Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Rosewood, 3-color Sunburst

Electric Guitar. Made by Fender.

The Deluxe Players Stratocaster is a revised version of the former Super Strat. Upgraded with American-made Vintage Noiseless pickups, this guitar not only sounds great but with a 12" neck radius and medium jumbo frets it's a workhorse of a guitar! And, don't forget about the push button switch that gives the player nine different pickup combinations!

Features:

• BODY Ash
• NECK Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
• MACHINE HEADS Gold Plated Fender/Reliance Vintage Style Tuning Machines
• FINGERBOARD Rosewood, 12" Radius (305mm)
• NO. OF FRETS 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
• PICKUPS 3 Vintage Noiseless Strat Pickups
• CONTROLS Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
• BRIDGE Gold Plated Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
• PICKUP SWITCHING 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), Position 5. Neck Pickup (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), 1-Push-Button On/Off Switch: Activates Bridge Pickup in Positions 4 and 5 of Blade Switch
• HARDWARE Gold Plated
• STRINGS Fender Super Bullet 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042)
• CASE Deluxe Gig Bag
• PICKGUARD 4-Ply Brown Shell
• SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (648mm)
• WIDTH AT NUT 1 11/16 (43mm)
• UNIQUE FEATURES Gold Plated Hardware
• ACCESSORIES Deluxe Gig Bag

NOTE: The picture on this page shows the Maple version of this guitar model, if you place an order from this page you will receive the model with a Rosewood fretboard

Perhaps no other guitar maker has touched the hearts of so many players and collectors as Fender. By producing excellent guitars at reasonable prices, Fender has been the instrument of choice for many guitarists throughout the world. Both the famous and not so famous have relied on Fender guitars to define their signature sounds.

The Fender company was founded by Leo Fender, and produced its first solid body electric guitar in 1951. This guitar was called the Telecaster, and was soon followed by the Precision Bass, and the legendary Stratocaster in 1954. Over the years many changes would take place at Fender which had a great impact on the types and quality of instruments they produced.

The first "mile-stone" year for Fender came in 1965. During this year, Fender was bought by corporate giant CBS. Quality began to decline during CBS's reign, and although Fender still remained popular among players, CBS lacked the commitment and understanding necessary to satisfy the needs of serious musicians. As a result, the guitars produced during the "Pre-CBS" era would become prized collectors items demanding large sums of money in the vintage guitar market.

In 1985 Fender enjoyed another "mile-stone" year as a group of employees purchased the company back from CBS. For the first time in 20 years Fender was in the hands of musicians and artisans committed to producing world class guitars. A new manufacturing facility was built in Corona California to handle the production of USA made guitars. In 1987 the Fender Custom Shop was established, reaffirming the company's dedication to producing top quality guitars, and catering to the needs of top musicians.

From 1985 to the present day, Fender has been steadily expanding its operations within the United States and abroad. The company now produces a vast array of musical products from strings to mixing boards. In spight of such massive growth, Fender's commitment to the production of quality guitars remains very high. Fender remains one of the few companies that can successfully provide quality products to both the "budget conscious" and "price no object" musicians.

Written By: Michael Casamento

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Fender Stratocaster Mouse Pad

Made in the USA! This mouse pad is shaped like the real guitar! Looks great and is still very practical.

On the list of greatest guitarists of all time there could be literally hundreds of names. There have been so many influential guitarists who have changed the world of music for the better. However, there are certainly a few that stand above the rest. Not only are they incredible in how they play, but they have endured the test of time and really have been inspirational for so many up and coming guitarists.

The one and only Jimi Hendrix is at the top of the list for many reasons. Considered to be by far one of the greatest guitarists in rock music history, Hendrix achieved world wide fame back in the late 1960's. Starting in England he made a name for himself at the Monterey Pop Festival and then later at Woodstock in 1969. He was a pioneer of guitar feedback and was the first to incorporate overdriven amplifiers, which until then were thought of as a way to make bad music. Hendrix played one of the most amazing guitars of all time with his Fender 60's Reverse Headstock Stratocaster.

