HW soundbite march 2012 guitars in this issue: Focus on Deacon P2-5 New Fender Select P6-7 Guitars & Offers P8-9 Bass Guitars & Offers P10-11 Amps & Effects P12-13
The Deacon FST 57. Not only classic looks but superb playability and unbeatable value for money. No other guitar in this price bracket offers the attention to detail that this range offers: The Deacon FST 57 has 3 single coil pickups - so what? Well just have a listen to them. You would think you were playing a £2000 1957 reissue, or even a £50000 original, they are that good!
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The FST57 even has the original “skunk stripe of mahogany let in to the back of the maple neck to give ultimate originality. Frets are burnished to give a great feel and you won’t find any sharp edges on the fret end either - this is a quality guitar! Thousands of these guitars are in use in schools all over the country as they have become one of the main choices as the guitar for beginners to learn on and progress to Rock Stardom. Main features: • Maple neck with 21 frets, option of maple or rosewood fingerboard (FST62) • 6 in line vintage style machine heads. • 3 single coil vintage sound pickups • Synchro • Alder body • Synchronised tremelo, 2 string trees. • Volume and 2 Tone controls, 5 way pickup selector (bridge, bridge & middle), middle, middle & neck, neck). • Output is via 1/4” jack socket. • Available in black, vintage sunburst, Lake Placid Blue & Burgundy Mint.
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FST57 features The FST 57 features: 1 3 single coil pickups 2 5 way selector switch
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3 volume and tone controls 4 Body material - alder; Neck - Rock maple
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HW Audio March 2012 | Guitars P3
The Deacon D3SC is our entry-level guitar package, but what a package. The Deacon guitar in this package is simply UNBEATABLE when compared to any similar guitar package under £300! Just look at the features • 3 x Single coil Wilkinson Pickups. These are very high quality pickups, normally only seen on £300 models.
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• Quality trem with push in tremelo arm, again, not the run-of -the mill cheap items. • Proper roller string trees - unheard of previously at this price point, helps keep the guitar in tune longer. • Vintage style pickguard - looks the part, especially contrasting with the body colour. • 10W practice amp included, a good starter amp, but feel free to upgrade. • Guitar stand included • Colour Vintage white, which in actual fact is a custard yellow- gorgeous! Also available in black, vintage green & candy apple red.
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Optional upgrade to the Line 6 Spider IV available
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D3SC
features The . features: 1 3 single coil pickups 2 5 way selector switch
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3 volume and tone controls 4 Vintage-style pick guard
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HW Audio March 2012 | Guitars P5
Fender launches the Select Series at NAMM 2012 Here’s what Fender say about the new Select Telecaster: Select instruments for select individuals. Introducing Fender Select series guitars and basses-true players’ instruments that put more than six decades of Fender experience and expertise on outstandingly appointed display and bring a wealth of high-end features and elegant design options to discerning musicians everywhere. With choice tone woods, figured tops, strikingly beautiful finishes, figured and quartersawn maple necks with compound-radius fretboards, specially voiced Fender Select pickups that deliver masterful tone, and other first-rate features, the U.S.-made Select Series puts Fender’s top-line best in capable hands-yours. The Fender Select Carved Koa Top Telecaster is a finely crafted, artfully captivating and sonically potent take on our first legendary guitar model, with a stunning Sienna Edge Burst gloss-lacquer finish on a lightweight empress body with a carved koa top. Its modern “C” shaped flame maple neck has a Bi-Flex™ truss rod system for rock-solid stability, a satin lacquer back finish and rear-headstock “Fender Select” medallion. The smooth-playing compound radius rosewood fretboard (9.5”-14”) has 22 medium jumbo frets, stylish white pearloid position inlays and a gloss lacquer finish. Crisp, clear signature sound comes from Fender Select Telecaster single-coil neck and bridge pickups with three-way switching and a no-load tone control that delivers the natural uncoloured sound of the bridge pickup when dimed.
