Fender is introducing this interesting guitar, the Fender American Standard Double-Cut Telecaster, as part of of its '10 for 15' Limited Edition series of guitars: Fender is pleased to announce the release of the “10 for ’15” Limited Edition Collection, a series of 10 guitars that will be limited to 500 of each worldwide, only at authorized Fender dealers from March to … [Read more...]
Fender ’60s Lacquer Jazzmaster and Road Worn ’60s Jazzmaster
Over the past few years, I've become a fan of offset guitars and, in particular, the Fender Jazzmaster. So, I was excited to hear about Fender's new Jazzmaster offerings: the '60s Jazzmaster Lacquer and the Road Worn '60s Jazzmaster. Both guitars are made in Mexico, but feature some American-made appointments, including the new American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster pickups. The … [Read more...]
Fender Sergio Vallin Signature Guitar
One of the new guitars Fender introduced at this year's NAMM show is the Sergio Vallin Signature guitar, which is an interesting take on offset guitars. Here is Fender's description of the guitar: Electrifying Mexican quartet Maná is the world’s biggest Latin rock band, thanks in no small part to the masterful guitar work of Sergio Vallín. Fender and Vallín have now … [Read more...]
Fender ’68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb
Fender has added a new amp to their Vintage Modified line, the Fender '68 Custom Reverb: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (September 9, 2014) – Fender is proud to announce the release of the latest Vintage Modified Series amplifiers, the ’68 Custom Vibrolux® Reverb amp, following the success of the popular ’68 Custom Twin Reverb®, ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb® and ’68 Custom Princeton … [Read more...]
The Fender Telecaster: The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar That Changed the World
A few months ago, I reviewed a book titled The Gibson Les Paul: The Illustrated History of the Guitar that Changed Rock by Dave Hunter. In 2012, Hunter also wrote a book about the Fender Telecaster, titled The Fender Telecaster: The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar That Changed the World: Fender’s Telecaster is one of the icons of the guitar world. It’s not just … [Read more...]