NEW! VG Stratocaster® Guitar See pages 10-13 Artist Series Eric Clapton Stratocaster®
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TWENTY YEARS OF MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE! It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years already.
For two decades now, the Fender Custom Shop has astounded players and collectors worldwide with marvels of creativity, ingenuity and sheer guitar artistry. From humble mid-’80s beginnings in Fender’s original Southern California home, the Custom Shop has grown to become perhaps the world’s preeminent maker of custom “instantly collectible” instruments; a veritable dream factory that has made Fender’s finest the world’s finest.
Whether we build it for Eric Clapton or for you, a Fender Custom Shop instrument simply must be seen, heard, felt and played to be believed. The highly skilled luthiers at the Fender Custom Shop are world-renowned for their ingenious vision, matchless skill and dazzling creations, be it one-off art guitars of astounding originality, or signature models and replicated instruments so meticulous in detail that they’re virtually indistinguishable from their artist counterparts and historical ancestors—witness, for example, the entire Time Machine Series …
READ ON at www.fender.com!
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Fender® couldn’t be more proud and excited to unveil a very special 250-instrument Limited Edition run of the Fender Custom Shop Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster as part of the Fender Custom Shop’s legendary Tribute Series. It’s a note-perfect replica of the 1961 Tele® that Summers used to help propel the Police to untold heights of worldwide pop superstardom.
THE STORY BEHIND THE GUITAR can be found at www.fender.com/summers!
• Ferocious humbucking neck pickup • Bridge pickup mounted in the body • Control plate-mounted mini-toggle phase switch
• Body-mounted preamp on/off mini-toggle switch
• Rear-mounted overdrive unit controlled ® by a third knob
• “Soft” brass bridge pieces ® tuners • Schaller
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Strat® Pro
150-0300 Rosewood with case 150-0302 Maple with case
The Strat Pro was designed with the professional player in mind and is intended to be a workhorse guitar, as its features and looks represent the most requested modifications that the Custom Shop has offered over the past 20 years. Available in Closet Classic finish in Black (806) and Arctic White (880).
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Tele® Pro
150-0402 Maple with case
The Tele Pro guitar exemplifies the famous Fender tone, and combines tradition and customization into a hot-rodded powerful instrument capable of standing tall in all types of music. Available in Closet Classic finish in Black (806) and Nocaster® Blonde (807).
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815-0600-000
The Fender ’57 Amp is a limited-edition 12-Watt, hand-wired tube amplifier with a 12” speaker housed in a stunning split-grille cabinet with black “piano lacquer” finish. Only 300 of these collectors’ items will be built!
Go to www.fender.com for more information and specifications.
• 5E3 Deluxe platform ® Alnico Blue speaker • Celestion • Custom-designed maple cabinet • Knurled ’57 logo knobs • Solid aluminum handle • Leather collectors’ portfolio • Custom embroidered plush-lined cover
8 Fender® Frontline In Home The Fender ’57 Amp
www.fender.com 9 10 Fender® Frontline In Home ® AMERICAN SERIES VG STRATOCASTER® Rosewood with case ® 011-7500 VG Strat 011-7502 VG Strat Maple with case ® to create an iconic electric Likely the most versatile electric guitar on Earth! Fender has teamed up with Roland guitar that can do it all! The revolutionary VG Stratocaster guitar incorporates VG technology on an American Series Stratocaster, allowing for an amazing array of 37 tones and five alternate tunings. Available in Three-color Sunburst (700) and Black (706).
www.fender.com 11 WATCH THE VG DEMO at www.fender.com!
12 Fender® Frontline In Home The amazing tuning feature allows you to glide from standard tuning to drop D, to open G and baritone at the turn of a knob!
American Series Stratocaster pickups, and a Roland ® provide a mammoth array GK ofpickup, serious, usable Fender tones!
Stratocaster! Humbucking! Telecaster® Acoustic!
Battery indicator light appears when playing, but VG circuitry can be bypassed to function as a traditional American Series Strat® guitar!
www.fender.com 13 ALL THAT BAND INCLUDED! 'S NEEDED IS YOU!
G-DEC® JUNIOR 235-1000-000
Band included! All that’s needed is you! Our G-DEC series models are the world’s only all-in-one amplifiers that contain synthesized drum, bass and backing loops. The G-DEC Junior is a super-cute and simplified version of our award-winning original G-DEC, the world’s first all-in-one guitar Digital Entertainment Center!
Go to www.fender.com for more info!
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THE G-DEC® FAMILY! What began as a ground-breaking Guitar Digital Entertainment Center (G-DEC) has grown into a "family"—or series—of amplifiers, each featuring the award-winning pairing of great modeled guitar tones, exciting DSP effects and full-band accompaniments! GET YOUR G-DEC ON at www.fender.com!
sists of now con The family (clockwise from the bottom left) 235-1000-000 NEW! G-DEC Junior G-DEC 235-0000-000 235-0500-000 G-DEC 30 235-0000-005 G-DEC Exec
www.fender.com 15 3 Vintage Modified Precision Bass® TB 032-6902-500 Maple
The Vintage Modified Precision Bass TB vibe is the classic ’70s era “Tele® Bass” design complete with thumping low end tone from the Fender®-designed large humbucking pickup. Other features include a dual brass saddle bridge (strings-thru design) and gorgeous sunburst finish over ash veneers on the top and back of the instrument. Available in Three-color Sunburst (500).
