Posted by Alan Cross on January 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
David Gilmour. Eric Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Yngvie Malmsteen. Ritchie Blackmore. Bonnie Rait. Even Avril Lavigne. They all have Fender signature models. And for us fans, it's a chance to play the same guitar our heroes play. Well, for 2015, Fender has a couple of...
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Posted by Alan Cross on January 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Attention plutocrats, oil barons, hedge fund managers, Warren Buffet: if you have a hefty chunk of cash weighing down your Sansabelts, and you're sick and tired of buying Rembrandts,
and you're looking for a great starter guitar, then does Fender has a model for you!
It's called the Pine...
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Posted by strat-talk on January 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment
It's not often you hear a story about "your guitar" on National Public Radio - but NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday featured just such a story last Saturday (Jan 3, 2015). In honor of the iconic guitar's 60th Anniversary (last year) the radio program praised the...
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Posted by Alan Cross on October 28, 2014 · 7 Comments
If you're a regular user of the tremolo on your Strat, there's a good chance you've had problems with your string tree. Those B and E strings have a tendency to bind up, causing tuning problems. That's a big issue for someone in the middle of a...
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Posted by Alan Cross on October 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
On November 1st, twenty American-made Strats will be auctioned off to raise money for Waves for Water, an organization that seeks to get clean water to every single person that needs it. The guitars are hand painted by both artists and musicians. Here are some...
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Posted by Alan Cross on October 10, 2014 · 2 Comments
When Fender employees bought the company from CBS in 1985, they lost the Fullerton factory and ultimately set up shop in Corona, CA. One of the first things introduced was the American Standard Series of Strats. There has always been a lot to like about them—a great...
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Posted by Alan Cross on October 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment
When you think of Tom Petty, what guitar comes to mind? It's a tough choice, because Tom has played many iconic axes over his 40-year career. Rickenbacker came out with his signature 12-string in the early '90s. Gibson currently makes a Tom Petty Gibson Dove. Now,...
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