Tracii Guns:
Weeeeeeeee!!! More is More!!! Kramer and I just renewed a new commitment for 500 more Gunstars to be produced and they are already in production and some are already headed out into the wild so, if you missed the first round then here we go again. Most importantly thank you for the support in making this signature model of mine a complete success ❤️❤️❤️
Polyphia:
We are proud to announce the new Tim Henson and Scottie LePage signature guitars from Ibanez Guitars. Introducing the TOD10 & KRYS10.
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Tommy Lee:
Whoa dude! TH🙏🏻NK YOU John 5 for the Ghost Bday guitar dude! Freaked out! 👻 the TeLEEcaster
John 5’s wife Rita Lowery commented:
First person to have it, pooper🚽 ❤️❤️❤️ we love you
During a conversation with Ultimate Guitar in July 2022, John 5 talked about his upcoming signature guitar, ‘The Ghost’:
INTERVIEW EXCERPT:
I heard rumblings about a possible new signature guitar. The white one, are we calling it “The Ghost” can we let the cat out of the bag on that one?
John 5:
Yeah. We’re calling it ‘The Ghost,’ and it is beautiful. It’s all white. It’s got red binding, red pickups and hardware. And it is gorgeous. It is an amazing sounding guitar and an amazing playing guitar. It’s just one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while, and I love it. You know, it’s been in the works for a while, and everything came to a screeching halt in 2019. It is just an unbelievable guitar. And yes, it is coming to fruition very soon.
I love the painted fretboard. What inspired you to want to do that? Or what were some of the specifications that you gave the folks at Fender?
To be honest, I saw the Supreme guitar they did and that had kind of a painted neck and I give credit where credit’s due. But that guitar was in such a very, very, very, very limited production I was like well why not get this out to the population so that everybody can get this because it’s so beautiful. It’s just like when the Les Paul came out. They only made like 100 of them [in the original run], so nobody would get to enjoy that beautiful guitar. I’m not comparing The Ghost to the Les Paul. I’m just giving an example of something that, if it’s such a limited run, just imagine how terrible that would be. Like if they stopped at 100 and there were only 100 Les Pauls ever made. So I was like, let’s make this something that we can get out to the public so everybody can enjoy it.
Joe Strummer (Official):
Check out the new Fender Joe Strummer Signature Telecaster, which pays homage to Joe’s legendary instrument. Feat. Road Worn lacquer-finished Alder body, a mid-60s “C”-shape maple neck & a set of custom-voiced Strummer Tele pickups.
As front man and main songwriter of legendary punk band, The Clash, Joe Strummer created a fiery, passion-filled brand of up-tempo punk-rock that catapulted the band into rock and roll history. Strummer’s rebellious musical sensibilities injected the band’s songs with the lightning-in-a-bottle political urgency of the era.
To capture the vibe of Joe’s well-worn ’66 model, the Joe Strummer Telecaster® features a Road Worn® lacquer-finished Alder body, a mid-‘60s “C”-shape maple neck with 7.25” radius Rosewood fingerboard and a set of custom-voiced Joe Strummer Telecaster® pickups. Other features include a vintage-style 6-saddle Telecaster® bridge, era-correct 3-ply parchment pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines and a custom neck plate, all featuring Fender’s Road Worn® finish to complete the look.
Click here to learn more about this artist model.
FEATURES
Alder body with Road Worn® Lacquer finish
Maple neck with 7.25” radius rosewood fingerboard
Custom Neckplate
Vintage-style 6-Saddle Tele Bridge
Custom Joe Strummer ‘60s Single-Coil Tele® Pickups
Road Worn® Vintage-Style Hardware
Joe Strummer’s legendary ‘66 Tele is more than a guitar, it’s the sound of a movement – played throughout Strummer’s career in the 101ers to The Clash, to the Mescaleros and beyond.
Built to withstand heavy destruction, this guitar had battle scars to prove it, made real by Strummer’s dedication to using it every time he played, without fail.
As the story goes, Strummer’s Tele was bought out of an act of goodwill. A friend from South Africa was looking to obtain British citizenship, so he agreed to a marriage at the price of £100. It just so happened that a used Telecaster was available at a local shop for £120.
THE MAKEOVER
This guitar initially started out with a 3-Color Sunburst finish, but as Strummer, Paul Simonen and Mick Jones came together to form The Clash, the aesthetics of the group changed, which brought an all-black paint job to the instrument, in addition to stencil work and several decals.
As The Clash gained more of a worldwide audience on the heels of early albums like Give ’Em Enough Rope and London Calling, the Black began to give way to the Sunburst. Plus, the original three-saddle ashtray bridge was switched out for a six-saddle version and a second string tree was added.
