Parker Fly Signature Series - Adrian Belew - Electric Guitar (Tangerine) Parker Fly Signature Series – Adrian Belew – Electric Guitar (Tangerine)

2003 was the last year of the original Flys, with the balance wheel on the face of the guitar and the 4 knob setup. In 2003 the Fly was “refined” with a new control layout consisting of a master volume, a master tone [coil tap function is on this control as well] and a master volume for the piezo eliminating the separate volume control for the magnet pickups and the piezo tone control. This instrument was more cost effective eschewing the original, higher fidelity Fly circuitry for the cheaper, simpler Nite-Fly preamp. Further cost cutting measures were made to the hardware.
Parker P-Series Pro Electric Guitar (Pearl White)

In 2003 the company was sold to U.S. Music Corporation based in Illinois. Manufacturing also moved to Mundelein, IL in 2003. The Parker custom shop opened, at the Washburn factory, in 2005. Import production moved from the Cort factory in Korea, to a factory commissioned by the Nova trading company in China, after the completion of the buyout. In October 2002, Parker initiated the first production run of the Fly bass guitar, in both 4-string and 5-string versions. The 5-strings are noted for their ease of use for 4-string players, both with respect to weight and string spacing. Parker basses produced in the original factory in Wilmington, MA have seven digit serial numbers using the same formula for dating at the original Nite Fly guitars. Basses made by Washburn have serial numbers that begin with 092. Soon after moving production to Illinois, the original, more stable multi-laminate neck construction was scrapped in favor of more cost-effective construction from a single piece of mahogany. As with other Parker guitars, they offer both magnetic and piezoelectric pickups, with the ability to blend the two.
Parker Fly Deluxe Electric Guitar (Dusty Black)

In late 2006, Ken Parker, who had been in seeming absentia since selling Parker guitars, surfaced with a new take on archtop guitars. Ken Parker currently builds only custom guitars.

Players include Adrian Belew, Vernon Reid, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage, Vince Genella, Saul Zonana, and Deron Miller. As of late, Parker has released several special edition Flys. There has been the Fly Mojo Snakeskin where a stock Fly Mojo was covered in snakeskin. Also were the 4 seasons Fly Mojos which were Mojos made corresponding to the season. Also released under the select series was the koa Fly Mojo.
Parker P-Series Pro Electric Guitar (Flame Top Honey Burst)
New production and design is currently led by Terry Atkins, of Gibson custom shop fame. (As well as Tacoma Guitars, and Jackson.) Terry has made several dynamic changes to the design of the flagship Fly model, including changing the truss rod from the original lightweight design to a more traditional, heavier version. It has also been noted by many Fly aficionados that the Washburn Fly guitars are thicker and heavier than the original instruments.

In 2009 US Music was sold to Jam Industries a Canadian Musical Instrument distributor.

In 2010 the Dragonfly model was introduced. Based on the Fly model, it features a refined headstock, allowing the guitar to be hung on a standard guitar wall hanger, a refined top horn, which is more ergonomically and traditionally shaped, standardized pickup cavities, and a slightly thicker, heavier body. It shares the same construction as the standard Fly.

Aria Guitar

guitars

Jan 092012

Aria was formed in Japan in 1953 by Shiro Arai as Arai and Company. They began retailing acoustic guitars in 1960, although the company didn’t actually start manufacturing their own until 1964. Aria arranged for Matsumoku, the musical instrument maker, to build the guitars for them under contract. Arai and Matsumoku started building acoustic guitars in 1964, and then electric guitars in 1966, using Arai, Aria, Aria Diamond, Diamond, and much less frequently, Arita brand names. The Aria brandname was changed to Aria Pro II in late 1975, though this has been used mostly (but not exclusively) for electric guitars and basses. All guitars were made in Japan until 1988, when production of less expensive models (Magna MAB/MAC and Integra IGB series) was switched to Korea. In the mid-1990s a few models (including the Fender Stratocaster-inspired Fullerton series guitars and the Steve Bailey 6-string fretless signature bass) were made in the United States. Guitar designer and audio engineer, Ronnie Parker started his career with Aria in 1985 when they were located in the City of Industry, California.
Aria DM-380 Electric Guitar - Brown Sunburst Aria FA-50E Electric Guitar - Brown Sunburst Aria AW-20 Acoustic Guitar - Natural Aria FA-80 Electric Guitar - Wine Red
Aria Pro II did some copies of famous American guitars like the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul though it also did its own style of guitars. In the 70s and early 80s the company came into its own in the United States with a series of high end professional instruments. The company had professional endorsements from Herb Ellis, Yngwie Malmsteen, Neal Schon, John Taylor, and many more.Cliff Burton of Metallica used an Aria SB-1000 bass but was never an official endorser. He has a posthumous “Signature Model” (his name is not mentioned on the Aria site) called the SB-CB produced in Korea. The guitars were distributed at this point by Tillman Distributors in Charlotte NC. Aria makes guitars ranging from beginner to professional models.