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Select features
The Fender Select Carved Koa Top Telecaster features:
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1 American Standard bent steel saddles 2 Cast/sealed locking tuners 3 Nickel-chrome hardware Custom G&G Fender Select case
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HW Audio March 2012 | Guitars P7
Gibson J-200 Studio Gibson’s J-200 Studio proudly maintains the tradition and excellence of Gibson Acoustic’s Super Jumbo line, offering a remarkable combination of features that deliver all the sweet tone, clarity and presence expected from a Super Jumbo. The simple elegance of the J-200 Studio is evident in every detail, including its premium Sitka spruce top and attractive maple back and sides, releasing a rich, full, and balanced high end and grand projection.
Kurt Cobain Signature Limited Edition Relic Jaguar The Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar Electric Guitar is one of Fender’s most distinctive signature models ever; meticulously modelled on the battered and highly unusual 1965 Jaguar that Cobain wielded during the heady early-’90s era when Nirvana ruled rock and led a musically stunning and culturally subversive movement. Fender craftsmen have reproduced Cobain’s battle-hardened left-handed Jaguar down to the last unusual detail, including its worn finish, dual humbucking pickups and unique electronics and controls (which were already in place when Kurt acquired the guitar in summer 1991). P8 Guitars | HW Audio March 2012
Guitar Offers Issue One Deacon FST57 Guitar Package Superb quality Deacon FST57 Electric Guitar with Heavy Duty Gig Bag and Strap and Lead and Tuition DVD Plus a 10 Watt Practice amp
£99
Jeff Waters Annihilation V Ranked an impressive #3 in Joel McCiver’s 2009 book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, Waters, lives, breathes and eats metal—and when he really wants to rock, he straps on an Epiphone, namely the new Jeff Waters “Annihilation-V” signature model, a guitar primed for total destruction.
£449 Deacon D3sc Vintage White With Line6 Spider 15 Amp
Superb value electric guitar kit. Not just for beginners, the superb package is the best value on the web! £199
Stagg S250-Bk Electric Guitar Stagg s-250 BK Electric Guitar. Black, with 3 single coil pickups, 5 way selector switch and volume and tone controls. A great starter guitar. £69.99
Prs Se Custom 24 Whale Blue
The PRS SE Custom 24 Electric Guitar, Whale Blue by Paul Reed Smith features a Wide Thin Neck and Bird Inlays. £599
Deacon D3sc Vgr Vintage Green
Deacon 3SC Electric Guitar. These guitars are superb in any way. They have 3 single coil pickups made by Wilkinson (normally only found on £300 guitars), plus a tremelo with a push in arm.. £129.99
PRS SE Torero
The PRS SE Torero (Grey Black) is a solid-body electric guitar with active EMG pickups and Floyd Rose bridge system. £789
Prs Se Bernie Marsden Vintageburst New PRS Bernie Marsden Signature Guitar in Vintage Burst. £599.99
Gibson Les Paul Joe Bonamassa Vos Bonamassa Burst
Available from 29th November 2011. Gibson Les Paul VOS Bonamassa Signature Model in Bonamassa Burst (BonaBurst). £269.99 - WE WILL BEAT ANY GENUINE GIBSON PRICE IN EUROPE
Gibson Les Paul Studio 60’S Tribute Honeyburst Dark Back
Each guitar includes a Gibson Gig Bag and owner’s manual, and is covered by Gibson’s Limited Lifetime Warranty and 24/7/365 Customer Service. £649
Gibson Es-137 Custom The Gibson ES-137 CUSTOM is an ES-137 Classic with some extra refinements. £1979
Gibson Les Paul Junior Gloss Tobacco Burst
The simple, no-nonsense Les Paul Junior has long been a favourite for everything from down and dirty rock and roll, to meanstreet blues, to raw garage punk. £549
Gibson Es335 Plain Top Cherry The Gibson ES-335 Semi-Hollowbody Guitar features a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, all of which work together to produce a quick response, great tone definition and sustain.. £1899
Fret King Green Label Studio Esprit V Black/ Gold Hw Inc Hardcase Fret King Green Label Studio Esprit 5 Electric Guitar Black. Hand made in England using only the finest materials by Trev Wilkinson and his team of luthiers.. £2699
HW Audio March 2012 | Guitars P9
