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GALLERY: Musikmesse 2013 - Guitars and Basses

See the new electric, acoustic, and bass guitars from Musikmesse 2013.

By Shawn Hammond,
Shawn Hammond
Shawn Hammond was PG's editorial director from 2010 till the fall of 2022. You can follow him at @feverloveband.
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Chris Kies
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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Apr 14, 2013

Ruokangas Guitars
"Ruokangas Guitars brought several fine axes to Frankfurt this week. Both guitars shown here feature H┼ussel pickups and a Spanish cedar body with Arctic birch tops. The semi-hollow Mojo Grande 12-string (left) has a steel rear-pickup plate for twangy tones and 12 adjustable bridge saddles. The Mojo King (right) also has a steel bridge plate, plus the unusual combination of two T-style bridge pickupsяone in the bridge, and one in the middle positionяin addition to a Wilkinson tremolo and unique switching that lets you change phasing and combine the two back pickups for humbucking-type tones."

Also click here to see our gallery of new amps, effects, and accessories from Musikmesse 2013.

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