The Nash T-63 is one of their model T guitars that is done in a retro style. The T-63 features aging to make it look like it’s been around for years. It has an amazing tone and will stand up to just about any abuse you throw at it. If you’re looking for a guitar that seems to have come directly from the 60s but don’t want to pay the high prices vintage guitars often seem to have, you’ll want to check out a few Nash instruments. They’re designed to look great, sound great, and be very affordable. Read more
The Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose is a part of the Gretsch Guitars Professional Collection. These guitars are designed in cooperation with musicians who know all the ins and outs of great instruments. The Tennessee Rose is actually based on the Tennessean, a guitar that was made in 1958. In addition to being part of the Professional Collection, the Tennessee Rose is one of the Gretsch 75th Anniversary Models. It was renamed the Tennessee Rose in the 1990s, and it later became the Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose after Mr. Atkins brought Gretsch his ideas for modifying the guitar.
The body of the Tennessee Rose is made from laminated maple, and the top is arched. It uses bound oversized F-holes and has multiple body bindings. The maple neck features 22 frets and a 12 inch ebony radius. It uses Neo Classic thumbnail inlays. High Sensitive Filter Tron pickups are positioned at the neck and the bridge, and they’re done in a H/H configuration. A three position switch lets you decide which ones are active. The guitar also has volume for the neck, volume for the bridge, a master volume control, and a master tone control. Read more
The Springfield by K-Line Guitars is a double-cutaway guitar that is designed to work great for rock, country, and blues. It’s a great electric guitar that many others are judged by. It was done in a double-cutaway before that design caught on, and as one of the first, it’s now seen as a classic guitar that many electric players love. It was designed by master builder Chris Kroenlein, who sought to improve the double-cutaway classic design. He did this by changing the angle of the neck pocket to give the Springfield a better tone and more intonation. He also made the tremolo system smoother to operate and added high quality electronics. The result was a guitar that looks and sounds like a vintage instrument but plays so much better.
The Springfield uses swamp ash or select alder for the body. The neck is done in a U shape with a heel truss rod adjust. Different woods choices are available. You can also customize the body with different woods if you like. The fretboard has a ten inch radius and a rolled-edge. The Springfield uses a Wilkinson vintage bridge and Gotoh SD-91 tuners. For pickups, you can choose between Lollar Dirty Blonde or Klein K-Line Customs. There are other options, of course, but they do cost extra. The guitar is done in a nitrocellulose lacquer and comes in more than 20 different colors. You can select no aging, light aging, or special order heaving aging. Read more
The Suhr Guitars Pro series contains a number of different models, and while each of these is somewhat related, each also has its own unique features. The S3 and S4 models are a pair of Suhr’s that are nearly identical, but again, each has something of its own to offer, and the two sound slightly different. If you’ve heard a S1 or S5, don’t think you’ve heard one of these two guitars. They’re not quite the same.
The Suhr S3 and S4 use American basswood for the body and tops it with flame maple. They also use an SSH+ pickup configuration in the bridge position. They both use an even C slim shape for the neck, but the S4 features a one-piece maple neck. The fingerboard on the S3 is made from Indian Rosewood. This is a bit different from the other Pro series guitars, which use different woods from the neck and fingerboard. Read more
The Truxton by K-Line guitars is a simple instrument, but it certainly doesn’t lack in sound. This guitar is based on the single cutaway tele-style body design that has been around for decades, but K-Line puts their own unique little spin on it that turns the Truxton into a truly unique and fun guitar.
The Truxton is a light weight guitar that uses top quality components and the best tonewoods available. A select swamp ash or alder body is standard, although other woods are available. The neck is done in a U shape and features a fretboard with a ten inch radius. The Truxton uses Gotoh SD-91 tuners, a heavy K-line stamped plate bridge with three barrel compensated saddles (a hipshot hard-tail bridge is available on special models). It features Lollar or Klein traditional single coil pickups, but again, other brands are available upon request, including P90, mini humbucker, or Firebird. The guitar can be aged if you like, and there are a large variety of vintage colors available.
The Truxton comes in standard and special models. The standard version with no customizations or additions retails for $2,250.
For more info you can check out the K-Line website http://www.k-lineguitars.com/theguitars_truxton.php
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The Airline line of guitars was originally marketed between 1958 and 1968 by VALCO, and they were sold exclusively through Montgomery Ward stores. The guitars have been used by such players as David Bowie and guitarists for the White Stripes and Calexico. However, they were somewhat difficult to find, so Eastwood purchased the brand and released a new line of Airline guitars to fill the need. The Airline 3P DLX was released in 2005 as a custom shop model. There were very few of these guitars made, so they’re something of a collector’s item.
