SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  (Sept. 16, 2011) – Jackson is proud to welcome 12 new X Series models to The Bloodline, all loaded with purebred Jackson DNA, ultra-fast playability and unbelievable value.

 

Available in six unique designs – Dinky^™, SLS^™, Rhoads, Warrior^™, Soloist^™ and King V^™ – the new X Series guitars feature hot humbucking pickups, fantastic tone, distinctive shark-fin inlays, and stunning finishes. All models boast Jackson’s trademark compound-radius fingerboard, allowing for easy chording and low-action bends.

 

The Jackson Dinky DKXT, available in Black, Snow White and Transparent Red finishes, has an arch-top basswood body (quilt maple veneer on Transparent Red finish); bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and passive EMG^®HZ-H4-AN (neck) and H4-B (bridge) humbucking pickups that deliver well-balanced tone with tight bass, glassy mids and crunching highs. Other features include 24 jumbo frets; three-way pickup switching, and TonePros^®fully adjustable bridge with through-body strings for thick sustain.

 

Available in Natural, Gun Metal Gray and Snow White finishes, the Jackson Super Light Soloist SLSXMG has a basswood body (flame maple veneer on Natural finish); through-body maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and active EMG^®85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) humbucking pickups. Additional features include Floyd Rose^®Special double-locking two-point tremolo; 24 jumbo frets, and three-way pickup switching.

 

The Jackson Rhoads RRXT is Jackson’s most affordable neck-through-body model. Available in Black, Kawasabi Green with Black Bevels and Transparent Black finishes; it features a basswood body (flame maple veneer on Transparent Black finish); maple neck with rosewood fingerboard; Duncan Designed^™ alnico HB102N (neck) and high-output ceramic HB102B (bridge) humbucking pickups. Other features include 22 jumbo frets, three-way pickup switching and TonePros^®fully adjustable bridge with through-body strings.

 

The fittingly namedJackson Warrior WRXTMG has a killer-shaped basswood body, through-body maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and active EMG^®85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) humbucking pickups. Other features include 24 jumbo frets, three-way pickup switching and TonePros^®fully adjustable bridge with through-body strings. This model is available in Quicksilver with Black Bevels and Black finishes.

 

The Jackson Soloist SLX has a basswood body, through-body maple neck and Duncan Designed™ alnico HB102N (neck) and high-output ceramic HB102B (bridge) humbucking pickups. Other features include a Floyd Rose® Special double-locking two-point tremolo; 24 jumbo frets and three-way pickup switching.

Available in Black, Kawasabi Green, Natural and Snow White finishes.

 

The King V KVXT is available in Burnt Cherry Sunburst, Black with Blood Red Bevels, Quicksilver and Black finishes. This V-shaped beast has a basswood body, through-body maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and EMG^®HZ H4-B and HZ H4-AN humbucking pickups. Other features include 24 jumbo frets, three-way pickup switching and TonePros^®fully adjustable bridge with through-body strings.

 

For more information, and to find a dealer near you, please visit www.jacksonguitars.com

 

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JACKSON KING V KVXT

 

JACKSON RHOADS RRXT

 

JACKSON DINKY DKXT

 

 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  (Sept. 6, 2011) — Fender is very proud to introduce one of the most distinctive signature models in its history, the Kurt Cobain Jaguar guitar, meticulously modeled on the battered 1965 Jaguar that the Nirvana singer, guitarist and songwriter wielded during the heady and meteoric early-’90s era when the band burst out of the Pacific Northwest, ruled rock and led a musically stunning and culturally subversive movement.

 

Fender craftsmen have reproduced Cobain’s battle-hardened left-handed Jaguar down to the last unusual detail, including its worn finish, dual humbucking pickups and unique electronics and controls (which were already in place when Kurt acquired the guitar in summer 1991).

Unique features include an alder body with Road Worn aged finish and hardware treatment, bound fretboard with pearloid dot markers, Stratocaster headstock shape with 1950s-style “spaghetti” logo under the finish, DiMarzio^® humbucking DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary neck pickup and DP100 Super Distortion bridge pickup, triple knurled “chrome-dome” knob configuration (volume-volume-tone), three-position toggle switch, black chrome Adjusto-Matic^™ bridge and Gotoh^® sealed tuners. The guitar will be available in right- and left-handed versions.

