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Sleep Token's IV and III get their first signature instruments from Jackson and Charvel
A 30-inch baritone Monarkh tuned a full octave down for the guitarist, and a fanned-fret five-string bass for the bassist.
Aug 26, 2026
PRS gives The Warning's Dany Villarreal her first signature guitar, the Astryx
A 200-piece Custom 24 in a sunset-style "Ocaso" finish, with a single sun inlay in place of PRS's usual birds.
Aug 25, 2026
Gretsch wraps a limited-edition Penguin in Light Blue Pearl with a String-Thru Bigsby
The G6134T-58 Limited Edition Penguin pairs a chambered mahogany body and TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter'Tron pickups with a rarely seen string-through Bigsby, listing at $3,799.99.
Aug 19, 2026
Charvel adds four Pro-Mod Plus Dinky DK24 models aimed squarely at metal players
Three new humbucker-loaded configurations and one HSS join the Pro-Mod Plus DK24 line, with Floyd Rose or hardtail bridges, Seymour Duncan pickups and finishes running from satin black to a green ombre called zombie face.
Aug 19, 2026
Epiphone Launches Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom in Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle
The Halestorm singer's newest signature is an all-black Explorer with a holographic sparkle finish and mirror pickguard, out worldwide now.
Aug 19, 2026
Ibanez gives Wes Hauch a Custom Shop Iceman 7-string, and a $9,999 price tag
The ICWH727 is billed as Ibanez's first commercially available Custom Shop 7-string and the first Japan-built Iceman in more than 30 years, which is the company's explanation for preorders opening near ten grand.
Aug 18, 2026
Fender's second wave of 75th Anniversary Teles brings back the baritone and the Nocaster
A Player II Baritone Telecaster returns a 27-inch-scale Tele to the standard catalog, joined by an American Vintage II 1951 Nocaster and new Player II Telecaster and Precision Bass colorways.
Aug 18, 2026
Tosin Abasi built the nylon-string guitar he couldn't find anywhere else
The Abasi Stage 7, made with Cordoba, is a seven-string, fanned-fret electric nylon guitar designed to survive a stage next to a loud drummer.
Aug 3, 2026
Fender brings back the 1951 Nocaster for its 75th anniversary
The reissue arrives alongside a new hum-cancelling passive pickup system and a heavier Player Fusion line aimed at harder-edged players.
Jun 18, 2026
Wes Borland's mangled left-handed King V finally became a real Jackson signature guitar
The Limp Bizkit guitarist's road-worn main axe — originally a rejected left-handed custom order, rewired backwards by a tech named Kadaver — is now a production model.
May 29, 2026
Epiphone's new signature SG belongs to Fatoumata Diawara, a first for the brand
The Malian singer-guitarist's Ember Red SG carries a graphic pulled from her own artwork and ships for $699.
Jan 23, 2026
ESP unveils eight new signature guitars for 2026, including two tributes to late guitarists
New models arrive for Mick Thomson and Stephen Carpenter, two newcomers join the signature roster, and 20th-anniversary tributes honor Alexi Laiho and Jeff Hanneman.
Jan 22, 2026
Releases
Jackson Pro Plus Signature Sleep Token IV Monarkh SC
$2,199.99
PRS Dany Villarreal Astryx
$5,800
Gretsch G6134T-58 Limited Edition Penguin with String-Thru Bigsby
$3,799.99
Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom - Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle
Price TBA
Ibanez ICWH727 Wes Hauch Signature Iceman
$9,999
Fender 75th Anniversary American Vintage II Nocaster
$2,999.99
Jackson Pro Series Signature Wes Borland King V KV
$1,299.99
Epiphone Fatoumata Diawara SG
$699
ESP LTD JS-7 Baritone (Jack Simmons Signature)
Price TBA
ESP JD-1 (Joe Duplantier Signature)
Price TBA
ESP LTD Arrowhead SE 20th Anniversary (Alexi Laiho Tribute)
Price TBA
ESP LTD JH-200 CTM (Jeff Hanneman Tribute)
Price TBA
ESP LTD Sawtooth SE 20th Anniversary (Alexi Laiho Tribute)
Price TBA
ESP LTD MT-1 (Mick Thomson Signature) — Black Satin
Price TBA
ESP LTD SC-607 Baritone (Stephen Carpenter Signature) — Magenta
Price TBA
ESP LTD GL-200 Kami (George Lynch Signature)
Price TBA