When Jim Adkins, guitarist and frontman for platinum-selling Jimmy Eat World, cheerfully challenged Fender to design his perfect guitar, the collaboration began that resulted in the new JA-90. The designers at Fender sat down with Adkins and went over his old Fender TC-90 spec by spec, making some important changes that resulted in this unique [...]

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 Exciting News! The good folks over at Musikraft have listened to their customers feedback and are extremely happy to now offer Licensed Blackguard style Tele necks. These necks are built in the spirit of the early Fender Telecaster years 1950-1954. Through extensive research and feedback gathered from the Telecaster community, they are offering necks as close [...]

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 On Redd Volkaert’s latest release entitled Reddhead, he is joined by Chris Gilson on drums, Nate Rowe on bass, Rich Harney on keyboards and Buzz Evans on steel guitar. Heybale! band mate Gary Claxton is a special guest on harmony vocals. The new album was recorded at Top Hat Recording Studios in Austin and was [...]

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 There are two new videos on the Video page. A little more blues and some country funk. More on the way. Enjoy!

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 They are finally here, Set Neck Guitars!! For many years now Musikraft has been inundated with a request to manufacture a Set Neck guitar. The wait is over. A Telecaster type and Stratocaster type are available at this time. There are many options to choose from to suit your personal preferences. Visit Musikraft for further [...]

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 The article “Eliminate Unwanted Feedback From Your Telecaster” has been updated. Photos have been added to help illustrate the steps of this procedure. This helpful article can be found on the Articles page.�

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This month’s Spotlight is on Mark Jenny and his son Matthew of MJtele. Located in Carthage, Missouri together they specialize in the highest quality aged guitar finishes available. In this interview Mark talks about his finishing work and commitment to customer satisfaction. His passion for his work is clearly evident in each piece of work he produces [...]

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  Do you have an old guitar and want to try and figure out what year it was made, and how original it is? Perhaps you’re confused if the finish is original or parts have been replaced. Or maybe you are buying a guitar and you’re unsure if it’s ‘original’. Perhaps you just want to [...]

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 Guitar Patents makes T-Shirts with the original patent drawing silk screened on the front of the shirt. Fender Telecaster, Stratocaster, P-Bass, J-Bass, Gibson Les Paul and 5E3 Deluxe amplifier shirts are available. Shirts are black with white printing and are made of heavyweight (6.1 oz) preshrunk 100% cotton fabric with ultra comfortable seamless collar, taped [...]

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 Steve Johnson’s new album “Leaving New York” is a soulful blues album that features his virtuosic blues playing. Johnson is a leading musician in the blues world, and this album showcases some of his best work. In this Spotlight interview Steve talks about his new release, guitars, being on the road and motorcycles. Steve is [...]

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