Accessories include a black textured vinyl hard-shell case and an exclusive Fender Kurt Cobain book featuring extensive photos and commentary by Charles Peterson and an insightful interview with Nirvana guitar tech Earnie Bailey.

 

Nirvana photos courtesy Charles Peterson, © 2011.

 

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About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world’s leading guitar manufacturer, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic Fender^® instruments such as the Telecaster^®, Stratocaster^®, Precision Bass^® and Jazz Bass^® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today’s musicians and collectors. FMIC brands include Fender^®, Squier^®, Guild^®, Tacoma^®, Gretsch^®, Jackson^®, Charvel^®, EVH^®, SWR^® and Groove Tubes^®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com.

 

  

 

 

The G-DEC 3 Thirty Metal.

Fender’s acclaimed G-DEC 3 Thirty practice amp is now available in three genre-specific FSR (Factory Special Run) versions tailor-made for blues, metal and country guitarists.

Like the standard 30-watt blackface G-DEC 3 Thirty, all three new FSR models come equipped with 100 presets, a wealth of CD-quality backing tracks, easy computer connectivity and Fender FUSE™ software for custom configuration. Unlike the standard model, however, each of these three distinctive new amps features a striking cosmetic treatment created especially for its individual musical personality.

The G-DEC 3 Thirty Blues is a vintage-style amp with a classic Fender look, with blonde vinyl covering, oxblood grille cloth and chrome corners that tastefully evoke the early 1960s. Onboard CD-quality backing track loops by dozens of top musicians give a special nod to the blues, with other tracks in various vintage jazz, R&B and soul styles and 100 tone presets appropriate to these styles.

The G-DEC 3 Thirty Metal goes horns up for shredders and punks alike, with black hardware and grille cloth and covered in hardcore black-white-gray camo. It features onboard CD-quality backing track loops by members of Hatebreed, Anthrax, Cannibal Corpse, Whitechapel, Sepultura, Bad Religion and others, plus several sick drums-only metal loops, a few Southern rock tracks thrown in just for fun, and 100 tone presets perfect for all these sounds.

The G-DEC 3 Thirty Country saddles up with stylish western “cowboy tooled” vinyl covering, wheat grille cloth and chrome corners. Its onboard CD-quality backing track loops by dozens of top musicians give a special nod to classic and modern country, rockabilly, and Americana styles, with 100 tone presets by acclaimed pickers Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, James Burton and more that are ideal sounds for the tracks.

 

The G-DEC 3 Thirty Blues (left) and G-DEC 3 Thirty Country (right).


 

Squier Introduces New Vintage Modified Instruments

 

Squier is proud to introduce a trio of new Vintage Modified series instruments for 2011—two guitars and a bass—that deliver time-honored vibe and great Squier look, sound, feel and value.

With its offset waist and contoured body, the new Vintage Modified Jazzmaster® guitar honors its famous Fender® forerunner, with a few hot-rodded touches included. Custom Duncan Designed™ pickups with vintage tone (neck) and higher output (bridge) produce tones ranging from glassy smooth to jangly rocking rhythm crunch. Other features include a comfortable one-piece maple neck, ’62 Jazz Bass® stacked concentric volume/tone controls, distinctive top-loading hard-tail bridge and vintage-style tuners.

The Vintage Modified Jaguar HH guitar offers many of the same features found on the Vintage Modified Jazzmaster, including the offset waist and contoured body, ’62 Jazz Bass stacked concentric volume/tone controls, distinctive top-loading hard-tail bridge and vintage-style tuners. Its special features include a 24”-scale fast action maple neck with rosewood fretboard, dual Duncan Designed™ humbucking pickups, and a three-position toggle pickup switch on the upper horn.

    

 

Squier’s all-new Vintage Modified Jazz Bass and Vintage Modified Jazz Bass Left Handed guitars feature the time-honored offset-waist body and ultra-slim fast-action neck that the model is famous for. Modern hot-rod touches include a pair of Duncan Designed™ JB101 single-coil Jazz Bass pickups. Other features include basswood body with Three-Color Sunburst polyester finish, “C”-shaped maple neck, 9.5”-radius rosewood fretboard with medium jumbo frets, three-ply tortoiseshell pickguard, standard four-saddle bridge and chrome hardware.

