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The Vintage Fillmore V6JMH? is designed to give a taste of that special right-hand-guitar-flipped-over tone of Jimi’s left-handed genius.

Leeds, England (March 4, 2010) – John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd., introduces the Vintage Fillmore V6JMH?. The Fillmore is a right-handed S-style body with a leftie neck. The Vintage Fillmore V6JMH? is designed to give a taste of that special right-hand-guitar-flipped-over tone of Jimi’s left-handed genius.

The guitar features a left-hand set of full-toned, matched and calibrated Wilkinson staggered pole, alnico-powered single coil pickups. Being left-handed, the polepiece sequence is also inverted; the bridge pickup position is also inverted meaning that the pickup bass side sits nearest the bridge with the treble side angled forward from the bridge! The V6JMH? offers all the other impressive build quality and features found in Vintage V6 range, including a comfortable, accurately-sculpted body; smooth, easy-to-play, mid-depth C-section neck, and a full complement of Wilkinson hardware designed for premium guitar performance. MSRP: £249.00 (Approx. $375 USD)

Specs
Body: American Alder
Neck: Hard Maple - Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 25.5″/648mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson WJ55 E-Z-LOK
Vibrato: Wilkinson WVC
Pickups: Wilkinson Single Coil x 3 (N) WVS (M) WVS (B) WVS
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 1 x Volume/ 2 x Tone/ 5-Way Lever

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Vintage

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Read complete issues, reviews and news, plus our gear videos on your iPhone or iPod Touch completely free!

Marion, IA (March 2, 2010) – Premier Guitar is proud to announce the debut of our new application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Premier Guitar app extends our commitment to providing the most complete gear coverage—and at no cost to you. The Premier Guitar iPhone app is the first step toward our goal of making Premier Guitar accessible on all mobile devices.

Premier Guitar’s new mobile application for iPhone and iPod Touch allows you to read and download full issues, keep up on the latest gear news, and watch our video gear demos, reviews and factory tours in the palm of your hand.

Magazine Issues
With the PG app, you can also read complete magazine issues. Available archives date back to the October 2009 issue. Every new Premier Guitar issue will be available on the app, giving you an ever-expanding library. Because we know different people like to read differently, you can flip through the pages, or choose an article and read it in a plain text format.

You can also interact with magazine articles in four ways: search through all issues, bookmark your favorites for later, share articles with your friends, and comment and discuss with other app users.

As a bonus for iPod Touch users, airline travelers and many others, you can also download each issue to your phone and access the articles when you’re not connected to the Internet.

News, Reviews and Videos
In addition to the magazine issues, Premier Guitar’s industry-leading web content also extends to the application. You can access all of the latest news articles, gear reviews, and gear videos from the palm of your hand.



Premier Guitar’s new iPhone app is available for free in the Apple App Store. Just search “Premier Guitar” or go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/premierguitar/id357976896.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Ferlin Husky, who first achieved stardom with his 1957 song “Gone,” will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with veteran country stars Jimmy Dean, Don Williams, and Billy Sherrill.

“So they’re finally going to do it, are they? Well, it’s worth the wait,” Husky, 84, said on Wednesday.

Husky helped usher in the smoother, more slickly produced Nashville Sound movement, with “Gone” a top country hit that also reached No. 4 on the pop charts. The record featured vocals from The Jordanaires and Millie Kirkham.

Dean, 81, had a hit with the song “Big Bad John,” which won a 1961 Grammy Award. He later hosted his own television show in the 1960s, introducing country music’s stars to a national audience. More recently, he started a successful meat sausage business.

Williams, 70, released a string of hits in the 1970s including “I Wouldn’t Want to Live If You Didn’t Love Me,” “Tulsa Boy,” and “Some Broken Hearts Never Mend.” His records featured steel guitar and Dobro work from Lloyd Green and percussion from Kenny Malone. Williams also wrote some of his own hits including “Love Me Over Again” and “Atta Way to Go.”

Sherrill, 73, co-wrote and produced Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man.” He added strings and other elements to the songs he produced, which included George Jones’ epic hit “He Stopped Lovin’ Her Today.”

The four bring the total Hall of Fame members to 112. Formal induction will take place during the Country Music Association show later this year in Nashville.

