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noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:07:00 +0000

Hot on the heels of their Epiphone branded Les Paul Tribute Standard, Gibson this week announced the release of a high-end Custom Shop model –– the Les Paul Tribute 1952 –– in honor of the legendary musician/innovator behind the name, Les Paul himself.

Billed as the closest match yet to Les’ original specs, the guitar looks to be a beauty of classic styling and guitar-history nostalgia… even the brass trapeze tailpiece and top-wrapped bridge (a Les Paul patented creation,) are present and accounted for.

According to Gibson the Les Paul Tribute 1952 is being built around a two-piece mahogany body (Grade-A) that’s been topped with a two-piece maple top (Grade-C,) and glued together with super-strong Franklin Titebond 50 glue.

And as per the earliest LP models, the guitar will be hand-finished with Gold nitrocellulose on the top (90-sheen lacquer –– no poly here) while the rim, back and neck have been left to show off that Grade-A mahogany grain, and coated with a high-gloss lacquer.

Other stand-out features will include a solid quarter-sawn Grade-A mahogany neck with ’50s neck profile, headstock with Gibson logo inlaid in mother of pearl and“prototype” stamped into the back, and a 22-fret fretboard of Grade-A mahogany (12″ radius,) with acrylic trapezoid inlays and antique neck binding.

Electronics will include a pair of cream-colored single-coil P-90 pickups, dual Volume controls with Gold Speedvolume knobs, dual Tone controls with Gold Speedtone knobs, 3-way pickup switching via toggle switch, and a Switchcraft 1/4″ outback jack. Tuners are vintage-style, with press-in bushings.

The Gibson Les Paul Tribute 1952 will ship with a hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity, including a photo of Les Paul and detailed specs of the instrument. It carries an MSRP of $5,581.00.

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:49:00 +0000

The Daisy Rock Custom Special Electric Guitar features a sycamore body with a contoured top, and a set, 24-3/4"-scale mahogany neck. The 22-fret fingerboard is made of rosewood and inlayed with stars. Other features of this Rock Candy Series guitar include a TonePros Tune-o-matic bridge with string-through body, black hardware, and Duncan-designed active humbucker pickups. A push-pull tone control "taps" the humbuckers, adding to the sonic versatility.
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Daisy Rock Rock Candy Custom Special Electric Guitar Features:

* Construction: Set-neck
* Body: Sycamore with contour top
* Neck: Mahogany
* Fingerboard: Rosewood
* Frets: 22 medium
* Scale: 24-3/4"
* Inlay: Stars
* Bridge: TonePros Tune-O-Matic-style with string-through body
* Tuners: Grover
* Binding: Black
* Hardware: Black
* Pickups: Duncan-designed active humbuckers [HB-108]
* Electronics: Master volume, master tone, 3-way selector, push-pull tone tap (coil-splitting)
* Strings: D'Addario EXL 110

Only $499.00 at GUITARCENTER

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:51:00 +0000

A bass guitar strictly for the hard at heart.

Schecter's Damien Series bass guitar is for those who like it dark, heavy, and loud. Not only does this bass guitar share a name with the evil child from "The Omen", but it comes with a sinister satin black finish, black hardware, and black pearl bat inlays. The Damien Bass's arched basswood body features a lower cutaway, rosewood fingerboard, and 24 jumbo frets. Just looking at it, the Damien has hard rock written all over it. And rock Damien does, thanks to two EMG HZ series humbuckers and 4 control knobs for volume, blend, and active 2-band EQ with selectable treble frequencies.