Fender launches the Select Series at NAMM in January Here’s what Fender say about the new Select Basses: Select instruments for select individuals. Introducing Fender Select series guitars and basses-true players’ instruments that put more than six decades of Fender experience and expertise on outstandingly appointed display and bring a wealth of high-end features and elegant design options to discerning musicians everywhere. With choice tone woods, figured tops, strikingly beautiful finishes, figured and quartersawn maple necks with compound-radius fretboards, specially voiced Fender Select pickups that deliver masterful tone, and other first-rate features, the U.S.-made Select Series puts Fender’s top-line best in capable hands-yours. The Fender Select Precision Bass presents an elegantly crafted, sonically seismic new take on the bass guitar that started it all, with a gorgeous Twocolour Sunburst gloss-lacquer finish and flame maple top. Its modern “C” shaped quartersawn maple neck has Posiflex™ graphite support rods, a satin lacquer back finish and rear-headstock “Fender Select” medallion. The smooth-playing compound radius flame maple fretboard (9.5”-14”) has 20 medium jumbo frets, stylish black pearloid position inlays and a gloss lacquer finish. Loud, clear and deeply resounding tone issues from the new single Fender Select Precision Bass split-coil pickup. Other premium features include a three-ply pickguard (parchment-blackparchment), High-Mass Vintage bridge (top-loading or strings-through-body), Fender/Hipshot® vintage-style tuners
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with tapered shafts, knurled chrome knobs, “stealth” string retainer and nickel-chrome hardware. Custom G&G Fender Select case, strap, cable and polishing cloth included.
Bass Offers Issue One Fender MB4 Skull and Cross Bones Bass Black Featuring a solid body, Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard, the Squier MB4 puts a nontraditional spin on the bass. The P/J-bass pickup configurations and passive EQ give the Squier MB4 a crunch and punch all its own.
£236
Warwick Rockbass Vampyre 5 String Bass - Black
The RockBass Vampyre’s fiendishly innovative body styling makes it a formidable tool for delivering the deepest of underworld tones and the crispest of bright highs.
£449 Warwick Corvette $$ 5 String Bass - Nirvana Black Satin High Polish
Kramer D-1 Bass Kdb1brbh1
Fret King Esprit 4 Trans Amber Inc. Gigbag
Fret King Green Label Perception 60 Jj Ovb Inc Hardcase
Deacon Dbg1k Bass Guitar Vintage Sunburst Pb Inc Gigbag And Ms10g Amp
Gibson Sg Bass Faded Worn Black
Superb 5 string version of Warwick’s popular Double Buck bass guitar. £1549
Fret King Green Label Bass. Made in the UK in Trev Wilkinson’s workshops in the North of England. No expense spared when making these basses.. £1829
Deacon Dbg1k Vwt Vintage White Inc Gig Bag And Ms10b Amp
Deacon DBG1 Bass Guitar. PB style bass guitar with bolt-on neck. The Deacon DBG1 bass, whilst our entry level guitar , is absolutely SUPERB. The Deacon basses come complete with gigbag, stand and 10W practice amp.. £149.99
The Kramer Disciple D-1 Bass Guitar, Black/Cayenne Red is a 4 string bass guitar with a split Cayenne Red finish and mahogany body. £299
Deacon DBG1. This bass guitar, whilst our entry level bass, is absolutely SUPERB! Great quality, fantastic sound. Rosewood fingerboard, split pickups. £149.99
Warwick Streamer Lx Bass - Natural Oil Finish The Streamer LX is a true masterpiece of modern bass construction and one of the most successful of all the thoroughbreds in the Warwick stable. £1339
Fret King Blue Label Esprit 4 Trans Amber. Designed by and made under the supervision of Trev Wilkinson, the world renowned guitar guru. £649
It has a worn finish that gives it the look of a gently aged vintage bass. Mahogany neck and body with a rosewood fingerboard and chrome hardware. £659
Fret King Perception Bass Original Classic Burst Inc Gigbag
Fundamentally powerful and expressive, the Fret-King Perception 4 bass has the depth, definition and dynamic ability to provide the allessential rock solid foundation a band needs. £499.99
Ibanez Btb300fm-Am
The Ibanez BTB300FM-AMB 4-string bass features a luxurious flamed maple top on a double-cut mahogany body. £359
HW Audio March 2012 | Guitars P11
Who knows who it was, why he did it, or where or when? Hard to say. It was probably in a rowdy roadhouse in Bakersfield or some place like that. What we do know is that some unknown guitarist “appropriated” his bass player’s amp for some reason, thus discovering that the sturdy 4x10” Fender® Bassman®, while a fine bass amp, also happened to be a real beauty of a guitar amp. If you’ve ever cranked one up, you know. It’s still true today.
