This year, Fender is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Fender Telecaster. Many things have changed in the past 60 years, but the Telecaster remains largely unchanged from its original design, which is a real testament to Leo Fender's original design. Fender has created a video featuring a number of artists who have come together to discuss their appreciation for the … [Read more...]
NAMM 2011: Fender Special Edition G-DEC 30 Amps
Fender has announced three new special edition versions of their popular G-DEC 30 amp. The three new models include a country-focused model, a blues-focused model, and a metal-focused model. Here's what Fender says about the new amps: Like the standard 30-watt blackface G-DEC 3 Thirty, all three new FSR models come equipped with 100 presets, a wealth of CD-quality backing … [Read more...]
1959 Fender Guitar Factory Tour
This is a really interesting glimpse into the Fender guitar factory in 1959. Back then, all of the guitars were made by hand; no CNC machines were used. I would love to have one of those guitars that they're building! … [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 2009 NAMM Fender Video
The winter NAMM show was a little over a week ago, and some great videos are coming out from the show. Rich Murray over at The Guitar Channel has rounded up quite a few good ones. Thanks to Rich, one of the best I've seen so far is this one of Eric Johnson playing his new signature Stratocaster, featuring a bound Rosewood neck, which looks great. In my opinion, the neck binding … [Read more...]