Introducing the Parallel Universe Tele® Thinline Super Deluxe

Classic sound meets Western flair with this limited-edition Telecaster®

Introducing the Parallel Universe Tele® Thinline Super Deluxe

Step out on stage in style with the elegantly double-bound Tele Thinline Super Deluxe. Western flair meets classic sound in an instrument that manages to be raw and refined at the same time. Featuring a pair of rich-sounding TV Jones® Classic pickups, pearl block inlays and an American Professional Tele Deluxe Hardtail bridge, this instant classic is ready and rarin’ to go. Learn more › SHOP NOW Double-Bound Semi-Hollow Body The semi-hollow design adds acoustic-like warmth to the tone while also making it lightweight. Learn more › TV Jones Pickups Growly and chiming, this pair of pickups kick out fat, punchy tone with a rich-sounding bite. Learn more › Bound Rosewood Fingerboard The bound rosewood fingerboard showcases the refined block inlays and 21 narrow-tall frets. Learn more › Fender Musical Instruments Corporation EMEA Leo House, Birches Industrial Estate East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH18 1QZ

Fender Guitars, Left Handers.

Discover our latest and coolest offerings for left-handed players.

Celebrate Left Handers Day with an assortment of options for left-handed players, including our most iconic guitars and basses, tried-and-true acoustics and several build-your-own offerings.   Shop Lefties Electrics From Stratocaster® to Jazz Bass®, explore 5 of our most iconic body styles, designed specifically for lefties looking for the very best.      SHOP ELECTRICS ACOUSTICs Choose between dreadnought, concert and cutaway body styles to find your ideal acoustic fit and sound.    SHOP ACOUSTICS Squier Whether you’re just getting started or just looking for something different, our Squier lineup includes left-handed Strat®, Tele® and Jazz Bass® models. SHOP SQUIER Still Looking for the Perfect Lefty? Design Your Own. Mod Shop With 3 guitars and 2 basses to choose from, plus dozens of colors and features, Mod Shop offers nearly endless ways to design your own left-handed instrument.   Build your own

Jimi Hendrix Monterey 1967 Guitar from Fender

“This is for everybody”

Jimi Hendrix took the world by storm with his incredible Monterey Pop Festival performance, which he concluded with the sacrificial burning of his now-iconic hand-painted Stratocaster. Destroyed during the fiery culmination of his set, this one-of-a-kind guitar survived only in photos and film. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this milestone in music history, we created the limited-edition Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster

FEATURES

HENDRIX-INSPIRED ARTWORK

The guitar's body art is an homage to Hendrix's hand-painted original, giving fans, players and collectors the chance to own a modern classic

MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 1967

It’s amazing that a guitar that

was played only once would go on to be one of the most recognized in history, but that’s exactly the case with a one-of-a-kind Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix sacrificed at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
Hendrix hand-painted a flowery design on this legendary Strat—in nail polish, no less—the night before he was to close out the inaugural event and brought it out for his final song, “Wild Thing”.

After Hendrix sang the last words and displayed his full arsenal of guitar wizardry—playing behind his back, with his teeth—he had one trick left. Hendrix 

turned to his amps and scraped the guitar

against the speaker cabinets for maximum feedback.

The Fiery Finale

“This is for everyone,” he said just before spraying something on the guitar. Jimi bent down to kiss the instrument and then tossed a lit match to elicit flames from the prone Strat. Like a disciple worshiping at an altar, Hendrix knelt before the blazing guitar as the audience stared agape watching him smash it to pieces.

While only a shard of that now-famous piece of history exists today, Fender has painstakingly recreated Jimi’s Monterey Strat to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the fiery milestone, right down to the nail-polish artwork that burned its way into the memories of fans around the world.

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FENDER® Custom Shop Releases 30th Anniversary Documentary Film

In celebration of Fender Custom Shop’s 30^th anniversary milestone, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) releases an exclusive, 10-minute documentary about the genesis of the renowned Fender Custom Shop – known as the “Dream Factory.” Told through the eyes of eight trailblazing luthiers who helped elevate the Custom Shop to worldwide acclaim, the Fender Custom Shop Founders Design 30^th Anniversary Documentary intercuts archival footage and photos alongside present day interviews with the influential Founding Master Builders who brought the historic shop to life: Michael Stevens, John Page, George Blanda, Fred Stuart, J.W. Black, Mark Kendrick, Alan Hamel and Gene Baker.

The documentary reflects the lifelong passion each Founding Master Builder holds for Fender and creating guitars. The filmmakers utilized an unfiltered approach to capture each builder in their purest and most-honest state. The story of Fender Custom Shop now breathes through the experiences of some of its Founding Master Builders whose one-of-a-kind handcrafted creations remain as legendary today as the icons who wielded them throughout history including: Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and many more.

