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$24,000 For A ‘Blackie’ Replica, Cigarette Burns Included

20. October 2006

Unless you were hiding in a hole yesterday you probably caught mention of Fender’s latest press release announcing the upcoming debut (slated for November) of their new Limited Edition Custom Shop recreation of Eric Clapton’s iconic black Stratocaster –– affectionately known as Blackie. The ‘Blackie’ replica, which is part of Fender’s Tribute Series of guitars, [...]

Prototype For Fender’s Highway One Strat Is Now Up For Grabs

10. October 2006

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Most of the big guitars makers end up giving away a fair number of great instruments as part of their promotional campaigns (if you follow this blog you might have noticed that Gibson & Epiphone are particularly proficient at this) but the latest contest from Fender seriously ups the ante. While IMHO any free guitar [...]

Semi-Hollow Hardtail: Fender Unveils Strat-O-Sonic

29. September 2006

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In the big scheme of things Fender’s venerable Stratocaster line has really changed very little over the years––sure, they’ve tweaked the neck profile, experimented with different body contours, and have certainly messed with the hardware quite a bit (perhaps most notably the incredibly cool S-1 Switching System,) but overall the guitar is pretty much the [...]

Fender Introduces John 5 Signature Telecaster: Bigsby Included

7. September 2006

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Well, I’m going to be away from the computer for the next couple of days (I’ll be posting again on Monday,) but before I disappear I thought I’d leave you with this lovely little monster from Fender – the John 5 Signature Telecaster… John 5 is probably best known for his work with gender-bending musical [...]

A Closer Look: Fender’s New Highway One Stratocaster

6. September 2006

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Back in July we covered the release of Fender’s newly upgraded Highway One line of guitars, but now that some time has passed I thought it might be nice to take a deeper look at what is easily the most popular of the bunch – the Highway One Stratocaster. Now, the Highway Ones have always [...]

Comfy As An Old T-Shirt: Fender Announces Jeff Beck Esquire Relic

24. August 2006

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OK, it may not be what we would strictly consider a Signature Guitar, but Fender’s Jeff Beck Tribute Esquire Relic is just too cool to leave out of the discussion. Beck of course (no, not that Beck you little whippersnapper,) is one of the most prolific guitar players in history, and is virtually synonymous with [...]

Must-Have: Fender’s New 2007 Custom Shop Guitar Calendars

22. August 2006

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Nice! I was hitting my usual online guitar haunts this morning when I came across an announcement over at Fender’s website that they’ve got new 16-month Custom Shop 2007 Guitar Calendars available from their online shop. Unfortunately, they don’t have a gallery of the other photos that are included (what are they thinking?,) but if [...]

Fender Announces John Mayer Signature Stratocaster

3. August 2006

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Is it just me, or does it seem like you can’t turn on the television these days without stumbling on a John Mayer performance? He’s been working the Awards Shows, Austin City Limits, The Grammys, and a number of other TV venues — and I can certainly understand his popularity… the guy just rocks. If [...]

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