Historic Music Venues: Bowery Ballroom
Asked to name a famous music venue in the Bowery neighborhood of Manhattan, many people will immediately think of CBGB,... The post Historic Music Venues: Bowery Ballroom appeared first on Fender News.
View ArticleA Tale of Two Stratocaster Headstocks
Alone among Fender electric instruments, the Stratocaster has two different headstocks. Same shape, basically (but not precisely), but two sizes—the... The post A Tale of Two Stratocaster Headstocks...
View ArticleHistoric Music Venue: The Bluebird Cafe
In ABC’s popular drama Nashville, an old-guard country music star and a young upstart vie for power on the volatile... The post Historic Music Venue: The Bluebird Cafe appeared first on Fender News.
View ArticleHistoric Music Venues: Max’s Kansas City
The strange alchemy of the nightclub is a recipe that cannot be written down. Every town has its hot spots,... The post Historic Music Venues: Max’s Kansas City appeared first on Fender News.
View ArticleGuitarchive: The Woodies
All Fender amps trace their lineage to three “woodie” models of 1946—the original Princeton, Deluxe (also called “Model 26”) and... The post Guitarchive: The Woodies appeared first on Fender News.
View ArticleThe Stratocaster in the 1950s
The Stratocaster is the quintessential electric guitar—a worldwide archetype; the basic form that leaps to mind at the very mention... The post The Stratocaster in the 1950s appeared first on Fender...
View ArticleThe Stratocaster in the 1960s
Toward the end of 1959, with the 1960s fast approaching, a bright future for both rock ‘n’ roll and the... The post The Stratocaster in the 1960s appeared first on Fender News.
View ArticleThe Stratocaster in the 1970s, Part I
Sixteen had seldom been sweeter. More than a decade and a half since its 1954 introduction, the Stratocaster had finally... The post The Stratocaster in the 1970s, Part I appeared first on Fender News.
View ArticleHistoric Music Venue: Cain’s
One of America’s oldest and most storied musical venues, Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Okla., doesn’t really have a claim to... The post Historic Music Venue: Cain’s appeared first on Fender News.
View ArticleThe Stratocaster in the 1970s, Part II
By the mid 1970s, the Stratocaster was everywhere. The early years of that decade saw a phenomenal rise in the... The post The Stratocaster in the 1970s, Part II appeared first on Fender News.
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