G&L has launched the Fullerton Deluxe Rampage 24 – a reboot of its original Rampage from 1985, which quickly became a defining instrument of the grunge genre. The Rampage’s return was , and though G&L confirmed it’d be back at some point this year, even we weren’t expecting such a quick turnaround. As it so happens, G&L was clearly keen to kick off the new Rampage era, and as such has wasted no time in lifting the curtain on the latest era of the Stratocaster-style model.

News of the Rampage’s revival was met with much fanfare, especially from grunge fans, given the guitar’s cult status. Famously championed by Jerry Cantrell in Alice in Chains, the Rampage became synonymous with the grunge scene, and was also popular among hair metal shredders. However, the Rampage has seldom been seen on the G&L shelves over the past few decades.

In fact, only a few limited-edition releases and Cantrell have kept the Rampage legacy alive, so the official arrival of a fully fledged standard production run is very welcome news indeed. “The absence of the Rampage left a void in the guitar world,” admits G&L. “You’ve kept asking for more, and the time has finally come.

” Last week, G&L teased the Rampage 24 had been “refreshed and redesigned” – and the extent of its tweaking is now clear. We thought the ‘24’ part of the guitar’s name was a nod to the year of its release. It seems, though, it is actually a fret count: the Rampage 24 has been expanded to include 24.