http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/manufacturer_news en-us news@modernguitars.com 2008-01-21T06:07:02-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004159.html by Staff. Page 1 of day three coverage » Photo Gallery Bassist Marcus Miller (right) performs with his band on the Fender stage at the 2008 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern. Bassist Marcus Miller (right) performs with his... 4159@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-21T06:07:02-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004155.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM... 4155@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:59:34-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004154.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM... 4154@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:58:30-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004153.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM... 4153@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:57:20-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004152.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM... 4152@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:56:16-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004151.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM... 4151@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:53:47-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004150.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM... 4150@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:52:49-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004149.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM... 4149@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:51:50-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004148.html by Staff. 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day One Coverage (three pages) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Two Coverage (main page) 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Three Coverage 2008 Winter NAMM Show Day Four Coverage Gibson Guitar at the 2008 Winter... 4148@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Manufacturer News 2008-01-20T06:50:46-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004116.html Press release Source: FMIC Fender Introduces New American Standard SeriesAn American icon is setting a new American Standard. Fender, the company that popularized the electric guitar and invented the electric bass guitar, is introducing a new line of American Standard... 4116@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Press Release Archive 2008-01-08T11:11:37-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004048.html You would be hard pressed to find someone more qualified to tell the Gibson electric guitar story than Walter Carter. The author of several well known and respected books about guitars, Carter has been a keen Gibson observer for over 20 years from a unique perspective - as both a company insider and an outside chronicler of the Gibson story. The Gibson Electric Guitar Book (Backbeat Books) succinctly recounts the Gibson saga from the company's beginning through today. While Carter's previous 308-page book on Gibson, Gibson Guitars: 100 Years of an American Icon, is a must-have reference and enjoyable read, the new 160-page book condenses the Gibson story down to 60 pages of text without sacrificing important detail or behind-the-scenes color. Interview » 4048@http://www.modernguitars.com/ News Archive 2007-12-04T11:03:22-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003857.html Experience PRS 2007 unofficially kicked off at Paul Reed Smith’s waterfront home in Annapolis, Maryland on Friday, September 27, 2007. A phalanx of dealers from around the world, members of the press, PRS guitar collectors and a good number of PRS guitar fans were invited to the meet and greet that included a private gig with Al Di Meola who debuted a finely crafted prototype PRS acoustic. The PRS guitar-loving crowd congregated for the most part on the main floor, but many wandered about and found themselves upstairs in Paul's impressive home recording studio. More » 3857@http://www.modernguitars.com/ News Archive 2007-10-10T03:46:38-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003819.html by Tom Watson. Yvonne de Villiers, founder of Luna Guitars, is not a musician, but, then, neither was Leo Fender. Two other traits shared by de Villiers and Fender are perhaps more important to the art of creating effective musical instruments than musicianship: an impetus to question the status quo and the courage to respond to the answers. In the late 1940s, Fender wondered why the making of guitars didn't benefit from the Henry Ford production model. His concerns were primarily practical - how can instruments that reflect the needs of working musicians be manufactured in a more cost-efficient manner? 2003 found stained-glass artist Yvonne de Villiers asking herself a different set of questions: What does the guitar, as an object, really mean to those who love them; and, can't a better mousetrap be built for a particular subset of players - women? Villiers' concerns, although practical with respect to the ways in which the needs of female players differ from their male counterparts, were also artistic. Couldn't guitars do more than appeal to ears, eyes and hands? Couldn't they also speak to body, mind and spirit? Villiers' answers sparked the birth of Luna Guitars... 3819@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Feature Stories 2007-10-04T05:33:02-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003694.html Press release Source: Gibson Guitar Gibson Guitar, the world’s premiere musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, announced today the launch of a newly designed Gibson.com. Under the heading “Lifestyle,” Gibson.com is now updated daily with exclusive music news,... 3694@http://www.modernguitars.com/ Press Release Archive 2007-09-07T15:15:21-06:00 http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003601.html On August 7, 2007, Modern Guitars spoke to Fender's Mike Eldred, about the limited-edition Eric Clapton Crossroads Strat and amp. Though the special Crossroads web area on Fender.com makes it clear that the company had worked "closely with Eric to create and release a very special limited edition set of guitars and amps," and that "Each guitar will be crafted to Eric's specifications and bear a unique 'Crossroads Antigua' graphic designed and originally hand-drawn by Clapton himself," Clapton fans might be surprised to find out just how close to Eric's specs the Sun Strat is. Read » 3601@http://www.modernguitars.com/ News Archive 2007-08-16T18:26:07-06:00