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New for 2012 Dean Guitars introduces the Thoroughbred Delux ... Read more

New for 2012 Dean Guitars introduces the Thoroughbred Deluxe Single cutaway Solid body electrics. Mahogany body and neck with a flame maple top gives this gorgeous guitar all the tone and feel guitar players are use too and need to immediately start enjoying and creating great music. 24 3/4" scale, Set Mahogany neck with ebony finger board USA DMT Pickups for pure Dean tone! Grover Tuners and Tune-O-Matic bridge keeps this beauty in tune always. Scarry Cherry Finish. Minimize

The Espana Classical Acoustics from Dean are a new traditio ... Read more

The Espana Classical Acoustics from Dean are a new tradition in innovative yet refined classical guitar construction. The CSCR Espana Classical Acoustic-Electric Guitar from Dean boasts a solid cedar top. Beautiful full body tone with high gloss finish, it looks as great as it sounds! CSCR ~Solid Cedar Top ~Rosewood Body ~650mm Scale ~Rosewood Fingerboard ~High Grade Classical Tuners ~Mahogany Neck ~7 Layer Wood Binding ~Inlaid Mosaic Rosette ~Dean Preamp w/Tuner Minimize

Dean ML Modifier Floyd is a new take on the classic Dean ML ... Read more

Dean ML Modifier Floyd is a new take on the classic Dean ML bring it into the modern metal age. Sleek bevels, slimmer design and slim D-shape neck makes the new ML faster and meaner than ever! Floyd Rose 1000 locking Bridge, Ebony Fingerboard and Pearl Block Inlays, USA Dean "Time Capsule" Pickups will give you everything needed to produce sustain and monster tone. Grover Tuners complete the premium components featured on this new and sleek Dean ML. color options Black Satin, Blood Red and Classic Black Minimize

Dean ML Modifier Floyd is a new take on the classic Dean ML ... Read more

Dean ML Modifier Floyd is a new take on the classic Dean ML bring it into the modern metal age. Sleek bevels, slimmer design and slim D-shape neck makes the new ML faster and meaner than ever! Floyd Rose 1000 locking Bridge, Ebony Fingerboard and Pearl Block Inlays, USA Dean "Time Capsule" Pickups will give you everything needed to produce sustain and monster tone. Grover Tuners complete the premium components featured on this new and sleek Dean ML. color options Black Satin, Blood Red and Classic Black Minimize

Dean ML Modifier 8 String is a new take on the classic Dean ... Read more

Dean ML Modifier 8 String is a new take on the classic Dean ML bring it into the modern metal age with a 8 string model. Sleek bevels, slimmer design and slim D-shape neck makes the new ML faster and meaner than ever! Tune O Matic Bridge, Ebony Fingerboard and Pearl Dot Inlays, EMG 808 Pickups and 26 1/2 scale will give you everything needed to produce sustain and monster tone. Grover Tuners complete the premium components featured on this new and sleek Dean ML. Tuning F# B E A D G B E giving players a low B and low F# to grind out monster riffs! Minimize

The SC-3 humbucking pickups, alnico loaded for warmth, punc ... Read more

The SC-3 humbucking pickups, alnico loaded for warmth, punch and presence, harmonically positioned and frequency calibrated for each guitar. The SC-3 is a three-pickup monster with an array of possible tones. In addition to the three-way toggle switch included on all Single Cut models, the SC-3 has a pull pot that switches the middle pickup on and off. All Single Cut guitars feature treble-compensated volume controls that enhance pickup clarity at low volume levels. The SC-3 is constructed with a solid mahogany neck and body with deeply carved top and a deep lower cutaway with scoop for extended access to the upper register. The SC-3 is available in gloss black and gloss white with gold hardware and block pearloid fret inlays. All three models use die-cast tuners with a 15:1 gear ratio Minimize