To celebrate Strummer’s legendary contributions to not only the music of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, but also the punk and hardcore we hear today, Fender is releasing the Joe Strummer Signature Telecaster, a faithfully recreated model that captures his rebellious musical sensibilities and injected The Clash’s songs into the political urgency of the era.
Gus G:
The 1961 Gary Moore fiesta red Stratocaster & how I acquired it.
Steve Vai: Surprise! Say hello to the new Blue Powder PIA! In the never-ending pursuit of excellence and quirky cool, we have been working on this new color for quite some time. Now it’s ready and on display at NAMM! There’s something calming and comfortable about this color on a PIA.
Legendary Guitarist, Vocalist, Songwriter, and Founder of the Multi-Platinum and GRAMMY® Award-Winning Megadeth, Teams with Gibson for His First Acoustic Guitar in the Dave Mustaine Collection
NASHVILLE, TN (May 10, 2022) For 128 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson is proud to unveil the latest addition to the Dave Mustaine Collection, Dave’s first acoustic guitar with Gibson, the Dave Mustaine Songwriter. For the new acoustic guitar, Gibson acoustic luthiers in Bozeman, Montana collaborated with Dave Mustaine the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and founder of the multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY® Award-winning band, Megadeth. The Gibson Dave Mustaine Songwriter in Ebony is available in a both a standard version and a limited edition model, signed by the artist. The entire Dave Mustaine Collection is available now at select global dealers and on Gibson.com.
Part of the Dave Mustaine Collection, the new Dave Mustaine Songwriter in Ebony is the first 24-fret neck ever installed on a Gibson acoustic guitar. With a slightly thinner walnut body, the Dave Mustaine Songwriter guitar features a cutaway for easy access to the upper frets. An extremely limited edition version of the Dave Mustaine Songwriter in Ebony signed by Dave Mustaine is also available.
Gibson is honored to be working with Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth at the dawn of the American thrash metal movement. Mustaine has sold 50 million records worldwide, earned six platinum albums, and is a GRAMMY® Award winner, cancer survivor, and a certified 1st degree black belt in Ukidokan Karate, and Songahm Taekwondo, an honorary 4th degree black belt and Goodwill Ambassador in the World Taekwondo Federation, and he is currently on the way to a 1st degree black belt in Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu.
Explore the new Dave Mustaine Songwriter in Ebony, www.gibson.com.
Renowned worldwide and synonymous with metal guitar, Dave Mustaine founded Megadeth in 1984 and less than a year a later debuted with the release of Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! in 1985. Megadeth has gone on to sell more than 50 million albums worldwide, earning many accolades along the way, including a GRAMMY® Award for the title track from their most recent album Dystopia, along with 12 additional GRAMMY® nominations, as well as five consecutive platinum/multi-platinum albums. Megadeth has headlined many of the biggest stages in the world and recently played their most successful tour ever, closing every night on the North American amphitheater “Metal Tour of the Year”. Also, a New York Times bestselling author and sought after speaker, host, and commentator, Mustaine has remained a standard bearer for metal and heavy guitar rock, combining a musical and technical standard with the punk and rock n’ roll ethos and attitude. As vital and pace–setting as ever, Megadeth’s last album Dystopia matched the highest chart positions ever achieved by the band.
The Dave Mustaine episode of “Icons” on Gibson TV
Charvel Guitars: Ultimate Attitude. Charvel is excited to present the all-new Jake E Lee Signature Pro-Mod So-Cal.
“When I was coming up in the ‘80s, Charvel was THE cool guitar to have,” says Lee. “40 years later, it still is.”
Guitar virtuoso Jake E Lee blazed trails in the 1980s with Ratt and Rough Cutt before landing his legendary gig as Ozzy Osbourne’s lead guitarist. His acclaimed career continued with Badlands and now Red Dragon Cartel, and Charvel has been there every step of the way. The iconic models that have always accompanied Lee in the studio and on the stage are among the most requested in the Charvel collection.
JAKE E LEE SIGNATURE PRO-MOD SO-CAL STYLE 1 HSS HT RW
For the first time, Charvel now offers a more affordable version of Jake’s hallowed So-Cal guitar, with the 2022 spring release of his signature Pro-Mod So-Cal. Like his USA So-Cal, this instrument is based on the distinctive white “Charvel-ized” instrument the great guitarist acquired in 1975 by working at a music store to earn trade credit.
Although originally a Sunburst Fender Strat, Lee’s roommate back in the day worked at Charvel and offered to paint the guitar as a birthday present. While he was at it, he also cut down the headstock and added a Charvel logo to it. Other mods soon followed to the iridescent Pearl White guitar, including a new black pickguard and reverse slanting of the single-coil middle and neck pickups — an idea inspired by hearing the tones Jimi Hendrix was getting from playing his Strat upside down.