Pick up a Schecter Damien bass and prepare to whip the metal militia into a frenzy.
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Schecter Guitar Research Damien Bass Guitar Features:

* 4 string
* Construction/Scale: Bolt-on/35"
* Body: Basswood
* Neck/Fingerboard: Maple/Rosewood
* Frets: 24 Jumbo
* Inlays: Black Pearl 'Bats'
* Pickups: EMG HZ
* Electronics: Vol/Blend/Active 2-Band EQ (w/selectable treble frequencies)
* Bridge: Diamond Custom
* Binding: None
* Tuners: Schecter
* Hardware: Black

Schecter Guitar Research Damien Bass Guitar Specifications:

* Body: Basswood
* Neck: Maple
* Fingerboard: Rosewood
* Frets: 24 Jumbo
* Pickups: EMG HZ
* Bridge: Diamond Custom
* Binding: None
* Tuners: Schecter
* Hardware: Black

Only $499.99 at GuitarCenter

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:57:00 +0000

A dream guitar for southpaws shredders!

The left-handed Ibanez RG5EX1 electric guitar has a basswood body with a bound 24-fret, 3-piece Wizard II neck for fast and effortless shredding. Aesthetic touches include sharktooth fingerboard inlays and black hardware.

Infinity Pickups
The Infinity 3 (INF3) humbucking pickup has a ceramic magnet and delivers dynamic tones for chording and rhythm. The Infinity Single 3 (INFS3) is a single-coil pickup with an Alcico magnet and has a traditional-sound with the higher output demanded by modern music. It is designed to work with the humbuckers in the split position. The Infinity 4 is a humbucking pickup with an Alnico magnet and has a brilliant tone for lead work. It's warm and generates good harmonics.

Edge III tremolo
The Edge III tremolo has lower profile tuners for better palm comfort and provides strength and extraordinary tuning stability even under the most demanding playing conditions. The diabolical, double-locking Edge III bridge lets you get into radical tremolo territory while retaining total tuning stability.

For two decades, the legion of Ibanez RG warriors has grown like a virus, thrusting the RG guitar to the head of the metal pack. The Ibanez RG's fast, flat necks, rabid pickups, and double-locking tremolos deliver demonically charged sounds that go far beyond the world of mere mortals.
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Ibanez RG5EX1 Left-Handed Electric Guitar Features:

* Solid Body Left-handed Double Cutaway
* Basswood Body
* 3-piece Bolt-on Maple Neck
* 25.5" Scale Length
* Wizard II Neck Profile
* 1.69" Nut Width
* 24 Jumbo Frets
* Bound Rosewood Fretboard
* 15.75" Fretboard Radius
* Sharktooth Fretboard Inlays
* Edge III Bridge
* INF3 Bridge Pickup
* INFS3 Middle Pickup
* INF4 Neck Pickup
* Master Volume, Master Tone Controls
* 5-Way Blade Pickup Selector
* Die Cast Tuners
* Black Hardware
* Case Not Included

Ibanez RG5EX1 Left-Handed Electric Guitar Specifications:

* Wizard II Neck Dimensions:
* Scale/Length: 25.5"/648mm
* Fretboard Radius: 15.75"/400mm
* Width at Nut: 1.69"/43mm
* Width Last Fret: 2.20"/56mm
* Thickness 1st Fret: 0.74"/19mm
* Thickness 12th Fret: 0.82"/21mm

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:03:00 +0000

Recalls the early Synchromatics of the '40s.

One look at this beauty, and you'll swear you've stepped into an Art Deco time warp! Reminiscent of the early Synchromatics of the 1940s, the G100 features a Gretsch chromatic tailpiece, aged pearloid block inlays, vintage headstock logo, and rosewood Gretsch synchronized bridge. 16" x 2.75" laminated maple hollowbody with arched spruce top, 25-1/5" scale maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 20 medium jumbo frets, and 1-11/16" bone nut. Vintage white binding, vintage open-back machine heads, Gretsch knurled strap knobs, chrome hardware, and matte urethane finish add gorgeous visual appeal.
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Gretsch Guitars G100 Archtop Acoustic Guitar Features:

* 16" x 2.75" laminated maple hollowbody with arched spruce top
* Maple neck (25.5" scale)
* Rosewood fingerboard (12" radius)
* 20 medium-jumbo frets
* Bone nut (1-11/16" wide)
* Vintage wide block fingerboard inlays
* Vintage white binding
* Vintage open-back machine heads
* Rosewood Gretsch synchronized bridge
* Gretsch chromatic tailpiece
* Gretsch knurled strap knobs
* Chrome hardware
* Matte urethane finish

