Showing posts with label fender. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fender. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Fender Telecaster DOTM

Design Of The Month

The great design this month is the epic Fender Telecaster. Or more specifically my Telecaster. I recently purchased a Tele from a mate for a tidy little sum but after a strum or two it seems totally worth it. This guitar is the second Fender guitar that I own and the first electric and boy o boy does it produce some great sounds. In terms of age, I am not entirely sure the origin. The serial number on the main body references back to 1954 but the neck is printed with the custom shop logo which started decades later so my assumption is that it is a mix and match of a couple of different guitars. Whatever the history, the guitar nicknamed 'Mellow Yellow' has been a pleasure to play so far and I hope it keeps producing that same great sound for many more decades.


Thursday, 13 March 2014

D.O.T.F.

The pick this time is a car that I heard about when I went to the Great British Guitar Show a weekend or two ago.

The car in question is from a partnering of Fender and Volkswagen, the design rendering is below. The outside of the car has the pretty much standard look of a Beetle except from the Fender logo underneath the VW badge. On the inside is where you can really tell they have taken inspiration. The classic sunburst dashboard, swish and stylish little details and decals dotted all around and not forgetting the premium audio sound system that is installed. Just imagine driving down Sunset Strip (or in my case the ring road of Coventry) with the windows down and some great tunes filling the air.

Another dream car to add to my ever increasing list of wants.

Thursday, 16 January 2014

D.O.T.F.

I have read an article in the latest edition of the Guitarist magazine and it renewed my adoration for Fender design. I really love the design of the Fender Vintage Hot Rod '60s Telecaster. It is such an iconic design that is idolised by so many musicians and general public alike and for great reason. I prefer it to the comparable Stratocaster mainly because of the overly curvy corners of the Strat and the more smooth and gentle curves of the Telecaster. I also like the symmetry of having all the controls in a straight row. In the future it wouldn't be the first guitar I would buy but it would definitely be the first Fender electric.

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