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Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster and Gold Foil Telecaster Reviews Fender stirs up a buzz in guitar land again with its creative reimagining of classic designs
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Fender Unveils New Gold Foil Series Jazzmaster, Telecaster and Jazz Bass These '60s garage rock-inspired guitars feature vintage-style gold-foil pickups and ebony fingerboards

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Faherty with his Blue Teisco ET-440 Spectrum and Stubbs with his new Waterslide Guitars custom Telecaster. This was Faherty’s first Teisco, bought for the Hound Dog Taylor tribute album. “We did a lot of trial and error to find the guitar that got close to Hound Dog Taylor’s tone,” he says. He eventually sold it to buy a 1960s Kingston S4T and 1960s Kawai SD40.

“We Try to Always Make a Record That We Would Want to Listen to”: GA-20 Guitarists Matt Stubbs and Pat Faherty Show Us the Gear That Fuels Their Authentic Blues-Rock Tone

By Mark McStea published 21 December 22

Their stripped-down approach has propelled the “Lords of Lo-Fi” to the top of the blues charts

Baranik B-1

Mike Baranik’s B-1 is a Retro-Modern Marvel

By Dave Hunter published 14 January 22

The acclaimed luthier’s high-end solidbody brings 1960s-inspired guitar design to the boutique market.

Harmony Rocket

Jack White, Dan Auerbach and Many More Have Made Great Use of These DeArmond Gold-Foil-Loaded Classics

By Dave Hunter published 6 January 22

As the cornerstone of Harmony’s hollow-body lineup, the Rocket was a soaring success.

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