Other fingerboard radii are seen on current Fender electric instruments far less often. As of summer 2014, a dozen or so modern Fender instruments have a more flattened 12” (305mm) fingerboard radius--and a single model, the Special Edition series Custom Telecaster FMT HH, has an even more...
Many Fender USA Products have adopted a flatter than Vintage radius, for instance, the Eric Johnson Strat comes with a 12" radius. A Compound Radius is the perfect choice for the player who explores the entire fingerboard with large bends, vibrato, open chords, bar chords, literally every pos...
NAMM 2025: “The approachable playability and inspiring tone that made Fender an icon of rock and roll” – Strats and Teles at $599? Fender's budget-friendly Standard series is its most affordable yet NAMM 2025: ROLI’s Piano is a larger keyboard for use with its Airwave hand-tracking ...
Let’s use aFender Player Stratas an example. The nut will be factory slotted to accommodate the strings the guitar ships with: a 9-42 gauge set. So you get the guitar and put 11 gauge strings on it. The 11s will sit atop the nut rather than in the slots. This guitar will no lon...
Then, of course, there was The Pink Floyd, fronted at the time by a man whose painting aspirations were derailed by his regrettably brief music career, but who nevertheless applied an art approach to playing his mirror-disc-embellished Fender Esquire, espousing “texture rather than technique” ...
As you said, they have good songs though, but so does GuitarTricks. Also, I feel the teachers on GuitarTricks are better than on Fender Play. November 4, 2018 at 7:28 am hi just want to add something to your comparison, some topics on guitar tricks are just not covered, like for exa...
Regardless of whether you want to play lead guitar or enjoy strumming away on rhythm guitar, afree trial of Fender Playcan help you to get started on your musical journey. Learn to play chords, scales, get tips from expert instructors on how to leverage various guitar playing techniques, and...
Stephen has also written for Blumhouse, FearNET, Performing Songwriter magazine, NewEgg, AVN, GameFly, Art Connoisseur International magazine, Fender Musical Instruments, Hustler Magazine, and other outlets. His work has aired on Comedy Central and screened at the Sundance International Film Festival, ...
The best part about the JV-X set is that they simply sound great. Item weight:13.7 ounces Package dimensions:4.8 x 2.24 x 6.77 inches Fender Custom Shop ‘60s Jazz Bass Pickups TheFender Custom Shop ‘60s Jazz Bass pickupsutilizes alnico 5 magnets and formvar magnet wire for that perfect ...
Today, skunk-stripe necks are pretty much the norm on Fender instruments, except for authentic recreations of older instruments that didn’t have skunk stripes in the first place, such as American Vintage series 1960s models, other models that include vintage features but aren’t necessarily stric...