Ibanez unveils AZ series S-styles, offering flame-maple finishes and dyna-MIX switching for $549. ... The dyna-MIX and alter switch setup operates much like any modern Strat-inspired guitar.

The Rarities Flame Maple Top Stratocaster is available now for $2,499 - see Fender for further info. Meanwhile, Fender’s other staggered series, the Alternate Reality range, recently debuted The Sixty ...

Fender’s latest Telecaster is unabashedly a tone machine. The limited-edition Rarities Flame Maple Top Chambered Telecaster features a resonant two-piece roasted alder body and a flame maple top.

As for the fundamentals, both guitars have solid alder bodies topped with flame maple. Both have a 25.5” scale, with 12” radius jatoba fretboards seating 24 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets. The neck ...