Dean Custom Series Electric guitars are some of Dean Guitar ... Read more

Dean Custom Series Electric guitars are some of Dean Guitars most versatile electric guitars offering virtually any tone you can imagine! All Custom Series come with Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo system, comfortable contoured body, 25 1/2" scale with 24 easy access frets. Custom 550 is top of the line with a Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge, EMG 81 and EMG 85 Pickups, Ebony Fingerboard with Maple neck through construction. Arched Mahogany body with sleek contours give the guitar fast and easy access to all frets. Black hardware with Classic Gloss Black finish also available in Metallic White. Minimize

Schecter Guitars are legendary for offering the highest qua ... Read more

Schecter Guitars are legendary for offering the highest quality instruments at great prices. Schecter SuperRock Custom Alnico/Duncan Designed FG-101 Bridge: Alnico-V magnet and Vintage voiced with a 3x3 staggered pole pieces. Classic Single coil tone when Push-Pull knob is pulled up. Neck: Captures the big, brash sound of the great rockabilly hollow-body guitars with a touch of "snarl" thrown in. BridgeRoller TOM w/ Bigsby B-50Bigsby B-50 TRUE VIBRATO bridge allows musicians to bend the pitch of notes or entire chords with their pick hand for various effects. The pitch can be shifted up and down. Matched with a Tune-O-Matic bridge with Roller saddles keeps the tuning in pitch even in the most extreme vibrato bends. Minimize

Dean Dimebag "Concrete Sledge" ML is the first ML with 6 in ... Read more

Dean Dimebag "Concrete Sledge" ML is the first ML with 6 in line headstock and one of the last Dime Custom Guitars not to be reissued by Dean Guitars. With a limited production of 333 world wide its sure to be a collectors guitar. The custom "Concrete Sledge" Graphic on both front and back perfectly matches the original guitar from Dimes collection. Top mounted Floyd Rose 1000 Bridge, Bill Lawrence L500XL Bridge Pickup and USA Dean "DimeTime" Neck Pickup, DBD Traction knobs just like Dime used, Rosewood Fingerboard and Pearl "Sledge" Inlays give the guitar everything needed to produce extreme sonic tones from highs to lows, this guitar will bring tons of attitude for any playing style. Case and COA signed by Vinnie Paul included. Minimize

Dean Rusty Cooley 7 string guitars have already proven them ... Read more

Dean Rusty Cooley 7 string guitars have already proven themselves to be a market leader and the most sought after 7 strings available today. New for 2012 Dean introduces the RC7X 7 string Wraith Graphic. Alder Top and Body, 25 1/2" scale, Ebony Fingerboard, EMG 707 Pickups, Floyd Rose 7 String Bridge, Pearl Cooley Inlays, This guitar gives the 7 string guitarist more style and attitude to rock! Minimize

Dean Dimebag "Wanted" ML draws inspiration from old wanted ... Read more

Dean Dimebag "Wanted" ML draws inspiration from old wanted posters from the wild west. Solid Mahogany body with set Mahogany neck. Floyd Rose 1000 Locking Tremolo. DBD Traction knobs, USA "Dime Time" Bridge Pickup, Matching graphic on headstock completes the visual old western appeal of this Dimebag ML. Minimize

The Hagstrom Select Series, Vintage Series, and UltraLux Se ... Read more

The Hagstrom Select Series, Vintage Series, and UltraLux Series guitars recapture the original glorious Hagstrom style. They are built to the same stringent quality standards and feature Hastrom's exclusive technologies including the legendary H-Expander Truss Rod while introducing a number of new technological advances such as the Resinator Fretboard in order to guarantee that these are the finest guitars on the market. The UltraLux Series XL-2 is a soloist's dream, featuring a new state-of-the-art neck design that is so thin it has to be played to be believed. Measuring a mere 18-19mm thick, the UltraLux's neck still benefits from Hagstrom's H-Expander truss rod and Resinator fretboard for stability and reliability. The XL-2 is effortless and accurate, and the super thin neck and ergonomic solid body provide the ultimate playability. The XL-2 features a Basswood body with Flame Maple Veneer, a super fast UltraLux Maple set neck, as well as the distinctive Resinator wood fingerboard with Hagstrom Abalone position marks. The XL-2 features Hagstrom 15:1 die cast tuners, 25.5 inch scale length, 2 x Hagstrom custom 62 pickups, a 3-way toggle, and an FCS-2 bridge. The H-Expander Truss Rod provides tension at either end and running the entire length of the neck. The rigid yet lightweight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the world’s fastest playing guitar. The Ultralux Series XL-2 also features 1x Volume / 1x Tone/coil tap mini toggle controls. Minimize

