Yesterday, November 28, 2008, marked the official debut of Fender's Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster. Like the other Tribute Series guitars that Fender has done, this is a limited edition guitar that is based on the guitar that the artist is most known for. In Yngwie's case, this is a scalloped-neck olympic white 1971 Fender Stratocaster. Fender always seems to do a … [Read more...]
Martin Guitars Factory Tour
I'm a sucker for a good factory tour. I worked in a manufacturing plant throughout college and have always been fascinated by how products are made. As a guitarist, I'm especially interested in how guitars are made, so I was pleased to see that Premier Guitar magazine posted this past summer some videos of their factory tour of Nazareth, Pennsylvania's Martin Guitars. Part I of … [Read more...]
Internal Combustion Guitar
The internal combustion guitar: Your touch sends signal to a small amp (6 watts or less) or processor combo The small amp sends the conditioned signal back to the Internal Combustion Guitar The Internal Combustion Guitar power driver reenergizes the now harmonically enriched and colored string … [Read more...]
Fender David Gilmour Mini-Site
Fender has launched a mini-site for the release of the NOS and Relic David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocasters. The mini-site has a lot of great features, including a timeline of the guitar, details about the guitars, the story behind the guitars, and media from Gilmour's recent Live at Gdansk DVD. … [Read more...]
Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Artist Series Guitar
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...]