New Figured Wood and Metallic Showmaster Models from Fender
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Showmaster HH Quilt
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Showmaster SSS Flame
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Showmaster Blackout in Atlantic Blue Metallic
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December 8, 2003Fender will expand its line of Showmaster guitars this winter
with the introduction of three new models. These new Showmaster
guitars feature a choice of figured exotic wood or metallic
finished carved tops.
Both the Showmaster HH Quilt and Showmaster SSS Quilt
feature a basswood body with a carved quilted Bubinga top, which offers a
tone unique to this exotic wood and comes with a Transparent Brown finish
that shows off the figured details of the grain.
For players who prefer the tones associated with ash, the new Showmaster HH
Flame and Showmaster SSS Flame comes equipped with carved flame ash top over
basswood body and Cherry sunburst finish. Both options come with a matching
finish headstock that completes the look.
To offer players a choice of pickup configurations, each of the new
Showmaster guitars comes with two options. For high output players, there
is a dual humbucking setup with a Seymour Duncan SH-1N RP '59 Reverse
Polarity pickup in the neck position, and a SHPGP-1b Pearly Gates Plus
pickup in the bridge position. For players who prefer single coils pickups,
there is a three single coil setup with one Seymour Duncan SSL52-1 5-2 in
the neck position, one SSL52-1 5-2 RwRp in the middle position, and one
SSL52-1b 5-2 in the bridge position.
For players who prefer a more sleek and modern look, Fender
has created the Showmaster HH Black Out guitar. The Showmaster HH
Blackout features the same basswood body and carved top and dual humbucking
pickups of the figured models, but it comes with an edgier choice of either
Atlantic Blue Metallic or Black finishes.
The new Showmaster
guitars feature a contoured set neck, 24 frets, and a twin pivot point tremolo bridge.
US MSRP for each of the new Showmaster models is $856.99.
For more information, visit their web site at www.fender.com. | 