Schecter Guitars are legendary for offering the highest qua ... Read more

Schecter Guitars are legendary for offering the highest quality instruments at great prices. Seymour Duncan JB (SH-4)/Schecter Diamond PlusSH-4:The archetype hot-rodded humbucker for over 30 years. Great for everything from heavy blues to heavy metal. Schecter Diamond Plus: Over wound coils with a Ceramic Magnet give this aggressive high output pickup the push that will send your Amp over the edge. Made for crunchy rhythms and blistering leads. Perfect for drop tunings. This pickup will cut through the mix with ease. Rockin’ Single coil tone when Push-Pull knob is pulled up. Minimize

Since the guitar was first electrified in the 1930s, it has ... Read more

Since the guitar was first electrified in the 1930s, it has become an American icon and has transformed the soundtrack of our lives with its wide range of sounds—from seductive twang to howling distortion. Relatively inexpensive, easy to learn, and fun to play, the electric guitar is a truly democratic instrument. Millions have purchased Rickenbackers, Gibsons, Fenders, and other brands of guitars over the decades, fueling daydreams of fame and fortune.In The Electric Guitar: A History of an American Icon, scholars working in American studies, business history, the history of technology, and musicology come together to explore the electric guitar's importance as an invention and its peculiar place in American culture. Documenting the critical and ever-evolving relationship among inventors, craftsmen, musicians, businessmen, music writers, and fans, the contributors look at the guitar not just as an instrument, but as a mass-produced consumer good that changed the sound of popular music and the self image of musicians.Avoiding the familiar stories, The Electric Guitar covers the careers and influence of guitar heroes such as Buddy Holly and Jimi Hendrix, but it also looks at lesser known but equally influential guitarists, such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Ike Turner. It also explains the importance of record producers such as Lee Hazlewood, effects pioneers like Roger Mayer, and electronics engineers such as Jim Marshall—all of whom played vital parts in constructing the sounds we associate with the electric guitar. From inventor's workbench to factory floor to recording studio, André Millard and his colleagues trace the development of the instrument, its use across musical genres, and its profound impact on popular culture and American identity. Minimize

This interactive package (complete with a book, an instruct ... Read more

This interactive package (complete with a book, an instructional CD, a wall chart poster, a guitar pick and three sheets of fretboard stickers) equips the novice with everything he or she needs--short of an electric guitar and an amplifier--to become competent to play in a band within three months. The course is divided into twelve weekly lessons. Each lesson outlines the objectives of the week ahead and concludes with one of twelve specially commissioned backing tracks over which the novice can use the newly learned techniques. The book concludes with tips how to get the right sound from a guitar, amplifier and effects, as well as tips on forming a band, playing live and recording. If you've ever wanted to play in the band instead of just watching it, now you can! Minimize

Tone: it's the concept that gear-obsessed guitarists discus ... Read more

Tone: it's the concept that gear-obsessed guitarists discuss more than any other, and the Tone Manual is the first book to take this hallowed concept seriously. In the course of breaking down the individual components of the electric guitar rig, the book both examines the ingredients in any given piece of equipment that contribute to superior or inferior sound, and offers tips on improving and making the most of the gear you've already got - all with reference to interviews with name artists and manufacturers. In addition, the Tone Manual discusses the evolution of the guitarist's concept of "good tone." It provides an extensive guide to recorded examples of playing generally considered "tonally superior," citing examples from the early days of electric jazz, blues, country, and rock and roll; from the classic rock, blues rock, and heavy rock heyday of the late 1960s and early '70s; and from myriad contemporary artists. Throughout the Tone Manual, a series of more than 30 Tone Tips will offer quick, digestible, practical info bites to help readers improve their sound and better understand their equipment. The Tone Manual also includes a cover-mounted CD. Minimize