November 27th, 2008 by CME
Starting this weekend!!!
The Chicago Music Exchange will be open with NEW EXPANDED STORE HOURS!!!
We will now be open on Sundays from 11am - 5pm… Come visit us on a Sunday!
We are located at:
November 27th, 2008 by Fender Front Row
The new Fender Custom Shop Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster® guitar is right around the corner and, in celebration, we’re giving away a signed example of Yngwie’s current production model Stratocaster signature guitar (introduced in 1991, and still going strong.) Don’t miss it! Just click here to get signed up …
November 27th, 2008 by Fender Front Row
What are you doing Friday, September 26th, 2008 at 11:00 p.m. Brazilian time? Well, if you’re online at that time you should hop over to Guitar Player Brazil’s website (which, naturally, is in Portuguese) and check out a live webcast featuring Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser — Kisser is performing Friday night in Sao Paulo in support of his new solo release. And for more on Kisser, check out our Sepultura page in our Artists area.
November 27th, 2008 by Fender Front Row
Big congrats to Lawrence Fontaine of Minnesota, winner of our The Rocker Stratocaster® Guitar giveaway! Send in some pics of yourself with that guit when you a chance, Lawrence!
November 27th, 2008 by Fender Front Row
Nice review of the show by the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/arts/music/15fend.html?ref=music
I will be posting a smattering of raw images from the show shortly…
November 27th, 2008 by Fender Front Row
Valued Fender.com Community member blues bondsman recently suggested the idea of a limited edition forum T-shirt, and we thought it was a fantastic idea. So … here it is!
The shirts are $19.99 and that price includes free shipping. They’re offered in S, M, L, XL, XXL, and XXXL. Click here to order one while you can!
November 27th, 2008 by Fender Front Row
Fender Bass Products Sr. Marketing Manager Jay Piccirillo gets derailed by Senior VP of Global Marketing Richard McDonald while trying to demo the new Pro Bass Amp Series at the NAMM Show in Nashville a bit earlier this summer. Comedic improvisation alert!
November 27th, 2008 by Fender Front Row
In case you haven’t heard- Fender is hosting a one-night-stand commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Jazzmaster at the famed Knitting factory in downtown Manhattan. Performers includeTom Verlaine (Television), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Nels Cline (Wilco) and J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr)…plus additional special guests. Tix are available through the knitting factory at the following links:
www.ny.knittingfactory.com/show.php?event_id=115048
or
November 27th, 2008 by Gibson Lifestyle
What’s remarkable about rock’s greatest lyricists is how little they have in common. Some are verbose and prosaic; others are succinct and poetic. What they all share, however, is a talent the novelist William Burroughs once extolled. “Art,” Burroughs said, “should tell us what we know, that we don’t know that we know.” The following 10 songwriters do just that.
