KISS frontman Paul Stanley has teamed up with Washburn Guitars for the release of the new Paul Stanley PS12 Starfire Guitar.

The instrument is designed in conjunction with Stanley and based on his USA Washburn PS2012 model.

According to a press release: “The PS12 is a sleek, classically inspired design that features a carved raised center solid mahogany body and mahogany neck for warm tone and lots of sustain. A bound ebony fingerboard is fitted with 22 easy playing jumbo frets and features stunning pearl/abalone split block inlays. The high quality hardware includes a custom Paul Stanley tailpiece machined from solid aluminum aiding in sustain, a Tune-O-Matic bridge, graphite nut and premium Grover 18:1 tuners for precise tuning. The mirrored pickguard ties in nicely with the headstock shaped mirrored trussrod cover. Both contain a silk screened variation of the Paul Stanley Starfire logo. Electronics include two chrome mini humbuckers, each controlled by separate top hat volume and tone knobs and a three -way pickup selector.

The high output mini humbuckers produce a tone all their own that is both versatile and will sit front and center in a stage mix. Judicious use of the volume and tone controls will reward the player with a wide pallet of biting and/or creamy sustaining tones to choose from.”

The PS12 Starfire is available in black or white, includes a gig bag and is priced at $1,426.90.

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KISS' new album, Monster, will be released in North America on October 9th via Universal Music. 30-second clips from all songs are now available to sample at iTunes.

Monster tracklisting:

'Hell Or Hallelujah'

'Wall Of Sound'

'Freak'

'Back To The Stone Age'

'Shout Mercy'

'Long Way Down'

'Eat Your Heart Out'

'The Devil Is Me'

'Outta This World'

'All For The Love Of Rock & Roll'

'Take Me Down Below'

'Last Chance'

'Right Here Right Now'

Universal Music Japan has announced that the Japanese release of Monster, on October 10th in that country, will feature the bonus track, ‘King Of The Night Time World’, a lost track from Rock The Nation.