16 Fender® Frontline In Home LIMITED EDITION ’57 STRATOCASTER® 017-1957-801 Maple with case
To celebrate the iconic ’57 turning the big 5-O, we are rolling it out in a popular old cosmetic – White Blonde with gold hardware. These also include a special neckplate, and will only be produced in 2007. Although the Strat® officially debuted in 1954 (ash body, "U"-shape neck), the year 1957 is important, as this is the year that the famous ’50s era specs all came together (alder body, "V"-shape neck), making the guitar what we know and love today. Available in White Blonde (801). WANT MORE? Find it at your local Fender® dealer!
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REV IT UP! At your local Fender® dealer!
18 Fender® Frontline In Home hot rod series REV IT UP! At your local Fender® dealer!
Classic looks, modern playability and tone! We have married the best of the old and new to create fantastic guitars built for the serious player! Great classic features like vintage styling and a thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish coupled with modernized electronics, specially- shaped necks and flatter radius fingerboards with medium jumbo frets. The result is a vintage feeling instrument with cool player modifications that you'd never make to a pristine original.
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vintage hot rod series
® 010-0132 ’57 strat Maple with case
Who hasn’t wanted to hot-rod their vintage Strat guitar? Well, now we’ve done it for you with the new Vintage Hot Rod ’57 Strat guitar. Features include vintage styling, a thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish, Samarium Cobalt Noiseless™ neck and middle pickups and a hot DiMarzio® ToneZone™ bridge pickup, a slimmer neck with a modern 9.5” radius and medium jumbo frets. Available in Two-color Sunburst (803), Black (806) and Candy Apple Red (809).
20 Fender® Frontline In Home vintage hot rod series 010-0140-846 Rosewood with case ’62 strat®
1962 was another benchmark year for the Stratocaster® guitar. And, what better way to celebrate that fact than to make one of the best, even better? The Vintage Hot Rod ’62 Strat features a thin nitrocellulose lacquer-finished body, a larger, “C”-shape satin-finished neck with a modern 9.5” radius and medium jumbo frets, the popular American Vintage '62 pickup set, with a Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity middle pickup, five-way switch and the tone pot wired to the bridge pickup. Available in Three-color Sunburst (800), Olympic White (805) and Sherwood Green (846).
vintage hot rod series
010-0232-850 ® Maple with case ’52 tele
Classic looks matched with modern playability 010-0132 and tone! We have married the best of the old Maple with case and new to create a fantastic guitar built for the serious player! Great classic features like vintage styling and a thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish couple with a Seymour Duncan® mini-humbucking neck pickup and a custom single-coil bridge pickup for a slightly darker sound, and compensated bridge saddles for improved intonation. A satin-backed neck complete with a flatter radius and medium jumbo frets complete the package. Available in Butterscotch Blonde (850).
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22 Fender® Frontline In Home most beloved guitar amplifiers of all time!
’57 DELUXE™ 815-0500-000
The original Fender® Deluxe amp of the 1950s was a medium- powered unit which found its way onto countless smokin’ hot live and recorded performances. Over the past five decades, from Memphis to Liverpool to Texas, players of every conceivable style have employed this awesome tone machine for its unmistakable warm and rich tube tone. The ’57 Deluxe is a 12-Watt, hand-wired tube amplifier. A pair of 6V6 output tubes, acclaimed 5E3 circuit, and solid pine cabinet all contribute to the Deluxe amp’s resonant touch sensitive performance. Vintage fitted cover included.
www.fender.com 23 CHAMPION ™ 600 A fun and affordable tribute to a 233-0100-000rare historic Fender ® model! The Champion 600 is a five-Watt tube guitar amplifier with a 6” speaker and 1950 “two-tone” cosmetics. We’ve added a higher- gain preamp circuit to take the overdriven tone beyond that of the original, and a choice of high- or low-gain inputs. An internal speaker output jack allows the use of a larger speaker cabinet.
24 Fender® Frontline In Home ® B-DEC 30 ... The only bass amp that will make you a better player! B-DEC 30 235-4200-000
The B-DEC 30 provides a fun way to naturally develop bass playing skills. No matter what style of music you prefer or how experienced of a player you are, the B-DEC 30 was created for you!
http://www.fender.com/products/bdec30/B-Dec Video Available at
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26 Fender® Frontline In Home all new...pickups...bridges... necks...frets...finishes...colors... Visit www.fender.com for more info!
www.fender.com 27 ARTIST DESIGN SERIES BUDDY MILLER SIGNATURE ACOUSTIC 096-9700-321 Rosewood with gig bag
After almost two years of close collaboration with Buddy, we’re proud to announce our newest signature model acoustic bearing Buddy’s name.
