Guitar Lifestyle

Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Artist Series Guitar

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I first heard about the Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Artist Series Stratocaster several months ago, but didn't hear much about it from Fender. However, I noticed today that Fender has information about the guitar on their Web site. The guitar is based on Kenny's own '61 Fender Strat and features custom-voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd pickups, an alder body, maple neck w/ rosewood … [Read more...]

Fender Jim Adkins JA-90

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Fender has recently introduced the Jim Adkins JA-90 Thinline Telecaster. Adkins is the guitarist and frontman for Jimmy Eat World. I'm not all that familiar with Jimmy Eat World, but this looks like a nice guitar! The guitar features P-90s, a semi-hollow Ash body, medium jumbo frets and comes in red or black. (via Electric Guitar Review) … [Read more...]

Stevie Ray Vaughan on Rosewood Fretboards

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Stevie Ray Vaughan, in an October 1984 interview with Guitar Player Magazine, responding to the question "Do any of your guitars have maple necks?": Lenny does. It has a real clear tone, and the pickups are microphonic-you can hear it when you hit the pickguard. But when you play it soft, it sounds great. When I first got the guitar, it had a rosewood fretboard, but it was … [Read more...]

David Gilmour Stratocaster

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DavidGilmour.com is reporting that a Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Stratocaster, which is modeled after Gilmour's famous Black Strat, will be released on September 22, 2008. The release is scheduled to coincide with the release of Gilmour's "Live in Gdansk" album, which will also be released on September 22. Here's what DavidGilmour.com has to say about the guitar: In … [Read more...]

Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut Long-term Review

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Introduction Last year, I wanted something a little different than the Strat I was playing. I wanted a guitar with a little bit thicker sound and a little more versatility. I love my Strat, but after Gibson lost their lawsuit against PRS (which had prevented PRS from producing the Singlecut models), I anxiously awaited the re-release of the SE Singlecut series. Ever since I … [Read more...]