A STOLEN MASTERPIECE Today, Fender celebrates that momentous sonic discovery with the ’59 Bassman® LTD amp—a vintage design classic that boasts all the tonal and dynamic muscle of the original in an affordable and roadworthy reissue that makes a rock-solid foundation for your personal tone. Your bass player will understand …
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Amps & FX offers Issue One Boss Guitar Pedals
The world’s best-selling guitar and bass effects by Boss classic single effects pedals and programmable twin pedals
The Schertler Unico Classic Acoustic combo
is a new addition to our Acoustic amp range. Light, Portable, Loud and crystal clear. A must for all singer songwriters! Since its introduction on the market in 2003, Schertler acoustic amplifier UNICO received an extremely positive feedback by users. SCHERTLER has also developed a new speaker system to increase the sound quality and to avoid any useless sound loss.
Ashdown Fs-Envelope Envelope Filter
It’s time to get funky with the Ashdown Envelope Filter. Capable of a wide range of effects from auto-wah through to spaced-out, auto-triggered funky tones. £64
Alesis, Nanoverb 2
Alesis Nanoverb 2: NanoVerb 2 puts effects that musicians use all the time: reverb, delay, chorus and more at your fingertips. £79.99
Line 6 Filter Modeller
Offering an awesome collection of vintage filter and monophonic synth effects, 24-bit processing, and true bypass, the FM4 features 16 models of classic and collectible filters and synths. £269
Boss Ph-3 Phaser
Vintage Boss Phasing Effects Including 4-,8-,10-, And 12-Stage Phasers, Plus New Rise And Fall Effects For Unidirectional Phasing. Tap Tempo Sync Or Realtime Control Of Rate Via An Expression Pedal Input. £99
Line 6 Spider Iv 120 120W 2X10
Marshall, Dual Super Lead Dsl100
Marshall Jvm 215C 50 Watt Combo - 1X12”
Peavey Valveking Vk100 Head
Blackstar Ht Venue 4X12 Angled Cab
Marshall Haze 15 Guitar Amp Head
The Line 6 Spider IV guitar amps redefine what is sonically possible from modelling amplifiers. £349
Marshall JVM 215-C-H 1x12 guitar combo. The Marshall JVM215C Guitar Tube Amplifier Combo features two EL34 power amp valves for a solid 50w of pure valve tone. £989.10
The Blackstar HT Venue 4x12 is the perfect partner for any Blackstar amp, whether it is the mighty HT 5 or the massive Series 1 200. £349.99
Marshall Mg412b 4X12 Base Cab The Marshall MG412B Guitar Extension Speaker Cabinet, Base, 4 X 12 inch Speakers. Great quality guitar cabinet for an affordable price, ideal for use with the Marshall MG amp heads and combos. £213.30
The Dual Super Lead has two foot switchable channels-classic and ultra. £989.10
The Valve King features 100W all-tube power. Texture variable Class A/B simulation control. 2 foot-switchable channels. EQ and volume for each channel £449
Marshall Haze 15 Guitar Head. The 15W head is the ultimate in Marshall portable valve tone. On its own you can take it anywhere, safe in the knowledge that you will never have to settle for someone else’s equipment. £494.10
Peavey 6505 Plus
Named in celebration of Peavey’s first 40 years, the Peavey 6505 Series is also the relaunch of the 5150 Series, the immensely popular amplifiers Peavey designed with Edward Van Halen. £1199
HW Audio March 2012 | Guitars P13