Paisley: Slight return

Nice Fenders coming from the Japanese end. Paisley motifs often hit the right notes (no pun intended) when it comes to re-living those throwback moments. This is especially true if you grew up in that era, you'd probably identify such Fender guitars as your generation of guitars. I'm loving the 21-fret vibe for both models.

Pics: Fender Japan

Muscle T

Seriously, I don't know what's trending in the Tele Universe these days but DiMarzio has answered a call for more hard-hitting tele tones. The Muscle T models here serve to appease those gain fiends but we wonder if these players would resort to a Tele for such needs. In any case, notice that the bridge PU's pole pieces are staggered. The neck version is rather excessive in the top end with bass frequencies nearly wiped out. The reason for doing so - to enhance the Tele tone in this position which many considered lacking in definition. I can attest to this as I always look forward to beef things up in this department.

Pics: DiMarzio