Alex Chadwick from the Chicago Music Exchange recently pulled a few beautiful Fender Custom Shop Telecasters off the wall to feature in the video demo below. The Teles all feature TV Jones Classic pickups, ebony fretboards and quartersawn maple necks. …
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Man for man, you would be extremely hard pressed to find a trio more capable, more accomplished, more musically imaginative and simply more formidably jaw dropping than one comprising guitarist Michael Landau, bassist Reggie Hamilton and drummer Gary Novak—one …
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If you’ve been to a Queens of the Stone Age concert recently, you likely saw a monster of rock on stage at some point during the show. But we’re not talking about the intimidating 6-foot-4 QOTSA frontman Josh Homme. In …
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Fender Custom Shop Master Builder John Cruz gives you the inside story here on the special new guitar he’s created, the Master Design 1963 Relic Stratocaster. Right there at his workbench, Cruz takes you on a guided tour of the …
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Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Dennis Galuszka and Director of Wood Technology Mike Born give you the inside scoop here on the new Artisan series Walnut-Top Stratocaster and Spalted Maple-Top Stratocaster guitars. Both instruments are built with beautifully crafted tops, …
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It’s easy to come up with superlatives when talking about acknowledged Telecaster master Jim Campilongo—even in a city as crowded with hotshot musicians as New York, the astonishing guitarist’s gifts are dazzlingly evident the moment his fingers meet the strings. …
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Todd Krause had been building instruments for a long time before he officially joined Fender in 1991. But over the past year, the Fender Master Builder tackled a career first when he decided to create a crystallized guitar for the …
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Every year at the NAMM Show, the Fender Custom Shop gets a chance to showcase all of the projects its group of master builders has finalized, and the 2014 event is no different. The Fender Custom Shop Showcase features a …
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Over his many years with the Fender Custom Shop, Master Builder Dennis Galuzka has made countless guitars. But his offering for the 2014 NAMM Show is one of the most unique instruments to ever come from his hands. What has …
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The fine people at Private Reserve Guitars from Musician’s Friend recently put an amazing 1955 Precision Bass on display with a video demo. The bass was reliced by master builder Dale Wilson, and its Nocaster Blonde finish is certainly striking. …
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