173 Results for "ebony"

Improve your guitar fretboard with Jef’s secret walnut trick!

Christmas is here and many guitarists will have walnuts lying around the house. Jef explains how to use a walnut to give your rosewood or ebony fretboard to a healthy, lustrous sheen!

PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 Graveyard II Limited pulls out all the stops

This dark, broody PRS Private Stock guitar has some fantastic touches and excellent hardware - and uses woods harvested from maple trees standing sentry over an old graveyard...

Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ES-355: It’s finally here!

That Epiphone new Joe Bonamassa limited edition ES-355 we wrote about earlier this year is just about to be released, bringing classy looks as well as some useful and attractive hardware.

Ernie Ball Music Man Steve Lukather Luke 25th Anniversary LIII

The Steve Lukather Luke model has always been a popular model, now they are marking the occasion with this Ernie Ball Music Man Luke 25th Anniversary LIII model

Will CITES II free up trade in music instruments using rosewood in 2019?

The move to extend CITES regulations to all rosewood species caused headaches for instrument makers and buyers alike. Now a proposed rule change may see rosewood exempted from CITES in 2019.

Solar Guitars V2.6 Halloween: Trick or treat?

Ola Englund's take on modern-day 'Metal/Hard Rock' guitars is definitely worth checking out and this new Halloween model will certainly turn heads.

Gibson intros 2018 LP Jr. Billie Joe Armstrong Signature

This is the second signature model by Gibson for Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong: an LP Junior available in three finishes. It's similar to the first with only a few subtle differences.

PRS Europe announces LTD Edition SE Mark Holcomb in Whale Blue Satin

A new limited run for Europe of the popular PRS Mark Holcomb SE Signature model, it comes in a very classy looking hand rubbed Whale Blue Satin and should be around for the duration of the year

Summer NAMM 2018: Washburn PXV-MS260FRK-D Michael Sweet Signature

Looking like an angry '80s shred guitar mated with a wasp, the new Michael Sweet Signature Parallaxe V guitar may require you to wear spandex and lip gloss while playing (not included).

Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent 2018: Disruption by Design

The cool new 2018 version of the St Vincent signature comes in Charcoal Sparkle, Blue Dawn, Stealth Black, and Sea Breeze finish, along with two new pickup configurations.

Framus conjures the Stormbender Artist Series for Devin Townsend

The new Devin Townsend Artist Series model has been announced and it's just what you'd expect: A high-performance, well thought-out 'destroyer of all things' axe of a guitar!

Grez Guitars Mendocino 28.5” scale guitar – Boutique baritone growl

Hand-built in Northern California, these new baritone versions of the Mendocino guitar use high-quality tonewoods and very decent hardware throughout. Would you go with a Bigsby or a hardtail?

Framus Talisman William DuVall Signature model: Not cheap, but oh so pretty!

Alice in Chains frontman William Duvall has just landed himself a couple of very highly specified signature models, both the guitars are all made in Germany and one is even Masterbuilt!

That Jared Dines Ormsby 18-String Behemoth can now be heard in action

That insane 18 string guitar built for Jared DInes by Perry Ormsby has been used by the YouTube star to write and record an exclusive track entitled Djent 2018 - hear it here!

Ibanez Iceman PS1DM: Sparkly rock machine or Lady Gaga’s handbag?

This Paul Stanley signature Ibanez Iceman is fitted out with 1400 super sparkly rhinestones - to wield one of these you'd have to really love that limelight...

PRS Limited Edition SE Stealth series hitting PRS dealers in Europe

A whole new limited edition range of PRS SE models has just started hitting the dealer pages around the UK and they all look very smart with their hand-rubbed grey/black stealth finish and ebony fretboards!

Solar Guitars Extreme Signature – E1.6 Jensen Patrik Jensen Signature Model

Patrik Jensen of The Haunted gets his own signature model, the E 1.6, on Ola Englund's new Solar Guitars brand, a straight-up metal hardtail guitar that looks the part and comes with some cool hardware.

Gibson Les Paul Custom Chambered Blackout series: Too bright for the Custom Shop?

Gibson has launched yet another limited edition Les Paul Custom, but is this what players actually want? Or are they just testing how far they can push the iconic guitar design?

NAMM 2018: Harmony Guitars are back along with some new amps

Another long forgotten brand relaunched for 2018, is this all style over substance and marketing hype or is Harmony back on the map in the guitar world once again?

NAMM 2018: Chapman Guitars British Standard Series

Made in the UK, luthier built, custom guitars are now an option from Rob Chapman's Chapman Guitars. But are they perhaps too much and too expensive for their existing fanbase?

NAMM 2018: Ormsby Guitars Jared Dines DJENT2018 is alive

YouTube star Jared DInes finally gets hit DJENT2018 18-string behemoth guitar at NAMM and this time it isn't a fake one, but a real luthier-made instrument

NAMM 2018: Line 6 Variax Limited Edition Onyx

Limited to only 300 guitars worldwide the new Onyx Variax comes in a sleek translucent black finish for 2018.

NAMM 2018: ESP LTD M-1007MS intros its first multi scale guitar

Loaded with Seymour Duncan Custom Angled Nazgul and Sentient pickups this new multiscale 7 and 8 string model is the start of something new for LTD

NAMM 2018: Charvel new Pro-Mod models announced for 2018

WIth brand new finishes across their model lineup and now with the option of ebony fretboards on many models is 2018 going to be a big year for Charvel?