 

Fender is proud to introduce a new guitar and bass that commemorate six decades of the company’s original pair of groundbreaking instruments—the Telecaster and Precision Bass guitars. The new 60th Anniversary Telecaster and 60th Anniversary Precision Bass, both of which feature a new “Blackguard Blonde” finish and commemorative neck plate created especially for the occasion, combine the best of vintage and modern features.

The rich history of Fender guitars begins with the instrument that was officially named the Telecaster in February 1951. It was the world’s first successful solid-body electric guitar, transforming the role of the guitar in popular music and becoming an enduring model of form and function in the process. Still elegantly simple after 60 years, it remains the versatile voice of diverse and creative guitarists worldwide.

The 60th Anniversary Telecaster honors its predecessors by packing more than half a century of classic sound and design into one collectible U.S.-made guitar, with a striking combination of vintage looks and modern Telecaster technology. Features include an ash body with a Blackguard Blonde thin-skin lacquer finish, tinted maple neck and fretboard with modern 9.5” radius and medium jumbo frets, American Vintage Telecaster single-coil pickups, black pickguard, American Standard bridge with bent steel saddles and stamped brass plate, modern tuners and Fender/SKB® molded case.

 

Also introduced in 1951, the Precision Bass was the world’s first successful solid-body electric bass guitar; an instrument that revolutionized popular music so thoroughly that it even created a new kind of musician—the electric bassist. Sixty years later it is still the first word in electric bass and an essential and indispensable instrument in the hands of bass players worldwide.

The 60th Anniversary Precision Bass embodies six decades of Fender bass legacy in a collectible U.S.-made instrument. Features include an ash body with Blackguard Blonde thin-skin lacquer finish, maple neck and fretboard with modern 9.5” radius and medium jumbo frets, vintage Precision Bass split single-coil pickup, black pickguard, high-mass vintage bridge, knurled control knobs, modern tuners and Fender/SKB® molded case.


 

 

Fender introduces the new and innovative Blacktop guitar series, which expands the sonic horizon of classic Fender Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Jazzmaster® and Jaguar® guitars by powering them with high-gain humbucking pickups. The Blacktop series delivers on modern player demands for a thick and heavy sound, with guitars that drive a wide array of deep, rich and aggressive tones to match the intensity of any playing style.

Sleek and supercharged, the new series includes the Blacktop Stratocaster HH, Blacktop Telecaster HH, Blacktop Jaguar HH and Blacktop Jazzmaster HS guitars. All feature dual over-wound alnico humbucking pickups that deliver high-gain power and heavy tones (Blacktop Jazzmaster HS has a single humbucking bridge pickup and a single-coil neck pickup), skirted black amp knobs that impart a distinctive Fender look, modern 9.5”-radius fretboard and medium jumbo frets for easy playability, and a gloss polyester finish that looks sharp and withstands aggressive playing.

In addition to the features above, Blacktop Stratocaster HH features a synchronized tremolo bridge that allows smooth bends with stable intonation, alder body, maple neck, choice of maple or rosewood fretboard, and chrome hardware.

Blacktop Telecaster HH also features a reversed chrome control plate that puts both control knobs even closer at hand, a hard-tail bridge that anchors solid tuning stability, alder body, maple neck, choice of maple or rosewood fretboard, and chrome hardware.

Blacktop Jaguar HH has the shorter 24” scale the model has always been known for, an Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with stop tailpiece that takes a lot of punishment maintaining tuning stability, a lean control layout featuring a tonally convenient single three-way toggle switch, alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard and chrome hardware.

Blacktop Jazzmaster HS has a Duncan Designed™ single-coil Jazzmaster neck pickup for classic Jazzmaster round tone; a Duncan Designed™ humbucking bridge pickup that delivers high-gain power and thickness; a Jazzmaster tremolo tailpiece for smooth, subtle bending with solid tuning stability; a lean control layout featuring a tonally convenient single three-way toggle switch; alder body; maple neck; rosewood fretboard; and chrome hardware.
 

