Gibson has just introduced the 50th anniversary version of the legendary 1960 ES-335TD. Back in the 1950s Gibson introduced a number of very innovative new guitar models like the ES-335, the Flying V and the Explorer. Read on...

AC/CD and Judas Priest both recieved a grammy at this weekends award show in LA.

 

Oh yeah! Gibson is re-releasing the Original Les Paul standard (1958-1969), that was taken out of production after 1960 - making this guitar a valuable piece of equipment after 1960. Now 50 years later that particular Les Paul has become the most prized electrical guitar on the planet. Read on...

Marshall is together with legendary guitarist Slash, putting together an amp with Appetite or Destruction. Slash appeared at the Marshall booth at this years NAMM 2010 show to unveil cool new amp. Named AFD100 (Appetite for destruction), it recreates the fabled 100-watt JCM2203 the guitar magician used when recording Guns N' Roses 1987 debut album Appetite For Destruction, an album that put Guns N' Roses on the rock n'roll map and reinvented rock guitar in the process. ...

PRESS RELEASE: Marshall Amplification introduces the new Dave Mustaine special edition MG microstack guitar amplifier, dubbed the Megastack. The three-piece unit includes a 15-Watt compact head with four channels, plus two matching speaker cabinets - one angled and one straight. Each cabinet is loaded with a full-range 10" Celestion speaker. Available in extremely limited quantities in the U.S., the amplifier looks like a compact version of Mustaine's legendary full sized touring rig that he uses with Megadeth. The cabinets have a more open face look with a diamond-pattern, black-powder-coated steel kick grille to protect the speakers....

Forget the old days of string-by-string tuning – it's time to join the PolyTune™ revolution. TC Electronic's PolyTune™ is the quickest and easiest way to tune your guitar. Simply strum, tune… and rock! TC Electronic has just revolutionized guitar tuning at a stroke – or strum – with PolyTune™, the world's first polyphonic guitar tuner. This cutting-edge tuning technology revolutionizes tuning and accomplishes what has been deemed 'impossible' until now: tuning all strings simultaneously! Simply strum – PolyTune™ will tell you which strings need tuning – tune up and you're ready to rock! PolyTune™ obviously has a chromatic tuner as well, rivaling the best current tuning technology out there, with an amazing ±0.5 cent accuracy. MonoPoly, another unique new TC Electronic technology..

ANAHEIM, Calif. (NAMM exhibit #5740, Hall B) — Peavey proudly announces the new Butcher™ guitar amplifier, a 100-watt, all-tube head that specializes in innovative versatility and timeless, brutal British tone. The Butcher is a two-channel amplifier with five 12AX7 preamp tubes and four EL34 power amp tubes. Both the Clean and Crunch channels feature independent three-band EQ, plus master volume and preamp gain controls so guitarists can adjust the interplay between the preamp and power amp on each channel for an array of gain possibilities. Both channels include a separate, footswitchable gain boost, while the Crunch channel also has a 12-way Punch selector that adjusts the low-end attack of the amplifier—a handy feature that helps match the head to various speaker enclosures. The master section widens the range of possibilities with two footswitchable master volumes, so players...

Parker Guitars has announced the expansion of its newly introduced american made DragonFly Series by addin a bolt-on neck with exclusive radial neck joint that stabilizes the neck, enhancing the guitar’s tone and allows for easier access to the upper frets. According to Parker Guitars the fit of the joint gives better transfer of sound from neck to body than a conventional bolt-on guitar does, and the shape does not bulge at the joint so the feel is consistent all the way to the body. The bolt-on comes in 3 models, the DF524 retailing at $1499, the DF624 at $1799, and the awesome looking flame top DF724 will cost you $1999. All 3 come with a Alder body with maple neck, ebony fingerboard and stainless steel frets - and features single-single-hum Seymour Duncans pickups(SSL6 single and TB14 humbucker)

Fender has put up a new website section on fender.com dedicated to the all new American Special line of Fender guitars. The line consist of a Stratocaster, a Stratocaster HHS, and a Telecaster targeted at the mid-range of the market.

As previously mentioned on Music Stores Online, an upcoming Les Paul from Gibson USA with Slash involvement in the making would be presented at this years NAMM show. Now a sneak peak have been provided by Gibson for visitors of the show to check out...