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GALLERY: Musikmesse 2015 - Guitars & Basses

The most interesting and unusual axes from Europe's biggest gear show.

Shawn Hammond
By Shawn HammondApr 20, 2015
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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Cole Clark Guitars' new short-scale Little Lady (left) has a redwood top, the company's wonderfully natural-sounding 3-way Face Blend pickup system, and Indian rosewood for the back, sides, bridge, and fretboard. The Angel 2EC-BB Australian Eco (right) is one of two new Cole Clarks built entirely of sustainable woods. It features a bunya top, the same pickup system as the Lady, and Tasmanian blackwood for the back, sides, bridge, and fretboard.

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