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Fender Giving Away An Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Stratocaster
Okay all you hair-metal-heads (are there any of those left? Quick, show of hands!) here’s your chance to win a frighteningly scalloped Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Strat––signed by the madman himself. This is apparently a PR move to bring some awareness to the upcoming release (November 28th, 2008) of the new Fender Custom Shop limited edition [...]
Continue reading...David Gilmour “Black Strat” Mini-Site Now Up At Fender.com
24. September 2008
Okay, just a quick note that Fender has published a new mini-site promoting their just-released David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster… They’ve got full specs on both the Relic and NOS versions of Gilmour’s “Black Strat,” along with the story behind the guitar, a timeline, and info on where to purchase this surefire collector’s item. You [...]
Continue reading...Fender Introduces Jim Adkins JA-90 Telecaster
24. September 2008
While Fender’s TC-90 thinline has been kicking around for a few years now, it’s definitely not every day you see a candy apple red Telecaster decked out with dual P-90s… heck, to my eyes it’s still just a little shocking. In fact, I have to say I’m more than a bit intrigued, having fallen pretty [...]
Continue reading...Sneak Preview Of Fender’s Upcoming Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster
8. August 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Love It Or Hate It, Vintage Guitar Hedge Fund In The Works
6. August 2008
Hahaha… I would LOVE to get in on this. An actual hedge fund based on Vintage Guitar Magazine‘s dreamy “42 Guitar Index” According to several financial media sources, Anchorage Capital, a London investment firm, is expected to launch the Guitar Fund. Set up as a hedge fund, the Guitar Fund will seek investment returns by [...]
Continue reading...EGR’s Great Tele Relic Experiment: Misadventures Of A Neck Surgeon!
29. July 2008
Okay, so as promised, here’s a little look at our Tele Relic’s neck now that it’s been sanded, dinged to hell, tinted with wood stain, and all finished up with vintage amber nitro finish. Over all, we are mighty happy with the results, though it took quite a few tries to get it right… As [...]
Continue reading...Fender Introduces Billy Corgan Signature Stratocaster
2. July 2008
Sorry for the disappearance, folks… it would seem that recovery from the loss of a loved one seldom occurs in a nice, straight arc––the last few months have been a real roller-coaster for me. Anyway, I logged in this morning to be pleasantly surprised by the latest Signature Series instrument coming from Fender––the Billy Corgan [...]
Continue reading...EGR’s Great Tele Relic Experiment: Beatin’ The Hell Out Of That Pickguard
17. June 2008
As promised, I thought today I’d write down some of my thoughts on the creative process of aging our pickguard. First things first, we tossed aside our Baja Tele’s single-ply black pickguard and went hunting for a nice retro-style mint green one to replace it. Unfortunately, finding a mint-green guard in a 5-hole configuration wasn’t [...]
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9. October 2008
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