A Tuesday announcement from Fender revealed new guitar drops. Full details, directly from Fender, below:
Jackson Pro Origins 1985 San Dimas series – a guitar that mixes the 80s throwback vibe with modern precision to equip metal artists with the retro-futuristic tools to push their sound into new territory. This guitar features authentic features including vintage Jackson J90C & J50B pickups, old school top Mounted double locking FR1000 tremolo systems, and legendary original speed neck back shape.
- The Pro Origins 1985 San-Dimas SD1A RW has a rosewood fingerboard and comes in gloss black.
- The Pro Origins 1985 Limited Edition San-Dimas SD1 MPL and Pro Origins 1985 San-Dimas SD1 HH MPL have maple fingerboards and come in two-face (Limited Edition), gloss black, snow white, and candy apple red.
Charvel Pro-Mod Plus San So-Cal – a modernized take on the classic So-Cal guitar built with shred-ready features like 12”-16” compound radius caramelized maple fingerboard, Luminlay side-dots, and powerful Seymour Duncan Distortion bridge and neck humbuckers to deliver thick, singing tone perfect for everything from crunchy rhythms to blistering leads.
- Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH FR CM and Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH FR EB features a Floyd Rose 1500 double-locking tremolo to stay in tune through dive bombs and whammy tricks. The Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH FR CM is available in Blue Burst and Scorched Earth. The Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH FR EB is available in Snow White and Candy Apple Red.
- Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH HT E features a Charvel-designed hardtail bridge to keep your axe in tune and rock solid. Available in Ferrari Red and Scorched Earth
Gretsch Synchromatic Falcon + Nashville – provides the comfort, playability, and timeless Gretsch sound that you need to fuel sonic creations. These guitars feature a 2.5" deep laminated maple body with Semi-Arc bracing design and Hi-Fidelity Filter’Tron pickups.
- The Synchromatic Nashville Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby is 24.6" scale length and available in 50’s Orange Stain and Cadillac Green.
- The Synchromatic Falcon Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby is 25.5" Scale length and available in Snowcrest White and Black.