Video: Steve Miller Demonstrates American Design Experience at Fender's Visitor Center

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In this new video from Fender, legendary guitarist Steve Miller visits the Fender Visitor Center's American Design Experience in Corona, California. At the Design Experience, you can choose your own neck, body, pickguard and electronics and pretty much design your own Fender guitar.

For more about the Visitor Center, click here.

Find out how to win a trip to build your own guitar.

Damian Fanelli
Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.

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