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Fender Introduces New Models for Spring
Fender introduced several new and updated series and models featuring popular designs, and upgraded tops and period-correct finishes on many of its most popular instruments. The Cabronita Series added two new instruments to it, including the Cabronita Telecaster Thinline and Cabronita Precision Bass guitar. The Cabronita Telecaster Thinline combines Fender’s striking Cabronita styling with traditional [...]
Rare and Vintage Big Name Guitars Gross $1.13+ Million at Auction
Heritage Auction’s Musical Instruments Signature® Auction was held in conjunction with the Dallas International Guitar Festival on April 20 in Texas. Among numerous lots of acoustic and electric guitars was a rare 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst Solid Body Electric Guitar that sold for $134,500. “We work hard to offer exemplary instruments to passionate [...]
Axvault “G” Alert – Vintage Fender guitar stolen: ‘We’ll give a reward if that’s what you want’
A Milwaukie couple had trouble sleeping Monday night after coming home and finding an old companion gone. LeRoy Finck, 74, and his wife, Anne, 66, returned from a doctor’s appointment about 2:45 p.m. to a wide-open front door at their home in the10100 block of Southeast 49th Avenue. “My wife asked, ‘Did you do that?’ [...]
The Great Debate: Fender vs. Gibson (Part 2)
By Patrick Keegan The Teams When a guitarist achieves fame, so does their guitar. As the guitar increases in fame so does its sales (if you don’t believe me, think about how much Jack White has increased the sales of old Kays, Airlines and Silvertones). Since the whole point of guitar manufacturing is to [...]
The Internet Has Killed Obscure Guitars
By Patrick Keegan -I love obscure guitars. I like the aspect of explaining what each knob and switch does, I like telling people the history of the manufacturer, I like having a guitar that is “exclusive,” I even like the puzzled looks on people’s faces when I pull my oddball guitar out of its case. [...]
Jimmy Page Talks About Tele’s And Les Pauls Dan Electros
It was basically whatever we could afford at that time. I didn’t really make any money when I was with the Yardbirds, so I was pretty broke in the beginning. I actually had to finance the first Zeppelin album with money I had saved as a session musician. What I had as equipment was very minimal. I had my Telecaster that Jeff Beck gave me, a Harmony acoustic, a bunch of Rickenbacker TransSonic cabinets left over from the Yardbirds, and a hodge-podge of amps-Vox and Hiwatts, mostly.
59′ Candy Apple red Tele Stolen from Guitar Store
“The Candy Apple Red has faded to a beautiful tangerine, there is the factory black coming through with the Gold Metalic showing in the slightly worn area, where the player’s arm rubs on the top bout,” webstite said.