Aria also has built amps, such as the 10W Birdy.

Avalon Guitar

guitars

Jan 082012

The company, Avalon Guitars Limited, was originally formed in 1989 as The Lowden Guitar Company Limited and operated from Bangor, County Down until 1990. From 1989 until 2003, the company produced approximately 15,000 Lowden acoustic guitars and for a brief period from 1992 – 1996 also produced a solid body electric bass guitar under the name Goodfellow. The Goodfellow brand was sold to the Shinseido Corp. of Japan in 1996 to allow the company to focus exclusively on making high quality handmade acoustic guitars using traditional methodology.

The workshops in Newtownards were purpose built to facilitate the traditional approach to luthiery adopted by Avalon (then Lowden Guitar Co.); the facility was laid out in the pattern of specialised Japanese guitar makers by the then Technical Manager Mitsuhiro Uchida – now one of Japan’s foremost luthiers. Uchida also trained the apprentice luthiers, several of whom went on to develop their own guitar design talents which contributed significantly to the development of Avalon Guitars.

Due to limitations in the design licence agreement relating to Lowden Guitars, none of the company’s luthiers were permitted to contribute design ideas to the development of the company’s product range. To rectify this situation, the company created the Avalon Guitars brand in 2000 and invited design input from the group of the most experienced guitar makers working for the company at that time. The new range, called the Avalon Gold series, was launched in 2002. The first reviews of the range (Guitarist magazine (UK), April 2002; Guitar Buyer magazine (UK), June 2002; Total Guitar magazine (UK), June 2002) highly commended the range for its build quality and tonal excellence.

B.C. Rich guitar

guitars

Jan 062012

B.C. Rich Son of Beast Avenge Electric Guitar, Onyx with Red Bevel B.C. Rich NJ Deluxe Warbeast Guitar, Onyx B.C. Rich Virgin 1 Electric Guitar, Onyx
Since 2003, for the imported models, B.C. Rich used their own brand of pickups, known as B.D.S.M. (Broad Dynamic Sonically Matched). These pickups were an improvement from the generic pickups factories provided. However starting in 2006, B.C. Rich primarily uses Rockfield brand pickups. Due to the broad selection of features B.C. Rich is selecting pickups that match the guitar’s design and player’s requirements. Unconventional body styles and designs that take different shapes than early electric guitars, who were inspired by the design of acoustic guitars.
B.C. Rich Kerry King Metal Master V Generation 2 Guitar, Black with Tribal Graphic B.C. Rich Kerry King V Generation 2 Guitar, Two Toned Tribal Design over Fire B.C. Rich Warlock Revenge Electric Guitar, White B.C. Rich Mockingbird ST Guitar, Trans Honey Burst with Ebony Stringers
“Acrylic Series” guitars. These guitars are made completely of acrylic and their bodies are transparent, making the electronics inside viewable. The original run of the acrylic models featured a standard bolt-on maple neck with wood headstock, but later models featured an acrylic headstock, matching the same color as the body and making the overall appearance of the guitar more attractive. Acrylic is more dense than most woods[citation needed] which makes the guitar heavier than it would be if it were made of wood.[citation needed] In 2006 B.C. Rich introduced the IT (Invisibolt Technology) series. In this series the neck is bolted inside the body to look like a neck-through, but neck joint is still visible. This combines the elements of both bolt-on and neck-through designs.

Like Rickenbacker and Gibson before them, B.C. Rich used a neck through/thru body design in many of their instruments, however, on handmade series, they also pioneered the heel-less joint, a feature very uncommon on import instruments, if at all found. In addition, they used custom battery-powered active electronics — pickups and tone controls inside the guitar. These electronics were originally thought out and designed by Neal Moser who was a contracted employee for B.C. Rich from 1974 through 1985.[citation needed]Neal Moser helped with bone crafted parts and many set ups in the custom shop. He added the feet on winged guitars like the Rich Bich. Their guitars come in a variety of shapes, ranging from styles which are similar to electric guitar types (e.g., the Telecaster-styled Blaster) to unusual styles such as the Fat Bob, which has a body in the shape of a Harley-Davidson gas tank.

