D’ADDARIO 3 NEW STRING SETS D’Addario has introduced three new fretted line extensions. The new NYXL Multi- Scale Bass sets bring D’Addario’s tun- ing stability, break-resistant strength and enhanced midrange presence to modern basses with scale lengths up to 37 inches. Designed for bassists using extended range and fanned-fret instruments, each set is engineered with double-tapered low strings for optimized performance and intona- tion across multiscale instruments. The XL Chromes Flatwound line now offers two new sets with a plain steel third string for players who are looking for the smooth, mellow tone of flats but need more flexibility for bending and expressive lead work. With the new EJ45-7, D’Addario intro- duces its first Pro-Arte offering for seven- string classical guitars. This set features the same Pro-Arte tone with an added .056-inch low B string to meet the needs of contemporary performers . {daddario.com}
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EPIPHONE JEFF BECK 1954 OXBLOOD LES PAUL ‘INSPIRED BY GIBSON CUSTOM’ MODEL The new Jeff Beck 1954 Oxblood Les Paul from Epiphone, an Inspired by Gibson Custom, is a recreation of guitarist Jeff Beck’s famous Oxblood, a heavily modified 1954 Les Paul. The new model features a mahogany body with a maple cap and a one-piece mahogany neck with a long neck tenon and Jeff Beck Custom Large C profile. It comes with a rosewood fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, aged mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays, and the classic Gibson “open book” style headstock with aged Epiphone logo. The guitar is equipped with U.S.-made Gibson
Custombucker humbuck- ers, CTS potentiometers, Mallory capacitors, 1950s- style wiring, a Graph Tech nut, Schaller tuners, and a Gibson Historic Wrap- around bridge. {epiphone.com}
Jack Brunson, Owner Jack’s Guitarcheology Lebanon, Tennessee
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