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Gibson Debuts The Don Felder ‘Hotel California’ EDS-1275
Wow, I definitely didn’t see this one coming… while I was on vacation Gibson appears to have released yet another Custom Shop version of their iconic SG double-neck EDS-1275 –– this time a re-creation of the instrument Don Felder played on The Eagles’ classic ‘Hotel California’. Like other recent replicas to come out of Gibson’s [...]
Continue reading...Comfy Old Vintage ’69 Fender Telecaster With Bigsby B5
11. August 2010
Here’s another of my favorites from the Bay Area World Guitar Show –– it’s a vintage ’69 Telecaster (ash body/ blonde finish/3-ply white pickguard) with an original Fender-branded Bigsby B5 unit… a good looking guitar, and really not a bad price for its era. They were asking $4500, and probably could have gotten closer to [...]
Continue reading...Fender Producing LTD Custom Shop Broadcaster Replica
9. August 2010
While we’re on the subject… it looks like Fender is currently reproducing its incredibly rare Broadcaster in a high-end Custom Shop ‘Relic’ model –– apparently the first time the guitar has been reproduced bearing its original logo. With just 200-some of the original Broadcasters built before Fender received its famous request from Gretsch to cease [...]
Continue reading...More Eye Candy… Gorgeous Vintage ’66 Fender Jaguar
4. August 2010
Honestly, I can’t believe this beautiful Jaguar was selling for just $2500, and for me it was incredibly hard to walk away from… unfortunately, I felt that way far too many times over the weekend –– so many guitars, so little cash! Someday I know I will kick myself for not picking this one up.
Continue reading...Guitar Porn: A Fender Broadcaster To Die For… Just $78,500
2. August 2010
Well, we’re fresh back from the Bay Area World Guitar Show in beautiful Marin, California, and I’ve got lots of great photos to share with you… first up is this beautiful old Broadcaster, which I found sitting unassumingly in its original case, the whole thing rather buried at the back of the Exhibit Hall. Read [...]
Continue reading...Fender’s Limited Edition ‘Snake Head’ Telecaster Now In Stores
28. July 2010
After writing about it a few weeks back I’ve received a number of inquiries about Fender’s unique new Snake Head Telecaster, so I thought I’d point out that this Limited Edition Tele appears to finally be showing up in stores. The guitar, which is part of Fender’s “Telebration” celebrating 60 years since the introduction of [...]
Continue reading...Fender Giving Away A Classic Player Jazzmaster Special
20. July 2010
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time then I guess it’s no surprise to you that I’m a complete sucker for guitar giveaways… Honestly, I always kind of figured them for a bit of a sham until a reader wrote in to tell me about the Stephen Carpenter Signature guitar he [...]
Continue reading...Fender Custom Shop Producing 1956 Stratocaster NOS In Sea Foam Sparkle
13. July 2010
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 [...]
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30. August 2010
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