The Fender Jag-Stang is an electric guitar designed by Kurt Cobain, of the band Nirvana, intended as a hybrid of two Fender electric guitars: the Jaguar and the Mustang. Cobain suggested his idea for an instrument to Fender, resulting in two left-handed prototypes built by former Custom Shop Master Builder Larry L. Brooks, only one of which was ever played by Cobain himself.
It has been said that the instrument needed much tweaking before Cobain would have been satisfied with it, and it was shipped back to Fender for repairs before Cobain brought it with him on the European leg of Nirvana's In Utero tour in 1994, where the guitar was seldom played live. Many believe that Cobain was ultimately unsatisfied with the result and hence never completed revisions for the instrument before his death in April 1994.
Homemade Red Special (Brian May)
During the show, guitarist Brian May had problems with his homemade Red Special guitar. During both the fast version of "We Will Rock You" and "Dragon Attack", a couple of guitar strings snapped and he had to switch over to his Birch Red Special backup for almost all of "Action This Day" and for the entire second half of "Dragon Attack" and all of "Now I'm Here (Reprise)".
Before "Love of My Life", May played a snippet of the intro to "Las Palabras de Amor" calling it "a little fiddle around".
During "Back Chat", Freddie Mercury flubbed one line, singing "'Cos you're walking in your sleep" instead of "'Cos you're talking in your sleep".
Number One Strat (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Number One (also known as Vaughan's 'First Wife') was originally claimed to be a 1959 Fender Stratocaster used by Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan for most of his career. However, when making the Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Number One Tribute Stratocaster, the Fender Custom Shop discovered the body dated to be 1963. Therefore, it can rightly be called a 1963 Stratocaster.[1] After purchasing the instrument in 1973 from Ray Henning's Heart of Texas music shop in Austin, Texas, it was his main performing instrument and companion. Vaughan made heavy use of the guitar on all five of his studio albums and on 'Family Style' - an album recorded with his brother Jimmie shortly before his death in 1990.
Stevie Ray said that he knew straightaway that there was something special about First Wife. He liked the sunburst finish and the thick, oddly shaped D-neck. Stevie Ray had large hands and the unusually thick neck felt comfortable.
Frankenstein Original Homemade (Edward Van Halen)
Eddie Van Halen and the master builders of the Fender Custom Shop have teamed up to introduce EVH brand guitars, amps and musical products, beginning with a recreation of Van Halen's famous red-black-and-white striped "Frankenstein" guitar. Priced at $25,000 each, the limited run of 300 sold out in 15 minutes.
Blackie (Eric Clapton)
Blackie was the affectionate nickname given by Eric Clapton to his favorite Fender Stratocaster.
In 1970, Eric Clapton, largely due to the influence of Jimi Hendrix and of Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood, switched from using Gibson guitars and began to use Stratocasters. His first, nicknamed "Brownie", due to its sunburst brown finish, was used on his albums Eric Clapton and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.
In the same year, Clapton found the Sho-Bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee. He bought six vintage Strats for a hundred dollars each. After giving one each to George Harrison, Pete Townshend, and Steve Winwood, he took the best parts of the remaining three (built c. 1956 and 1957) and assembled "Blackie", so named for its black finish.[1]
It was first played live January 13, 1973 at the Rainbow Concert. Clapton would play Blackie for many years on and off stage (such as in his guest appearance in The Last Waltz); finally, after a tour concert in Hartford in 1985, it was retired due to issues with the neck. In 1987 the Eric Clapton Stratocaster was released according to Clapton's specifications; he began playing his new signature model shortly after.
Blackie's last public appearance was during the 1991 Royal Albert Hall shows when it was brought out for one number.