Jackson guitar

guitars

Jan 052012

Jackson PDX Electric Guitar with Black Bevels, Black Jackson RR5 Electric Guitar Jackson JS22R Dinky Eelctric Guitar, Black
Jackson is a guitar manufacturer originally owned and operated by Grover Jackson, a partner of Wayne Charvel of Charvel Guitar Repair. It started with the creation of the concord later known as the “Rhoads” V model guitar, originally designed and used by guitarist Randy Rhoads. Grover put his name on the Rhoads rather than the Charvel name because he felt the design was too shocking for Charvel’s regular customers. This model inspired Grover to start the Jackson guitar company. Wayne Charvel sold his interest in the Charvel name to Grover Jackson on November 10, 1978. The shop was located in Glendora, California (while using a PO Box in neighboring San Dimas) and manufactured guitars in this location from 1979 to 1986, when the Company merged with IMC (International Music Corporation), a Texas based importer of musical instruments. The factory then moved to Ontario, California.
JS30 DKT Dinky Electric Guitar Jackson JS30KE Kelly Electric Guitar - Black Jackson JS32T King V™ Electric Guitar - Black
In the Fall of 2002, Fender Musical Instrument Corporation purchased Jackson/Charvel, and operations were moved to the Fender factory in Corona, CA. Fender is now manufacturing guitars that are almost exactly like the original San Dimas Charvels, save for a few details.[citation needed] Both Jackson and Charvel models are being produced at Corona. This had short term negative consequences, as much of the artists who were on the company’s roster list in the 1980s and 1990s left to endorse other guitar companies. Though significantly improved since the buyout, interference by FMIC is still stated to be a problem with Jackson. Most however see that some of the new things that FMIC has instituted, such as the fairly low prices on high end USA models and improved quality in lower end models that the company will begin to experience a turnaround.
Jackson(R) 2910011358 JS20 Dinky Electric Guitar - Natural Finish Jackson® JS30KV King V™ Electric Guitar - Black Jackson® DK2 Dinky Electric Guitar with Skulls Graphic Jackson Soloist/Dinky Case
Jackson Guitars has become known for its slender and elegant models, often with an aggressive look popular with harder rock and metal music.
The Jackson headstock. Almost all Jackson (and many Charvel) guitars share the typical Gibson Explorer-like pointy drooped headstocks.[citation needed] Various models feature a reversed pointy headstock with the tip pointing upwards. Another trademark are their so called “shark fin” fret inlays, which inspired other famous guitar companies such as Ibanez to develop a similar design to that of Jackson’s original, called “shark tooth”.

Fender® Standard Stratocaster® Electric Guitar – Arctic White, Maple Fretboard Reviews

guitars

Jan 042012

Fender® Standard Stratocaster® Electric Guitar – Arctic White, Maple Fretboard

Body: Alder
Finish: Polyester
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5″ (241mm) radius
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo

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Electric Guitar. Made by Fender®.

Standard Stratocaster

The sounds that create legends! The Standard Stratocaster offers legendary Fender tone combined with classic styling that includes three single-coil pickups, a synchronized tremolo with high-mass bridge block, shielded body cavities, and medium jumbo frets. New features include a tinted neck, parchment pickguard/control knobs, and a ’70s-style logo. The Standard Strat – plug one in and hear for yourself!

Specifications

Body: Alder
Finish: Polyester
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5″ (241mm) radius
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Pickups:
- Neck: Standard Single-Coil Strat (Ceramic Magnets)
- Middle: Standard Single-Coil Strat (Ceramic Magnets)
- Bridge: Standard Single-Coil Strat (Ceramic Magnets)
Pickup Switching – 5-Position Blade:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
- Position 3. Middle Pickup
- Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
- Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Strings: Fender Super Bullets 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042)
Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag
Unique Features: Tinted Neck, Parchment Pickguard and Plastic Parts, ’70s-Style Logo, Cavity Shielding, High Mass Bridge Block, Medium Jumbo Frets

Note: Image below is an example of Arctic White, the color of the guitar you will receive – Image also displays a Rosewood Fretboard, the guitar you will receive has a Maple Fretboard

List Price: $ 690.00

Price: $ 499.99

B.C. Rich Warlock Metal Master Blade Electric Guitar, Black with Silver Blade Graphic

Bolt-on Construction
Diecast tuners
24 Jumbo frets
1 Volume, 1 Three-way toggle, and 1 Tone Controls

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For over 20 years Kerry King and B.C. Rich have teamed up to develop some of the most sinister axes. This latest Demon Spawn worships at the alter of evil tone. The standard features for the Tribal Fire Metal Master include two B.C. Rich humbucker pickups, Rosewood fingerboard and wrap-around style bridge.

