Posted by Alan Cross on January 30, 2015 · 1 Comment
Sure, we may talk philosophically about limiting ourselves to just one guitar, and debate endlessly about what that guitar would be, but it's all bunk because guitarists don't live that way. We're all craving "just one more." Well, Fender is set to taunt you with...
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Posted by Alan Cross on January 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment
When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he cut the product line down from 350 to 10. His motto: "Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff." But what if everything you make is not just good, but great? Well,...
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Posted by Alan Cross on January 27, 2015 · 3 Comments
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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