Strat #001 (David Gilmour)
The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender[7], George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top horn for balance while standing. The Stratocaster has been used by many leading guitarists, and thus can be heard on many historic recordings. Along with the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and the Fender Telecaster, it is one of the most common and enduring models of electric guitar in the world. The design of the Stratocaster has transcended the field of music to rank among the classic industrial designs of all time; examples have been exhibited at major museums around the world.[8]
In its original form, the Stratocaster was offered initially in a 2-color sunburst finish, together with a solid deeply contoured ash body, a one-piece maple neck with 21 frets, black dot inlays and Kluson machine heads until 1957, when Fender started making bodies made from solid alder. There was also a set of available custom colors that wasn't standardized until 1960. These custom colors were mostly automobile lacquer colors made by Dupont and could be had for an extra 5% cost. The single-ply, 8-screw hole white pickguard was a unique concept that allowed all of the guitar's electronic components - except the recessed jack plate - to be mounted on one easy-to-remove surface. Subsequent Stratocaster designs (by both Fender and other imitating companies) have ostensibly improved upon the original in usability and sound, but vintage Fender models are still often worth large amounts of money and some prefer the timbre of older models.
The Stratocaster has been widely copied; as a result, the term "Strat," although a trademark of Fender Musical Instrument Corporation, is often used generically when referring to any guitar that has the same general features as the original, regardless of manufacturer.
ES-1275 Doubleneck (Jimmy Page)
Guitar Center (Nasdaq:GTRC), the nation's leading music instrument retailer, has again made its mark on musical history by selling out serial numbers #003-011 of the extremely limited edition Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page 1275 "Aged" Double Neck Electric Guitar. The announcement was made by Michael Doyle, Guitar Center Vice President of Product Marketing, and immediately followed last night's "Gibson Platinum Nights" held at GC's Hollywood, Manhattan, Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Rockville, Atlanta and San Jose stores. Nine of the incredible "Aged" guitars were offered to customers who won the option to purchase at a random drawing held at these GC Platinum locations. The guitars, each individually signed and played by Jimmy Page, were "scooped up" by eager aficionados at $30,000.00 each.
The Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page 1275 VOS Double Neck Electric Guitar is currently available in very limited quantities for $7999.99 from Guitar Center locations nationwide.
Les Paul 1958 (Jimmy Page)
There are three guitars that come to mind when I think of Led Zeppelin: The first being the Gibson SG Double Neck as used on "Stairway to Heaven", The Fender Telecaster and Fender Showman amp used on the first Zep Album, and the of the Gibson '58 Les Paul. The Jimmy Page Gibson Les Paul is a Custom Shop limited edition guitar. It is based upon his favorite 58 LP Standard which has an elliptical neck profile that is thinner at the 7th fret than the first while it becomes fatter at the 12th fret again. It also has some unusual added electronics that remain somewhat hidden. This is the second J.Page re-issue with the first being done in 1995.
Each of the guitars (25 or 150) where played by Jimmy and approved of before being released for sale. To verify this he has signed and hand-numbered these very much collectable guitars on the neck's headstock. Because Jimmy Page received the first guitar of this limited run as part of his arrangement with the Custom Shop, the 25 guitars released to the public will number 2-26. Gibson actually went to his home in England to study the Les Paul used in movie. They took some pictures. You can see the Black custom Burst Bucker. They are collector items. The come with strings that have used or played by Jimmy Page. In 10 years this guitar will double in price
Hofner Bass (Paul McCartney)
In 1994, Höfner became part of the Boosey & Hawkes Group, and was able to expand and upgrade its facilities with the influx of cash. In 1997, the company moved from Bubenreuth to Hagenau.
After a near-bankruptcy in 2003 Boosey & Hawkes sold its musical instrument division (including the Höfner and Buffet Crampon companies) to The Music Group, a company formed by rescue buyout specialists Rutland Fund Management, for £33.2 million.[1]
Höfner remained a part of this conglomerate until January 2005, when The Music Group sold the company to Klaus Schöller, who has been the General Manager of Höfner for many years.
In mid-2005, The Music Group (having lost many of its component manufacturers) stopped distributing Höfner in the USA, and the distribution was picked up by Chicago firm Classic Musical Instruments (CMI).
Woodstock 1968 Strat (Jimi Hendrix)
Back in 1990, I was editor of Guitarist magazine but had previously been Fender's UK guitar repairer.
When Fender launched an Artist Centre in a famous London rehearsal complex they asked if I could help by setting up all the guitars for the prestigious opening.
People who attended the event included Buddy Holly's widow, Maria Elena, and Mitch Mitchell, drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Fender's Artist Relations manager said there was one other instrument he'd like me to look at. This turned out to be Hendrix's most famous guitar – the white 1968 Strat that Jimi had played at Woodstock in 1969.
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