Made famous during his Ozzy-era, the Pearl White So-Cal remains a fan favorite that Charvel is thrilled to bring to Lee’s legions of fans in a more affordable Pro-Mod form.
USA SIGNATURE PEARL WHITE WITH LAVENDER HUE
Jake E Lee’s USA Signature Pearl White with Lavender Hue is based on the distinctive white “Charvel-ized” instrument the great guitarist has played ever since he bought it new back in 1975.
Jake E Lee’s USA Signature in a gorgeous Pearl White with Lavender Hue finish pays tribute to his first-ever guitar. Modified and notorious from his early days with Ozzy Osbourne, this USA So-Cal replica features an ash body, bolt-on quartersawn maple neck, 12″ – 16″ compound radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets and white dot inlays, Seymour Duncan® JB humbucking bridge pickup, single-coil DiMarzio® SDS-1 middle and neck pickups, five-way blade switching, single volume control knob, hardtail bridge and Gotoh® tuning machines.
Guitar World: Steve Vai on how Frank Zappa inspired him to design the Ibanez JEM – and why the Japanese guitar builder succeeded where others failed. -READ MORE
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The JEM has been around for 35 years. At the beginning, why did you feel the need to develop that guitar?
I was fortunate working for Frank Zappa because one of the things I learned from him is if you want something, just do it. So Frank was molesting his guitars with electronics and putting things in them, like frequency modulators and parametric EQs, and I’m changing the necks, changing the pickups.
“I thought, ‘Well, that’s what you do. You find what you want.’ I loved Strats because they had a whammy bar, but I didn’t like the way they sounded. They weren’t rock ’n’ roll enough to me. I loved Les Pauls because Jimmy Page played a Les Paul and they had a better sound for me, but they weren’t sexy to me. They felt awkward and none of them you could really comfortably play in the high register. I don’t know why they give you the frets when they don’t give you the access to them.
“I knew that I wanted to have something that was not necessarily one of those. Edward [Van Halen] came out with a humbucker on a Strat-style guitar, that was perhaps the first SuperStrat. That was fantastic because now we can get a really good, big fat sound with a whammy bar. But there were things about that guitar that were very limiting to me. So very innocently I decided, ‘What do I want? I could have anything made.’” -READ MORE
NEAL SCHON: Check this out ! New guitar I put together with Paul Reed Smith 🔥♾🔥
Gibson: The wait is finally over! The Dave Mustaine Flying V™ EXP in Antique Natural and Silver Metallic finishes is now available in limited quantities. Pick one up at your local dealer and Set the World Afire.
Dave Mustaine is the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and founder of the multi-platinum selling and Grammy® Award-winning band, MEGADETH. His new Gibson Dave Mustaine Flying V™ EXP Artist model delivers the powerful, heavy sound and exceptional playing performance that he demands. The 25.5” scale mahogany neck has an ebony fretboard with a compound fretboard radius, 24 medium jumbo frets, mother of pearl “teeth” inlays, an Explorer™-style headstock with Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners with Kidney buttons, and a Graph Tech® nut. The mahogany Flying V-style body is equipped with a Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, a Stop Bar tailpiece, and a Dave Mustaine signature Seymour Duncan® Thrash Factor pickup set. The Antique Natural and Silver Metallic nitrocellulose lacquer finishes are complemented by black chrome hardware. A hardshell case is also included.
Social Distortion: We’re proud to announce Mike Ness has partnered with The Gibson Custom Shop to introduce his signature model, the Mike Ness 1976 Les Paul Deluxe. – MORE INFO
Pure Rock ’n’ Roll Perfection:
Mike Ness is a producer and musician and the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the legendary punk band and rock ’n’ roll icons Social Distortion. A self-described “Gibson guy,” his favorite electric guitar is a modified 1976 Les Paul™ Deluxe Goldtop, which served as the basis for this Gibson Custom Shop Artist Model. It comes equipped with a three-piece maple neck, a 2-piece plain maple top, and a mahogany/maple/mahogany back. The stock mini humbuckers have been replaced by P-90s, which Mike prefers. The Goldtop finish has been expertly aged by the artisans of the Murphy Lab to match Mike’s original, and it even includes the Orange County, Clay Smith Cams Mr. Horsepower®, and I Voted stickers.
George Lynch: Introducing the new George Lynch “Mr. Scary” Wah Pedal from Morley! It’s the Executioner of Wah Pedals… Available while supplies last exclusively at Pitbull Audio!
