Nashville, TN (January 22, 2015) -- To kick off the New Year and celebrate the Winter NAMM show, Epiphone announces three outstanding new instruments for the Epiphone catalog: the Masterbilt AJ-45ME acoustic/electric guitar, the Dobro Hound Dog M14 Metalbody and the return of the legendary Blueshawk Deluxe. All three models will be available in Spring 2015.
“2015 is already gearing up to be one of Epiphone’s best for variety,” said Epiphone President Jim Rosenberg. “The Masterbilt AJ-45ME, the Dobro Hound Dog M14 and the Blueshawk Deluxe are perfect examples of what we do best at Epiphone – provide guitar players of all genres with incredible style, sound, and value.”
Masterbilt AJ-45ME
The new Masterbilt AJ-45ME introduces yet another legend to the critically acclaimed Masterbilt series, a hallmark of Epiphone since 1932. The “Advanced Jumbo” AJ-45 is one of the most recognized guitars in popular music – revered by songwriters from Hank Williams to John Lennon. The Masterbilt AJ-45ME features a solid wood Sitka Spruce top finished in Vintage Sunburst Satin with solid Mahogany back and sides, just like vintage models. The top is supported by hand-scalloped Sitka Spruce braces and is set off by Mahogany kerfing along with a Rosewood bridge and a bone saddle. The AJ-45ME also features Shadow state-of-the-art Sonic preamp system with a revolutionary under-saddle NanoFlex low-impedance pickup. MSRP $999
Dobro Hound Dog M14 Metalbody
The Dobro Hound Dog M-14 Metalbody guitar, brought to you by Epiphone, has an easy to play Round Neck and features the renowned resonator style and sound that has been dazzling and inspiring Dobro fans since the late 1920s. The body of the Dobro Hound Dog M-14 is made from Bell Brass with nickel plating and features a SlimTaper D-profile Mahogany neck for a rich and full tone that makes both finger picking and slide smooth and easy in all registers. Unlike hard-to-play vintage models, the new Dobro Hound Dog M-14 Metalbody features a dual action truss rod for quick and reliable intonation. MSRP $999
Blueshawk Deluxe
Epiphone’s Blueshawk Deluxe is the long awaited return of an original classic first introduced in the '90s that has been a connoisseur favorite ever since. The Blueshawk Deluxe features the upper bout curve and cutaway of a Les Paul but with the semi-hollowbody design and small f-holes of an archtop. The result is one of the most versatile and distinctive guitars anywhere. The Epiphone Blueshawk Deluxe also features new P-90 PRO Single Coil pickups plus a 6-position Rotary VariTone. MSRP $832
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The day before they played the coveted Blue Room at Third Man Records in Nashville, the Washington, D.C.-based garage-punk duo Teen Mortgage released their debut record, Devil Ultrasonic Dream. Not a bad couple of days for a young band.
PG’s Chris Kies caught up with guitarist and vocalist James Guile at the Blue Room to find out how he builds the band’s bombastic guitar attack.
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Devilish Dunable
Guile has been known to use Telecasters and Gretsches in the past, but this time out he’s sticking with this Dunable Cyclops DE, courtesy of Gwarsenio Hall—aka Jordan Olds of metal-themed comedy talk show Two Minutes to Late Night. Guile digs the Dunable’s lightness on his shoulders, and its balance of high and low frequencies.
Storm Warning
What does Guile like about this Squier Cyclone? Simple: its color. This one is also nice and easy on the back, and Guile picked it up from Atomic Music in Beltsville, Maryland.
Crushing It
Guile also scooped this Music Man 410-HD from Atomic, which he got just for this tour for a pretty sweet deal. It runs alongside an Orange Crush Bass 100 to rumble out the low end.
James Guile’s Pedalboard
The Electro-Harmonix Micro POG and Hiwatt Filter Fuzz MkII run to the Orange, while everything else—a DigiTech Whammy, Pro Co Lil’ RAT, and Death by Audio Echo Dream 2—runs to the Music Man. A TC Helicon Mic Mechanic is on board for vocal assistance, and a TC Electronic PolyTune 3, Morley ABY, and Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 3 Plus keep the ship afloat.
