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Thomastik-Infeld and Connolly Music introduce the Infeld Bronze acoustic guitar set, featuring long-lasting phosphor bronze strings with exceptional balance and clarity.
"Infeld Bronze utilizes the strengths of the phosphor bronze formulation and adds the 100+years of Thomastik-Infeld design experience to produce a string with outstanding balance, enveloping depth of tone, a smooth welcoming feel, and is our brightest, and perhaps most durable acoustic string to date."
"The Infeld Bronze strings settle in quickly and stay in tune which is a boon to stage and studio techs making “run and gun” string changes", comments Connolly’s Thomastik-Infeld Fretted String Specialist, Craig Breckenridge.
Thomastik Infeld, established in 1919 is dedicated to the advancement of musical instrumentstring performance. Utilizing old-world hand craftsmanship, the finest European sourced materials and in-house designed manufacturing equipment, Thomastik-Infeld strings assure a peerless experience.
Available now in .012-.053 Gauge sets, Model IBR112T Infeld Bronze strings carry a suggested retail price of $31.95.
For more information visit thomastik-infeld.com.
Esopus Guitars announces new "Tailwater" bass guitar from luthier Stuart Spector.
This 32” scale bass is handcrafted by Stuart at the Esopus Guitar workshop located near Woodstock NY in the Catskill Mountains. From its fully carved spruce top (the top is carved on both its exterior and interior surfaces) with a thumb rest that is carved into the top, to its custom made Fishman piezo pickup and super hard Carnauba wax finish, every detail of the Tailwater is intended to create the ultimate playing experience.
The Tailwater bass features a fully chambered spruce over alder body (15.5" lower body bout width, 2.25" body thickness measuring from the peak of the carved top).
Each Tailwater bass is hand signed and numbered on the back of the peghead by Stuart Spector. A very limited number of Tailwater basses are handcrafted each year at the Esopus workshop.
"I am proud to present the Tailwater bass, a bass that I have spent the last three years perfecting. The Tailwater is a culmination of all of my 45 years of experience, knowledge, and passion for bass guitar crafting. I am so eager to hear what fellow musicians create with this exciting new instrument." - Stuart Spector
Direct Pricing : $4995.00 plus options.
Soulfire Guitarworks introduces three new electric guitar models: SF-1, SR-1, and HB-1. Crafted with sustainable hardwood bodies and hand-wired pickups, these guitars offer a blend of familiarity and originality. Featuring 25” scale length necks, Richlite fretboards, and signature pickups, these instruments are designed to inspire players.
Featuring 100% sustainable hardwood bodies and Soulfire’s own hand-wired pickups, the guitars are crafted with the just the right balance of modern and traditional building techniques.
All three models feature 25” scale length necks with Richlite fretboards, nickel frets, and a classic D neck profile. The carved American cherry bodies are fitted with optional maple tops. In addition to the solid body SR-1, players can choose between two semi-hollow models: the SF-1 brandishes signature “Flame” f-holes, and the HB-1 sports “Broken Heart” f-holes.
In keeping with the company’s lean-and-mean ethos, the instruments are loaded with one of Soulfire’sproprietary pickups: players can choose the “Wicked Mojo” humbuckers or “Angry Dog” P90s.
Features include:
- House-made “Wicked Mojo” Humbuckers - 12 adjustable poles. DC resistance average 7.94k-8.2k. A5 magnets
- “Angry Dog” P90 pickups - DC resistance 8.25k-8.4K. A5 magnets
- Genuine silver plated and antiqued headstock emblem/truss rod cover
- Signature black machined volume knob
- Optional B7 Bigsby
Pricing for Soulfire’s semi-hollow lineup - the SF-1 and HB-1 – starts at $3400. Solid-body models are priced starting at $3000 (for true solid) and $3200 (chambered body). All models are sold exclusively through the website and come with Premium Gig Bags.
For more information, please visit soulfireguitarworks.com.