As first reported by our pals at Music Radar, Cynosure has unveiled two new Judas Priest-themed guitars for exhibition at the Bloodstock Festival's RAM gallery; the British Steel and Angel V.
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As first reported by our pals at Music Radar, Cynosure has unveiled two new Judas Priest-themed guitars for exhibition at the Bloodstock Festival's RAM gallery; the British Steel and Angel V.
The guitars will be part of a dedicated Judas Priest wall at the RAM gallery in honor of the band, who are headlining the British festival's first night. The Bloodstock Festival takes place on August 9-12 2018 at Catton Park, Derbyshire, and features headliners Judas Priest, Gojira and Nightwish.
Cynosure British Steel
The British Steel model—inspired by Judas Priest's 1980 album of the same name—features a light maple body with a striated neck, a zebrawood fretboard with hand-cut razorblade inlays.
As for its more unorthodox features, the British Steel also has a three-dimensional hand brandishing a fist-sized razorblade. As for its sound, according to Cynosure, "This beast absolutely screams!" "Like a song-laden siren enchanting hypnotised sailors to an untimely death," he continued. "Comfortable, yet ferocious!”
You can watch a video documenting the British Steel's creation below.
Cynosure Angel V
The Angel V—which was inspired by the Priest albums Painkiller and Angel of Retribution—features a black walnut body, a streamlined neck striated with cumaru and maple woods, a tremolo bridge and a wenge fretboard.
Of course, the guitar also features carved wooden feathers and a circular saw blade, plus a large JP 'trident' logo hand-cut from zebrawood.
Cynosure said the guitar was inspired by "Themes of duality, such as real/manufactured, new/old, advanced/primitive, dead/alive." You can watch a video documenting its creation below.
For more on Cynosure, head on over to cynosureguitars.com.