Ep. 131 - It's Such A Good Idea, It's Stupid

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Ernie Ball VP JR Tuner (stab: SD Warp Drive)

Tuner built right into your volume pedal! 

When heel down, tuner engages, but can be set to always on

Has a touch screen to change tuning options

1-10 readout for volume level 

Input, output, tuner in, tuner thru? 

9-18v, standard vp jr size and assembly. New stronger cord inside. 

Comes in black, white, red, and gold! (red is the best) 

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Fender Alternate Reality & Rarities lines (Stab: Wampler Faux Tape Echo)

Alternate Reality line is MIM 

TENOR TELECASTER - $500

It has four strings, tuned (probably) to CGDA 

22.75” scale, maple neck and fretboard, 21 frets, 9.5 radius

Electric XII - $1000

Same body and headstock as the original 1965 version

Redesigned split coil pickups, 3 way selector 

Powercaster - $900 

Jazzmaster-type body, looks a little more squat than a JM 

Bridge HB, Neck P90

Tuneomatic and stoptail bridge

HH Meteora $1000

Meteora came out a while ago and had telecaster guts, this is what the guitar should have been 

String thru body, tuneomatic bridge 

Coil taps, and a second push/pull to swap the volume controls so you can do volume swells on either pickup more easily. Confusing? 

Sixty-Six - $900

Jazz bass guitar 

HSS configuration, vol/tone plate from a jazz bass, 5-way selector 

Kind of an offset strat 

Rarities line is more boutique, higher end stuff. 

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Pedal Genie! 

Empress Nebulus $300 

Alexander Wavelength $200 

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Gibson is back! (stab: MH Colossus Fuzz)

Streamlined, super simplified lineup 

No more richlite! Back to real woods

One confusing thing is the “alternate finishes” models, I don’t get why they didn’t just make all the colors under the single model. 

Les Pauls

SGs

Designer  (anyone know why they are called that?) 

ES  

Custom Shop

Prices are still a little high, but I think they’re on the right track. 

Interviews with new CEO sound very promising