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Joe Naylor introduced his line of innovative Railhammer pickups, which boast a unique combination of rails and poles that'll make your guitar sound so good that you'll be inspired to play your a** off, or so Naylor says.  

Now that Veillette Guitars has released its private-label guitar string sets for specialized tunings, owners of Veillette guitars (and basses) can order the exact string sets designed for their instruments.  

Get the best of both worlds with the new Seymour Duncan Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System, a guitar pickup system that includes two handmade pickups, a Blackouts preamp that replaces one of the guitar's volume pots, and three 25K potentiometers.  

Get more tones out of your instruments than you ever could before, with the AweSome Musical Instruments Pickup Tone Multiplier T4-Board. This revised switching system lets you modify your four-pickup coil right-hand or left-hand electric guitar, bass, or other instrument to get 76 analog pickup tones.  

Say hello to the cutest ukulele yet. Epiphone introduced its Les Paul Ukulele, a solid-body ukulele with flame Maple top, which boasts both the looks and the signature tones of a true Les Paul.  

Free Fender guitars, amps, and accessories are just a Like away -- Reunion Blues launched the Spread-the-Word Sweepstakes, giving musicians the chance to win one of three dig-worthy prize packages. By simply Liking Reunion Blues on Facebook, you could win a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster, a Fender '65 Deluxe Twin Reverb Amp, a Reunion Blues Case, and more.  

D'Addario, Planet Waves, Ibanez, and Musician’s Friend launched the Shred Like Satch Sweeps promotion, giving guitarists the chance to win an Ibanez guitar autographed by Joe Satriani, plus a host of accessories like guitar straps, picks, strings, and more.  

It's a good day for banjo players, as Reunion Blues has released its highly anticipated RB Continental Banjo Case, a nice-looking, padded instrument bag for plectrum and 5-string model banjos. This RB Continental case has the protective qualities of a hard wooden case combined with the lightweight, comfortable design of padded gig bags.  

Mark Bloom's latest record, King of Circles came out in June on Little Record Company. One of the instruments he employs on the record Oliver Ditson Italian-Style Mandolin  

Planet Waves released two handy products to keep your guitar in tip-top shape: the Elliptical Endpin, which secures any strap to any guitar; and the XLR8 multipurpose guitar string cleaner and lubricant, which removes friction and conditions the fretboard.  

D'Addario added many new packs of electric guitar, bass, and acoustic guitar strings to its current lineup. These new additions include Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings, XL Light Top / Heavy Bottom multi-packs, XL Light Top / Heavy Bottom 8-string set, and the EXP Acoustic 80 / 20 Bronze Light Top / Medium Bottom Bluegrass Set.  

Sheptone Guitar Pickups released its new set of Blue Sky humbucker pickups. Built to emulate the tone of Dickey Betts' famous gold-top guitar, these pickups offer a vintage-like quality and sound.  

Subscribing to the iPerform3D Web site is like having an up close and personal guitar lesson wherever and whenever you want, for $20 a month instead of $20 to $50 per session. The iPerform3D site, which sports the company's name, provides hundreds of online lessons with a virtual avatar that helps you learn to play your favorite songs by letting you zoom in and out, rotate, look beneath the guitarist's picking hand, and more.  

An instrument that recalls the music of the Great Depression gets a mass-produced, affordably-priced, Great Recession rebirth. The Dobro Hound Dog Deluxe Resonator is priced for the aspiring slide player with a reason to play the blues, but will this acoustic-electric alleviate your mood or add to your woes? Former EM editor Mike Levine finds out.  

Uke players now have a nice way to protect and store their little instruments. Reunion Blues is shipping the RB Continental Ukulele Case, which offers padded, shock-absorbing padded protection for both concert and tenor size ukuleles.  

Sheptone Guitar Pickups released its new Strat Harness, which was designed to improve the performance of your current guitar as well as add a more versatile range of tones. The Strat Harness comes assembled with Sheptone pickups and upgraded hardware.  

Ready to blow you away with their magical powers of volume and articulation, DR Strings Dragon-Skin acoustic guitar strings feature DR's K3 coating, which are said to provide fewer unwanted overtones, more volume, and greater articulation than standard uncoated strings.  

The new Kaces Soprano Ukulele Bag fits standard soprano size ukuleles and features overstuffed foam, a durable 600D polyester exterior for extra protection, a front pocket for storage, an ergonomic handle and strap for easy transport, and more.  

Score a free set of Sheptone pickups by entering the Sheptone Tweets Sweet Tone Campaign and Giveaway. Over the course of eight weeks, one lucky winner / Twitter user per week will receive his or her choice of free Sheptone pickups.  

Maggie Bjorklund plays a Sho-Bud 6139 Pedal Steel and it figures prominently in her debut record,Coming Home, on Bloodshot Records. Bjorklund talks about the 6139 and what makes a good pedal steel in general.  

This week at Musikmesse 2011, C. F. Martin & Co. unveiled a half-school of new ukulele instruments. The Uke lineup now includes the 2 Uke, 2 Concert Uke, 2 Tenor Uke, 2K Uke, 2K Concert Uke, and 2K Tenor Uke.  

On-Stage Stands released the GS8200 ProGrip II Hang-It Guitar Stand, a new "Hang-It" series instrument stand ideal for guitars, banjos, basses, and similar instruments. This stand allows an instrument to hang from its headstock rather than sit in a cradle.  

Since its initial release a few months ago, the Guitar World Lick of the Day app has been downloaded 500,000 times. To celebrate that milestone, Guitar World and Agile Partners are offering limited-time discounts on the app, plus a new version of it with extra features.  

Get the satisfaction of knowing you built your own switching system, with the AweSome Musical Instruments Pickup Tone Multiplier T3-Board Kit. The DIY kit includes all the parts and pieces you need to create your own switching system for your three-pickup electric guitar or bass.  

The American Academy of Audiology Foundation and Sensaphonics announced the upcoming Auction 4 Audiology fundraiser, which will give bidders the opportunity to score autographed guitars from the likes of Dave Matthews, Jewel, Coldplay, Bob Weir, and other artists. Proceeds from the auction will support research for hearing health.  

Looking for something a little. . . different? Let the Eastwood Airline Madnola inspire you with a look that screams "surf" and and a tuning that screams "hey nani nani."  

How's this for AweSome? AweSome Musical Instruments released the Pickup Tone Multiplier T3-Board, yet another unit that helps guitar and bass players get more pickup tones out of their instruments.  

Like the other "awesome" products by AweSome Musical Instruments, the new Hyper-Mod Telecaster Control Plate is built upon the Pickup Tone Multiplier switching system that lets you increase the tone power of your electric guitar.  

Hosa Technology introduced its new Hosa Pro Guitar Cables -- rugged cables featuring enhanced signal transmission and audio quality, REAN connectors by Neutrik AG, and much more.  

Connect your guitar to your computer and add effects with just one cable, the Alesis GuitarLink Plus. The GuitarLink Plus offers internal, analog-to-digital conversion, which brings studio-quality, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz digital-audio straight to a computer from 1/4-inch to USB.