
Guitar Review: Cort CJ-Retro
A quality budget jumbo acoustic-electric with fab (four) vintage looks.

A quality budget jumbo acoustic-electric with fab (four) vintage looks.

Yamaha and Corgan have teamed up to release a new limited-edition signature guitar, the Yamaha LJ16BC Billy Corgan Signature Model Jumbo Acoustic Guitar.
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The CEO 8.2 feels like a whole lot of guitar. And it’s got a voice to match.

The first thing you notice when you strum the Blueridge BG-1500ESB Jumbo is the robust warmth of its tone—like a splash of sunlight filtering through tall trees in the Smoky Mountains that give this company its name.

The satin finish and slender neck makes for a decidedly modern feel, but it also has a warm, honeyed sound characteristic of the classic 1940s flattop to which it pays tribute.
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The vintage-inspired guitar boasts an outstanding voice.

Gibson's reintroduced J-35 is built in Bozeman, Montana, has all the sonic and aesthetic charm of its ancestor, and is once again priced competitively.