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The New Fender Swinger Guitar
New Fender SwingerTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of Fender’s Swinger model, Fender Japan is reissuing two versions of this rare instrument. The announcement was made in November of...
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1960's Holiday Wish Book
I started playing music when I was only 10 years old. My folks got a big old fire engine red upright piano from my Mom’s uncle. Dad had it hauled to our basement and I set out to take lessons from an...
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Junior Brown's Guit-Steel Is Stolen
Junior Brown & Tanya Rae playing their missing instrumentsCountry guitar-playing legend Junior Brown’s legendary “guit-steel” guitar was burglarized from a vehicle parked at a hotel in North...
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New Year - New Guitars
Happy New YearIt is a new year, and the new year might bring you a new guitar, and there are plenty of choices.The Fender Vintera SeriesLast June Fender introduced their Vintera Series. These models...
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Guitarists That We Have Lost In 2019
At least two dozen well known guitarist met their demise in 2019. We were fortunate to have them share their talent with us. Some of them were famous to the masses, while others preferred to remain in...
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Guitars from Fifty Years Ago - 1970
This is not me, but an old acquaintance - Rich MullinsIt is difficult to believe fifty years ago was 1970. In my mind it seems like only yesterday. At the time I was 18 years old and just finishing...
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The Fender Musical Instrument Corporation is Acquirred
Servco PacificJanuary 27, 2020 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) announced Servco Pacific Inc. (Servco) and TPG Growth have entered into a sale and purchase agreement in which Servco will...
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New Fender Guitars
Last time in the article I wrote, I worried about the future of The Fender Musical Instrument Company because of their acquisition. However for the recent NAMM Show, Fender Guitars introduced several...
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Bill Lawrence - An Extraordinary Guitarist, and Pickup Manufacturer
Fender Discussion PageWhen I first discovered the internet in the late 1990’s there were a number of guitar sites that I liked to visit. One unique one was The Fender Discussion Page aka FDP where I...
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Bozo Guitars
Bozo The ClownWhen we hear the name Bozo, the thoughts of people that grew up in the 1950's and '60's turn to the kiddie show that was called Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown. If you are younger,...
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The WWII World Crisis - The Kalamazoo Gals.- And The Ladies That Make Guitars
WWII Rationing posterThe current world crisis brought to mind the stories that my parents told me about growing up during the years of World War II. All industrial manufacturers were required to...
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How You Can Transform a 1956 Fender Stratocaster Into A Hello Kitty Guitar
Today, my friends, I will show you how you can take a vintage 1956 Fender Stratocaster and update it to the more contemporary 21st Century look of a Hello Kitty® Strat. It's much easier than it...
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Remembering Seven String Jazz Guitarist Bucky Pizarelli
Bucky PizzarelliThis past Wednesday, April 1st, Jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli passed away at age 94. He had suffered numerous health issues, including a stroke, but what took his life was...
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Remember John Prine And His Guitars
John PrineSinger, songwriter, and guitarist passed away on April 7th. His death was resultant of contracting COVID-19. He was one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, known for...
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Fano Guitars and Novo Guitars
When most of us think of guitar manufacturers in Pennsylvania, there is but one establishment that comes to mind: Martin Guitars of Nazareth.Fleetwood PennsylvaniaHowever a few years ago, if you were...
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Guitarists That Played Weird Signature Guitars
Glen Campbell on Shindig!April 22nd would have been Glen Campbell's 84th birthday. Glen was an amazing guitarist, a member of the Wrecking Crew, and went on to become one of the biggest musical stars...
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Winston Guitars
Marlboro Cigarette advertisementWhen I was a kid the most prevalent advertisement on television was for cigarettes. These were the equivalent of today’s advertisements for the expensive prescription...
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The Many Guitars of Jimi Hendrix
Stew WilliamsI am dedicating this article to my childhood friend Stew Williams. We met in junior high school. Stew played drums, and I played guitar. We started a garage band with several other...
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Winston Guitars
Marlboro Cigarette advertisementWhen I was a kid the most prevalent advertisement on television was for cigarettes. These were the equivalent of today’s advertisements for the expensive prescription...
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Jimmy Capps - Beloved Nashville Guitarist - Dead Age 81
Jimmy Capps 05/25/1939 - 06/02/2020Nashville lost one of it’s best guitar players on June 3rd of this year.Judging by my Facebook feed, Jimmy Capps was one of the most beloved members of Nashville’s...
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