The Fender American Standard Stratocaster debuted in late 1986 and was discontinued in 2016, replaced by the American Elite series. These were the heir to the venerable, original Stratocaster model introduced in 1954.
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From its launch in 2015, the Yamaha Revstar line has included a number of high quality instruments that don’t quite look like anything else. The model seen here, a Yamaha Revstar RS720B (the B specifies a Bigsby B50 and Tune-O-Matic bridge), seems to have been dropped from the 2022 lineup but appeared in the 2018 USA Yamaha Guitars catalog.
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The Rickenbacker Model 4003W (W indicating the use of Walnut) was first unveiled in 2014. This variant of the standard 4003 is constructed with a Maple through-neck center section and fingerboard, along with Walnut body and head extensions. This particular model was produced during the 8th week of 2015 at the Santa Ana, California facility, like all other Rickenbacker guitars.
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The Fender American Deluxe Telecaster was built from 2004 to 2010 and sat at the top of the Telecaster lineup for that period. The American Deluxe models included a number of modern updates, including medium-jumbo frets, a comfortable six-saddle bridge, and Samarium-Cobalt Noiseless (SCN) pickups with an S1 switch.
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The Rickenbacker 660/12 appeared in 1998 as the production version of a limited edition Tom Petty model, both based on a 1963 625/12 owned by Mike Campbell. Here we’re looking at a Rickenbacker 660/12 dated to October 2019, during the week of the 14th to 18th.
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Here we’re looking at a BC Rich Mockingbird Bass from 1980, in largely original and complete condition and with active electronics. Introduced in 1976 and built until 2009 through a number of company ownership changes, the BC Rich Mockingbird Bass featured neck-through construction, dramatic body styling, a Badass bridge made by Leo Quan, two sets of DiMarzio model P pickups, and custom active electronics designed in-house by Neal Moser.
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