Only $499.99 - $699.99 at GuitarCenter

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:31:00 +0000

Ampeg ADA6LTD 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Plexi Guitar

The Ampeg ADA6LTD commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Ampeg Dan Armstrong’s NAMM show release. The original guitar was a groundbreaking instrument that had more than just cool looks going for it, it was a tone machine. The Ampeg ADA6AV is a faithful reproduction of that famous guitar and PGS is the place to buy one.

The Ampeg ADA6LTD is a tone machine with sustain for days. The removable pickup design allows you to quickly change between single coil and humbucking pickups effortlessly, both of which are included. New for the Anniversary Edition is the mirrored pickguard and headstock that add even more flash to an already stylin’ guitar. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones liked the Ampeg Dan Armstrong so much he used it on their infamous 1969 US tour. Grab your Limited Edition 40th Anniversary Ampeg ADA6AV guitar today.

Ampeg ADA6LTD features:

* Diamond Cut, See-Thru Acrylic (Lucite) Body
* Dual Cutaway Body Design
* 24 Fret Maple Neck
* 24 ¾" Scale
* Removable Pickups:
* 1 single-blade Rock Treble
* 1 dual-blade Sustain Treble
* Mirrored Pickguard & Headstock

Ampeg ADA6LTD includes:

* Hardshell Case

Price: $2,599.99 at proguitarshop

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:14:00 +0000

Squier FSR Standard Telecaster HS Electric Guitar

Vintage feel, high-output pickups, and a cool finish.

The Squier FSR Telecaster HS Guitar has a striking red sparkle flake finish. This Tele boasts the heavy tone of a high-output Duncan Designed HB-102B humbucking pickup with Alnico V magnets in the bridge position and an alnico magnet single-coil pickup in the neck position. The Squier FSR Tele has a fast-action C-shaped neck profile modeled on a late '60s Telecaster and is equipped with 22 frets for enhanced playability.
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Squier FSR Standard Telecaster HS Electric Guitar Features:

* Style: Standard Telecaster HS with red sparkle finish
* Series: Standard Series
* Body: Agathis
* Neck: Maple, C-Shape, (Polyurethane Finish)
* Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
* No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
* Pickups: 1 Duncan Designed HB102B Humbucking Pickup with Alnico V Magnets (Bridge), 1 Alnico Magnet Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
* Controls: Master Volume and Tone
* Pickup Selector: 3-Position Blade;
* Position 1. Bridge Pickup
* Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickup
* Position 3. Neck Pickup
* Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Bridge
* Machine Heads: Standard Die-Cast Tuners
* Hardware: Chrome
* Pickguard: 2-Ply Black/Parchment
* Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
* Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
* Unique Features: Gold and Black Squier Logo, Engraved Neckplate, Dot Position Inlays
* Strings: Fender Super 250L, (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel, P/N 073-0250-003

ONLY $249.99 at GuitarCenter

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:12:00 +0000

Gibson SG Standard with Coil Taps Electric Guitar

A new classic for rocking the 21st century.

The SG Standard with Coil Taps has a slim, lightweight mahogany body with the unmistakable twin cutaways, pointed horns, and beveled edges; the fastest neck in the business;and a pair of Gibson's screamin' BurstBucker pickups. This beauty also features trapezoid inlays along its elegantly bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard while a fine mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and holly inlay decorate its headstock.

Solid Mahogany Body

Probably the most central of all SG features is its solid mahogany body. The mahogany goes through the same rigorous selection process as all of Gibson's woods, and is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled wood experts before it enters the factories. Inside the Gibson factories, humidity is maintained at 45 percent, and the temperature at 70 degrees. This ensures all woods are dried to a level of "equilibrium," where the moisture content does not change during the manufacturing process. This guarantees tight-fitting joints and no expansion, and controls the shrinkage and warping of the woods, in addition to reducing the weight. It also improves the woods' machinability and finishing properties. Consistent moisture content means that the SG will respond evenly to temperature and humidity changes long after it leaves the factory.