Second on the prestigious list of greatest guitarists of all time should be the incomparable Jimmy Page. Joining the group The Yardbirds before starting the band known to all as Led Zeppelin, Page was one of the most versatile guitarists in history. He was ranked number nine in Rolling Stone's list of 100 top guitarists of all time. Playing his Gibson Les Paul Classic as well as his Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Double Neck Electric he was pure magic on stage.

Also one of the original members of The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton is a name that is synonymous with amazing guitar playing. With a nickname such as "Slowhand" Clapton won several Grammy Awards and is one of the most successful guitar players and musicians in the 20th and 21st century. With an amazing three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Clapton is the reason that many youngsters even pick up a guitar for the first time. He was a pioneer for blues-rock as well as psychedelic rock while playing his famous Eric Clapton Artist Signature Stratocaster.

Making this list of greatest guitarists of all time, you can't help but remember Carlos Santana. With his blend of rock, blues, jazz fusion and salsa, his music is truly inspiring. Santana is one musician that can change with the times and adapt his guitar playing to the various types of music he is working on. With a decidedly Latin flair, his music reaches to the core of your soul. Playing on a PRS Santana II named after him or the Gibson SG, Carlos Santana sounds great no matter what music he plays.

Whether your choice for greatest guitarist of all time would be someone in heavy metal like Slash from Guns N Roses or Angus Young from AC/DC or someone more rhythmic like Keith Richards there are certainly many choices out there. The one thing they all have in common is that there is literally no end to their natural talent and their ability to really rock the guitar.

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Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Maple, Sapphire Blue

Electric Guitar. Made by Fender.

The Deluxe Players Stratocaster is a revised version of the former Super Strat. Upgraded with American-made Vintage Noiseless pickups, this guitar not only sounds great but with a 12" neck radius and medium jumbo frets it's a workhorse of a guitar! And, don't forget about the push button switch that gives the player nine different pickup combinations!

Features:

• BODY Ash
• NECK Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
• MACHINE HEADS Gold Plated Fender/Reliance Vintage Style Tuning Machines
• FINGERBOARD Maple, 12" Radius (305mm)
• NO. OF FRETS 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
• PICKUPS 3 Vintage Noiseless Strat Pickups
• CONTROLS Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
• BRIDGE Gold Plated Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
• PICKUP SWITCHING 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), Position 5. Neck Pickup (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), 1-Push-Button On/Off Switch: Activates Bridge Pickup in Positions 4 and 5 of Blade Switch
• HARDWARE Gold Plated
• STRINGS Fender Super Bullet 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042)
• CASE Deluxe Gig Bag
• PICKGUARD 4-Ply Brown Shell
• SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (648mm)
• WIDTH AT NUT 1 11/16 (43mm)
• UNIQUE FEATURES Gold Plated Hardware
• ACCESSORIES Deluxe Gig Bag

NOTE: The picture on this page shows the Rosewood version of this guitar model, if you place an order from this page you will receive the model with a Maple fretboard

Music memorabilia is something special. It gives us a place in music history and helps us think about where you sit in terms of the grand scheme of things. When we hold onto something used by Jimmy Page or Elvis Presley, we are holding onto something used by rock royalty. It makes us feel special, it makes us feel a connection to those individuals and it makes us happy to think that in the grand scheme of things, we hold onto something special. We are a keeper of rock history, and that helps to give our lives some sort of meaning.

The question is then raised by those who want to be a part of music history, where do you find music memorabilia? Well, when you want used music memorabilia, you simply have to look in the right places, and often the right place is on the internet.

Online you will find countless sites that cater to the historian in all of us, offering to sell cherished items of rock for rock-bottom prices. Looking at those sites, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of rock memorabilia you can buy, from something mundane like a drumstick used by Keith Moon in 1972 at a concert in New Jersey, to something iconic like the signed sheet music to Yesterday by The Beatles.

Of course, with that comes different prices. Something like the drumstick will cost you about $20 bucks, but the signed sheet music will probably cost you $20,000. It is all relative to the impact it had on music and the impact the person who used it had on music.