Metal Master Warlock Blade Specifications

Construction: Bolt-on
Body wood: Agathis
Top style: Beveled
Body binding: None
Headstock style: Widow
Headstock color: Black
Headstock binding: None
Tuners: B.C. Rich diecast
Neck wood: Rosewood
Back of neck: Natural satin
Neck binding: None
Nut width: 43mm
Fretboard: Rosewood
Inlay: White pearloid dots
Frets: 24 jumbo 2.7mm
Factory strings: 9 – 42
Scale: 25 1/2″
Bridge / tailpiece type: Wrap-around adjustable
Pickups: 2 B.D.S.M. B.C. Rich humbuckers
Controls: One volume, one tone and 1 three-way toggle
Hardware: Chrome
Finish: Painted glossy
Color: Black with red or silver blade graphic

B.C. Rich BDSM humbuckers and wrap-around tailpiece.

Be careful with that headstock.

The B.C. Rich Metal Master Series
The Metal Master Series comprises the most affordable Kerry King models available from B.C. Rich. Featuring Generation 1 & 2 tribal design influenced by Kerry’s tats, these axes boast B.C. Rich humbucker pickups, rosewood fingerboards, wrap-around bridges, and vicious body and headstock shapes. The stuff of Kings.

Agathis Body With Beveled Top
Agathis wood, like ash or alder, is firm and resonant, offering great sustain and a focused midrange at an affordable price. It’s perfect for the Warlock Blade’s non-traditional body shape.

Beveled Top
Most of B.C. Rich’s body styles employ a beveled edge around the shape, including this one. In many ways bevels on a top are similar to facets on a cut stone. They catch the light and reflect at different angles, giving the instrument more of a three dimensional look. Some of the B.C. Rich top bevels are extreme and wide while others are subtle and narrow. Occasionally the shape of the instrument is accented by painting the bevels a contrasting color.

Bolt-on Construction
A number of B.C. Rich guitars use a classic Bolt-on construction. On these instruments a neck (typically maple) is bolted on with 4 screws to the body. This construction offers some added flexibility in the instruments adjustment and provides the option to change the neck in the future.

The Warlock Blade features a rosewood neck with an ultra-playable natural satin finish, and a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white pearloid dot inlays. The deep cutaways make access to higher notes a breeze, so you can shred away in that upper register without any problems.

B.C. Rich BDSM Pickup
B.C. Rich designed their BDSM humbucking pickups to provide a solid sound and to be durable while delivering high output. BDSM stands for Broad Dynamic Sonically Matched. Which simply means that the pickup is designed to reproduce a wide range of frequencies accurately (broad dynamic). Then they are tested and matched in pairs (Neck and Bridge) by their inherent individual and signature tonal and output characteristics to give a solidly balanced tone (sonically matched).

Hardware
The Warlock Blade features a wrap-around, adjustable bridge with string-thru-body design, for serious sustain and solid tuning. The chrome die-cast tuners seal the deal.

List Price: $ 510.00

Price: $ 510.00

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Eko guitar

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Jan 042012

Eko Camaro - Gold Electric Guitar Eko Piccola Acoustic-Electric Guitar Eko Kadett SC1 - Sunburst Electric Guitar Eko Kadett SC1 - Black (Grey Pickguard) Electric Guitar
Eko is an Italian manufacturer of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and similar instruments, catering to professional level and manufacturing largely for export. It is located in Recanati, Marche. Their products include classical guitars, 12-string guitars, arch top guitars, electric guitars and acoustic bass guitars. Eko guitars gained high popularity during the rock’n'roll craze of 1960s, becoming the largest guitar exporter in Europe. Their electric models were often highly ornamented with pearl, featured 3 or 4 pickups and recognizable “rocker” switches for pickup selection. The acoustic models were popular in country and folk rock bands of the late ’60s. The best-known models of ’60s include:

    * Eko 500 (Fender Jaguar look-a-like),
    * Eko 700 (original triple-cutaway design with “hockey stick” head),
    * Eko 290 (also known as Eko Barracuda, semi-hollow flat-top electric),
    * Eko Rokes (rocket-shaped electric, made popular by an Italian pop band of the same name, The Rokes)
    * Eko Kadett (’67 original double cutaway with characteristic long “horns”) and
    * Eko Ranger (the best-selling Eko product, acoustic in 6 and 12-string version).

