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Fender Releases Ritche Blackmore Tribute Strat

Fender Custom Shop unveils limited edition replica of Deep Purple guitarist’s legendary black Stratocaster

 

By Alex Baker

 

Fender Guitars has unveiled a special limited edition Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Stratocaster based on the instrument the pioneering heavy metal guitarist used to record the iconic hit “Smoke On the Water.”

 

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Fret-King Black Label Super-Hybrid

Single-coil, humbucker and acoustic tone all in one stylish package


By Alex Baker

 

Looking for one guitar that does it all? You might have found it in the Fret-King Black Label Super-Hybrid. This impeccably-finished solid body electric/acoustic hybrid sports two split coil humbuckers, a single-coil center pickup and a piezo loaded “Acoustibridge,” giving it arguably, a wider range of tone… Read More

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Fender Custom Shop Unveils 2013 Custom Collection

GSTV previews the eight guitars and two basses in Fender‘s Custom lineup for 2013

 

 

The Fender Custom Shop has unveiled the lineup for the 2013 Fender Customer Collection. The eight guitars and two basses included in the collection comprise some of the most meticulously crafted and sophisticated instruments the Fender Custom Shop has yet produced.

 

2013 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster®

 

  • Okume body with access

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Holiday Gift Tip: The Fender USB-Enabled Squier Stratocaster

New model Squier Strat can be plugged directly into your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or computer

 

By Alex Baker

 

Digital recording accessories have generally been devices that allow analog instruments to interface with technology. But Fender‘s new USB-enabled Squier model Stratocaster could prove to be something… Read More

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Fender Releases Limited Edition Sheryl Crow Telecaster

Female rock icon’s signature model unveiled by Fender Custom Shop

 

 

by Alex Baker

 

Fender Guitars has introduced a limited edition Sheryl Crow 1959 Custom Telecaster.

 

The instrument is available in an ultra-limited edition run, with only 60 of them having been made. One was signed by Crow herself and donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation as part of… Read More

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Fender Unveils Tim Armstrong Deluxe Acoustic

Rancid frontman partners with Fender for Tim Armstrong Deluxe acoustic model

 

By Alex Baker

 

Fender Guitars has announced the release of the new Tim Armstrong Deluxe acoustic model. The guitar was in fact produced in partnership with the heavily-tattooed Rancid frontman and was actually modeled after his original ’70s Fender acoustic (see video above).

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