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Nov. Greg Koch Fender Clinics Down South

Koch in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in late November for free in-store clinics ...

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Surfer Severson Signs Sonoran™ Acoustics

Surf legend signs two of his Fender Sonoran™ SCE acoustics at SoCal art show in late September ...

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Fender-Filled Films The Guitar and Soul Men Open Nov. 7

Moviegoers nationwide will be treated in early November to two Fender-filled silver screen releases ...

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GP Kicks the T-Bucket

The December '08 Guitar Player digs our new Hot Rod Design series T-Bucket acoustic guitars ...

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Duff McKagan

A Q&A with the the Velvet Revolver bassist and one of Fender’s latest bass signature artists …

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Fender® Custom Shop Showcase Italy Opens

Grand opening of Italy's first exclusive Fender Custom Shop showroom held Sept. 21 in Bologna ...

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Surfer John Severson Sonoran™ SCE Acoustic Models!

Cowabunga, dudes—Fender introduces two new acoustic guitars designed by Surfer magazine publisher John Severson ...

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New Slipknot album All Hope Is Gone

Fourth studio album by masked Iowa alt-metal pioneers features molten guitar work by Fender signature artist Jim Root ...

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Fender Acoustic Guitars for Etnies Skate Punks!

Aug. 15 Etnies Skate Punk Skate Jam winners get Fender guitars from JFA vocalist ...

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James Burton International Guitar Festival to Rock Shreveport, Aug. 22-24

The Telecaster® guitar master and Fender Hall of Fame artist throws his third annual three-day music festival ...

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Fender on Board for N.Y. “Back to the Banks Contest”

Fender Sonoran™ SCE and T-Bucket™ acoustic guitars for prize winner on Aug. 16 in Manhattan ...

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Stones and Scorsese "SHINE A LIGHT" In Theatres April 4

On April 4, 2008, an Academy Award®-winning filmmaker and the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band will unite to bring audiences the year's most extraordinary musical film event, "Shine A Light," to theatres.

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Carbon/Silicon Rocks SXSW ’08

Britpunk godfathers Mick Jones and Tony James rock Fenders and kick off tour at March SXSW festival in Austin, Texas ...

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Fender Hits SXSW 2008

Quick notes from the road as Fender hits the Texas capital for a long, loud festival weekend ...

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Fender Rocks Musikmesse Frankfurt!

The sounds of Fender reverberate from Musikmesse Frankfurt, the massive musical instrument trade show held each year in Germany ...

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Ford®, Fender Rock Barrett- Jackson® Collector Car Event

Ford® Shelby® GT500KR Mustang® and matching Stratocaster guitar fetch a very cool half million ...

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Fender California Series Acoustics Upgraded!

Grab your board and the gang—and grab a new Kingman SCE™, Malibu SCE™ or Sonoran™ acoustic ...

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Dick Dale Classic Reissues Out Now!

Sundazed Music brings you the first five legendary albums by the Fender-wielding  “King of Surf Guitar” ...

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Glen Matlock

The Sex Pistols bassist/songwriter on the filth, the fury, Fender and 30 years (!) of Never Mind the Bollocks ...

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Fender Showcase Tokyo Opens

Spectacular appointment-only Tokyo showroom shows Fender’s finest to the Japanese capital ...

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The Soul Of Tone by Tom Wheeler

Lavish new book by noted guitar author meticulously chronicles history of Fender amplifiers ...

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Mayer Visits Fender on Eve of Tour!

Stops by Corona, Calif., facility to stock up on Strat® guitars before June 1 tour kickoff ...

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Eddie Van Halen Rocks Phoenix NASCAR Race!

Presents custom Stratocaster® guitar given to Subway Fresh Fit 500 winner Jeff Gordon ...

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Fender Rocks and Rolls With Debut of Matrix 6-String Concept Car

November SEMA auto show in Las Vegas stars a 2009 Toyota compact hatchback equipped with Rock Band™, an earth-shaking audio/video system and even a matching Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster® guitar ...

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Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster!


November 2008 sees the 100-instrument limited edition release of the eagerly awaited Fender Custom Shop Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster® guitar model, along with an online giveaway of one of the amazing instruments ...

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Fender’s “Accidental” Guitar at 50

A report from the Jazzmaster® 50th anniversary party on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at New York's famed Knitting Factory, which featured guitar greats Tom Verlaine (pictured), Nels Cline, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, J Mascis and others ...

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David Gilmour Live in Gdansk Double-Live CD/DVD to Debut Sept. 23

David Gilmour’s first live solo album captures the final performance of his 2006 On An Island tour before 50,000 eager fans in Gdansk, Poland, with a set that also presents the first recording of Pink Floyd classics performed with an orchestra ...

