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Paige Capos
(starting at $24.95)
This company surprised us with some cool twists on old ideas. The
company’s 12-string model features rings around the fretbar to
ensure even pressure on all 12 strings without putting undue tension on the neck. Their “extreme bender” model was designed to
keep your strings in check and in tune under the craziest of Tele
bends. The fact that they are on the guitars of players like Vince Gill
and Keith Urban means that they actually work.
paigemusical.com
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Flaxwood Guitars
(Starting at $2800)
Billed as “the first real breakthrough in the
design of a solidbody electric in at least a
generation,” by an enthusiastic rep, Flaxwood
guitars will appeal to the conservationists out
there. Five years in development, Flaxwoods are
made out of a wood-based, injection molded
material that promises to create one of the most
stable, toneful instruments on the market with
a lot fewer trees. Impervious to heat and cold,
packed with Seymour Duncans and featuring
a truss rod that only requires adjustment once,
you’ll want to check these out if Space Age
materials are your thing.
flaxwood.com
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