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Chi Cheng
The deft-fingered Deftones bassist on the upcoming album, Taste of Chaos tour and playing in Z-flat ...
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Dave Kilminster
On his love for Telecaster® guitars and playing The Dark Side of the Moon on tour with Roger Waters ...
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Boss Book!
Bruce Springsteen on Tour celebrates three decades (and shows a lot of Telecaster® guitars …)
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Bruce Thomas
Few have wielded a Fender Precision Bass® guitar with more muscle and finesse. A Fender News Q&A with one of the bass world’s elusive main Attractions …
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Dean Ween
Our fave boognish Strat® master on guitars, new Ween album La Cucaracha, the miracle of Hendrix and more ...
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Seeing Redd
Honky-tonk Telecaster® guitar master Redd Volkaert has two amazing new DVDs out ...
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House Bassist
Fender-wielding bassist Nick Seymour talks about the newly reformed Crowded House. Hey now ...
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Stu Hamm
His signature Urge II bass upgraded this year, the bass master stops by Fender HQ for a “deep” Q&A …
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Fender Concert Series
What was your first, best, worst or most memorable concert? In the Fender Concert Series, we invite Fender fans to share their concert recollections ...
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Punk at 30: A Retrospective on the Filth, the Fury and Fender
Three decades after it first detonated in London and New York, punk has infiltrated popular culture so successfully that it’s simply part of today’s landscape. With a few special guests, Fender looks back at punk’s beginnings—1977’s young, loud second coming of rock ‘n’ roll ...
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Return to Fender
Fender founder George Fullerton returns for the Limited Edition 50th Anniversary 1957 Stratocaster® Guitar and Pro Junior™ Amp set ...
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Fender Unveils New American Standard Series
Fender’s official launch of its newly refined big four— Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars—draws a big crowd and big applause at the January 2008 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif. ...
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The Fender “Splato” Stratocaster® Guitar
Guitar World contest winner designs a Fender Custom Shop-built Stratocaster® guitar that you simply have to see to believe. This mesmerizing instrument is the one-of-a-kind Fender “Splato” Stratocaster ...
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G.E. Smith
Honestly, who has had a cooler career than G.E. Smith? From Hall & Oates to Saturday Night Live to Dylan and beyond, he’s a master of the Telecaster® guitar, and here he tells us all about his new signature model and forthcoming film, 50-Watt Fuse ...
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Mark Hoppus
Fender signature artist and +44 bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus tells us, without even blinking, about his hot new band, new album, newly revamped signature bass, and—surprise—why Brian Wilson is one of his faves ...
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Graham Coxon
Artful Britpop guitar hero Graham Coxon rings Fender News for a veddy entertaining Q&A in which he waxes eloquent on his new album, love for pop music and Telecaster® guitars, gear shoptalk and his years as Blur's resident guitar genius ...
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The Fender Custom Shop Lounge, Düsseldorf
Achtung, baby! In the beautiful old city by the Rhine, Fender Germany exhibits the company's finest mit class und style in the first-ever Fender Custom Shop Lounge. It just opened in late summer, and it must be seen to be believed ...
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Reggie Hamilton
A renowned bass master, Reggie Hamilton, talks dynamics, his longtime love for Jazz® basses, attitude toward technique and new respect for Sammy Davis Jr. in a most entertaining Fender Bass Bash Q&A …
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Frank Bello
Bronx-bred thrash-bass master Frank Bello is back in action with Anthrax. He tells Fender News about the new tour, his forthcoming signature Fender bass and love for Fender bass amps, plus a couple'a funny stories ...
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Trower Power!
Brit guitar hero Robin Trower is back, and it’s all in Another Day’s Blues … With a U.K. tour under way and a U.S. tour and new album imminent, the legendary master of blues psychedelia rings Fender News for a most welcome Q&A session ...
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Tim Commerford
Audioslave bassist Tim Commerford sits down with Fender News to discuss the band’s success and inner workings. He also talk about his ’90s gig, Rage Against the Machine, and professes his love for Fender Jazz® basses, Rush and the Police …
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Fender’s L.A. Bass Bash a Smash!
Talk about “booming” business: A who’s who of bassists converged on Burbank and Hollywood on Nov. 9 and 10 for new gear, camaraderie and a most thunderous show ...
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Howe Now
Legendary Yes guitarist and prolific solo artist Steve Howe covers a wide Spectrum on his latest solo outing. He talks to Fender News about guitars, amps, solo albums, Yes, and what it's like to play in a band with your own kids ...
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Covering the Bass-ics with Victor Bailey
After 1,000 grooves, legendary bass ace Victor Bailey has way more to say. Here, he talks about his latest recordings and tours, why Madonna is so cool, and when he finally got his stolen Fender namesake bass back ...
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Take 5
No rest for John 5 these days, what with the Ozzfest gig with pal Rob Zombie, the new solo album and the new band and all. Plus, the ivory-skinned uber-shredder talks country music, a special night in New York and Telecasters. Lots of Telecasters ...
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Paint It Black
Pop apostle Frank Black goes Nashville country with the release this month of Honeycomb. Hey, if he didn't defy expectations, well, he just wouldn't be Frank Black, would he?
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Jared Scharff, Guitar Hero
Youthful New York up-and-comer Jared Scharff blends rock’s past and present in a one-man mission to preserve the concept of the guitar hero. He’s got the songs, the savvy and the Strat. All he needs now is a cape ...
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Catching Up With Bill Frisell
Even though he’s often labeled a jazz player, modern guitar master Bill Frisell continues to defy categorization. Here’s the latest on him in a Q&A that covers touring, Tacoma, Telecasters and more ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Crooked X Heads Straight to the Top
There’s a lot happening with Oklahoma-based hard-rock quartet Crooked X lately, from a January 2009 major label debut to an MTV special and much more. Not bad for four guys still in their mid-teens ...
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