“The Fender Custom Shop Founders Design 30^th Anniversary Documentary allows fans to experience the Fender Custom Shop story in a way it has never been told – raw and straight from the source,” said Mike Lewis, Vice President Product Development, Fender Custom Shop. “We’re proud to share the story of Fender Custom Shop as a way to immortalize each builder’s talent, creativity, and contribution to the overall Fender brand legacy.”

Over the course of one month, the crew filmed footage across three states, visiting John Page and
J.W. Black at their home workshops in the Oregon forest and Michael Stevens at his shop in the picturesque Texas countryside. The remainder of the Founding Master Builders came together at the present day Fender Custom Shop at Fender’s Corona, Calif. factory where they reminisced and shared stories from the early days. Henry Diltz, a legendary rock photographer and partner at the Morrison Hotel Gallery, joined the film crew to capture portraits of each Founding Master Builder and their Founders Design anniversary guitars through his lens. What resulted from the filming process was an unearthing of countless memories, archival photos and video of these Founding Master Builders, preserving a piece of Fender’s most-valuable history. Chronicling the milestones and what Fender Custom Shop has come to stand for through the years, the documentary will take fans on a journey – starting with the early days in Michael Stevens’ garage – and key successes that took the Shop to the next level, and closing with continuing the legend and bringing the band of Founding Master Builders back together.

The Fender Custom Shop Founders Design 30^th Anniversary Documentary is released in tandem with Fender Custom Shop’s Founders Design Project: eight guitars, each designed by one of eight visionary Founding Master Builders featured in the documentary. One of the most exclusive and coveted collections in the Shop’s history, only 30 units of each design will be built by a team of artisans at Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif. and released throughout 2017 beginning in March at select dealers.

• Watch the full-length ‘Fender Custom Shop Founders Design 30^th Anniversary Documentary’
• Watch the documentary trailer
• View high-resolution Founders Design product photos
• View high-resolution Henry Diltz Founding Master Builder portraits

For technical specs, additional information on new Fender Custom Shop and Fender products and to find a retail partner near you, visit www.fender.com or www.fendercustomshop.com. Join the conversation on social media by following @Fender and @Fendercustomshop.

GRETSCH® HONORS AC/DC’s MALCOLM YOUNG WITH NEW CUSTOM SHOP “SALUTE” JET™

GRETSCH® HONORS AC/DC’s MALCOLM YOUNG WITH NEW CUSTOM SHOP “SALUTE” JET™

“When the smoke clears, the Holy Trinity of the Greatest Rhythm Guitarists in the World will always include Malcolm Young!”

– Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (January 19, 2017) – Gretsch has the extraordinary privilege of honoring

Malcolm Young is, without question, one of the greatest guitarists in rock n' roll history.

For over 40 years his riffs have inspired generations of rock and metal guitarists.
legendary rock icon Malcolm Young with the release of the Gretsch G6131MY-CS Custom Shop Malcolm Young "Salute" Jet™. 

“Malcolm Young is the best rhythm guitar player in the world of rock…period. His contribution to those who have followed in his footsteps is immeasurable.”  - Jerry Cantrell, Alice in Chains

“I never knew what a real rhythm guitar player was until I heard Malcolm Young. There never was or will be one like him again in the world. I've been trying to play guitar with precision like him for years and still haven't even come close. I want to thank Malcolm for giving me something to strive for.” - Larks Frederiksen, Rancid

Powering an endless row of full stacks, Young’s tone is like a hell-bent freight train— driving, deafening and totally unstoppable.

"To me, Malcolm is a one of a kind and the heart and soul of AC/DC. The combination of the riffs he wrote and his rhythm playing are the foundation of who they are.” – Eddie Van Halen

The Gretsch team painstakingly examined and documented the guitar that drove Malcom’s tone — his famed No. 1 guitar: a battle-worn ’63 Jet Firebird™, handed down to him by Harry Vanda and elder brother George Young (of Easybeats fame) and nicknamed “The Beast.” Malcolm certainly made the instrument his own, not least by removing two of the three
pickups, stripping away the red finish, and pounding out some of the hardest rocking rhythm guitar ever heard in either hemisphere.

