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Gretsch G6636TSL Silver Falcon: The Premier Guitar Review
December 18, 2020
How does the Players Edition upgrade stack up on the brand’s sleek 6-string “Cadillac”?
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Gretsch Streamliner G2420T Review
April 10, 2019
A tip-top rockabilly bomber at a bargain price.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Gretsch Streamliner G2420
April 2, 2019
Our columnist re-friends a classic American brand.
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Vintage Vault: 1962 Gretsch Princess
March 25, 2019
Designed for female players, this guitar had a brief reign but endures as a rare classic.
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NAMM '19 - Gretsch G6620T Players Edition Nashville Center Block & G6659TG Players Edition Broadkaster Demos
January 25, 2019
The Players series gets a few new models that balance modern playability with the company's well-known sound and style.
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Fender Debuts the Tele Thinline Super Deluxe
August 9, 2018
The Corona crew's latest mashup pairs rich-sounding TV Jones Classic pickups with a twist to their semi-hollow Tele design.
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SNAMM '18 - Fender Player Series & Limited Edition 60th Anniversary Jazzmaster Demos
June 30, 2018
Check out the newly launched, Mexican-made line in addition to some models that celebrate the Jazzmaster's 60th anniversary.
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Rio Grande Pickups Offers Open Face Filter'Tron-Style Models
March 30, 2018
A new option from Rio Grande are the open-faced Buffalo, Texas, and BBQ Tron style pickups.
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NAMM '18 - TV Jones Starwood Humbucker Demo
January 28, 2018
The king of Filter'Tron tweaking unveils a chameleonic PAF-style set that's impressively twangy and single-coil like ... when you want it to be.
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NAMM '18 - Gretsch G6228FM Player's Edition Jet Demo & 135th Anniversary Models
January 28, 2018
The kings of high-end chime show off a brand-new Jet and two new anniversary models.
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NAMM '18 - Rock N Roll Relics Lightning Demo
January 26, 2018
The company's first semi-hollow model is an inspired take on a modernized classic.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: JSW Cutaway Guitar
January 15, 2018
Oh boy! A cool custom guitar built by one of Buddy Holly’s songwriting partners.
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Gretsch G6609TFM Players Edition Broadkaster Review
December 5, 2017
New-design Full’Tron pickups turn a familiar semi-hollowbody into a potent axe that’ll wow fans of both vintage Gretsch sounds and sparkling modern tones.
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Tools for the Task: Filter’Tron-style Pickups
October 8, 2017
Ten modern-day pickups aimed at delivering the classic Filter’Tron sound.
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Vintage Vault: 1960 Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody Model 6120
July 27, 2017
Get ready to go ga-ga over a pristine specimen of the signature model that helped create "the Nashville sound."
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NAMM '17 - TV Jones The Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter'Tron Demo
January 21, 2017
Find out how a stolen guitar led to a new set of pickups designed by a 1950s pioneer.
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SNAMM '16 - The Loar LH-306-T and LO-14 Demos
June 24, 2016
Get introduced to their new Loar'Tron-loaded hollowbody and classy-looking satin black acoustic.
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Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Telecaster with Bigsby Review
November 10, 2013
A vibey, trem-equipped Tele at a bargain price.
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1967 Martin GT-70
July 1, 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong’s Martin GT-70 features a semi-hollow plywood body with f-holes, DeArmond pickups, and Bigsby-style tailpiece.
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Fender Custom Shop Unveils New Instruments for Spring
May 2, 2013
The Fender Custom Shop’s new spring instrument selection presents some of its most sophisticated and meticulously crafted product offerings to date, including four guitars and one bass.
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