Posted by on March 27, 2012 · 6 Comments
This video comes from "Fender Films" (huh?) and it shows a Strat being made in 4 mins flat. As you'll see it's a fairly manual process. It's certainly not all CNC machines and robots. I've been to the factory and completed...
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Posted by Strat-Talk on March 8, 2012 · 3 Comments
Millions of guitar players own a Fender guitar, but now they have an opportunity to own a bit of the company that makes them, as well. Fender Musical Instruments Corp., said in regulatory filings today that it plans to sell as much as $200...
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Posted by Strat-Talk on January 7, 2012 · 9 Comments
Chris Gill, the Fender Exec in charge of the Squier products at Fender, is on a serious roll of late. He and his designers have tapped into the left side of their brains and consistently introduced some great looking, great playing guitars...
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Posted by Strat-Talk on January 7, 2012 · 1 Comment
Fender's Blacktop Series guitars are fairly recent, the goal is to create a line of "modern" modified guitars that look mostly traditional with some modern touches. It seems the idea is to make guitars that appeal to heavy music players and the...
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Posted by Strat-Talk on January 4, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Annual Winter NAMM Show takes place in two weeks and that means it 'Tis the Season for new model introductions. Press releases galore will be submitted and we'll bring you the news that relates to our beloved Stratocaster. This morning the...
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Posted by Strat-Talk on January 3, 2012 · 5 Comments
Fender is introducing a series of new top-of-the-production-line guitars and basses:
the Fender Select series. Designed as “
Select instruments for select individuals", the five guitars and two basses in the series are described by Fender as "
true players’ instruments that put more...Read More »
Posted by Strat-Talk on February 26, 2011 · 9 Comments
Here's something you don't see every day. A mosaic "picture" of Jimi Hendrix made entirely of Fender Guitar Picks. This was made all for a good cause to raise money for a UK Cancer Charity. Here's the PR man's words about it.
LEADING...Read More »
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