The tech industry is is a great place for "failing up"
― dollar rave club (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 11:06 (ten years ago) link
and now fender has sold the iconic guild brand to esteemed famous legacy builder Cordoba
― ohhhh lorde 2pac big please mansplain to this sucker (jjjusten), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 22:36 (ten years ago) link
who are known for classicals. and ukuleles. its a match made in heaven.
― ohhhh lorde 2pac big please mansplain to this sucker (jjjusten), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 22:39 (ten years ago) link
the fender lols they just get sadder every time
― ohhhh lorde 2pac big please mansplain to this sucker (jjjusten), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 22:47 (ten years ago) link
The fender lolsAnd the lightnin' strikes Another love grows cold On a sleepless night As the storm blows on Out of control Deep in her heart The fender lols
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 23:34 (ten years ago) link
lol Fender
― DDD, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 09:27 (ten years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099434/bono-the-edge-join-fenders-board-of-directors?sf26722690=1
― how's life, Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:30 (ten years ago) link
Bono doesn't play guitar, and Edge mostly plays Les Pauls, Explorers, and Rickenbackers. Good move.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
a vintage telecaster is my dream guitar (super boring I know), but will probably go G&L at this point
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
Hit me up for a quote if you feel like it
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Thursday, 29 May 2014 19:23 (ten years ago) link
Have to pay for a wedding first but will be looking in 2015. So I'll be sure to message for a quote then.
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 29 May 2014 19:27 (ten years ago) link
Btw when I saw this edge/bono thing surface earlier today I thought it was a joke but yikes apparently not
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Thursday, 29 May 2014 20:00 (ten years ago) link
TBF, I always liked the Stratocaster/AC30 sound Edge used on War/Under A Blood Red Sky
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 30 May 2014 00:14 (ten years ago) link
http://www2.fender.com/experience/artists/dee-dee-ramone-signature-bass-unveiled-nyc-event/
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Sunday, 14 December 2014 08:03 (nine years ago) link
uh, isn't that just a white P Bass?
― just like Nietzsche but with jokes (snoball), Sunday, 14 December 2014 11:58 (nine years ago) link
Wait, my bad, a white P Bass with '1 2 3 4' engraved on the neck plate. I wonder what mark-up they're going to put on it?
― just like Nietzsche but with jokes (snoball), Sunday, 14 December 2014 12:00 (nine years ago) link
1 - take a regular white P Bass2 - pay $10 to get neck plate engraved at local strip mall engravers3 - ???4 - profit!
― just like Nietzsche but with jokes (snoball), Sunday, 14 December 2014 12:12 (nine years ago) link
What next, a Paul Simonon P Bass with 'London Calling' engraved on the neck plate?
― just like Nietzsche but with jokes (snoball), Sunday, 14 December 2014 12:14 (nine years ago) link
Noel Redding Jazz Bass?
― just like Nietzsche but with jokes (snoball), Sunday, 14 December 2014 12:16 (nine years ago) link
opening up an email titled "Introducing All New Stratocasters" is a guaranteed treat.
http://www.fender.com/guitars/stratocaster/special-edition-david-lozeau-art-stratocaster/product-014100.html?utm_source=Newsletter-April-16-2015&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Email-Products&utm_campaign=David-Lozeau-Strat-Main-Feature
― louie louie whoa baby imago (how's life), Friday, 17 April 2015 14:17 (nine years ago) link
all the fine Standard featuresplayers everywhere loveVOLUME/TONE/TONEit almost rhymes
― Kleine Jazzkunde von und mit Luomo (Assurance T. Rex), Friday, 17 April 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
yikes what hideous guitars, that artist should be arrested
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 20 April 2015 14:57 (nine years ago) link
They should make a green one with marijuana leaves airbrushed all over and just be done with it.
