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Fender Announces Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline & Custom
Well, the Winter 2010 NAMM show has come and gone, and we’ve got plenty of instrument announcements to take a look at. Fender has added to its Squier brand of instruments with the debut of two more vintage-inspired ‘Classic Vibe’ guitars –– the Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline and Classic Vibe Telecaster Custom –– based on [...]
Continue reading...Fender Reveals New ‘American Special’ Line Of Guitars
12. January 2010
Well, it’s NAMM time again folks, and that means new guitars and gear coming out of the woodwork. For its part, Fender this week announced the release of a whole new line of guitars, dubbed the American Specials. Comprised of the American Special Telecaster, American Special Stratocaster, and American Special Stratocaster HSS, this latest edition [...]
Continue reading...Check It Out: Fender Interviews Nels Cline Of Wilco
4. January 2010
I just stumbled onto Fender’s interview with guitar virtuoso Nels Cline and wanted to point it out to you. I was lucky enough to catch WILCO just a few months back at the Berkeley Amphitheater, and as to be expected, Cline pretty much owned the stage when it came to coaxing great sound out of [...]
Continue reading...Your Chance To Win A J Mascis Jazzmaster Signed By Dinosaur Jr.
2. December 2009
Well, as an old school (read: old timer,) Dinosaur Jr. fanatic, I thought I’d better point this out for those of you who share my taste in all things Mascis. Fender’s latest giveaway is for a J Mascis Jazzmaster, in all its sparkly purple glory, signed by all three members of the band. They’re also [...]
Continue reading...Vintage Guitar Puts Fender’s G.E. Smith Tele Through Its Paces
20. October 2009
When Fender first announced its G.E. Smith Signature Telecaster back in early 2007 I immediately attempted to get my hands on one for review, but alas, these beauties just aren’t that easy to come by. I’ve been particularly intrigued by the instrument’s body-mounted bridge pickup, which should help mitigate traditional Tele feedback issues in high-gain [...]
Continue reading...Fender’s Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo Jazzmasters Due In Stores Soon
16. October 2009
I have to admit that as a long-time Sonic Youth fan I’m kind of bummed that I was missing in action when Fender finally got around to officially announcing the release of their new Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo Jazzmasters. Rumors had been going around for well over a year, and to be honest, I [...]
Continue reading...Fender Reproduces The Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster… Again?
27. January 2009
So, anybody got the inside scoop on this? I apparently missed the memo. Off the top of my head I remember two other official Ritchie Blackmore Stratocasters coming out of Fender in the last decade or so… there was a 1997 MIJ Limited Edition version with set-neck construction, and a lower-cost MIJ production version with [...]
Continue reading...Fender Shows Off ‘Road Worn’ Series, New Amps @ NAMM 2009
16. January 2009
Yep, it’s that time again… Winter NAMM 2009 is now in full swing, and even though difficulties in my offline life have kept me from attending for the last two years straight, I’m certainly there in spirit! The big news from Fender this season (at least as far as electric guitar enthusiasts are concerned,) is [...]
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19. January 2010
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