July 29, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
The new Fender Limited Edition “Snake Head” Telecaster model is now available..!! This is a Custom Shop creation replicating the first Tele prototype that was produced in the summer of 1949. Legend has it that good ol’ Uncle Leo and a few of his associates took the prototype from club to club for guitar players [...]
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Tags: Broadcaster, Esquire, Fender, Guitar, Nocaster, Snake Head, Telecaster | 
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July 1, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
The new Fender Super-Sonic amp line is designed to deliver the classic Fender clean sound and overdriven tones, along with modern type higher gain distortion sounds, all in one straightforward amp. The new Super-Sonic 22 Combo is a 22-watt tube combo with an organic feel and output power comparable to the calssic Deluxe Reverb making [...]
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June 18, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Lance Lerman of LSL Guitars is now offering rosewood fretboard models. I talked with Lance for a while at the show and played the new T-Bone and Saticoy. Lance is a great guy, VERY funny and builds an excellent guitar..!!!
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June 4, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
The Victoria Amplifier Company has just released the new “Ivy League” amplifier model. It is based on the vintage 5F10 Fender Harvard circuit. The original Harvard amp featured three inputs, Volume & Tone controls, a 6AT7 preamp tube, a pair of 6V6 power tubes and 10″ speaker. The “Ivy League” amplifer incorporates all of these [...]
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May 18, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
There is a really cool video interview over on the Guitarnoize blog. There are 4 parts and Seymour talks about all kinds of pickups and designs as well as some of the artists he has worked with over the years. One of the coolest parts is when he talks about the Tele-Gib.. I built one [...]
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May 17, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
There is a review of the Eminence Red Fang 10 speaker on the Reviews page along with a video demo clip. This speaker sounded absolutely huge in my 1980’s Fender Super Champ! Rated for 50 watts @ 8 ohms the Red Fang has a big bottom end, sturdy mids and and chimey highs. It is [...]
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May 16, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
This is a little bit of a rough video clip of Danny Gatton playing Since I Fell For You. I think a lot of people think of Danny as a country or rockabilly player…which he was but he was so much more than just that. In this clip we get to see his jazzier side [...]
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May 4, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
There is a new article on the Guest Guru’s page by Jim Pasch of The Parts Drawer called “Vintage Pots- Metal vs Plastic Shaft”. Jim is our Vintage Guitar Guru here at 300guitars. In this article Jim talks about metal and plastic shaft pots that were used on vintage Fender guitars. Some people question the [...]
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April 29, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here’s a great new CD by Tomo Fujita called “Pure”. Tomo is an amazing player and faculty member at the Berklee College of Music. He has worked with some great artists such as Phil Collins, John Mayer and Ronnie Earl to name a few. On his latest release Tomo enlisted Will Lee to play bass [...]
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April 27, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here is the inside of my 1980′s Fender Super Champ and a few of the mods I did. Nothing too drastic just a few cap values altered for better tone. Let me know if you have any questions.
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April 26, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Whoa….two rare Fender tweeds in one week..!! Jason over at myfenderchamp.com made a post this incredible find on his website recently. It seems that Terry Foster, one of the authors of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 sent the pic to Jason. The book should be available soon and I know I have been patiently waiting [...]
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