The G6131MY-CS Custom Shop Malcolm Young “Salute” Jet is a meticulously crafted Gretsch Custom Shop recreation accurate down to every last nick, scratch and dent acquired over Young’s long

True to form, the instrument has a double-cutaway chambered mahogany body with a maple top, white binding and heavy relic natural lacquer finish. The mahogany set neck has a solid-feeling “U” profile, with white binding and heavy relic lacquer finish, topped by a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with a bone nut, 23 medium jumbo frets (including zero fret), and pearloid Neo-Classic™ “thumbnail” inlays. A single TV Jones® TV Classic pickup at the bridge delivers that unmistakable sound, wired up with three “G-arrow” control knobs (pickup volume, master volume and master tone). Other premium features include a Space-Control™ bridge with ebony base, ’60s-style Jet tailpiece, nickel/gold hardware, Schaller® tuners and a vintage-style hardshell case.

Available Summer 2017 at select Gretsch retailers.

For more information, go to gretschguitars.com/features/malcolm-young
and raucously illustrious career.

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Fender Guitars Website www.fender.com

FENDER® ANNOUNCES AMERICAN STANDARD TEST DRIVE PROMOTION

FENDER® ANNOUNCES AMERICAN STANDARD TEST DRIVE PROMOTION

 Participants receive a free Fender t-shirt and chance to win a VIP trip for two to Lollapalooza 2015

 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  (June 8, 2015) – Fender announces the Fender American Standard Test Drive promotion, which takes place between June 8 – July 5 at participating Fender authorized dealers in America and Canada.

Consumers who test-drive a new Fender American Standard series guitar or bass can sign-up online to receive a free limited edition Fender t-shirt, plus a chance to win a VIP trip for two to Lollapalooza 2015.

The Fender American Standard series instruments have emerged as the go-to instruments of choice for emerging artists around the world. Inspired by the one-of-a-kind designs and creations of the Fender Master Builders at the Fender Custom Shop, and incorporating elements, finishes and features of the American Deluxe series. The American Standard series is for modern artists and aspiring players looking for the best of what Fender has to offer.

For more information, go to www.fender.com/test-drive.

FENDER® INTRODUCES NEW ADDITIONS TO REVAMPED PAWN SHOP SERIES

FENDER® INTRODUCES NEW ADDITIONS TO REVAMPED PAWN SHOP SERIES

 

Pawn Shop Jaguarillo

The guitars that “never were but should have been” return with new eccentric models,
including the line’s first bass guitar

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 1, 2012) — Fender is excited to welcome four new, out-of-the-ordinary models to its innovative Pawn Shop series–the Pawn Shop Offset Special, Pawn Shop Jaguarillo, Pawn Shop Fender Mustang^® Special, and the line’s first ever bass guitar, the Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar^® Bass. These stylish models offer bold personality, striking looks and daring tones.

The Pawn Shop Jaguarillo guitar hot-rods traditional Jaguar design through the roof with a scorching HSS configuration in which all three pickups –two standard Stratocaster^® single-coils and an Atomic humbucking bridge pickup – are angled for enhanced bass and treble response.

With a standout design that calls for double-take reactions, the Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar Bass features a “reverse” body and “reverse” headstocks, new pickguard shape, two Reverse Jaguar humbucking pickups and a streamlined control layout of a single three-way pickup toggle switch and two knobs (volume and tone).

A guitar from the past and the future, the Pawn Shop Offset Special guitar is one of Fender’s most offbeat designs ever. Features include a semi-hollow double-cutaway body with an f hole and sleek offset waist, a pair of large JZHB humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching and an Adjusto-Matic^™ bridge with vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece.

The enormously popular Pawn Shop Mustang Special returns with a brand new 3-Color Sunburst finish, expanding color choices for players of all tastes. Features include a rosewood fretboard with modern 9.5 radius and medium jumbo frets, pickup toggle switch, three-way coil selector slide switch for each humbucking pickup (enabling 15 different tonal options), mint green pickguard, ’70s-style hard-tail Stratocaster bridge, vintage-style tuners and strap buttons, and deluxe gig bag.

For more information, go to www.fender.com.

FENDER® ACOUSTICS RELEASES AVRIL LAVIGNE NEWPORTER™ GUITAR

FENDER^® ACOUSTICS RELEASES AVRIL LAVIGNE NEWPORTER^™ GUITAR

 

 

Fender’s Avril Lavigne Newporter acoustic is based on her signature Squier^® Telecaster^® guitar, with all the distinctive punk-pop charm you’d expect from the top-selling Canadian songstress. It’s a concert-size beauty with all black finish, binding and tuners, and featuring a specially designed "star" rosette, 12th-fret skull and crossbones inlay and Lavigne’s signature on the Telecaster headstock.

Other features include an all-laminate mahogany top, back and sides with quartersawn scalloped “X” bracing; black-bound mahogany neck with “C”-shaped profile and 19-fret rosewood fingerboard, Fender “Viking”-style rosewood bridge with white pins; three-ply black pickguard; and Fishman^® preamp system with built-in tuner.

Visit www.fender.com  for more information