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American-Made Quality At A Reasonable Price: Fender’s American Stratocaster HH

15. May 2006

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It’s no secret you can spend a helluva’ lot of money on a Strat these days, but in my opinion one of the better deals going around in true American made Strats is Fender’s no-nonsense, highly versatile American Stratocaster HH. This is a powerful guitar when it comes to features: first, and perhaps most importantly, [...]

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A Piece Of “Fab Four” History: Gretsch’s Gorgeous 1962 Tennessee Rose

17. April 2006

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Here’s a beauty… Gretsch’s incredible 1962 Tennessee Rose – a hollowbody guitar made popular by one of rock’s most famous players, George Harrison, who played the Tennesse Rose extensively during the Beatle’s live shows, and also on a few albums, most notably “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” I’ve also read that you can catch glimpses [...]

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A Very Solid Beginner’s Guitar: Squier’s Satin Trans Stratocaster

1. April 2006

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While we’re on the subject of cheap but still decently made guitars, I thought I’d take a look at Squier’s Satin Trans Stratocaster — an instrument that truly proves that you don’t have to empty your wallet to get a good looking guitar. Is it a full-on, full-fledged Fender Strat? Of course not, but then you’re [...]

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Playability At A Premium: Gibson’s ES-175

14. March 2006

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Talk about a classic guitar — I dreamed of owning a Gibson ES-175 for years, but unfortunately the hefty price tag always kept it out of reach. Still, if you can afford the luxury, the ES-175 is an unmistakable pleasure to play. First unveiled to the world back in 1949, these lovely archtops became a standard [...]

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Fender Releases OBEY Graphic Telecaster HS Collage

2. February 2006

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When I saw Squier’s new OBEY Graphic Telecaster it made me think of my old punk rock days, and that cheapo, no-name guitar my mom bought me from a pawnshop when I was 17, and which I quickly covered with band stickers: The Cramps, Subhumans, Minutemen, Toy Dolls, Bauhuas… The OBEY Graphic Telecaster however actually looks [...]

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The American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster Is One Versatile Guitar

31. January 2006

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For fans of Fender’s traditional ash-body Strats, this may be one hard-to-resist guitar. Officially christened the American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster, this beauty features all of the modern bells & whistles of Fender’s newer Strats, but with a solid-ash body for old school Stratocaster tone. The Deluxe Ash Strat sports some serious innovations over earlier ash models, [...]

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Fender ’60s Telecaster With Bigsby – Twang With A Twist

17. January 2006

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One of the short comings of Fender’s venerable Telecaster line of guitars has always been its lack of a tremolo system (which of course comes standard on the Stratocaster.)So if you’re a fan of that Tele twang, like me, but wishing you could bend those strings like a Strat, you might just take a look [...]

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Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster

7. December 2005

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While we’re on the subject of dream guitars… If you’re a big Tele fan like me, but not such a big fan of the Telecaster’s general lack of versatility (I played one for years, and felt that this was it’s one shortcoming,) you might be interested to know that you do have options, and one of [...]

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