If you don't want to buy something online, then you can often find what you are looking for at conventions or collectable stores. This will allow you to get a first hand look at some of the items and be able to find out if it is actually legit. Whenever you buy something like used music memorabilia, you are going to want to see if you can get a certificate of authenticity. Doing this means that you will have something that is actually a piece of rock history, and not something that is being passed off as a piece of rock history. Why spend the money if you aren't going to get what you want?

Rock and Roll is a part of all of our lives, from the Baby Boomers to Generation Y, it shapes us and helps us. For each person, used music memorabilia is going to take on different meanings for all of us. For one person, getting a signed copy of Puff, The Magic Dragon from Peter, Paul and Mary will mean more than getting a signed copy of Sticky Fingers from the Rolling Stones.

If you are looking to get used music memorabilia, then you should start looking online at eBay and other music memorabilia websites around the world. You will be unlikely not to find what you are looking for. Become a part of rock history by getting the piece of rock history you are looking for.

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Fender Standard Stratocaster Guitar 3-Ply Back Plate White

Guitar Replacement Backplate. Made by Fender.

Fender offers an assortment of Stratocaster back plates for all of your replacement needs.

This back plate is 3-Ply and comes in a white finish.

Playing a musical instrument can be one of the most exciting things for anyone. It is not only satisfying but also lucrative as a career. Although each instrument has its own charm and significance, guitar seems to be one of the most popular choices of all time. For any guitar lover, it must be a treat to watch a person playing guitar and its tune and rhythm is simply overwhelming.

However, it takes a long time for a guitarist to master the art of playing guitar so well. If you ask any guitarist about their preference on the sound of guitars, their unequivocal answer would be electric guitar. Over the years, the popularity of electric guitars has gone up and so has their sale. Even though you have been playing acoustic guitar for some time now, you will need proper guidance while buying an electric guitar.

Take a look at the following points before you hit an electric guitar store:

Budget:

The prices of electric guitars would start from $300 and upward. If you have a shoe-string budget, chances are that you won`t find high-end guitars such as Guild Benedetto Signature Model or Paul Reed Smith Santana II. However, the good news is, due to the computer aided woodworking equipments, even low-end electric guitars sound almost as well as their high-end counterparts.

Types of Electric Guitar:

Electric Guitars can be found in different depending on their body. Most electric guitars are made up of solid wood such as Alder, Ash, Mahogany and Basswood. Semi-hollow instruments such as Gibson`s ES-335 are popular because of their thinness and lightweight. On the other hands, there are electric guitars such as Gretsch Black Falcon which a true hollow-body and f-holes allowing the user to tune the guitar to resonate sounds as well as the acoustic guitars do.

Types of Music:

Whether you would want to buy a Gibson ES-5 or Fender Telecaster depends purely on what music you play most of the time. For instance, if you belong to a country band, you should choose an electric guitar that produces cleaner and brighter twang. Hence, you can pick a Stratocaster or Fender Telecaster to do justice to your county band. On the other hand, go for the Paul Reed Smith McCarty Hollowbody II if you are playing music in a jazz setting.

Number of Pick-ups:

Usually, modern electric guitars can be found in two different pick-ups such as single coils and humbuckers. While single coils will sound brighter with a pronounced attack, humbuckers will produce a warmer and darker tone. Some electric guitars can also have mix pick-ups. Guitars having more pick-ups will produce more tonal variations.

Electronics:

All standard electric guitars have a basic set of pick-up selector switch, volume and tone controls. Instruments such as the Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster have an added feature which allows the player to adjust the warmer and flatter sound of the humbucker. There are also hybrid electric guitars such as synth guitar which are fitted with additional hardware for connecting them to a synth via a 13-pin RMC system. Electric guitar manufacturers are now putting more emphasis on guitars playability than their aesthetics.

Appearance:

The looks of electric guitars would vary greatly and it actually depends on you preference. Guitarists who are into death metal would hardly like a Fender Telecaster with a shell pink finish. Hence, now-a-days, electric guitar manufacturing companies produce guitars that are genre-specific.

Frets:

Many buyers do not care much about the frets; however, they are curial to the playability of electric guitars. For instance, electric guitars with smooth and playable neck will allow you to do hammer-on and pull-offs, bend notes, and deliver clean articulations at any positions of the neck. If the frets are tailored perfectly, the electric guitars will offer a superlative performance.

