How did the guitar become the world's favourite instrument? Alan Yentob begins this personal journey, fascinated by both the sound of the Oud, an ancient middle-eastern ancestor of the lute, and the iconic guitar draped round the necks of Bill Hailey and Elvis Presley, which rocked the cosy world of popular music in the 50s. Starts Sunday 5th October.
Washburn's new 200 Pro Series electric guitars receive a brilliant 4-page review in the latest issue (May 2007) of Total Guitar magazine. Reviewer Henry Yates puts four of the models through their paces: the X200 Pro (4/5), WI200 Pro-E (4/5), D200 Pro-E (5/5 Best Buy) and V200 Pro-E (4/5).
Dating B.C. Rich neck-through guitars is relatively easy, although slightly imprecise by the 1980's. Begining in 1972, the first B.C. Rich guitar was stamped 'Proto', and subsequent guitars were consecutively numbered beginning 001, 002, 003, etc. These consecutive numbers ran up to between 340 and 360. This system was used for the guitars distributed by L.D. Heater.
Fantastic offer! The EG112 with matching headstock & gigbag, this guitar plays, sounds and looks great,
Stop Dreaming, Start Playing™ Pack: Affinity Strat® HSS with Bullet® 150 DSP Amp
In 2005, Ibanez proudly opened a new chapter of the JEM epic, with the introduction of the mirror finished JEM77B-RMR, "Bad Horsie" JEM. Vai's choice of specific DiMarzio pickups for each model and combined with Ibanez split 5-way wiring provide incredible tonal versatility.
The beauty of the American Stratocaster guitar is in its details.
The beauty of the American Stratocaster guitar is in its details. This model incorporates several simple player-friendly refinements into the timeless design of the Strat guitar: hand-rolled fingerboard edges, three staggered single-coil pickups, five-way switching and two-point synchronized tremolo.
Beveled mahogany body Mustaine-inspired mix of the hellacious and holy. The special set, D-shaped mahogany neck has Dave raving it may be his favorite neck ever, with a 25.5" scale ebony fingerboard and dot/sharktooth combo inlays.
The KKV signature features a black finish with tribal graphics, a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and Widow headstock, custom 12th fret KKV inlay, a one-piece adjustable bridge, and 2 BC Rich Special Design humbucking pickups.
The all new Wartribe 1 pack features a B.C. Rich Warlock guitar with black finish and King's intense tribal fire graphic on both the body and the headstock.
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Features the distinctive Mockingbird body shape, a shorter 22-fret neck. The body is agathis and the neck hard maple. Another quite distinctive feature is its dual humbucking pickups. Other appointments include chrome hardware, an adjustable bridge, sealed tuners, 2 dome volumes and one dome tone control with 3-way switching.
B.C. Rich Platinum Series guitars provide serious playability, hot looks, and most importantly, killer tone.
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