Chris plays a 1971 Fender Jazzmaster

Chris plays a 1971 Fender Jazzmaster

Chris came over to check out a couple guitars in the shop. The first one he chose was a 1971 Fender Jazzmaster in factory original custom color Black. He plugged...
Sound Clip: 1966 Fender Jaguar Lake Placid Blue

Sound Clip: 1966 Fender Jaguar Lake Placid Blue

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Custom Color Fender Guitars

Custom Color Fender Guitars

The Fender Electric Instrument Company's catalogs offered standard finishes only at no additional cost until 1957. Until then, only popular artists and people with friends at the Fullerton factory were...
1965/66 Fender Stratocaster: Fiesta Red

1965/66 Fender Stratocaster: Fiesta Red

Fender's custom color Fiesta Red was available as a catalog option from about 1960 until 1969. The color is better described as a Salmon Pink which often leads to confusion...
Happy 4th from True Vintage Guitar!

Happy 4th from True Vintage Guitar!

Happy 4th! Here are a few vintage Fender guitars with custom color/matching headstocks: 1969 Fender Competition Mustang in Red, 1967 Fender Coronado II in Olympic White, 1962 Fender Jazzmaster in Lake...
Vintage Fender Starcaster Guitars

Vintage Fender Starcaster Guitars

Fender debuted a totally new model for the 1976 production year: the Starcaster. Fender's brand was built upon the solid body electric guitar market but the Starcaster totally defied its...
Vintage 1961 Fender Jazzmaster

Vintage 1961 Fender Jazzmaster

This vintage 1961 Fender Jazzmaster was apparently refinished at the factory in Olympic White sometime in the late 1960s or very early 1970s. The Schaller tuners were definitely added sometime...
1966 Fender Jaguar Black with matching headstock

1966 Fender Jaguar Black with matching headstock

Here is a very exciting guitar that came through the shop this past weekend (edit: a few years ago and now sold). Black is a very rare custom color for...
Coming Soon - 1970 Fender Mustang Competition Red

Coming Soon - 1970 Fender Mustang Competition Red

Coming Soon! 1970 Fender Mustang in Competition Red   This one is in excellent condition and plays like a dream. You can tell this one has been babied all its...
Vintage Fender Guitar Custom Color Lake Placid Blue Metallic

Vintage Fender Guitar Custom Color Lake Placid Blue Metallic

This 1962 Fender Jazzmaster was finished at the factory in custom color Lake Placid Blue Metallic. Lake Placid Blue Metallic (or, LPB) falls in the mid range of collectibility for...
Vintage Guitar Effects Rig for today: Fender - Ibanez - Roland - Gibson

Vintage Guitar Effects Rig for today: Fender - Ibanez - Roland - Gibson

Here's my vintage effects rig from the other day: an original 1984 Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9 into a 1974 Roland Space Echo RE-201. My 1965 Fender Jazzmaster was delivering the goods...
Neko Case's 1960 Fender Jazzmaster

Neko Case's 1960 Fender Jazzmaster

NPR caught up with Neko Case recently to discuss her favorite piece of gear - a 1960 Fender Jazzmaster. She makes a couple of interesting comments about the guitar in the...