― Hugh G. Wreckjoke (snoball), Monday, 20 April 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
lol
― And let’s say a new Hozier comes along, and Spotify outbids you (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 20 April 2015 20:04 (nine years ago) link
http://www.hrgiger.com/images/ibanez.jpg
― earlnash, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 02:00 (nine years ago) link
I never see it brought up much but I think Fender and Gibson's biggest rival is used guitars. There has been just so freaking many guitars made in the last 25 years, I don't see why anyone really needs to buy a new one unless it is something kinda unique.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 02:03 (nine years ago) link
Eh fender and gibsons biggest rival is all the other smaller companies beating them at their game imo.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 21 April 2015 05:48 (nine years ago) link
A million starving geniuses in dusty ateliers all over the world are the rivals for players; new golf clubs are the rival for collectors.
― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 07:51 (nine years ago) link
^^^^^ THIS
Pretty sure Fender Japan >> Fender everywhere else right now.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
i just bought a 50th anniversary squier strat off of craigslist....pretty damn good little guitar from the mid 90s (apparently this particular squier is popular among modders because it used the full sized, dimensions standard strat body not the slightly slimmed down/lighter squier body type and is all alder)
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 22 April 2015 15:09 (nine years ago) link
The first and to date only vintage Fender I've played that has ever really filled me with desire was an early 80s Japanese Squire Jazz Bass. What a fantastic instrument. They're still cheaper than a new Custom Shop Jazz.
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 17:49 (nine years ago) link
i've had a mexican mid-90s jazz bass for years and it's great....esp good because i did a affordable swap-out from the cheaper stock bridge to a leo quan badass bridge, which helps a lot and is super easy to do
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 22 April 2015 18:32 (nine years ago) link
Fender Japan is no more, apparently
― Black Arkestra, Monday, 27 April 2015 00:36 (nine years ago) link
Yep. The continuing saga of that company sucking more every passing day.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Monday, 27 April 2015 06:42 (nine years ago) link
sigh...
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 27 April 2015 22:12 (nine years ago) link
okay, fuck fender all the way, but am I wrong for liking this doublecut tele?
http://www.guitarplayer.com/Portals/0/tele-double-cut-620-80.jpg
― how's life, Friday, 5 June 2015 15:58 (nine years ago) link
"But she has a new hat!!!"
― Three Word Username, Friday, 5 June 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
I dunno, without a built-in USB port, or NFL branding, it just doesn't seem true to the Fender aesthetic.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 5 June 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
So I recently sold some gear, including 1 gently used Mexican Telecaster and an Epiphone 339 (I still like them fine, but I have many more guitars than I need).
It would seem that Fenders in general hold value remarkably well - paid three hundred something for it, and got two hundred something for it. The Epiphone, not so much.
― Ye Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 19:45 (eight years ago) link
FENDER IS MAKING AMPS OUT OF WHISKEY BARRELS
― sleeve, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:38 (eight years ago) link
I think the correct title for that link would be FENDER IS MAKING $1,900 BLUES JUNIORS. Jesus wept.
― how's life, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
whiskey barrels aged in bigger whiskey barrels
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:48 (eight years ago) link
They actually almost look cool. If they cost normal blues jr price and didn't have the corny "aged" dial panel I would like them.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:50 (eight years ago) link
fender should make an amp out of Marc Maron's cats
― the grimes of claire boucher ('90s on) (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 18:15 (eight years ago) link
They should just stuff all their bad ideas into one amp: a Cyber-Twin made out of the helicopter Stevie Ray Vaughan died in. With multi-tap delay.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 19:01 (eight years ago) link
That's gonna look bitching playing "Pride and Joy" Friday nights on the patio at Joe's Crab Shack.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:14 (eight years ago) link
Made entirely out of reclaimed crab traps...
― how's life, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 10:21 (eight years ago) link
If somebody wants to spend $300 on a Tele-style guitar, where should she be looking, any notion?
― mick signals, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 21:20 (eight years ago) link
For that price you can only get a brand new looking one made out of normal guitar materials, sorry.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 21:23 (eight years ago) link
No problem, there's another $700 earmarked to have it professionally weathered by an aftermarket weatherer with a roofing torch.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 21:29 (eight years ago) link