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Fender 1/6 Scale Mini Stratocaster

The legendary and venerable Fender Stratocaster guitar took guitar design to a higher level and became the voice of rock n roll. Featuring a comfort-contoured body, three single-coil pickups, and a synchronized tremolo system the Strat guitar has become the most popular guitar ever built. This 1/6 scale model guitar comes packaged on a blister card with many accessories including 3 mini picks, strap, shield, transmitter and guitar stand. (NOT PLAYABLE - For DISPLAY ONLY)
Customer Review: Mini Strat
I play a Stratocaster as my main guitar, and I even prefer it over my Les Paul, so I was intriguigued by a miniature Strat. I was expecting something similar to a Strat, but when I got it I was totally jazzed. The detail is unreal. They had gone to great effort to make everything exactly like the real one. It even has a pack of three picks. One thing is put it in a safe place to display it because in making the details in scale it is very delicate. I'm very careful not to damage it because it is a prize display I show to everyone who comes to my house. If you like guitars and unique detailed collectibles check it out. You'll love it. I do.

Every guitarist knows that the tone of the guitar is determined for the better part by the type of pickups he uses. So what do you do when you're not happy with the tone your guitar produces? Well the answer is pretty simple. Just get yourself a new pair of pickups!

This however is more easily said than done. Delve deeper into the world of guitar pick ups and you will be as confused as a rat in a maze. Humbucker, single coil and acoustic are some of the types of guitar pickups available and for the beginner these might seem like complex jargon. So read on to find simpler tips on how to choose the best guitar pickup for your guitar.

Find a tone that you like

Is there any artists who plays the same kind of guitar you play? Do you admire them for their awesome tone? Well, then it might be easier to get the tone you desire by simply figuring out what pickups they use. There are many websites which will provide you these details.

The three main types of pickups are:

Single Coil: Single coil pickups are sought after for their vintage sound and they have widely noticeable feedback. The Fender Stratocaster is one of the most popular designs that use a single coil pick up. Though fender has launched many pick up designs, none have been as popular as their original design. Also a lot of other Statocaster guitar models of other brands use single coil pickups.

Humbucker: The Humbucker is renowned around the world for its extremely powerful tone. In fact the Humbucker was specially designed to reduce the hum that was caused by single coil pickups. So even if you play blues or heavy crunching rock, you can find a Humbucker that suits your needs. You can also find some humbuckers with a vintage feel to them. The magnets and screws of the humbuckers are what give them the punch in the sound. Seymour Duncan, Dimarzio and EMG are some of the best brands for humbuckers.

Acoustic Guitars: With acoustic guitars you don't have that much of a choice when it comes to pickups. Acoustic pickups are mend to increase the overall sound of the guitar and not improve the tone. Soundhole, soundboard transducers and the unplugged acoustic are the three main types of acoustic guitar pickups.

So do a little bit of research on each type of guitar pickup. You'll find it relatively easy to find the right pickups. There is nothing better than to play your guitar with a tone you love!

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Fender Stratocaster 3 Pack Pickup Covers, Black

We have just what the doctor ordered. Pickup cover sets to spruce up your favorite Fender(R) instrument. Includes three black pickup covers for Fender Stratocasters(R).

Country and Pop Music superstar Shania Twain has released a greatest hits CD appropriately titled Shania Twain Greatest Hits.

The reclusive Twain has sold more than 40 million albums over the years with-flirty, hook laden, beat-heavy, country-tinged pop tracks that have all the subtlety of a musical wet T-shirt contest.

She is one of the most successful recording artists in history. Her CD Come On Over is the biggest selling album of all time by a female artist, making it the female equivalent of Michael Jackson's Thriller.

This long awaited and much anticipated Greatest Hits collection includes three new songs along with the predictable chart topping hits she's had. Most of the songs are up tempo groovable tunes which is exactly what Shania Twain fans will enjoy and appreciate.

19 out of the 21 songs on this CD are pure gold, and they are so varied in style that there is a song for every music fan.

