Guitar Stories

Guitar Stories

Fender Releases Hybrid Jazz – Tele Model

The newest entry in Fender’s 2018 Parallel Universe series hit the streets this week in the form of the hybrid Jazz-Tele. This limited edition model features Jazzmaster-style single-coil ...
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Five Ways to Make Your Guitar Solos Stand Out

The problem is not the notes you play. The problem is what you are soloing over. We all want our guitar solos to stand out, to capture the ...
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How to Dial in the Perfect Guitar Tone

If you play on a guitar, here is some great tips on how to find your own perfect tone. Enjoy! Some guitar players like to plug their guitar ...
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Guitar Industry is Growing, Study Finds

An IBISWorld report found that the guitar industry is growing, and will likely continue to do so for the next few years. Between all the dire headlines on ...
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Fender Announces Three New 60th Anniversary Jazzmaster Limited Edition Guitars

Fender is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its iconic Jazzmaster guitar with three new limited edition models: the 60th Anniversary ’58, Classic and Triple Jazzmaster guitars. Fender Limited ...
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Watch Electric Guitars Being Made in 1965 – England

“All this to make a bedlam of adolescent noise,” says the curmudgeonly narrator. The 1960’s were swept up by the boisterous, raging rock-and-roll wave. And at the heart ...
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Jimmy Page’s “Number One” Gibson Les Paul – The Story Behind His Legendary Guitar

Few instruments in rock history have become as recognizable as Jimmy Page’s “Number One” Gibson Les Paul. For decades, this iconic guitar has been closely connected with the ...
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A Brief History of Burns: The Classic British Guitar Brand (Part 2)

“I remember that little cherry guitar well,” Mike told me. “That’s what I had at the Star Club in Hamburg, after my Hofner Club 60. I think I ...
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A Brief History of Burns: The Classic British Guitar Brand

Chesham Close in Romford, Essex, does not look like a site of outstanding British rock ’n’ roll importance. Walk down the street today and you’re unlikely to be ...
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7 Guitars in Need of a Reissue (Part 1)

Unlike certain movie remakes, reissues of beloved guitar models of the past are often met with rave reviews when they re-enter the market. Whether a model became an ...
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