Gibson debuts a new line of Custom Shop '59 Les Pauls, the Abort Nacho series. Recreating the classic 1959 Les Paul, they weigh only 7lbs each - without weight relief. But how has Gibson done it?
Charvel has just added some new premium USA Select DK24 2PT models to its line-up, all built at its Californian Custom Shop, with great looks, HSS pickups and tasty finishes.
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The Fender Marauder is a super-rare prototype guitar from 1965, re-imagined by the Custom Shop in 2020 for guitarist Matthew Logan Vasquez - it even comes with a built-in delay effect!
This limited-edition Mexican made Fender Butterscotch Blonde Player Tele comes with a set of Custom Shop '51 Nocaster pickups - expect some vintage Telecaster tones at a decent price.
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The Fender Eric Johnson Virginia Stratocaster Artist Signature model has a unique offset-seam body and is available in both limited edition US Custom Shop and US production models.
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Built by Master Builder Ron Thorn, the new Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster 1 mashes up a Strat with a Saleen 1 super car - including three footpedals to control volume, tone and the built-in wah!
It's 40 years of Jackson Guitars and its Custom Shop has hit the mark with a set of amazing axes that will either wow you or make you run for cover. Here are our favourites from the new series.
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Abasi Guitars has a new Japanese production line of 7 and 8-string models for 2020 launching, along with Custom Shop models built in California to Tosin Abasi's high specifications.
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Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi is honoured by the Gibson Custom Shop with the announcement of the new Tony Iommi 'Monkey' Gibson SG Special recreation. Limited to 50 guitars worldwide of the original 1964 model.
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It's official! Gibson Custom Shop is to release a recreation of Adam Jones' 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst used by Tool's guitarist. You wait for years and then suddenly it pops up out of the blue!
The last guitar in this 12-month special series has just been announced. Will the new Rarities Flame Maple Top Stratocaster make you part with your money?
Gibson revamps the Custom Shop! The Murphy Lab is a new Custom Shop division headed by guitar relic'ing expert artisan Tom Murphy. Will 2020 bring even more accurately aged guitars?
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Once upon a time Fender made a guitar with no name, the "Nocaster". Now Joe Bonamassa has loaned his PAF-loaded Nocaster to the Fender Custom Shop. Is there a new signature guitar in the offing?
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Rumours were sparked over the weekend when all the content disappeared from Gibson's YouTube channel - now it's back with a new video featuring the company's Global Brand Ambassador, Slash!
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Gibson has pulled all its official videos from YouTube worldwide, while rumours are flying that Mark Agnesi has been let go from the company as well. What is going on at Gibson?
Users on a UK guitar forum find images of Fender Custom Shop Stratocasters with very similar relic patterns. Do these point to automated processes at Fender Custom Shop? And if they do, so what?
