February 10, 2023.
Gibson CF-100 Vintage Sunburst
The CF-100 was an innovative design when Gibson offered it’s first flat-top cutaway instrument in 1950. Players touted the ease of playing provided by the Florentine cutaway and smaller body design and this Limited Edition remains true to its history.
Featuring vintage style three-on-a-plate white button tuners, large trapezoid inlays, traditional tear drop pickguard, and open slotted belly-up bridge. Finished in Gibson’s famous Vintage Sunburst finish.
New and improved for 2016
- Cutaway Design: Comfortable small body Florentine cutaway design.
- Bridge: Rare belly up open slot bridge design.
- Pickguard: Traditional tortoise tear drop pickguard.
- Improved Feel: Fingerboard edge is softened to comfortably fit the contour of the player’s hand
- Enhanced Finish: Finer grit sandpaper and polishing compounds for gloss finish.
- Premium Setup: Utilizing state-of-the-art German engineered Plek technology to create the finest playing surface possible. Hand finished for the world’s finest feel and playability.
- Smoother hand rubbed and oiled fingerboard and bridges: New penetrating and finishing oil last longer and maximizes woods natural vibrancy.
The Charvel Pro Stock DS1
Make a statement. The Charvel Pro Stock series delivers more new tonal and stylistic options to the new world of the modern guitar player. The Pro Stock DS1 has a single-cutaway mahogany body with a carved top and neck-through-body design.
Features include a mahogany neck with contoured heel, cool color-contrast binding (Gold Metallic features cream binding) and pickup bobbins, compound-radius rosewood fingerboard (12″-16″) with 24 jumbo frets and alumiloid keystone inlays, Seymour Duncan® ’59™ humbucking neck and JB™ bridge pickups with 3-way toggle switching, Charvel bridge specially designed for compound-radius fingerboards, satin chrome hardware, three-on-a-side locking Charvel tuners, and metallic and sunburst finishes with matching headstocks. Available in Black, Blue, Red Metallic, Gold Metallic and Cherry Sunburst (dual Seymour Duncan® ’59™ pickups on Cherry Sunburst model only).
George Lynch Launches Mr. Scary Guitars
Mr. Scary Guitars are unique, highly modified and one of a kind customized hand-crafted instruments, specifically designed, carved and crafted by the “hands” of George Lynch. Mr. Scary Guitars are made in very limited quantities, come with certificates of authenticity, and are individually named and numbered.
George Lynch works closely with customers to build to their exact specs as much as possible. Options include wood types, neck dimensions, pickup windings, hardware options and finishes. Hardware is heavily distressed and engraved, and pickups are all custom-wound to match each guitar. Average build time can be anywhere from one to six months depending on Lynch’s touring and recording commitments.
For more information visit www.mrscaryguitars.com
John E. Davis is a Guitar Teacher and Music Instructor offering guitar lessons in Arlington, Texas. Visit www.TexasRockGuitarist.com for information on Guitar Lessons, Guitar Repair and Live Music Performance.