The 3P DLX is made from mahogany and features a bolted on bound maple neck. The fingerboard is from rosewood and has block markers. Eastwood used three Alnico Hot-10 humbuckers and a five way adjustable Roller Bridge with a BIGSBY licensed tremolo. The hardware is all Vintage Kluson style nickel and chrome. The guitar has three tone, three volume, and one master volume controls plus a five way switch. Some of the special features on the 3P DLX include its tortoiseshell pickguard and its NOS Valco 62 knobs.
The Airline 3P DLX generally retails for between $900 and $1029, which includes a hard shell case and an Eastwood t-shirt. The guitar comes in a number of different colors, including red, sunburst, and vintage cream.
For more information check out the Eastwood website: http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/
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The 2011 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster looks to be another one of the many outstanding new instruments coming out of the Fender Custom Shop. This deluxe model is a Strat with many new features added to the traditional design of the guitar.
The Custom Deluxe uses premium lightweight ash for the body and AA birdseye maple for the neck, which is done in a large C shape. It has 22 Dunlop 6105 narrow jumbo frets and Abalone dot position inlays. The neck is chrome-plated and finished with a satin neck finish. It uses Fender Gotoh locking machine heads for the tuners and a deluxe 2-point synchronized tremolo bridge. The hardware is nickel and chrome, and the nut is micarta. It uses master built single-coil Strat pickups in an S/S/S configuration, two tone controls, a volume control, and a five position blade. Read more
The versatility and incredible sounds of the Suhr Guitars Guthrie Govan instrument make it a prime choice for many players, especially those that need a guitar with a fast response time. The guitar was designed to Govan’s exacting specifics, and it includes many things he loves in a guitar but could never find on just one instrument. It starts out with a mahogany body and neck, like many of the guitars Govan favors. The top is made from flame maple, and the fingerboard is Pau Ferro. This gives the guitar some tightness and a bit of punch, and when combined with the mahogany, the overall tone is quite warm and articulate.
The guitar uses an ML single-coil pickup in the middle position, an SSV humbucker on the neck, and an SSH+ humbucker on the bridge. This HSH configuration is very versatile. The 5 way switch lets you select which pickups are on. There’s also a push-button blower switch that lets you really rock the bridge humbucker from any setting, so you can quickly go for that great sound. Then there’s the Tremol-No trem-locking device, which is great if you need different tunings during a performance.
The overall price of the Guthrie Govan is $3500.
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Gretsch Guitars has partnered with Brian Setzer to create yet another outstanding guitar in their Professional Collection. The G6120SSL Brian Setzer Nashville guitar is based on guitars in Setzer’s vintage collection, although he made a few recommendations and additions based on what he loves to see in a guitar. It’s an interesting combination of several different models, and the result is uniquely Brian Setzer.
What guitars did Setzer pick? He started with his favorite 1959, taking the trestle bracing from it so that the Nashville has a good, solid feel. The full hollowbody guitar is made from laminated flamed maple, while the neck is made from two pieces of rock maple. It features a bound ebony fretboard. Then he bring in some TV Jones Classic pickups, a rosewood Adjusto-Matic bridge, and Sperzel locking tuners. The guitar is finished off with a Gretsch Bigsby B6CB vibrato tailpiece and nickel-plated hardware. Master tone, master volume, and individual pickup volumes give you complete control over how loud your sound is.
The Brian Setzer Nashville takes Setzer’s favorite guitars and creates one amazing instrument that has everything he could ever ask for. The Nashville comes with a hardshell case and has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $4,425. Read more
The 1958 Relic Stratocaster made by the Fender Custom Shop recreates one of the Stratocaster's golden years. In 1958, the Strat had been all but perfected, and this was the year that it went from interesting guitar to world-wide sensation. Many popular artists picked up the Strat in ’58, and it really took off. This recreation by Fender faithfully duplicates everything that made the 1958 Strat a huge success.
This relic guitar’s two-piece body is made from alder, and the neck is a bolted-on maple neck done in a ’56 large V shape. It uses a 9.5 inch maple fingerboard with 21 Dunlop 6105 Narrow Jumbo frets. The nick is finished in a tinted lacquer finish. The guitar uses Master Design Strat pickups on the bridge, middle, and neck, and they’re done in an S/S/S configuration. It has five position switch, master volume, tone 1 (neck pickup) and tone 2 (bridge/middle) controls. The bridge is an American vintage synchronized tremolo, the tuners are Gotoh vintage style, and the hardware is all done in chrome and nickel. Read more