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Collectible Classic Fender Art Prints From ArteHouse!

For the first time, several of ad genius Robert Perine’s famous ’60s-era “You Won’t Part With Yours Either” Fender ads are now officially available as prints from ArteHouse ...

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Straight A's For Fender University!

Fender re-wrote the three Rs as “rehearsing, riffing and rocking” as it presented its inaugural weekend-long Fender University music education program, Aug. 21-24, in Corona, Calif. ...

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Fender Donates Special Edition Harley-Davidson® 105th Anniversary Stratocaster Guitar to Support Muscular Dystrophy Association

The Fender Custom Shop goes whole "hog" on three new Stratocaster® guitars commemorating the 105th anniversary celebration of motorcycling giant Harley-Davidson ...

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Fender Custom Shop Announces David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster® Guitar

For many years, guitarists have clamored for and indulged in much wishful thinking about one guitar in particular—a David Gilmour signature model Stratocaster based on Gilmour’s famous “Black Strat.” They’re about to get their wish ...

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Guy Receives First "Great Performer of Illinois" Award; New Album Out

Chicago blues living legend Buddy Guy was honored at a July 20 tribute concert in Chicago headlined by blues master Jimmie Vaughan in celebration of Guy's induction as the first "Great Performer of Illinois" ...

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Fender Honors its Own With 2008 Hall of Fame Induction

For the first time, honorees include influential artists such as James Burton and the Beach Boys, whose music and careers have figured heavily in the company’s history and cultural identity ...

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The Jazzmaster Turns 50!

To celebrate five decades of the ultra-cool Jazzmaster® guitar, Fender is throwing a 50th Anniversary Jazzmaster Concert on Sept. 12, 2008, at New York’s famous Knitting Factory nightclub, featuring Jazzmaster masters Thurston Moore, J Mascis, Nels Cline, Tom Verlaine and others ...

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Billy Corgan

Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, one of alt-rock guitar's most articulate founding fathers, sits down with us for a detailed Q&A about his his smashing new signature Stratocaster® guitar …

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Boxmasters!

A conversation with Billy Bob Thornton & Co. about new self-titled album The Boxmasters, their sure-to-be-raucous upcoming summer tour and something called "electric hillbilly" music ...

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Geddy Lee

Rush’s Geddy Lee talks about the 30 years on the road celebrated in the awesome new R30 double-DVD set, and how humor, hard work, flamenco-style picking and Fender Jazz® basses fit into it all in a Fender News Q&A with mean, mean stride ...

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Announcing Fender University!

The inaugural session of Fender University, an exclusive new music education program for guitar and bass enthusiasts worldwide, will commence in August in Corona, Calif. …

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Steve Winwood: Q&A and New Album!

A Q&A session with multitalented pop-rock-R&B legend Steve Winwood, who's back in the high life again in fine form with his first full-length solo album in five years, Nine Lives, and a summer U.S. tour ...

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Elvis Costello Q&A

Master pop craftsman Elvis Costello talks about his new signature Fender Jazzmaster® guitar and the original it’s based on …

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Yngwie Malmsteen and Fender Custom Shop Announce Exclusive Collaboration

Sign up now for updates, alerts and behind-the-scenes access on a very special Fender Custom Shop product involving maverick Swedish guitar hero Yngwie Malmsteen to be officially unveiled later this year ...

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New Marcus Miller Album!

A quick Q&A with our good friend, formidable bass master, composer, producer, et al Marcus Miller, who's in the spotlight once again with the March release of Marcus ...

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SRV “Lenny” Stratocaster® Guitar Replica to Launch Dec. 12

Limited edition tribute to one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s favorite instruments to become available exclusively through Guitar Center® ...

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Rock Band™ Hits the Street!

Dazzling new interactive video game challenges you to grab a Fender instrument, plug into a Fender amp, form a band, hit the road with classic rock songs and conquer the music world ...

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Strummer Telecaster® Guitar Based on Legendary Clash Leader's Famous DIY Instrument

We celebrate the life and legacy of Joe Strummer (1952-2002) with a replica that evokes his battered Telecaster guitars, complete with art customization kit featuring Shepard Fairey graphics and DIY stencils and stickers ...

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Introducing the Fender Custom Shop Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster® Guitar

With the reunited Police touring this year, Andy Summers is playing the first of 250 amazing replicas of the battered ’61 Telecaster he used on all those hits ...

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Andy Summers

Photographer, author and, oh yeah, guitarist extraordinaire, Andy Summers delivers a terrific read on his life and career from boyhood through his stint in a little band called the Police in his new book, One Train Later ...

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