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Fender Custom Shop Promotes Carlos Lopez to Master Builder

On July 10, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: custom shop, Fender, guitars, master builder

Fender Custom Shop Promotes Carlos Lopez to Master Builder

A new Master Builder joins the Fender Custom Shop: Carlos Lopez. With decades of experience in guitar luthiery, he’s worked on countless designs during his four years as an Apprentice Master Builder under esteemed Fender Master Builder Todd Krause. “Masterbuilt Fender Custom Shop guitars are in more demand now more than ever, which explains why we’ve added three new Master Builders since 2018,” said Mike Lewis, VP of Product Development at Fender Custom Shop. “Our apprentice program continues to

Fender Custom Shop Game of Thrones Sigil Collection Series with Trio of Elaborate Guitars

On May 22, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: Fender, game of thrones, HOUSE STARK, jaguar, LANNISTER, Stratocaster, TARGARYEN, Telecaster

Fender Custom Shop Game of Thrones Sigil Collection Series with Trio of Elaborate Guitars

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), in partnership with HBO Licensing & Retail today announced the introduction of three masterbuilt handcrafted Game of Thrones guitars – dubbed the Game of Thrones Sigil collection – including three models for three fan-favorite houses: GAME OF THRONES HOUSE STARK, TELECASTER GAMES OF THRONES HOUSE LANNISTER, JAGUAR GAME OF THRONES HOUSE TARGARYEN, STRATOCASTER The trio of deluxe, one-of-a-kind guitars embodies the true essence of Westeros’ most iconic, notable families and are built to order via the

Locking Tuners

On April 16, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: locking tuners, tuners

Locking tuners are one of the more recent significant innovations in the field of musical instrument tuning gears and bring real benefits to electric and acoustic guitarists. Though they are simple in concept and name, we’ve found that there can be some confusion about what exactly it is they do, how they work, and what they are for. And specifically, what they lock. First, though, let’s state what locking tuners do not do. They do not lock your guitar into

Fender Celebrates Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff McKagan with Latest Artist Signature Bass Collaboration

On April 10, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

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Fender Celebrates Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff McKagan with Latest Artist Signature Bass Collaboration

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) released the Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass the latest iteration of Fender’s collaboration with the Guns N’ Roses bassist and New York Times bestselling author. The newest model in Fender’s Artist Signature Series captures the true musical essence of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee McKagan. Best known for his work with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver McKagan has had an epic music career, entertaining and inspiring countless fans. Now, with the Duff

Must See Documentary Carmine Street Guitars Opens April 5th Across Canada

On March 27, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: Carmine Street Guitars, Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan Band)., Christine Bougie (Bahamas), Dave Hill, Eszter Balint, Jaime Hince (The Kills), Jim Jarmusch (Sqürl), Kirk Douglas (The Roots), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Band), Marc Ribot, Nels Cline (Wilco), Rick Kelly, Stewart Hurwood, Travis Good (The Sadies)

Must See Documentary Carmine Street Guitars Opens April 5th Across Canada

Following screenings at the world’s most prestigious film festivals – Venice, Toronto, New York and SXSW (Austin, TX) – Carmine Street Guitars opens in Theatres across Canada on April 5th, 2019 with exclusive engagements at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto, The Cinematheque, Vancouver and Cinema du Parc, Montreal. Ron Mann’s latest feature documentary Carmine Street Guitars is an intimate portrait of the fabled Greenwich Village guitar shop. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej build handcrafted

Jimi Hendrix Electric Church Critically Acclaimed Film Ticket Giveaway

On February 28, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: jimi hendrix

We’re Giving Away Five Pairs of Tickets (10 tickets total) to see Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church – on 13 March, 6:15pm – a documentary film playing at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, about the music legend’s Atlanta Pop set and the circumstances surrounding it. Back in cinemas for a limited time, the film documents the massive festival hailed then as the ‘Southern Woodstock’ and recognized now as the last great US Rock Festival. The film presents the story of how