The ST-ES and ST-ET models are chock full of single-coil and humbucker pickup combinations and come equipped with a German Floyd Rose system.
Sawtooth Guitars are proud to announce three new guitar lines for 2021! The Hybrid and ST-M24 models designed with legendary guitarist, Michael Angelo Batio, as well as the eye-catching Relic Series, are sure to blow every guitar player's minds. Sawtooth's focus is to bring high quality and innovative designs that exceed all players expectations at an achievable price. These three new guitar series from Sawtooth deserve a spot in every guitarists collection.
ES AND ET HYBRID SERIES GUITARS
Create YOUR own TONE!
Designed with legendary guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, Sawtooth's new ST-ES and ST-ET Hybrid Series offers a unique innovative design that features both single coil and Humbucker pickups all in one guitar. Each guitar is equipped with a German Floyd Rose Tremolo system. With the ST-ES and ST-ET Hybrid guitar, you can express any sound you desire across all music genre's. This is the most versatile guitar line in the industry today
ST-ES Hybrids: A classic, double cutaway body style that offers 23 different pickup combinations from Sawtooth's specially designed Alinco V Humbuckers & Single Coil pickups. Create your own tone with sounds that can only be heard on the ES Hybrid guitar! Available in both left and right hand configurations."The Hybrid ES guitar is absolutely amazing. It has 23 different pick up sounds, ranging from studio quality true single coils to full range Humbuckers! –Michael Angelo Batio
ST-ET Hybrids: A traditional, single cutaway body style that lets you choose from 15 different pickup combinations from Sawtooth's specially designed Humbucker, Lipstick and Single Coil pickups. Create your own tone with sounds that can only be heard on the ET Hybrid guitar! Available in both left and right hand configurations "Playing the Hybrid ET guitar is so inspiring. The single coil pickups and Humbuckers either alone or combined, can get so many different sounds, that I write new riffs every time I play it." – Michael Angelo Batio
The ES and ET Relic Series features ash bodies and aged Canadian Maple necks with aged sandalwood fretboards.
ES AND ET RELIC SERIES GUITARS
"The Relic guitars are special. They look fantastic and "distressed," but the hardware is new, making it a perfect guitar for performing or studio work." – Michael Angelo Batio. The Sawtooth Relic Series evokes the story of a guitar that's seen it all. Experience the feel and look of a guitar that's been there and done that. These new, individually hand relic'd, one of a kind, guitars come with custom aged worn finishes with body scars, scratches, dents, and include Sawtooth Designed Alnico V Pickups. A classic look and feel for any player. Enjoy the sweet sound that all guitarists seek from a road-worn guitar.
These Michael Angelo Batio–designed guitars come stock with Alnico V humbuckers.
ST-M24 SERIES GUITARS
The Sawtooth ST-M24 Series, also designed with Legendary Guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, offers the best value 24 fret guitar on the market today. Receive upgraded appointments from Wilkinson and Floyd Rose without the associated cost.
"The ST-M24 guitars combine classic features with a modern feel and sound. When it comes to value, they are the best!"- Michael Angelo Batio
These "made for speed" guitars are the must have for every shredder. The ST-M24 in Satin White includes a German Original Floyd Rose Tremolo System and the ST-M24 in Satin Black includes a Wilkinson Hard Tail Bridge, giving players either option. If you've been thinking about adding a 24 fret guitar to your collection, the ST-M24 series is the right choice. Available in both left and right hand configurations.
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“I am thrilled to announce the launch of The Collection: Kirk Hammett. I’ve worked diligently on this curated collection of vintage and modern guitars for the book. I feel the book captures the rich history and artistry behind each of these unique and rare instruments. Every picture tells a story and thanks to Ross Halfin and his exceptional photography, every picture in this book is worth a million words! This book could not be possible without the help of Gibson, so I’d like to thank them for making my passion for Greeny, and guitars a reality. I hope all of you enjoy this journey as much as I did.”
“It’s exciting the time has come to release The Collection: Kirk Hammett by Gibson,” adds Cesar Gueikian, President and CEO of Gibson. “We have been working on this project with Kirk for years now, and I had the opportunity to work closely with Kirk on the composition of the collection for the book. It was a thrill to put this together and it took a village to get it done! I hope everyone appreciates the work that went into this book and enjoys every story behind the guitars.”
