I'm in the market for a better guitar strap (fender style guitar).
Question: I'm in the market for a better guitar strap (fender style guitar). As uncool as they look, I'm tempted by the X straps by Dare and Slider - they have got to be better for your back! I've seen some of the larger padded straps that look quite good also. Any advice/comments welcome! Ans ...
- Fender Guitar & Amp Picking Up Radio Broadcasts?
Question: Fender Guitar & Amp Picking Up Radio Broadcasts? Answer: It's easier to explain than how your original post showed up with quote marks! It would be harder to explain if it was FM... AM is detected when it is rectified. A simple diode to cut off one sideband, with some capacitance to ...
tagged: - I'm having guitar setup woes at the moment, as well as the buzzing telecaster I recently bought a second hand Fender Cyclone.
Question: I'm having guitar setup woes at the moment, as well as the buzzing telecaster I recently bought a second hand Fender Cyclone. The guitar had basically been left for ages so I started out by cleaning it throughly, I used some lemon oil on the fretboard and cleaned the gunk from around ...
tagged: - Any of you guys know if it's possible to check out the model of a fender guitar just by the serial number and the part number?
Question: Any of you guys know if it's possible to check out the model of a fender guitar just by the serial number and the part number? Answer: Generally, Fender serial numbers used to refer only to dates, not models. The serials were stamped on neckplates, which were used on any production it ...
tagged: - Fender guitar manufacture year question
Question: I haven't been able to find any 2003 model Fender American Strats in any of the local stores (Guitar Center, Daddy's). They are almost all 2002. There's even some 2001s for sale. How concerned should I be about the model year when purchasing a new guitar? It bugs me that a guitar that ...
tagged: Fender Guitar American- Fender accessories
Question: I am in need of a few Fender guitar parts, but cannot find them anywhere. First, I need a white Strat pickguard (my current one is stratched all over) and a tone knob. My current tone knob doesn't stay on the guitar and doesn't turn the actual tone up or down, so I leave it off the gu ...
tagged: - I'm looking for prices on electro-acoustic guitars (Fender, Ibanez, Gibson, Yamaha etc) but the Fender site (for example) doesn't display list prices.
Question: Does anyone know of any online organisations selling guitars? I'm looking for prices on electro-acoustic guitars (Fender, Ibanez, Gibson, Yamaha etc) but the Fender site (for example) doesn't display list prices. I want to be able to email guitar shops for their current prices. US or ...
tagged: - Help with Gibson and Fender Guitars
Question: have a chance to purchase an old Gibson Guitar (I think it is a J-50). The only information I have is what is on the lable inside the sound hole and it just says J50ADJ. The head says Gibson in gold lettering. The body is a simple design. There are no other numbers anywhere on the gui ...
tagged: Fender Gibson Guitar- Fender Electric 12-string from 1960s?
Question: A friend pulled a Fender solid-body electric 12-string guitar from his closet and showed it to me. It has been in his family since mid-1960s, originally purchased in a pawn shop. I have never seen one before. Anyone know anything about it? He is thinking of selling it. The metal plate ...
tagged: Fender Electric Guitar- I currently have a bunch of Fender Heavy picks. What would be the perfect guitar to compliment these picks?
Question: I currently have a bunch of Fender Heavy picks. What would be the perfect guitar to compliment these picks? Answer: One a them late 70's heavy ash Tele's, probably... An old Moonstone guitar… Try them on those Stargazer guitars they sell in Wal-Mart. Er...Fender Heavy guitar? The best ...
tagged: - Anybody know where I can order Fender guitar parts?
Question: Anybody know where I can order Fender guitar parts? I'm looking for a pick guard and a switch (for Jeff Beck Strat), and I need the exact, correct Fender parts. Answer: hmmmm, ya might wanna check out www.guitarcenter.com and special order that...otherwise contact fender (www.fender.c ...
tagged: - Fender Decals?
Question: What's the deal with Fender headstock decals? Are there counterfeits or originals available? Answer: Both There's usually an ad in the back of Vintage Guitar Magazine for a guy who sells reproductions of the Fender decals, and I've seen what were touted as NOS original decals at guita ...
tagged: - Fender Custom Shop Guitar - Worth it?
Question: So how many readers of this NG have their own unique, one of a kind Fender made by their Custom Shop? Was it worth the big bucks or was it something you could have hot-rodded yourself? I'm almost tempted to get in line for the one year wait. Answer: I'm not sure how much the guitar of ...
tagged: - Fender's Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar and classical guitar
Question: I'm a total beginner, just bought my first guitar. Can Fender's Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar DVD be used to learn to play on my classical guitar? Answer: I don't see why not. I just bought my first classical yesterday. You can play it like any acoustic if you like. But if he w ...
tagged: - Fender Bullet guitar
Question: Can anyone help me to get information on the Fender Bullet guitar series? I know Fender manufactured them in 1981, as an attempt to make 'student' guitars. There were two basic models, one was a strat-kind of model, the other one was more or less derived from the Telecaster. I own two ...
tagged: - This is a VERY rare model. It is a 1981 Fender Bullet. It is a limited edition guitar released by Fender (not an imitation).
Question: Price: $500 This is a VERY rare model. It is a 1981 Fender Bullet. It is a limited edition guitar released by Fender (not an imitation). I recently replaced the pickups. It sounds excellent. It has a cream colored body with a black pickguard. Must sell soon! $500 minimum offer ...
tagged: - This will be my first electric guitar. When I compare the differences in price between the Squier Standard and the Fender Standard - I get confused. Is it worth paying extra for the Fender Standard?
Question: I've always been an acoustic man. This will be my first electric guitar. When I compare the differences in price between the Squier Standard and the Fender Standard - I get confused. Is it worth paying extra for the Fender Standard? What do most guys choose when moving from acoustic ...
tagged: - Fender bass replacement parts
Question: Does anyone know a good place to get Fender replacement parts? I have a '92 American Fender Jazz Bass. It's one of those with the silver lace sensor pickups and active electronics. Well anyways, I busted one of the tuning keys, and I'm having one heck of a time finder a replacement fo ...
tagged: Fender Bass Guitar Part- Isn't Fender more of an electric guitar company? Or are their acoustic respectable also?
Question: Seeing as how this newsgroup is seeing me through my first guitar purchase, I thought I'd ask for some more advice. OK, I'm finally crossing the cheap Yamaha F310 package deal for $189 at Costco off my list and am going with a solid wood top at a real guitar shop, probably at Guitar C ...
tagged: - Not understanding the tab
Question: I just started on the guitar about two months ago and I have only had 4 lesson's and i am just learning Tabs. I got the tab for stairway to heaven and having a hard time understanding a part of it. What i dont understand is this : (where the +'s are) + + + + +++ E-------5-7-----7--|-8 ...
tagged: Fender Acustic Guitar
