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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Superstrat | History Defined

“Boldly established Ibanez as a new contender in the highly competitive Superstrat market”: How Ibanez’s era-defining RG550 transformed high-performance guitar

It had the tones, it had the super-stable floating vibrato for divebombs, and it had the fastest neck around. The RG550 pushed shred guitar further and faster – just ask Paul Gilbert

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“Watching Tony Iommi play Iron Man to demo his signature pickup in person was a borderline biblical experience”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – and is that a new Epiphone double-neck?

New launches from Boss, PRS, Fender and Third Man Hardware headline the biggest guitar gear drops this week

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“Transcends nostalgia”: Kramer draws inspiration from its 1980s shredder heydays for the Volante – an all-new modern-minded Superstrat

Kramer hopes its newly devised shred machines will help reposition the firm as “the progressive choice for high-performance guitarists”

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“The 1980s was all about high performance. These models embody that spirit”: Gibson’s latest Certified Vintage drop offers a fascinating insight into the firm’s forgotten Superstrat era

A host of experimental builds – constructed against the backdrop of the supercharged guitar evolution that defined the 1980s – headline the latest collection of archive finds

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“Harkening back to the late ’80s”: Charvel continues the expansion of its made-in-Japan operations with 3 new high-end MJ Series Dinkys

The Superstrat-inspired shred machines seek to pay homage to the 1980s, when Charvel guitars were exclusively made in Japan

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“Created in response to player requests for the return of this ’80s-era cult favorite”: Gibson channels Superstrat and PRS vibes as it revives its Victory model for the first time in 40 years

The Victory's revival was first teased late last year, and the offset double-cut has been rebooted with a few choice tweaks

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“A titan in the industry who helped shape the LA studio sound of the 1980s”: Renowned luthier and Superstrat pioneer James Tyler passes away, aged 72

The high-end guitar-maker built and modded instruments used on the era’s biggest hits by session legends like Michael Landau, Dean Parks and Dann Huff

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“A brazen new model designed for the progressive guitarist seeking a spectrum of sound beyond the norm”: Charvel gets in on the made-in-Japan hype with new Superstrat-inspired MJ San Dimas models

The speed-friendly HSH six-strings showcase the Fender Corporation's recent focus on Japan

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Charvel joins Jackson in introducing new Japanese builds with Superstrat-inspired San Dimas models

Unveiled in tandem with Jackson's spectacularly-overhauled MJ Series Rhoads model, the speed-friendly six-strings showcase the Fender Corporation's recent focus on Japan

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Godin just unveiled its best-appointed Session guitar yet – and it could give Fender and Ibanez a run for their money

With a Canadian build and choice Seymour Duncan pickups, the Superstrat-styled Session T-Pro has serious potential

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Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 review

The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop for a Superstrat that's built to handle all manner of high-gain rough and tumble

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