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Fender Plans Global Release For Richie Kotzen Telecaster

Posted 10/18/2012 at 1:33pm | by Damian Fanelli

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According to a post on Richie Kotzen's Facebook page, Fender will start selling Kotzen's signature Telecaster around the world starting in January.

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Review: Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar Signature Model

Posted 10/15/2012 at 12:09pm | by Chris Gill, Video by Paul Riario

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In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario tries out the new Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar Signature Model, a guitar that reviewer Chris Gill calls "the best Jaguar that the company has ever produced."

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Fender Introduces Signature Models for Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett and Nate Mendel

Posted 10/02/2012 at 1:57pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Fender has introduced new signature models for guitarist Chris Shiflett and bassist Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters. The new models are the Chris Shiflett Signature Telecaster Deluxe and the Nate Mendel P Bass.

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Fender Introduces George Benson Signature Combo Amp and Enclosure

Posted 10/02/2012 at 11:18am | by Guitar World Staff

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Fender has introduced the GB Hot Rod Deluxe combo and GB Hot Rod Deluxe 112 Enclosure, both of which were designed in close collaboration with jazz great George Benson.

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Fender Introduces Vibro-King 20th Anniversary Edition Amp

Posted 10/02/2012 at 11:07am | by Guitar World Staff

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Fender has introduced the Vibro-King 20th Anniversary Edition amplifier.

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NYC Rescue Worker and Fender Unveil Custom Stratocasters Dedicated to 9/11’s Fallen Responders

Posted 09/11/2012 at 12:13pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Last year, in Observance of the 10th anniversary of the events of 9/11, the Fender Custom Shop unveiled a trio of commemorative Stratocasters honoring the three major organizations — the New York City Police Department, the New York City Fire Department and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — that lost many men and women in responding to the attacks at the World Trade Center complex in downtown Manhattan that Tuesday morning.

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Fender Unveils Three Additional Acoustic Models

Posted 09/10/2012 at 10:58am | by Guitar World Staff

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Fender has announced the release of three additional summer models, the CJ-290S Jumbo Flame Maple acoustic guitar, CJ-290SCE-12 Jumbo Flame Maple 12-string acoustic model and the Mino’Aka CE Concert ukulele.

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Fender Releases Machete Head and Cabs and Super-Sonic 22 Head

Posted 09/07/2012 at 11:18am | by Guitar World Staff

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Fender has introduced the Machete 50 Head, Machete 112 Enclosure, Machete 412 Enclosure and the Super-Sonic 22 Head.

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Guitar Girl’d: Esther Marron, Fender Mexico’s Employee No. 1

Posted 08/07/2012 at 2:10pm | by Laura B. Whitmore

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Imagine one day you get a job. You think it’s only gonna be for a few months and then you’ll move on. Then you look up and 25 years have gone by. Were you under a spell, an enchantment of sorts? Esther Marron, the No. 1 employee at Fender's Ensenada, Mexico, factory, can answer that question.

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Your Signature, Please: Five Essential Pieces of Signature Gear

Posted 08/07/2012 at 1:01pm | by Damian Fanelli, Josh Hart

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Luckily, musicians in search of quality signature gear — from guitars to amps to effects to pickups — don't have to worry about that nonsense. Generally, gear manufacturers work closely with their signature artists, in some cases, right down to the tiniest of details (Some artists repeatedly send back the prototypes until they're perfect).

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