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Dunlop’s latest ’80s MXR reissue packs bucket brigade chorus into a Phase 90-sized box

Benicia, CA (February 23, 2010) – Dunlop has announced the reissue of another classic MXR pedal. Here’s the details from Dunlop:

With its simple operation and stellar analog tone—the MXR Micro Chorus joins the ranks of MXR Classics such as the Phase 90, Dyna Comp and Micro Amp. This ’80s reissue delivers a stunning range of rich chorus textures, from sparkly watery shimmers to intense rotating speaker simulation with a twist of the Rate control. The Micro Chorus is designed with old-school bucket brigade technology for warm analog tone and features true bypass for pure guitar tone when the pedal is off. Its road-worthy hardware and components are housed in a space saving Phase 90 sized box.

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MXR

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The Striptease is a touch-sensitive effects controller that mounts to your guitar.

Toronto, Canada (February 22, 2010) – Effects manufacturer Kilpatrick Audio has announced the Striptease controller designed specifically for guitar and bass. Similar to ribbon controllers found on many synthesizers, Striptease enables the fast and accurate sonic control that only fingers can provide. The Striptease features a 100mm touch-sensitive strip that can be attached to a variety of positions on the instrument and is compatible with specially designed pedals from Kilpatrick Audio.

Based in Toronto, Canada, Kilpatrick Audio has garnered a reputation for its critically acclaimed combination effects pedals. All Kilpatrick Audio stomp boxes feature a tandem of two or more effects that are hand-tuned for maximum cooperation and interaction.

The Striptease will be included with compatible effects products from Kilpatrick Audio. The first model, a modulating kill switch effect will be available in March 2010 at an MSRP of $379.

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Kilpatrick Audio

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Designed to eliminate string drag and improve stability, the Stetsbar Pro II is now available for Strats

West Seneca, NY (February 22, 2010) – Stets Metal Arts is pleased to announce the release of the Stetsbar Pro II for Fender Stratocaster and similar guitars. Designed to fit the trem cavity of the guitar, this model retains Stetsbar’s no-mod installation so the guitar can be returned to its original stock condition.

As with the other Stetsbar Pro II models, the complete unit, including bridge, saddles and string anchors, glides friction-free on highly engineered roller bearings, designed to totally eliminate string drag and provide improved stability. Additionally, the Pro II’s floating-lock prevents detuning if a string breaks, and allows drop tuning on the fly.

Since its introduction in 2002, Stetsbar has become popular with guitar players who, until then, could only install a vibrato system on their beloved instrument using a drill or routing machine. This–combined with its range and stability–has increasingly made Stetsbar the retro-fit tremolo system of choice. MSRP $219 to $299.

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Stetsbar

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The Randy Scruggs Advanced Jumbo will be limited to 100 guitars.

Nashville, TN (February 22, 2010) – Gibson Acoustic has announced the launch of the Randy Scruggs Advanced Jumbo acoustic guitar. Here’s what Gibson had to say about the release:

With a bevy of Grammy awards, three Country Music Award Musician of the Year titles, and production and songwriting credits to rival any of the most influential names in Nashville, Randy Scruggs’ resume practically reads like a history of contemporary country music itself. The son of legendary banjo virtuoso Earl Scruggs, Randy grew up amid Nashville’s elite, made his first professional guitar recording at the age of 13, and was a first-call session guitarist and producer before he had left his teen years behind.


The Randy Scruggs Advanced Jumbo is an elegantly appointed acoustic guitar from the luthiers of Bozeman, Montana. Made to the proportions of the Advanced Jumbo round-shouldered dreadnought, with solid premium Sitka spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides, an advanced scalloped X-brace, vintage sunburst finish, and up-market adornments such as abalone trim and rosette and mother-of-pearl fingerboard crowns, the Randy Scruggs Model packs the one-two punch of looks and tone that make it a fitting testimony to its namesake’s achievements. Add to these its bone nut and saddle and a Fishman Matrix pickup system to translate all that stellar tone to the masses, and it’s a guitar primed to take place of pride at the center of a collection, or in the hands of a hard-working artist. Only 100 Randy Scruggs Model guitars will be produced by Gibson, and each one comes with a formfitting hardshell case with plush purple lining, an owner’s manual, and Gibson’s Gold Warranty. MSRP $4515.

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