The CD launches with the classic ballad, Forever and For Always then goes on to showcase the very impressive list of gold records Twain has had over the years. Containing a whopping 21 songs in all.

Impressively Twain writes all of her own songs and melodies on guitar and of course does a great job singing them as well.

Some of my own Shania Twain favorites are track 1, Forever and For Always, track 2 I'm Gonna Getcha Good, track 5, Man! I Feel Like A Woman! and on, and on, and on. Heck they're all good!

Release Notes:

Shania Twain originally released Greatest Hits on November 9, 2004 on the Mercury Nashville record label.

CD track list follows:

1. Forever and For Always

2. I'm Gonna Getcha Good

3. UP!

4. Come On Over

5. Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

6. That Don't Impress Me Much

7. From This Moment

8. Honey, I'm Home

9. You're Still The One

10. Don't Be Stupid

11. Love Gets Me Every Time

12. No One Needs To Know

13. You Win My Love

14. I'm Outta Here

15. The Woman In Me

16. Any Man Of Mine

17. Whose Bed Have Your Boots

18. Party for Two' (with Mark McGrath)

19. Don't!

20. Party for Two (with Billy Currington)

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Fender GMP Replica Mini Stratocaster® - Sunburst - Replica Model

GMP has captured the essence of the Stratocaster in outstanding detail with this 1:3-scale replica, the first in the series. Features include a real wood neck contoured to match the real guitar, an accurately contoured die-cast body, moveable pickup selector switch, volume and tone controls, accurately scaled steel strings and a moveable tremolo arm. Each miniature comes with a display stand, wall mount and full-color collector's box.
Customer Review: The shrunken Strat
Really nice. I got the sunburst strat model, and the paint on the diecast body shows woodgrain. One detractor though, mine could have used a little more red in the sunburst - almost looks like the two tone fifties sunburst pattern - but I am just nitpicking. The things is beautiful. I think they should offer a fifties strat with a maple fretboard......
Customer Review: Mini Strat
This is a great looking collectible! A perfect looking tiny strat, right down to the last detail. I love the look of the finish - just like the real thing! I also love the wall hanger - it looks just like a regular guitar wall hanger, only small! Great detail and craftmanship in this item!

The fame of karaoke all over the world is phenomenal but its origin has never been uttered. Nowadays, karaoke bars are becoming more popular in various countries. As a matter of fact, most restaurants offer machines with songs in different languages for free. Nevertheless, the mere thought of going to karaoke bars often raise some eyebrows. On the other hand, those who complained but gave it a chance, it has been hard for them to withdraw themselves from the fun it gives.

Where does this well-known form of entertainment really come from? Although the exact story of the emergence of it is vague, we can still track its etymology. The word 'karaoke' comes from 'kara', empty (short for karappo) and 'oke' (short for okesutora), orchestra. As known, karaoke tracks only have music accompaniment. The vocals are provided by a "singer", amateur or not, who holds a microphone and sings while following the words displayed on a screen or in a book.

With the evolution of technology, karaoke has been brought to every home. Its first real technological advancement is the development of home sets that allows you to sing at anytime. There were also karaoke tapes that have been made available to the public. Then, the birth of compact disc made it even exciting as it offers hundreds of songs in just one disc. These music paraphernalia comes with a lyric book and can be played with or without vocals.

Going back to its roots, the congestion of Japanese neighborhood have become a major problem in setting up karaoke sets. With houses built closely to one another, many complained about too much sound coming from other houses. And so, entrepreneurs took advantage of this issue and created the soundproof karaoke boxes. The box is a converted freight car with closed-door insulated rooms and soundproof. This is marketed as a venue where one can sing so loudly without creating inconvenience to other people. The first karaoke box was developed in 1984 in a rice field in the countryside of Okayama Prefecture. Sooner, Karaoke Boxes became popular and were put up in open spaces in both rural and urban areas.

Time flies and we're now embracing the continuous development of portable Karaoke Microphones. This sound device has a built-in program and a chip that houses thousands of songs. And because it is portable, playing it anywhere you want is possible as long as there is a television.

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