The Collection: Kirk Hammett, Custom Edition is limited to just 300 numbered copies signed by KIRK HAMMETT and comes in a huge 19 x 14.5” (490 x 370mm) presentation box featuring custom artwork and an outstanding case candy package. In addition to the large-format 17 x 12” (432 x 310mm) hardcover version of the book with a stunning lenticular cover, the boxset includes a frameable 16 x 11.6” (407 x 295mm) art print of a Ross Halfin portrait of KIRK HAMMETT signed by both Halfin and the Metallica guitarist. Other case candy includes an Axe Heaven miniature replica of Hammett’s 1979 Gibson Flying V with case and stand, an exclusive pick tin complete with six Dunlop® Kirk Hammett signature Jazz III guitar picks, and a Gibson Publishing Certificate of Authenticity.
Explore The Collection: Kirk Hammett book HERE.
Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst have been making music as Shovels & Rope since 2008. The husband-and-wife duo from South Carolina specialize in rootsy, bluesy rock, Americana, and alt-country, but they don’t confine themselves to traditional two-piece arrangements. They switch off on vocal, guitar, percussion, and synth duty throughout their shows, orchestrating a full-band ruckus with all available limbs.
Their seventh full-length, Something Is Working Up Above My Head, released in September last year, and while touring in support of it, they stopped at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl in late February. PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Trent before the gig to see what tools he and Hearst use to maintain their musical juggling act.
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Trent’s not a guitar snob: Generally speaking, he plays whatever he can get his hands on. While playing Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Fest, someone loaned him this Gretsch Black Falcon, and he fell in love with it. He likes its size compared to the broader White Falcon. It’s also the band’s only electric, so if it goes down, it’s back to acoustic. Hearst takes turns on it, too.
Trent loads the heaviest strings he can onto it, which is a set of .013s. It lives in standard tuning.
Ol' Faithful
As Trent explains, he and Hearst have done some DIY decorating on this beautiful Gibson J-45—it’s adorned with sweat droplets, stains, and fingernail dust. It runs direct to the venue’s front-of-house system with an LR Baggs pickup. This one is strung with Martin heavy or medium gauge strings; lighter ones are too prone to snapping under Trent’s heavy picking hand (which holds a Dunlop Max-Grip .88 mm pick). And it rolls around in an Enki tour case.
On Call
These second-stringers—a Loar archtop and an LR Baggs-equipped Recording King—are on hand in case of broken strings or other malfunctions.
Need for Tweed
Trent doesn’t trust amps with too many knobs, so this tweed Fender Blues Junior does the trick. It can get fairly loud, so there’s a Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box on hand to tame it for some stages.
Shovels & Rope's Pedalboard
Because Trent and Hearst trade off bass, guitar, keys, and percussion duties, all four of their limbs are active through the set. Whoever is on guitars works this board, with an MXR Blue Box, Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff, EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird, and Boss OC-5, plus a pair of Walrus Canvas Tuners for the electric and acoustic. Utility boxes on the board include a Walrus Canvas Passive Re-Amp, Radial J48, Livewire ABY1, and a Mesa Stowaway input buffer.
A Roland PK-5 MIDI controller, operated by foot, sits on the lower edge of the board. It controls the board for “Thing 2,” one of two MicroKORG synths onstage.
Thing 1 and Thing 2
There’s no one backstage helping Hearst and Trent cook up all their racket; they handle every sound themselves, manually. During the first few sets of a tour, you’re liable to see some headaches, like forgetting to switch synth patches during a song, but eventually they hit a rhythm.
Affectionately given Seuss-ian nicknames, this pair of microKORGs handles bass notes through the set, among other things, via the foot-controlled PK5. “Thing 1” is set up at the drum station, and runs through a board with an EHX Nano Big Muff, EHX Bass9, EHX Nano Holy Grail, and a Radial Pro DI. A Walrus Aetos keeps them all powered up.
The board for “Thing 2,” beside the guitar amps, includes an EHX Mel9 and Bass9 powered by a Truetone 1 SPOT Pro, plus a Radial ProD2.
