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Musikmesse in Photos: Part 1

A look at some of what we saw at Musikmesse in Frankfurt

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By Premier GuitarApr 08, 2009
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Direct from one of the largest gear gatherings in the world, here’s a sampling of what we saw at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2009.

Blackstar Artisan 15


Blackstar Artisan 15 handwired chassis



Blackstar HT-5S mini stacks



Gibson Joe Bonamassa Les Paul



Gibson 1959 Les Paul Reissue 50th Anniversary



1937 Gibson L 00 Legend Vintage Sunburst



Gibson Elvis Costello Limited Vintage Sunburst


Brunetti Mark 6L6 and Wizard 6V6 heads



Godin Seagull 25th Anniversary



The Carlsbro Nelsonic custom amp and speaker cabinet



Design specs/drawing for Carlsbro Nelsonic


Morpheus Drop Tune pedal


Eastwood Guitars


EBS Classic T90


Fender Bass & Guitar amplifiers; Genz Benz amplifiers


Fibenare Erotic Dalmat



A bevy of guitars and basses by Hagstrom



Nik Huber Guitars Dolphin II - Redwood


Ibanez ART300 BNC



Ibanez Jet King JTK09LTD IV



Ibanez AF105SM Exotic Explorer



Hellecaster Jerry Donahue with Peavey Omniac JD


Hayden MoFo



Martin 0-28VS and 00-28VS



Koch Amps Supernova 6060



Koch Amps Classic-SE



Greg Koch and PG "Mod Garage" columnist Dirk Wacker


Lâg Guitars, Tramontane Series of Acoustics



Lâg Guitars, Jet Master Series



Lâg Guitars, left-handed models



Mark Guitar Super Jazz head & cab


Stompboxes from Markbass  (CW from top left: Compressore, Riverbero, Octaver, Distorsore,  Super Booster, Super Pro DI, Super Synth)



A custom 5-string bass by Jens Ritter



A custom bass by Jens Ritter



Ruokangas Guitars



Ruokangas Guitars custom double-neck

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