'50s Rounded Neck Profile

No guitar neck profiles are more distinguishable than the neck profiles employed on the Gibson models of today. The more traditional '50s neck profile — found on the SG Standard — is the thicker, rounder, more time-honored profile, emulating the neck shapes of the iconic late '50s Gibson models. The neck is machined in Gibson's rough mill using wood shapers to make the initial cuts. But once the fingerboard gets glued on, the rest — including the final sanding — is done by hand. That means there are no two necks with the exact same dimensions. So while it still has the basic characteristics of its respective profile, each neck will be slightly different, with a distinct but traditional feel.

Set-Neck Construction

Like all classic Gibson guitars, the necks on SGs are distinguished by one of the more traditional features that have always set them apart — a glued neck joint. Gluing the neck to the body of the guitar ensures a "wood-to-wood" contact, no air space in the neck cavity, and maximum contact between the neck and body, allowing the neck and body to function as a single unit. The result? Better tone, better sustain, and no loose or misaligned necks.

22-Fret Rosewood Fingerboard

Rosewood has always graced the fingerboards of the world's finest stringed instruments, including many of today's Gibsons. The fingerboards on Gibson SGs are constructed from the highest grade rosewood on the planet. The rosewood is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled wood experts before it enters the factories to be fitted onto the neck of the SG Standard. The resilience of this dense and durable wood makes these fingerboards extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The 12-inch radius of the fingerboard provides smooth note bending capabilities and eliminates "dead" or "choked out" notes, common occurrences on fingerboards with lesser radiuses.

BurstBucker Pickups

The BurstBuckerline of pickups represents Gibson's drive to recapture the magic of the original "Patent Applied For" humbuckers. First introduced in the early 1990s, the Gibson BurstBucker — Types 1, 2, and 3 — successfully captured the subtle variations of true, classic humbucker tone with historically "unmatched" bobbin windings and Alnico II magnets. They produce an airy, full tone, and when overdriven they achieve a magical distortion with the slightly enhanced highs that made the originals famous. This SG model is loaded with a BurstBuckerType 1 pickup, which features a lower output, and is excellent for the neck position, and a BurstBuckerType 3 pickup that is overwound and hot, and is typically ideal for the bridge position. None of the BurstBuckers are wax potted, and all feature vintage braided two-conductor wiring. Push/pull tone pots activate pickup coil-splitting making this one of the most sonically versatile SG models ever!

Tune-O-Matic Bridge

The Tune-o-matic bridge was the brainchild of legendary Gibson president Ted McCarty in 1954. At the time, it was a true revelation in intonation, and set a standard for simplicity and functionality that has never been bettered. This pioneering piece of hardware provides a firm seating for the strings, allowing the player to adjust and fine-tune the intonation and string height in a matter of minutes. It also yields a great union between the strings and body, which results in excellent tone and sustain. It is combined with a separate "stopbar" tailpiece, essentially a modified version of the earlier wraparound bridge. To this day, the Tune-o-matic remains the industry standard. It is the epitome of form and function in electric guitar bridge design, and is one of the most revered and copied pieces of guitar hardware ever developed.

Nitrocellulose Finish

Applying a nitrocellulose finish to any Gibson guitar — including the Gibson SG — is one of the most labor-intensive elements of the guitar-making process. A properly applied nitro finish requires extensive man hours, several evenly applied coats, and an exorbitant amount of drying time. But this fact has never swayed Gibson into changing this time-tested method, employed ever since the first guitar was swathed with lacquer back in 1894. Why? For starters, a nitro finish dries to a much thinner coat than a polyurethane finish, which means there is less interference with the natural vibration of the instrument, allowing for a purer tone. A nitro finish is also a softer finish, which makes it easily repairable. You can touch up a scratch or ding on a nitro finish, but you can't do the same on a poly finish. In addition, a nitro finish is very porous in nature, and actually gets thinner over time. It does not "seal" wood in an airtight shell — as a poly finish does — and allows the wood to breathe and age properly.

