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Slash Appointed as Gibson’s First Global Brand Ambassador

Click to Enlarge Slash has joined Gibson, the world’s leading music lifestyle brand, as Global Brand Ambassador, the first such designation in the company’s history. As part of the new role, Slash is highlighting the music lifestyle of Gibson with … Continue reading

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Classic Design Made New: The Fender American Original Series

Click to Enlarge For more than six decades, Fender’s core models of guitars and basses have developed their own distinct personalities and legions of devoted disciples. Whether it was the Telecaster, Jaguar or Jazz Bass (just to name a few), … Continue reading

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What Makes The Fender Eric Johnson Thinline Stratocaster Sound So Good

GRAMMY-WINNING SOUND Bringing to life the vision of one of the most respected guitarists in the world, the Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster Thinline is the perfect marriage between a semi-hollow body and a traditional Stratocaster. Johnson is famous in guitar … Continue reading

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The Guitar Theory Cheat Sheet

Use this handy reference when you’ve forgotten some of the theory essentials.  Click to Enlarge By Nick Stoubis It’s impossible to memorize everything related to theory. So use this handy guide when you can’t remember your string names or your … Continue reading

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Stratocaster or Telecaster: Understanding the Basic Differences

Stratocaster or Telecaster: Understanding the Basic Differences Can’t decide between a Strat or a Tele? Here is a basic guide between the two.  Click to Enlarge A Fender Telecaster (top) and Stratocaster. By Mike Duffy  The Telecaster and the Stratocaster—two instruments … Continue reading

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Why Instrument Cables and Speaker Cables Aren’t Interchangeable

Why Instrument Cables and Speaker Cables Aren’t Interchangeable Did you know you can’t just use one in place of the other? Click to Enlarge Two Fender cables. They’re not all the same. By Jeff Owens  You probably know that guitar … Continue reading

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2018 Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection

Go Inside the 2018 Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection See the Fender Custom Shop’s most daring creations, straight from the 2018 NAMM Show floor.  Click to enlarge The Prestige Collection, on display at the 2018 NAMM Show, pushes the limits … Continue reading

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Fender’s Gold Sparkle 2018 Grammy Guitars

First Look: Fender’s Gold Sparkle 2018 Grammy Guitars Take a look at some of the special guitars Fender artists are taking home as an appreciation of their Grammy nominations. Click to enlarge By Mike Duff The 60th-annual Grammy Awards took … Continue reading

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Flying With Your Guitar

Flying With Your Guitar TSA lock on a guitar case. Airline security personnel can open and re-lock these for inspection purposes when you’re not present (they can break non-TSA locks if they have to). If you’re like most guitarists, you view … Continue reading

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Violinist to introduce Naperville to healing power of music

Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Vijay Gupta will visit Naperville at the end of February to talk about his work in bringing quality, live classical music to underserved populations. (The Lavin Agency) Suzanne BakerContact ReporterNaperville Sun A local arts group is … Continue reading

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