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Fender Releases a New Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe Signature Model

Posted in Guitars, tagged , , , , on October 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I know, I’m always like… I normally don’t reprint press releases, but this is an exception… 🙂 Yeah well, here’s another exception. The new Chris Shiflett Tele Deluxe Signature Model. I got the press release in my email this morning. As I was deleting the ads – of which this was one – I stopped when I looked at this Tele Deluxe because it looked like a Les Paul configuration, with the independent volume and tone knobs and the 3-way switch on the upper bout of the body. So I gave the link on the email a click. Didn’t even bother looking at the details on the page; I just went to watch the video. Here it is…

The ‘buckers on this are apparently a bit hotter than your standard Fender ‘buckers. That’s VERY cool. For me, I love the sound of a Tele, but a Tele capable of some drive? Getoutatown! Then top this off with a $899 MSRP, which means that the guitar will probably sell around $600 street.. F-me!!! When it’s finally released, I’m going to take a good look at this guitar.

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Fender Price Hike!!! OMG!

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, fender, gear, guitar, guitar gear, rants, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 3, 2009| 4 Comments »

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
If you’ve had your ear to the ground about the oncoming Fender price hike well, it’s real, and it’s here. I was in a shop today, and a brand new Fender Hot Rod Deluxe – the exact same amp I own that I got for $599, for a whopping $839, with a list of $1200! For cryin’ out loud! This amp is NOT a boutique amp. While a tube amp, it has a solid state well, everything. All the electronics are on PCB boards, and the damn thing’s not even assembled in the USA!

If I was looking for my first tube amp, at these prices, I’d ignore Fender, and get something like an Orange Tiny Terror, or an Aracom RoxBox. The Tiny Terror costs $550 new, and RoxBox head is $895. I’ve played both, and they both sound way better (at least to my ears) right out of the box than the Hot Rod, which I had to spend even more money on mods and better tubes than the stock GrooveTubes that come with it.

Make no bones about it: Fender amps at this level ain’t boutique, not in the slightest, but they’re approaching boutique amp prices. Well, I guess it’s the sign of the economic times.

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