Instantly recognizable. The backbone of rock and roll. Gibson's best-selling SG Standard shatters all perceptions of what an electric guitar can — and should — be. Various SG models have been played on-stage by the likes of Pete Townshend, Angus Young, Tony Iommi, Robby Krieger, Chris Robinson, Alex Lifeson, Derek Trucks, Elliot Easton, Jim James, Jeff Tweedy, Moby, Keith Urban, Nick Jonas, Rocco DeLuca. The list is unbelievable. When will you add your name to the list?

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Gibson SG Standard with Coil Taps Electric Guitar Features:

* Body
* Body style: SG
* Body species: mahogany
* Scale length: 24 - 3/4"
* Finish: lacquer – satin ebony
* Neck
* Neck Joint: set
* Species: mahogany
* Profile: '50s
* Nut: Corian
* Nut width: standard Gibson: 1.695" ± .050"
* Silkscreen: Gibson logo
* Truss rod: Gibson adjustable truss rod
* Truss rod cover: bell-shaped cover, stamped "SG"
* Fingerboard
* Fingerboard species: rosewood
* Fretwire Nickel and silver alloy
* Fingerboard radius: 12"
* Inlays: acrylic dot
* Number of frets: 22
* Hardware
* Plating finish: chrome
* Tailpiece: Gibson stop bar
* Bridge: Gibson Tune-o-matic
* Tuners: Keystone
* Electronics
* Neck pickup: Burstbucker 1
* Bridge pickup: Burstbucker 3
* Controls: volume, volume, tone, tone coil tap, and 3-way toggle
* Control knobs: black top hats with silver inserts
* Control pocket cover: black molded
* Case
* Type: Gibson Hardshell
* Case exterior: black
* Silkscreen: Gibson USA logo

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:11:00 +0000

Gibson Launches New Angus Young Signature SG Line

The Gibson Custom Shop Angus Young SG Standard (L) and Gibson USA Angus Young SG
LIST PRICE: SG Standard: $9,409 (Angus Cherry Aged/Signed), $6,115 (Angus Cherry VOS); SG USA: $3,617

The Gibson Custom Shop is now offering its reproduction of one of the world’s most renowned SGs in the form of the Angus Young SG, a Limited Edition that captures the tone, look, and feel of this rare specimen among a classic breed, but which updates this legendary guitar with custom modifications requested by Angus himself.

Angus Young acquired his 1968 SG Standard in 1970, and has used it on all major AC/DC recordings and many tours since the band’s inception in 1973. Young’s ’68 SG is known to be a superb example of this model, with an unusually slim neck, pickups that blend just the right proportions of power and sweetness, and a resonant, vocal tone that represents the best of the SG formula. Listen closely to any classic AC/DC tune, and the tone is huge, but not filthy or fizzy.

Angus’s ’68 SG achieves a stunning clarity and definition right within its bone-crushing thump and grind. With utmost attention to detail, the Angus Young SG seeks to achieve that tone, aided by a pair of custom-spec Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucking pickups. And with 50 guitars out of the total run of 250 aged in-house by Gibson and signed by Angus himself, this outstanding Custom Shop reproduction also nails the look of this legendary guitar, with upgraded modifications at Angus’s request, including an ebony fingerboard with “lightning bolt” inlays (a further 200 guitars will receive the VOS treatment). The Custom Shop Angus Young SG will also be sold with a custom Certificate of Authenticity, a Gibson Custom Shop hardshell case, and a full range of owner’s manuals and instruction sheets.

Along with the Gibson Custom Shop model, the company is issuing the Gibson USA
Angus Young SG model.