George “Mr. Scary” Lynch is back with a new signature Wah that will send your Rivals Screaming for the Exit. It’s the Executioner of Wah pedals… Slice through your opponents with its Switchless Wah Blade or Execute them instantly with the Optical Lock Feature. Exclusive Limited-Edition Batch That’s Scary small… five pedals contain a Special Golden Ticket each with its own unique George Lynch prize… Will you be a winner? Or is it too spooky for you?
For the past 127 years, Gibson–the iconic American instrument brand–has been synonymous with creating and shaping sound across genres of music and generations of players. Today, Gibson Custom Shop has announced the release of the limited-edition Jerry Cantrell “Wino” Les Paul Custom guitar, the guitar marks the first official collaboration with Gibson luthiers and the legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist, and ALICE IN CHAINS co-founder Jerry Cantrell.
“The Wino has always been one of my favorite guitars,” says Jerry Cantrell. “It’s a really good-looking guitar.”
Only 100 of the new Jerry Cantrell “Wino” Les Paul Custom guitar were hand-crafted by the expert luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop. Each guitar in this very special limited run is personally hand-signed on the back of the headstock by Jerry Cantrell. The Jerry Cantrell “Wino” Les Paul Custom guitar is available worldwide via www.gibson.com.
Five Eddie Van Halen stage-played, hand-signed guitars sold for a combined total of $210,225 at Julien’s Auctions over the weekend.
The Charvel Art Series Guitars:
Two “Bumblebee” guitars sold for $38,400 and $41,600, a red-and-white Frankenstein Mark II-styled guitar sold for $40,625, a reverse “Bumblebee” guitar sold for $38,400, and a stealth black body guitar with silver hand-striped design by Eddie Van Halen sold for $51,200.
THE GUITARS:
Five Charvel EVH Art Series electric guitars designed, hand-striped, and played by Eddie Van Halen will join his brother Alex’s drum kit on the auction stage including the last of the late legendary rock guitarist’s Charvel legendary EVH guitars he played on stage. The Stealth black body with a silver hand-striped design by Van Halen, possibly in tribute to his EVH Wolfgang guitar, is applied with four white “Van Halen / 2012” guitar picks attached to a strip of adhesive tape, and is signed and inscribed “Kansas City / MO / 5.22.12 / Eddie Van Halen / Van Halen / 2012,” with an additional note “Last one!!” indicating that this was his last Charvel stage-played EVH guitar (photo right). The lot comes with a photograph of Eddie Van Halen playing the guitar live on stage with Van Halen at Kansas City Sprint Center, on May 22nd, 2012.
Other Eddie Van Halen Charvel EVH Art Series electric guitars include a red guitar with a unique black and white hand-striped design by Van Halen that pays homage to his legendary ‘Frankenstein’ Mark II guitar—and is uniquely numbered “5150”—the name of EVH’s recording studio (and also the date that he played this guitar), signed and inscribed by EVH in silver sharpie: “Baltimore, MD / 5.15.08 / Eddie Van Halen / Van Halen ’08” that comes with a DVD featuring footage from the show of Van Halen playing this guitar live on stage at First Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD on May 15th, 2008, and a Van Halen 2007-08 tote bag.
A black guitar with a unique, yellow hand-striped design by Van Halen in tribute to his “Bumblebee” guitar, signed and inscribed in silver sharpie: “8.7.04 / Las Vegas NV / Eddie Van Halen / Van Halen / 04” that comes with a black custom EVH tour flight case (not the standard hard case that typically accompanies these guitars,) a photograph of EVH playing the guitar live on stage with Van Halen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, NV, on August 7th, 2004, a certificate of authenticity signed by Van Halen, two “VH” guitar picks, a ticket from the show, a corresponding backstage pass, and a Mandalay Bay hotel room key card.
A yellow guitar with a unique, black hand-striped design by Van Halen in tribute to his “Bumblebee” guitar, signed and inscribed in black sharpie: “Des Moines IA. / 2.6.08 / Eddie Van Halen / Van Halen 2008” that comes with a black custom EVH hard case, a photograph of Eddie playing the guitar live on stage with Van Halen at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA on February 6th, 2008, and a certificate of authenticity signed by Van Halen.
A yellow hand-striped design by Van Halen in tribute to his “Bumblebee” guitar with the words: “Las Vegas” partly visible under the bridge, signed and inscribed in silver sharpie: “Las Vegas NV. / 12.30.07 / Eddie Van Halen / Van Halen 2007,” which comes with a black custom EVH hard case, a photograph of EVH playing the guitar live on stage with Van Halen at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas on December 30th, 2007 (the last date of the first leg of Van Halen’s 2007/08 tour), and a certificate of authenticity signed by Van Halen.
Seymour Duncan: Jackson Guitars built several guitars for Randy Rhoads before his passing.
