Just a quick note that Fender this morning has finally published more info on its not-so-secret-anymore Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster.
They’ve got some photos of the frighteningly scalloped guitar––masterbuilt by Custom Shop madman John Cruz––plus links and a calendar of events and such, but most interesting to me was the new “trailer,” which gives us a short but pretty entertaining look at the making of the instrument.
Bite marks on your Strat? Now that’s rock & roll.
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August 8th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Fender’s finally goin’ after the shredsters.
August 9th, 2008 at 4:52 am
“This is from hitting the cymbals with the guitar.” Now that’s a great quote.
August 11th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
all these Strats are well and good but how about getting us aging hipsters Kurt Cobain’s customized Jaguar. I think Fender Japan had one already.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:18 am
good idea db. They’ve done some special issue Jazzmasters…it’s definitely time for a Jag.
August 12th, 2008 at 6:43 am
How about a return of his not-signature JagStang?
Between the Jim Root Tele and this, I think that’s right, they’re beginning to try to hit that market. Because, seriously, if I knew someone getting into metal these days, I’d say “get an Ibanez” before I’d ever advise him to go Fender. And most of my instruments say Fender right on the headstock!