Tag Archives: Fender

Fender Super Champ XD

I have played through a lot of guitar amplifiers.  When I first started playing in our high school rock band back in about 1968, I had a Gibson flatop acoustic with a DeArmond pickup in it.  I played it through … Continue reading

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Roland-Ready Stratocaster

Around December 2004, I started playing every Thursday night at a Starbucks at the Long Beach Towne Center mall with my old friend Craig Saxon.  He had been playing there for about five years.  We played for tips, which ranged … Continue reading

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Single coil versus humbucking

Back in 1988 or so, I was reading an article in BAM, a local music magazine, and I noticed an announcement that G&L, Leo Fender’s new guitar company, was selling some demo guitars.  Leo had sold Fender to CBS because … Continue reading

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