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Fender Custom Shop Producing 1956 Stratocaster NOS In Sea Foam Sparkle
Wow… so this retro beauty is apparently the latest addition to Fender’s Time Machine series of guitars. I don’t know about you, but Sea Foam has always been one of my all-time favorite Fender finishes, and with this Strat the Custom Shop has taken it even a step farther –– with an NOS (New Old [...]
Continue reading...Fender Offers Up Custom Shop Vintage Pro 1956 Stratocaster NOS
6. July 2010
While we’re on the subject of Fender’s famous Custom Shop, here’s yet another new line of guitars that have sprung up quietly in recent weeks –– the Vintage Pro 1956 Stratocaster NOS. Like the Vintage Pro 1963 Teles mentioned last week, these new Strats were built to look, sound, and indeed handle, like a 1956 [...]
Continue reading...Fender Introduces Vintage Pro 1963 Telecaster Custom NOS
25. June 2010
At this point I’m not entirely sure when Fender “officially” introduced these new Custom Shop Telecasters, but I’ve just become aware of them myself and thought I’d better point them out here for all of you rabid Tele fanatics. Dubbed the Vintage Pro 1963 Telecaster Custom NOS, these guitars are apparently part of Fender’s Custom [...]
Continue reading...Your Chance To Win A Road Worn ’50s Telecaster… From Fender & BigBang
26. May 2010
I’m not sure how I missed this before, but I wanted to point out that Fender, along with Norwegian band BigBang, is giving away a Road Worn ’50s Telecaster, and there are just a few more days before the deadline is up (May 31st.) Fender’s foray into producing budget “Relics” –– via their Road Worn [...]
Continue reading...Fender Announces ‘Tele-bration’, Celebrating 60 Years Of The Telecaster
13. April 2010
According to Fender’s Custom Shop website, the company is celebrating 60 years since the advent of the Telecaster with a ‘Tele-bration’ that includes the release of a number of gorgeous Custom Shop relics. The real stand-out to me is the 60th Anniversary Limited Telecaster Proto (left), which reproduces one of the earliest prototypes of the [...]
Continue reading...Your Chance To Win A Prototype American Special Guitar From Fender
11. March 2010
In case you missed it, Fender’s just rolled out another guitar giveaway, and this time they are intent on giving away three prototype instruments from the company’s recently announced American Special line. If my memory serves me, all three American Special models –– the American Special Stratocaster, American Special HSS Stratocaster, and American Special Telecaster [...]
Continue reading...Tasty Combo: Fender’s ’57 Champ w/Custom Shop La Cabronita
9. March 2010
Yummy… ever in search of smaller and more delectable tube amps for my guitar-playing pleasure, I came across this video over on Fender’s website this morning and just wanted to share it here. It’s a short but tantalizing demonstration of Fender’s newly reissued 5-watt tweed ’57 Champ, paired with the company’s sexy Custom Shop La [...]
Continue reading...Fender Busts Out With Acoustic/Electric Hybrid: The Acoustasonic Tele
22. January 2010
Wow… I definitely didn’t see this one coming, and I have to say I love the design. Check out that rosewood Telecaster bridge! Very cool looking guitar. And Fender has apparently built a truly usable Electric/Acoustic hybrid guitar if word from the NAMM demonstrations are any indication. According to Fender, the new Acoustasonic Tele packs [...]
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13. July 2010
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