With NAMM ready for blast off tomorrow (Thursday 18th) at the Anaheim Convention Center (sic), the world´s music industry is gearing up with a slew of new products also prepared for launch.
We´ll be bringing you the latest news from the show floor right here in due course but, to whet your appetite, let us flesh out a story you may be aware of from a huge feature from our sister mag Guitar World: the official replica of Eddie Van Halen´s Frankenstein guitar.
Meticulously designed and built from the ground up by Jackson Custom Shop genius Chip Ellis, he performed most of the early research simply from pictures of Ed printed in various magazines and, once he actually got hold of the real thing, the project absolutely took off.
It´s well worth getting hold of a copy of Guitar World for more info from both Chip and Ed.
Best news is that our pals at Fender GBI have confirmed that they will be taking a total of 15 for the UK market out of a world limit of 300 guitars, which in turn will allow Guitarist to feature an example as soon as they land.
The price? Well, the EVH Replica Guitar has a mooted UK RRP of £15,200…
“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe
“Notes dance rhythmically, almost creating a reverb diffusion. Those notes are held together with tape-style effects”: Keeley Electronics and Andy Timmons unveil the Halo Core – same modulated dual echo magic, simplified controls
“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe
“Notes dance rhythmically, almost creating a reverb diffusion. Those notes are held together with tape-style effects”: Keeley Electronics and Andy Timmons unveil the Halo Core – same modulated dual echo magic, simplified controls
