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Fender Adds Two Guitars, Two Basses to Pawn Shop Series

Posted 01/14/2013 at 11:14am | by Guitar World Staff

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Fender has added four new models to its Pawn Shop Series, which the company calls a line of "guitars that never were but should have been.” There's the Pawn Shop ’70s Strat Deluxe, Pawn Shop Super-Sonic, Pawn Shop Mustang Bass and Pawn Shop Bass VI.

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Fender Custom Shop Unveils 2013 Custom Collection: Eight Guitars, Two Basses

Posted 12/28/2012 at 12:24pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The Fender Custom Shop’s 2013 Custom Collection presents some of its most sophisticated and meticulously crafted product offerings to date, including eight guitars and two basses. The most distinctive features of each individual model are listed here.

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Fender Introduces Signature Models for Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett and Nate Mendel

Posted 10/02/2012 at 1:57pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Fender has introduced new signature models for guitarist Chris Shiflett and bassist Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters. The new models are the Chris Shiflett Signature Telecaster Deluxe and the Nate Mendel P Bass.

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Fender Custom Shop Introduces Five Models to 2012 Limited Collection

Posted 07/18/2012 at 2:52pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The Fender Custom Shop has introduced five new models to its 2012 limited collection: four guitars and one bass. The new additions join 10 previously released models.

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Höfner Unveils Ignition Series Club Bass

Posted 05/04/2012 at 12:26pm | by Nick Vallese

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Höfner recently unveiled the latest addition to its successful Ignition series, the Club Bass.

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Washburn Introduces Series of Stu Hamm Signature Model Basses

Posted 05/04/2012 at 11:52am | by Nick Vallese

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Stu Hamm, through Washburn, is releasing a fretless model of his signature electric bass, The Hammer. The SHBH3FLTSS is a fretless version of the SHB3, adding warmth and tone inimitable by any fretted instrument.

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Fender Introduces Upgraded American Standard Series for 2012

Posted 03/21/2012 at 3:53pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Fender’s American Standard series guitars and basses have been upgraded for 2012, resulting in the latest iterations of the Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass. The new instruments now feature Fender Custom Shop pickups, as well as other new design touches.

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Video: Oktober Guitars and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein Announce DevilWing Bass

Posted 03/12/2012 at 10:28am | by Damian Fanelli

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Oktober Guitars has announced today the new DevilWing bass, the latest addition to the company's Von Frankenstein Series. The DevilWing is designed by Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, who has been working closely with Oktober for the better part of two years. The DevilWing bass is available now in Production and U.S. Custom Shop models. Both can be ordered via the Oktober Guitars website.

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Cort Guitars Brings Back Curbow Series of Basses

Posted 02/28/2012 at 1:07pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Cort Guitars has announced the Curbow Series of basses for 2012, including the Curbow 41, Curbow 42, Curbow 51 and Curbow 52. The basses feature sturdy bolt-on necks, soft maple bodies and Bartolini electronics with slap-switch system.

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NAMM 2012: Jackson Unveils New X-Series Dave Ellefson Basses

Posted 01/21/2012 at 5:10pm | by Josh Hart

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Earlier this week, Jackson unveiled two new signature basses for Megadeth's Dave Ellefson as part of their X-Series of guitars and basses. The bass will come in two models, the David Ellefson CB-X and the Dave Ellefson CB-XV.

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