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Italia Maranello 61 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar in Opaque Metallic Blue   * Free Bonus Gig Bag Included with Purchase!!   Designed in the UK by world renowned guitar designer Trev Wilkinson, using revolutionary Pearl & Sparkle materials with new application techniques, Italia's have all the Retro looks of the most outrageous 60’s designs combined with 21st Century build & sound quality.  Italia guitars feature Wilkinson-designed hardware & pickups, making them play and sound as good as they look –  Italia guitars are truly in a class of their own. The Maranello '61 Guitar features a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. A mahogany set-in neck with rosewood fingerboard, 2 Wilkinson humbucker pickups and a vintage vibrato bridge have looks and sound to spare! Echoing one of the most collectible and rare '60s guitars, but with sound and playability demanded by today's musician. If you dare to be different, this is the guitar for you.   Features Top: Spruce Body: Mahogany back and sides Neck: Mahogany set-in with rosewood fingerboard. Frets: 22 med. jumbo, 25." scale. Pickups: 2 WVC Wilkinson Humbuckers Bridge: Roller saddle Tuning Keys: Wilkinson EZ Lock tuners Hardware: Chrome with vintage vibrato Controls: 5 way mega lever switch   WVC Pickup Nickel silver covers were discontinued on most Humbuckers early in the sixties due to the difficulty of polishing, plating, and expense. When brass was substituted, guitarists started removing the covers to regain the high frequencies that brass tends to mask, leading to the open coil look. Nickel covers not only give superior tone but look great too.         Todd Rundgren with the New Cars playing on the Late Late Show with his Italia Modulo   Stevie Salas With his custom made Maranello Kenny Olson of Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker With his Italia Modena   Ricky Phillips Styx bassist Ricky Phillips, on tour with his Italia Imola 5 string bass. Ricky has also played with The babys, Bad English, Coverdale/Page Earl Slick with His Monza Earl has played with some of the biggest names in the business including John Lennon and David Bowie Todd Rundgren - New Cars Playing an Italia Modulo on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Whitey Kirst of Iggy Pop With his Italia Modena     Pete Anderson-Producer and Guitarist for Dwight Yoakam With his Italia Mondial   Joey Mazzola of Sponge With his Italia Modena   Jason Ringenberg of Jason & the Scorchers Jeff Cook - Alabama Sporting his new Italia FreeBird   Chris Rea with his Maranello   Gary Day of Morrissey     L.A. Guitar Virtuoso Ronny North with his Italia Maranello   Fernando Perdomo Reknown Miami guitarist/bassist with Cristian Castro, Jorge Moreno, Transcendence, Dc3 and others playing his Modena. As of 9/22/03 Fern's work on the Modena is featured on a Billboard number 5 Latin hit "No Hace Falta".

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