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From rare materials to artist collaborations, the dream factory series is peering behind the curtain of the forefront of guitar building. This annual event is held every labor day weekend in legendary sturgis, sd. Handwritten letters, production totals, personal logbooks, inhouse memos, leo fenders drawingboard sketches, financial reportssuch documents are freed here from long confinement in cardboard boxes and filing cabinets, dusted off, and promoted from background to spotlight. Thanks to fender tones intuitive, onetouch interface you can use the app to change settings and hear the results in realtime. There is no other event like it and you simply dont want to miss it.
This look behind the doors of the fender custom shop features hundreds of fullcolor photos of collectible and limited edition handcrafted guitars. Tom wheeler this third in a series of hardcover books. Featuring a striking polar white satin finish, strippeddown controls and signature emg daemonum opencoil active pickups, this unconventional jazzmaster channels the bold style and crushing tone of the legendary slipknot guitarist. Fender custom shop electric guitars musicians friend. The fender archives guitar scrapbook treasures photos. Handwritten letters, production totals, personal logbooks, inhouse memos, leo fender s drawingboard sketches, financial reportssuch documents are freed here from long confinement in cardboard boxes and filing cabinets, dusted off, and promoted from background to spotlight. One of fenders rarest instruments ever and how its made. Learn how the fender custom shop, originally intended to employ. Learn how the fender custom shop, originally intended to book. The dream factory community system click on each of these steps to be part of our system. Sep 21, 1992 this is an excellent book about fender guitars and the history of the companys founding. Its just an incredible wonderland of vintage machines and hardworking craftsman doing what theyve been doing for decades. This third in a series of hardcover books joins the awardwinning titles the stratocaster chronicles and the soul of tone by authorhistorian tom wheeler. When the disney world character actors go on strike, teens are hired as replacements.
Factory tours from the fender visitor center youll embark on the fender factory and custom shop tour for a fascinating upclose and starttofinish look at the remarkable transformation of raw materials into fine fender guitars, basses, amplifiers and other products. The fender archives a scrapbook of artifacts, treasures. Fender s mod shop gives you the chance to create a factory customized electric guitar or bass thats as unique as you are. The dream factory, the amazing story of the people behind the. With an illustrious history dating back to 1946, fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre.
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Guitar international is your source for the best guitar news online. Apr 06, 2017 the dream factory was born after ross entered the fender shop for the first time while scouting for another shoot. The dream factory features hundreds of fullcolor photos of incredibly rare, collectible, and limited edition handcrafted guitars. Mar 02, 2020 last week, fender released its second short documentary as a part of the dream factory series, which explores the journey of the unique guitars built at the fender custom shop. Custom shop builders are completely dedicated to their artpart craftsman, part artist, part music fan and, more often than not, part mad scientist. Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content english english, collapsed. Theres no better, easier way to tweak your sound to unlock your creativity. Search and browse the included genrespecific presets using the fender tone app, while tone. Building a legend takes you behind the scenes with video, interactive photo galleries and more to show you how the sound and the magic begin inside fenders main u.
Nov 20, 2011 the dream factory joins the awardwinning series of hardcover books by authorhistorian tom wheeler, including the stratocaster chronicles and the soul of tone. Ella is assigned the role of cinderella simply because the shoes fit. The dream factory fender custom shop 9781423436980. I have been reading tom wheeler books and articles guitar player magazine since the late 70s and his books on fender guitars and amps are a big factor of. Great coffee table book about some of the greatest guitars every produced. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. In nearly 600 pages, the dream factory features hundreds of fullcolor photos of incredibly rare, collectible, and limitededition handcrafted guitars. Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content. Fender factory corona california san marino, california.
A custom shop stratocaster inspired by the saleen 1 supercar. Hal leonard dream factory fender custom musikhaus thomann. This completes the trilogy of the lord of the strings series by tom wheeler and. Fender custom shop tree of life inlayed stratocaster from the 1995 namm show. The fender amp book by john morrish book the fender telecaster handbook. Acclaimed for building highperformance guitars even.
The dream factory was born after ross entered the fender shop for the first time while scouting for another shoot. The dream factory directors cut by ross haines tells the incredible story of the renowned fender custom shop through the eyes of eight master builders who founded the shop. It covers the spectrum of every fender guitar made and includes a handy reference guide in the back as an assist to help one determine the manufacture period of his or her fender guitar. Fender musical instruments corporation is the worlds foremost manufacturer of guitars, basses, amplifiers and related equipment. This third in a series of hardcover books joins the awardwinning titles the stratocaster chronicles and the soul of tone by. In over 600 pages, learn the fascinating tale of the fender custom shop and its illustrious artisans as only tom wheeler can tell it. