Archive | April, 2007

Fender Building Junkyard Dog ‘51 Tele For Garrett Park Guitars

5. April 2007

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As part of their LTD Dealer Select Series Fender is building this ‘51 Junkyard Dog Telecaster Relic exclusively for Garrett Park Guitars, in Annapolis, MD. According to their website, the Junkyard Tele will be built from original tooling, and as far as I can gather will be a bit of a mish-mash of modern & vintage [...]

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Bottoms Up! Fast & Dirty DIY Strap Locks

4. April 2007

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Hehe… I love it… Lori over at Play Like A Girl shows off her enviable MacGyver chops with the ultimate beer lover’s strap locks––a pair of gaskets from a pair of Grolsch bottles. Talk about a quick, cheap way to simultaneously get a buzz-on, protect your guitar, and seriously bolster your waning street cred. Tip of the [...]

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Or… Win A Ford Shelby GT Mustang With Matching Stratocaster

4. April 2007

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‘69 Camaro clone not good enough for you? No problem. Check out Fender’s Play Loud- Go Fast Sweepstakes––the guitar manufacturer has apparently teamed up with auto maker Ford to give away a 2007 Shelby GT Mustang, along with a matching Shelby-styled Stratocaster. According to the official contest page, this Shelby GT will come fully decked out [...]

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Win An Epiphone Blues Custom, Firebird, & ‘69 Camaro Clone

4. April 2007

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Well, there must be something in the air right now, ‘cuz both of the big dogs in guitar building are currently running guitar/car giveaways, and while some lucky bastard’s actually going to win one of these packages, the less than subtle oneupsmanship between Fender & Gibson seems a little silly to me this late in [...]

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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #11 :: Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass

3. April 2007

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Nice… Gibson just announced the newest member in its Guitar Of The Week series, and its a beauty––the Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass. The guitar is of course a re-working of Gibson’s popular ‘63 Thunderbird IV, though unlike the original, which featured mahogany wings (the center stripe of the body is actually part of the neck,) [...]

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Sneak Peek: Campbell American’s Caledonian

3. April 2007

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Well, my friend Dean over at Campbell American was kind enough to send me a little bit of eye candy the other morning, and I thought I’d share it with you all. This is a photo of one of Campbell American’s newest models, the Caledonian, and while this particular guitar is absolutely loaded with goodies (hence [...]

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New From The Custom Shop: Fender Introduces Stratocaster Pro

2. April 2007

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And the endless parade of slightly tweaked guitars continues… Fender recently announced one of the latest instruments to come out of its venerable Custom Shop, the new Stratocaster Pro––a guitar apparently aimed at the pro-level market, and sporting a number of features that according to Fender can be found “on the instruments of famous Fender artists.” [...]

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Gretsch Brian Setzer Tribute ‘59: Full Specs & Photos

2. April 2007

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Just another quick note for those of you who asked for more info on Gretsch’s newly announced Brian Setzer Tribute ‘59––either this morning, or at some point over the weekend, Gretsch put up a full product page for the guitar, including some nice close-up photos, a list of dealers who will be carrying the instrument, [...]

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