Eko also produced Vox Phantom guitars for Vox in the ’60s. In the UK the instruments were imported by Rose-Morris, London. In Australia their instruments were imported by Rose Music and often, but not always, branded with their house brand Eston.

Epiphone guitar

guitars

Jan 022012

Epiphone LP-100 Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Heritage Cherryburst Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Epiphone LP Standard Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Ebony Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93 Electric Guitar, Wine Red Epiphone Special-II GT Electric Guitar, Worn Black
In the early 1970s, Epiphone began to manufacture instruments in Japan. From the 1980s, Epiphones were manufactured mainly in Korea but also in Japan by contractors licensed by Gibson. One of these contractors was Samick, which also built instruments under license for other brands and in its own name. Thus, a Korean-era solidbody Epiphone would have been built under license. The brand was primarily used to issue less expensive versions of classic Gibson models, in a manner similar to that of the Squier brand by Fender. These Epiphones were thought to have sometimes been built with different species of woods from the original Gibson versions; some players speculated that this resulted in the instruments bearing a visual and ergonomic similarity to the Gibson originals but having a slightly different tone; however this has always been suspected to be based on prejudice more than empirical fact. Samick has stopped manufacturing guitars in Korea. In 2002, Gibson opened a factory in Qingdao, China, which manufactures Epiphone guitars exclusively. With few exceptions, Epiphones are now built only in the Qingdao factory. Unique Epiphone models, including the Emperor, Zephyr, Riviera and Sheraton, are built to higher quality standards than the company’s “Gibson copy” line. Epiphone also produces a range of higher quality instruments under the “Elitist Series” moniker, which are built in Japan. The “Masterbilt” acoustics are manufactured in Qingdao.
Epiphone LP Custom Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Antique White Epiphone LP-100 Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Ebony Epiphone Dot Archtop Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, White Epiphone G-400 SG Collection Electric Guitar, Cherry Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar, Cherry Epiphone Zakk Wylde LP Custom Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Bullseye Epiphone LP-100 Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst
Epiphone is now a subsidiary of Gibson, somewhat like Squier is a subsidiary of Fender (the chief difference being that the Squier line of guitars was created in-house by Fender; in other words, there is no such thing as a “pre-Fender” Squier guitar). Because of this subsidiary relationship, many of the instruments look the same as the more expensive Gibson versions. However Epiphone still maintains its own line of archtop guitars. Epiphone also manufactures its own line of amplifiers.

Ibanez JEM

Gears, guitars

Jul 182011

is an electric guitar manufactured by Ibanez and first produced in 1987. The guitar’s most notable user is its co-designer, Steve Vai. As of 2010, there have been five sub-models of the JEM: the JEM7, JEM77, JEM777, JEM555 and the JEM333. Although the Ibanez JEM series is a signature series guitar, Ibanez mass-produces several of the guitar’s sub-models.

The Ibanez JEM series is heavily influenced by the superstrat to model name or bodyshape is called a soloist concept, a more aggressive guitar in terms of shape and specifications compared to the Stratocaster.

Vai decided to stop using his Anderson guitar in favour of a guitar deal with a bigger company. Just before Christmas 1986 Ibanez received Vai’s guitar specification; they were similar to Despagni’s guitars. Ibanez built one of their “Maxxas” guitars for him with a palmrest for the tremolo. Vai liked the model and decided to produce that particular guitar with Ibanez. It took five months to make the new model samples in Japan, the JEM guitar and the RG range which launched at the NAMM Industry Trade Show in June 1987.

After the JEM series was launched at the NAMM show, Ibanez with Steve Vai began to design and produce the guitar actively. Rich Lasner of Hoshino explained that Vai used a “Chinese menu approach” to design the guitar (i.e. choosing from many different categories). The first design was by Vai, when he sent Hoshino his ideas from many different guitar features he liked and combined it into one guitar. The essential considerations were the weight, wood types and pickups. For the latter specification, Vai decided long before Ibanez contacted him, that he would use DiMarzio pickups for his guitars.

Later, Lasner asked Vai to explain the guitar specifications further: “‘The first thing he did” Lasner explains, “was disassemble them on the spot. Neck from body, pickguard off, tremolo out… took ‘em apart. I was shocked, to say the least. But Steve looked at me nonchalantly and said, ‘Relax, I do this all the time.’ He wanted to check Mace’s detail and craftsmanship.”"[2] Mace Bailey, who was also involved in the production, later went to Japan to the Ibanez factory to really begin producing the guitar. He sat there with the craftsmen and made ten guitars for Vai.

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