The Comanche ($1,500; $1,750 as reviewed with ebony fingerboard, painted headstock and pearloid pickguard) is a real looker. Its two-tone blueburst finish looks stunning alongside the pearloid pickguard and chrome knobs. Equally dramatic is the trio of offset “Z” pickups.
A revision of the Comanche model G&L offered in the ‘80s, the new version [...]
The LTD is priced at $1050 and the RR24 is $1225. However the Jackson comes with a G&G hardshell case which would offset about $125 or so of the difference. The LTD does not come with a case. The guitars are very similar, they both use the Jackson Rhoads V shape with just a bit [...]
What’s in a name? When it comes to Gibson’s Raw Power Series, exactly what it declares: two of the world’s most iconic electric guitar designs, stripped of superfluous frills and ready to roar. Inspired by the popular but short-lived Raw Power Les Paul of 2000-2001, the newly revitalized series of 2009 includes both the Les [...]
AXL Introduces The Badwater 1216 Electric Guitar
April 03, 2009
Capitalizing on the successful and critically acclaimed Badwater series, AXL releases the all-new Badwater 1216 electric guitar for players who want the individuality of a distressed Badwater finish on a single cutaway humbucker guitar.
AXL Badwater guitars offer players unique finishes and aged components in an exceptionally well-designed [...]
