Well, all I can say is that it’s truly been a banner year for Fender when it comes to obscure, but very well-deserved, signature model guitars––and you certainly won’t hear me complaining. Hot on the heels of their new Joe Strummer Telecaster comes word that yet another of my all-time favorite guitar players is being honored [...]
Continue reading...19. January 2007
OK, just a quick note to all of my gearhead friends out there: if you aren’t fortunate enough to be at NAMM this week (don’t feel too bad––neither am I!) you can always live vicariously through the lucky folks over at Modern Guitars Magazine who’ve posted a great spread of guitar photos right from the [...]
Continue reading...18. July 2006
Ok, it looks like I could write a week’s worth of posts just covering the new guitar-related gear released at last week’s Summer Session of NAMM in Austin, so instead I’m opting for a “Best of” look at what’s most important to guitar players – guitars and amps! Fender Releases A Ton Of New Gear New instruments [...]
Continue reading...18. July 2006
Apparently not content to be offering one of the coolest, most affordable hollowbodys on the market, at last week’s NAMM 2006 Summer Session Gretsch announced their newly upgraded G5120 Electromatic – a guitar that absolutely screams good old-fashioned American Rock & Roll. The earlier version of the G5120 has been quite popular, due most likely to [...]
Continue reading...17. July 2006
New Guitars From Fender! Fender has announced their latest line of guitars and basses — the newly redesigned Highway One Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazz Bass, and Precision Bass. According to their website, the upgraded Highway Ones sport a host of new features, including new pickups, new necks, new frets, new bridges, and even an all new satin-lacquer top-coat [...]
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24. July 2007
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