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MONKEY BUSINESS, TIKI STYLE™ TIKI-COUSTIC® 096-9901-006 Rosewood
Featuring Tiki-themed art from renowned Tiki/Exotica/Hot Rod artist, Doug Horne, the Tiki-Coustics will be produced in limited quantities, one design per quarter for 2007. Don’t miss your chance to own a bit of the islands!
www.fender.com 29 Pete Wentz Precision Bass® 030-1074-506 Maple
Bassist, back-up vocalist and primary lyricist of Chicago- based punk-pop band Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz chooses the Precision Bass guitar as the primary tool of his trade! The Pete Wentz Precision Bass features a special Duncan Designed™ split-coil pickup, a red-shell pickguard and distinctive art logos designed by Wentz himself—a bat-heart graphic and bat-diamond inlay at the 12th fret. Available in Black (506).
30 Fender® Frontline In Home Frank Bello Jazz Bass® 030-1072-506 Rosewood
Frank Bello, hard-hitting bassist for thrash metal legends Anthrax and New York alternative favorites Helmet, is known for his dynamic, energetic stage presence and inventive bass style. The Frank Bello Jazz Bass guitar features a gloss black finish with painted headcap, skull graphics and a Precision Bass®/Jazz Bass pickup combination. Available in Black (506).
Mike Dirnt Precision Bass 030-1070 Rosewood
Mike Dirnt is bassist and back-up vocalist for one of today’s most influential punk-pop bands, GREEN DAY. The Squier® Mike Dirnt Precision Bass guitar is a cool take on an early ’50s Precision Bass with a unique look and a sound that can cut through the thickest guitar attack! Available in Black (506) and Arctic White (580).
www.fender.com 31 VINTAGE MODIFIED STRAT® 030-1200 Rosewood
The Vintage Modified Strat incorporates the best of classic Fender® styling, as well as some more VINTAGEflashier finishes. Features include a gloss-finished maple neck and Duncan Designed™ Alnico 5 pickups. Available in Three-color Sunburst (500), Olympic White (505), Metallic Red (525) and Cherry Sunburst FM (530).
VINTAGE MODIFIED STRAT HSS 030-1210 Rosewood
The Vintage Modified Strat HSS incorporates the chop-shop look with a hot output, black bobbin humbucking pickup slammed into the traditional Stratocaster® platform. Other features include a gloss-finished maple neck and two Duncan Designed™ Stack® for Strat pickups (neck and middle) and one HB-112 humbucking pickup in the bridge position. Available in Black (506) and Gunmetal Grey (574).
32 Fender® Frontline In Home VINTAGE MODIFIED TELE SH 030-1235 Maple
The Vintage Modified Tele SH features a gloss-finished maple neck, black chrome knurled knobs, Duncan VINTAGEDesigned™ Tele Stack® and HB-102 humbucking pickup with Alnico 5 magnets, reverse control plate and a vintage six-saddle bridge. Available in Black (506) and Metallic Red (525).
VINTAGE MODIFIED ® TELE SSH 030-1230 Maple
The Vintage Modified Tele SSH features a gloss-finished maple neck, black chrome knurled knobs, Duncan Designed™ Mini H, Tele Stack® and Stack® for Strat® pickups, reverse control plate, vintage six-saddle bridge and five-way switching. Available in Olympic White (505) with three-ply black pickguard or Black (506) with three-ply white pickguard.
www.fender.com 33 NEW! Squier® Packs From the company that created the guitar pack comes … VISIT www.squierguitars.com for more information! The All New … HUGE SELECTION OF ... GUITAR & BASS PACKS GUITAR & BASSStop Dreaming, PACKS Start Playing!™ FEATURING G-DEC® AND RUMBLE™ AMPS
34 Fender® Frontline In Home Squier® Drum Packs
Drum roll, please ... the Squier Drum Pack has everything a drummer needs to start swinging, cooking, grooving, bashing and crashing away! It’s a real, high-grade drum kit—several notches above your average starter kit—with a snare drum, kick drum, toms, cymbals, stands, throne, hardware, and even sticks! It also includes a Practice-Tracks™ CD with several styles of music that’ll have you playing along, learning the art and keeping the beat in no time! Stop Dreaming, Start Playing!™ To a Squier drum BEAT IT! ... dealer near you!
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FENDER®, STRATOCASTER®, STRAT®, TELECASTER®, TELE®, PRECISION BASS®, P BASS® and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on these guitars are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved. © 2009 FMIC. Jazz Bass®, J Bass®, and the distinctive headstock and body designs commonly found on these guitars are trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
The following trademarks are not owned by FMIC, and are the property of their respective owners: Celestion®; DiMarzio®, ToneZone™; Fishman®; Jensen®; Practice Tracks™; Remo®; Roland®; Schaller®; Seymour Duncan®, Duncan Designed™ and Stack®. Every product is made with pride and care – and is backed by a product-specific warranty. Consult your local retailer, distributor, or the Fender Web site (www.fender.com) for details. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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