Can anyone smell burning? Maybe it's just all the friction being generated by CITES documentation needed to ship these new rosewood Telecasters around the planet, that or another Hendrix guitar
These limited edition US-made Silverburst guitars have been created to follow international CITES regulations, with a new fretboard wood upgrade as part of their relaunch for 2017.
Summer is almost upon us and the Fender Custom Shop is about to assault our wallets with these 'vintage' guitars that never actually existed!
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Fender has finally officialy submitted to CITES regulations on the use of rosewood. Is this the end of an era? How will it affect your next guitar purchase?
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A 100% plant based guitar? Well not really, but it does involve tequila and Stratocasters!
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Have John Mayer and Paul Reed Smith been at it again? Mr Mayer has recently been seen playing what looks like a new PRS Strat-style guitar...
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A guitar with multiple personalities?
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The Fender Custom Shop probably saved the company and created some memorable guitars along the way; this documentary is a must-see for all Fender fans.
It's light, it's new and it's... Well, let's call it aesthetically challenged - the Travelcaster Deluxe seems a victory of low weight over pleasing design.
If Michael Knight and KITT played in a weekend '80s pop power trio, they would use these three Noir Special Edition models. What's new apart from the red edge around the pickguard?
For 2017, Fender is trying something different, offering us guitars made with some less usual, 'exotic' woods recycled from a variety of sources, including some wood that's over 100 years old...
Eric Clapton and Fender have come up with a new Custom Shop Stratocaster - and it looks much like the sort of guitar that God would play.
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Kennis Russell shows how to avoid getting duped into buying a 'fake' Fender Stratocaster.
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The cat is out of the bag and it would appear that Fender's 2017 line-up is going to be a strong one!
Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's name carries a lot of weight and can sell just about anything. Will these new signature pickups get you close to the great man's tone? Who knows, frankly.
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With prices being slashed left, right and centre on the American Standard series, is now the time to buy? What is going to replace them? What will the post-Brexit Fender models cost us in the UK?
