Those figures of your "favourite" Guitar Hero "characters"? They're just the start of Activision and McFarlane's push to sell you more mostly-immobile hunks of Guitar Hero-related plastic. Due for release in January 2009 will be a line of customisable guitars that let you swap out the heads, necks and bodies (no word on size or price), while later in the year, there'll be more versions of the guitars, as well as 10" versions of the already-seen characters, eight more of the 6" characters (including Clive Winston and Eddie Knox) and a few lines of 2" character figures. If you're torn between just which Johnny Napalm 10" figure you'll want - the "British Flag" variant or the "Skeleton" variant - the full release (sadly, lacking any pictures) follows.

IN STORES JANUARY 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mix & Match Guitars, Wave 1
Build your own guitar with interchangeable guitar heads, necks and bodies. 2-packs include stands and stickers for customization!

2-packs
- Feedback guitar (Effervescence pattern) & Voracious guitar (Cedar Ripple pattern)
- Feedback guitar (Machine pattern) & Frydaze guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern)
- Frydaze guitar (The Forge pattern) & Widowmaker guitar (Dragon pattern)
- Widowmaker guitar (Paisley Dream pattern) & Voracious guitar (Camo pattern)
- Voracious guitar (Cubert pattern) & Frydaze guitar (Boltz pattern)

Single Packs
- Frydaze guitar (Boltz pattern)
- Feedback guitar (Splatter Fest pattern)
- Widowmaker guitar (Flame Rod pattern)
- Voracious guitar (Cubert pattern)
- Feedback guitar (Machine pattern)
- Frydaze guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern)

IN STORES FEBRUARY 2009
Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 1
Five fan-favourite characters in 6-inch scale; 12-15 moving parts per figure, each includes a unique guitar!

- Izzy Sparks
- Judy Nails
- Lou
- Metalhead
- Additional figure to be announced

Guitar Hero 2009 Mini Figure 2-Packs, Wave 1
Small in stature but HUGE in attitude! Stylized 2-inch scale Guitar Hero characters include figure-specific accessories.

- Johnny Napalm and Axel Steel
- Lars Ümlaut and Eddie Knox
- Axel Steel and Lars Ümlaut
- Eddie Knox and Johnny Napalm

10" Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 1
Four of Guitar Hero's most popular characters in 10-inch scale; each figure has more than 18 moving parts and includes guitar!

- Johnny Napalm - British Flag
- Johnny Napalm - Skeleton
- Additional figure TBA

IN STORES APRIL 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mix & Match Guitars, Wave 2
Build your own guitar with interchangeable heads, necks and bodies; 2-packs include stands and stickers for customization.

2-packs
- Fire Fighter guitar (Slither pattern) & Manta guitar (The Forge pattern)
- Manta guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern) & Twango guitar (Matchbook Maple pattern)
- Skull guitar (Zebrawood pattern) & Fire Fighter guitar (Black)
- Twango guitar (Cherry Blossom pattern) & Skull guitar (White)
- Skull guitar (Camo pattern) & Manta guitar (Red)

Single-packs
- Manta guitar (Red)
- Twango guitar (Firestarter pattern)
- Skull guitar (Camo pattern)
- Fire Fighter guitar (Cherry Burlwood pattern)
- Twango guitar (Cherry Blossom pattern)
- Skull guitar (White)

Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 2
Five more fan-favourite characters in 6-inch scale; 12-15 moving parts per figure, each includes a unique guitar.

- Eddie Knox
- Casey Lynch
- Axel Steel (black metal version)
- Metalhead (TV head version)

IN STORES MAY 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mini Figure 2-Packs, Wave 2
Small in stature but HUGE in attitude! Stylized 2-inch scale Guitar Hero characters include figure-specific accessories.

God of Rock and Izzy Sparks
Lou and Metalhead
Metalhead and Izzy Sparks
God of Rock and Lou

IN STORES JUNE 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mix & Match Guitars, Wave 3
Build your own guitar with interchangeable heads, necks and bodies. Includes stands and stickers for customization!

2-packs
- Iron Cross guitar (Orange) & Treblemaker guitar (Paisley Dream pattern)
- Twango guitar (Dragon pattern) & Spider guitar (Cubric pattern)
- Hammer On guitar (Tiger Eye Maple pattern) & Iron Cross guitar (Engine pattern)
- Widowmaker guitar (Teal pinstripe detail) & Hammer On guitar (Boltz pattern)
- Hammer On guitar (Effervescence pattern) & Iron Cross guitar (Slither pattern)

Single Packs
- Hammer On guitar (Effervescence pattern)
- Spider guitar (Spalted Koa pattern)
- Treblemaker guitar (Hero Guitar)
- Iron Cross guitar (Slither pattern)
- Twango guitar (Dragon pattern)
- Spider guitar (Cubric pattern)

Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 3
6-inch scale; 12-15 moving parts per figure, each includes a unique guitar.

- Clive Winston
- Riki Lee
- Skeleton
- Midori

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