Archive for June, 2010

Pickup Of The Day… – LR Baggs Anthem SL

Monday, June 28th, 2010

…and maybe of the year. Guitar Adoptions presents our newest entry into the “of the day” headers, the Pickup of the Day and I do not mean the geeky guy getting the supermodel against all odds. Our Pickup of the Day is the LR Baggs Anthem SL.

For those of you who prefer a minimalist approach to controls, we offer the LR Baggs Anthem SL. In the LR Baggs Anthem SL the balance between the Tru-Mic and Element pickup is pre-set for optimum performance so you can have the same great fidelity in an end pin preamp format. The preamp, with our famous all-discrete studio quality circuitry, is also equipped with a soundhole mounted volume control.

Features

  • Anthem Tru-Mic carries the majority of the guitars’ frequency range· The mic is highly feedback-resistant
  • Noise cancelation eliminates any annoying honky or boxy qualities inside the guitar
  • The Element Pickup carries only the lowest frequencies
  • One size fits most common string spacings and saddle widths
  • Even string-to-string balance
  • Pre-set mic and pickup for optimum performance
  • Soundhole remote includes volume and mic trim controls
  • Pre-contoured discrete class A endpin preamp with preset crossover
  • Comes with Battery Bag for secure and unobtrusive battery retention

Specs

  • Tru Mic dimensions: 2.27” x .735” x .48”
  • Tru Mic weight: 0.5 oz
  • Pickup active sensor length: 3.4″
  • Pickup thickness: .038″
  • Pickup width: .092″
  • Battery type: Single 9V
  • Battery life: 170 hrs.
  • Mic range: 250Hz – 20kHz

Summer NAMM – 2010 Two New Flaxwoods!

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Finland drops the Hammer on Nashville!

Flaxwood brought two new models to Summer NAMM, the Flaxwood DZM-N Vasara and the Flaxwood 3S-T Haari Special. In an ever growing lineup of art and sound, Flaxwood is making sure that they are able to provide you the right tone, no matter your playing style.

The Flaxwood DZM-N Vasara, which translates into “Hammer” in English, features DiMarzio Crunchlab and FRED® pickups. The fat, crunchy, power chord goodness is topped off with a Gotoh Tune-O-Matic bridge for screaming harmonics and sustain for days. The Flaxwood DZM-N Vasara is on it’s way to the eager hands of readers of the heavy rock and metal persuasion. It is is available in Piki black gloss finish.

The Flaxwood 3S-T Haari Special provides the craftsmanship and tone we have come to know and love from Flaxwood but they have take it a step further by offer a unique pickup configuaration with a Seymour Duncan SP90 in the neck complemented with two Seymour Duncan SSL-6′s. This arrangements gives you that fat, strat like tone that can be dialed into a more soul full jazz vibe with a turn of the featured 5 way switch with unique wiring that allows for all three pickups to used multiple configurations. This is all wrapped in a Saraste tobaccoburst.

Contact us today for availability!

Summer NAMM 2010 – Larrivee Limited L02′s and D02′s

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Limited Edition L02′s and D02′s

Larrivee is taking orders for the 02′s from now until the close of business on Monday, June 21. These guitars are just like the 03 series guitars but feature African Sapele back and sides and three piece necks. Retail is $1212 . A hard shell case is included in the price. Photos are attached to this message.

This is 20% cheaper than the 03 series guitars, which creates a great opportunity to add a high-quality, handmade, all solid wood guitar at an incredible price.

They have a few in stock now, but most will ship over the next two months. Pickups can be added at the standard pickup price.

Check back with Guitar Adoptions to see what arrives!

Summer NAMM 2010 – Larrivee Electrics

Friday, June 18th, 2010

New Colors in Electrics!

Larrivee has  added new colors to their electric line up: A Gold Top for the RS-2′s and Candy Apple Red for the RS-4′s. .

If you have not tried Larrivee’s electrics, you are missing an opportunity for very strong sales. These guitars are absolutely incredible! All electrics are made in Larrivee’s California plant. The RS-2 is $1695 retail and the RS-4 is $3198 retail.

The new electric additions will deliver late September.

Summer NAMM 2010 – Larrivee Mandolins!

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Larrivee is  now offering both F and A style mandolins with oval sound holes.

The Larrivee mandolins have come a long way. These are world class instruments that will go head-to-head with anything on the market today. Retail is the same as the F-hole models; $2998 retail for A-style and $4250 retail for F-style.

Be sure to check back for more information!



Guitar of the Day – G&L Legacy Lefty Electric Guitar in Lake Placid Blue

Friday, June 18th, 2010

All I know about Lake Placid is A) there is a giant crocodile that lives in them waters there and B) it is one of the sweetest colors to grace the finish of an electric guitar. Our Guitar of the Day, an awesome guitar, stripped down to bare wood looks killer in this finish. And for our Lefty’s out there we want you to be able to experience the joy of owning an axe in Lake Placid Blue. Our Guitar of the Day is the G&L Legacy Lefty in Lake Placid Blue.

The G&L Legacy Lefty in Lake Placid Blue comes with a Rosewood fretboard and Tortoise pickguard.

Also includes Deluxe Tolex Case at no charge!

Click on over to see what I am talking about in regards to this Lake Placid, and by that I mean the sweetness, not the killer crocodile.

Summer NAMM 2010!!!

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

It is that time of year again where for three days I get to use my favorite four letter word when talking about guitars that is not an expletive.

Summer NAMM 2010 kicks off on June 18th and runs through June 20th. Once again Guitar Adoptions is prepping to bring you all of the breaking news on the latest and greatest to come out of Nashville and into our hands over the next three days.

Stay tuned to our blog for information, updates and photos as they begin to roll in.

We look forward to providing you with up to the minute coverage and previews that hopefully will have you exclaiming some expletives of your own.

“*^%$! I have to have that”, for example.

Guitar of the Day – G&L ASAT Classic Custom in Himalayan Blue

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

I am sure there is some joke about a Yeti in here somewhere but I am too busy drooling over the finish of our Guitar of the Day to come up with one. Just arrived to Guitar Adoptions, our Guitar of the Day is the G&L ASAT Classic Custom in Himalayan Blue. The literal translation of Himalaya is “abode of snow”, all I know is that this G&L ASAT Classic Custom in Himalayan Blue is one cool guitar…you see what I did there?…

The G&L ASAT Classic Custom in Himalayan Blue comes with Tinted Gun Oil maple neck and fretboard, Pearl pickguard and white body binding.