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:08:00 +0000

Epiphone Announces Limited Edition Roy Orbison Signature Guitar

The Epiphone Guitar Company of Nashville, Tennessee announces the release of the new limited edition "Oh, Pretty Woman" 12-string acoustic guitar. Produced in cooperation with the legendary singer/songwriter Roy Orbison's estate, this signature guitar is based upon Roy's own 1962 Epiphone "Bard" 12-string acoustic guitar. Orbison used his original Epiphone acoustic guitar to write and perform many of his most well-known songs including perhaps his biggest hit "Oh, Pretty Woman."

"As a young brilliant guitar player growing up in West Texas, Roy would have never dreamt that he would one day have his own Epiphone signature guitar named after him. Roy wrote 'Oh Pretty Woman' on his Epiphone 12-string acoustic guitar which features one of the most instantly recognizable rock n' roll guitar riffs and has remained iconic and fresh to this day. I hope the next generation of artists will feel inspired to write another great rock n' roll song thanks to the Epiphone signature Roy Orbison 12 string acoustic guitar," said Barbara Orbison, Roy's widow.

The new Epiphone "Oh, Pretty Woman" is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 original and features a solid spruce top, a solid mahogany back, a rosewood 12-string bridge and vintage tuners. For this limited edition release, the back of the guitar's headstock includes a replica of Roy Orbison's signature and the notation for the first measure of the world famous "Oh, Pretty Woman" introduction riff. Also included in this limited edition offer is a hard case with Roy's signature and "sunglass" icon on it, a certificate of authenticity hand-signed by Roy's widow, Barbara Orbison and Roy's son, Roy Orbison, Jr., a black & white photo of Roy with his original Epiphone Bard 12-string, a "sunglass" lapel pin and a copy of the "Oh, Pretty Woman" sheet music. The certificate and photo come in a leatherette presentation binder.

The Epiphone limited edition "Oh, Pretty Woman" 12-string Bard outfit will be officially unveiled on Roy's birthday, April 23rd, at the Gibson Guitar Studio in London, England. The Roy Orbison limited edition 12-string package has a U.S. MSRP of $1,332 and will be available at authorized Epiphone retailers in September 2009.

noreply@blogger.com (Music Pedia) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:07:00 +0000

Full-Scale Stratocaster® Guitar Rock Band™ Controller
Fender co-develops limited edition wooden videogame replica

Two views of the Rock Band™ Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster guitar controller.

In a case of videogame art imitating musical life to near perfection, you can now get a Rock Band™ videogame controller that has what is in effect a real Stratocaster® guitar body.

Available as of September 2009, the Rock Band Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster guitar controller is an actual wooden replica of a Stratocaster guitar and is compatible with all three versions of the hugely popular top-selling game—Rock Band™, Rock Band™ 2 and the Beatles: Rock Band™ (and other rhythm and music video games). The controller was co-developed by Fender and San Diego-based Mad Catz® Inc., which is the official third-party developer of Rock Band™ peripherals and accessories.

The device is a full-scale replica of the real instrument, with a body, neck and headstock made from real Stratocaster wooden “blanks” and bridge and tuners built using genuine metal parts and fittings. The controller is assembled at a Fender facility comes in hand-painted gloss Three-color Sunburst—perhaps the most classic Stratocaster finish—buffed and applied to each model in the same manner as a real Stratocaster. The “fingerboard” boasts a high-resolution “rosewood finish” decal, concealing two sets of premium fret buttons.

On the front of the controller, the tremolo arm (or “whammy bar”) sits near the “start” and “back” buttons, which are disguised as volume and tone controls. The premium fret buttons and strum bar deliver quiet operation and reliable game play, and the traditional Stratocaster ¼” output jack can connect to an optional Rock Band™ overdrive pedal. The back of the controller has a headset jack for online play and communicating with friends.

The Rock Band™ Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster guitar controller (the only wooden replica controller compatible with Xbox® gaming systems) uses the same secure wireless technology found in the official wireless Microsoft Xbox® 360 controller. It connects directly to the system and doesn’t require an external dongle or adaptor. Finally, the controller comes with three AA batteries and an official Fender guitar strap.

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