 

The new Fender® Mustang™ amplifier series raises the standard for modern guitar versatility and muscle. HIGH-SPEED Mustang™ I and II contain 24 highly accurate on-board amp presets with tones from vintage Fender® sparkle to outrageous modern metal distortion. Arranged in three banks of 8, all 24 amp presets are easily and instantly accessed right out of the box with only a twist of a single knob. Plug in and you’re up and running. AMPED-UP Shape your tone with a huge bank of 24 built-in effects including chorus, flanging, phasing, tremolo, vibratone, step filter, reverb, echo, octaver and more — 12 modulation effects and 12 delay and reverb effects in all. Mustang™ amps pack it all into a striking visual design. Sleek and modern Fender® styling provides a look that’s as desirable as the sound. 24 Preset Amp Models 24 Built-In Effects Connect To Your Computer

Fender introduces the American Special Series Stratocaster HSS. Everything you want in an affordable U.S.-made guitar is within your reach. Features include an alder body with gloss urethane finish, 9.5”-radius maple neck, jumbo frets, Texas Special™ middle and neck pickups, an Atomic humbucking™ bridge pickup, and vintage-style synchronized tremolo. The American Special Series—guitars for the times. http://www.fender.com/features/americanspecial/#/home

The Bloodline welcomes the new JS Series, PDX Demmelition King V,™ and 6- and 7-string archtop Soloist™ guitars The new Jackson JS32T Rhoads and JS32RT Dinky. Jackson is proud to introduce several new models to the dark domain of the Bloodline in 2010—the affordable new JS Series instruments, the PDX Demmelition King V™ and the SLAT 3-6 six-string and SLAT 3-7 seven-string Soloist™ archtop guitars. The seven new guitars joining the ranks of the entry-level JS Series are super-affordable takes on classic and instantly recognizable Jackson designs, all built without compromising all-important tone and playability. All feature the 24-fret compound-radius necks and shark fin inlays beloved of Jackson shredders worldwide, and all include gig bags. http://www.jacksonguitars.com/news/index.php?display_article=83

Squier is proud to introduce its new Affinity series Bullet Strat® with Tremolo HSS guitar—a practical, no-frills Stratocaster model that boasts the roar of a humbucking pickup and great Squier look, sound, feel and value. The Bullet Strat with Tremolo HSS welcomes players to the Fender® family with a simple, practical and affordable guitar designed for students and beginners as the perfect choice for a first guitar regardless of music style. Classic styling and features include a slim body profile, maple neck with 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, single-coil neck and middle pickups, humbucking bridge pickup, five-way switching and synchronous tremolo. http://www.squierguitars.com/news/index.php?display_article=135

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Bass Player Readers Vote Top Honors for Fender, Squier® The American Standard Jazz Bass. Fender basses and their Squier siblings fared very well in Bass Player magazine’s 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards, presented in the magazine’s July 2009 issue. Bass Player’s second annual reader poll looks very much like last year’s inaugural list, with Fender and Squier keeping their hold on a few key top spots and gaining significant ground in others. And once again this year, as in 2008, BP readers were especially kind to Jazz Bass® guitar models. Just like last year, the Fender Standard series Jazz Bass guitar ranks first as 2009’s “best bass under $700,” with its Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass sibling rising from third place last year to second place this year. The Fender American Standard series Jazz Bass takes the title for “best bass between $700 and $1,500,” up from the number-two spot in 2008. Also in that category, Fender’s perennially popular Geddy Lee Jazz Bass rose from fifth place last year to third place this year. Lee’s signature model also appeared as the second-place winner in the “best value” category (up from fourth place last year), which is now topped by the entire line of Squier Classic Vibe series basses (last year’s number one was Squier’s entire Vintage Modified series). Fender and Squier gained the most new ground in the “best new product” category. Neither brand cracked BP readers’ top three in 2008, but the top spot in 2009 goes to Fender’s entire line of American Standard series basses, followed at number two by Squier’s Classic Vibe series basses. *** http://fender.com/news/index.php?display_article=331

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