Fender Custom Shop director Mike Eldred has recently posted on their forums a sneak peak of the guitars that the Custom Shop will be debuting at this week's Winter NAMM show. The 2011 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster looks pretty slick, as does the 1967 Telecaster. Actually, I think they all look pretty nice! Click here to view the forum posting. Which one(s) do you like best? … [Read more...]
NPR Interviews Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson has been on quite a promotional blitz for his new album Up Close. He recently spoke with NPR about the album. I've embedded the audio from the interview below. If you don't see the audio player below, click here. … [Read more...]
Fender Guitar Builder
Fender has recently added a virtual guitar builder to their website that allows you to design and customize a Stratocaster with a variety of options. Even if you're not in the market for a new guitar, it's a lot of fun just to play around with the options. … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Speaks with Fender
Fender recently spoke with Eric Johnson about his latest album Up Close. There's not a whole lot of new content, but he does give this tidbit about how he first got interested in the guitar: "I remember going out to dinner with my folks when I was 10 years old, and there was this band in the corner of a restaurant and the guy was playing a white Fender Jaguar, and I just … [Read more...]
Photo Friday: Joe Bonamassa
This is a photo of Joe Bonamassa playing a 1990 Fender Robben Ford signature guitar. Although he has previously sworn off Fenders, he has added a few of them back into his arsenal, including this one and a Fender Esquire. © 2010 GuitarLifestyle.com. My wife took this photo on November 26, 2010 when Joe played in Nashville. If you copy or link to this file, please … [Read more...]