An Old Favorite Made New Again: The Epiphone SST Studio Guitar
Epiphone Press Release – Monday, March 8, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nashville, TN – Epiphone announced the return of the Epiphone SST Studio guitar, the iconic chambered acoustic/electric steel string guitar like the one played by countless legendary artists worldwide. The SST Studio still has the original solidbody acoustic design consisting of a solid Mahogany body that has been semi-hollowed, with special computer-designed sound cavities, when amplified by an undersaddle pickup produces great acoustic sound that is feed-back free. The body is set to a Mahogany neck with a Rosewood fingerboard. The soundboard is a crisp sounding Spruce top with a complimenting Rosewood bridge. The guitar is equipped with Grover tuning machines for superior tuning stability.
The Epiphone SST Studio guitar takes its sound to an entirely new level with a specially designed pre-amp system from Shadow Electronics of Germany. The old-style piezo pickup has been replaced with the Shadow NanoFlex pickup which provides amazing fidelity of sound and is far superior in vibration transfer and acoustic wave-form amplification. Because of the pickup’s very thin, flexible qualities it fits unobtrusively in the saddle tray and insures the best possible contact from the saddle and the bridge. Another great innovation for the SST system is an easy access battery compartment for much simplified replacement. On the control panel there is an amp/headphone switch. A musician can flip the switch to “headphones” and the preamp to drive headphones when plugged into the guitar’s output jack. This is perfect for practice and private playing.
Other specifications of the Epiphone SST Studio include:
- Body Material: Mahogany – Chambered
- Top Material: Select Spruce
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: C-Shape
- Neck Joint: Glued-In, Set Neck
- Scale Length: 24.75″
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12″
- Nut Width: 1.68″
- Hardware: Gold
- Machine Heads: Grover
- Bridge Pickup: Shadow NanoFlex
- Preamp: Shadow SST-Preamp, 1-Volume, 1-Treble EQ, 1-Bass EQ, Amp/Headphone Output Selector
- Power: One 9-volt Battery
- Bridge: Rosewood
- Warranty: Epiphone Limited Lifetime
Epiphone has also announced the SST Classic model guitar, a nylon string guitar featuring the same active volume and EQ controls and the new Shadow NanoFlex pickup system for amazing acoustic tone. It also comes with the amp/headphone switch and comes in two different nut widths, 1.75″ and 2.00″ to meet any specific need.
The SST Studio and SST Classic are both backed by the Epiphone Lifetime Limited Warranty featuring Gibson 24/7/360 Customer Service and guarantees the instrument against defects in materials or workmanship. Authorized dealers can be found at Authorized Epiphone Dealer.
About Epiphone:
Epiphone fretted instruments, amplifiers, strings and accessories are known worldwide for offering the best combination of quality, performance and value. One of Gibson’s most formidable competitors through the first half of the 20th century, Epiphone was acquired by Gibson Guitar in 1957. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Epiphone is part of the Gibson family of brands. For more information on Epiphone go to www.epiphone.com.
About Gibson Guitar:
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. The Gibson Les Paul guitar is the best selling guitar of all time and bears the name of the late, great Les Paul. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar and Gibson’s Dark Fire represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Baldwin, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson’s website at www.gibson.com
Gibson, 1-800-4GIBSON (1-800-444-2766); www.gibson.com
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Fender Joins “Experience Hendrix” Tour, Honoring the Life and Legacy of Jimi Hendrix
March 26, 2010 by maximios • Guitara
Fender Press Release – Mar. 2, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Photo Credit: Alan Herr, Experience Music Project
U.S. TOUR FEATURES ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF MODERN GUITAR GREATS AND THE CLASSIC SOUNDS OF HENDRIX; MARCH 4 – 28, 2010
LOS ANGELES – Fender proudly announces a new marketing partnership in support of Experience Hendrix, the fourth edition of the concert tour that features an all-star line-up of music greats paying homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. The tour kicks off in Santa Barbara, Calif. on March 4 with 18 other stops throughout the U.S. and is highlighted by several special guest performances.
Artists include some of the best known and most respected guitarists and performers in contemporary rock and blues including Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), Doyle Bramhall II, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Double Trouble’s Chris Layton on drums, along with bassist Billy Cox. On selected Experience Hendrix tour stops, these artists will be joined by a variety of guest players including Susan Tedeschi, Hubert Sumlin, Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph as well as Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas.
Jimi Hendrix and the Fender Stratocaster® guitar are culturally connected for their pairing of artist and instrument throughout many of the most important and celebrated moments in music history including the Monterey Pop Festival (1967), Woodstock (1969), Isle of Wight Festival (1970) and of course his original album recordings: Are You Experienced (1967), Axis: Bold as Love (1967) and Electric Ladyland (1968).
Fender is offering ticket giveaways to select dates on the tour through the website at www.fender.com.
In related news, Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings will launch their monumental 2010 Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project on Tues., March 9, with the release of Valleys of Neptune, a new album of 12 fully realized studio recordings and more than 60 minutes of music never commercially available on a Jimi Hendrix album, from the artist Rolling Stone magazine called the greatest guitarist of all time.
Centered around tracks recorded during a pivotal and turbulent four-month period in 1969, Valleys of Neptune unveils the original Jimi Hendrix Experience’s final studio recordings, as the group lays down the foundation for its follow-up to Electric Ladyland, alongside the guitar superhero’s first sessions with bassist Billy Cox, an old army buddy he’d recruited into his new ensemble.
For more information of the Experience Hendrix tour and the new Jimi Hendrix CD release of “Valleys of Neptune,” visit www.jimihendrix.com.
EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR DATES
About Experience Hendrix Tour
The Experience Hendrix Tour is presented by Experience Hendrix, LLC, The Authorized Hendrix family-owned company founded by James A. “Al” Hendrix, Jimi’s father, entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of Jimi Hendrix. Earlier this year, Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Division and Experience Hendrix entered into a worldwide catalog licensing venture to make all of Jimi’s extraordinary music, including classic albums, never before heard archive recordings, and filmed concerts available through all forms of media.
About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world’s leading guitar manufacturer, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic Fender® instruments such as the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today’s musicians and collectors. FMIC brands include Fender®, Squier®, Guild®, Tacoma®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, Charvel®, EVH®, SWR® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com.
Media Contact: Jason Padgitt(480) 596-7194
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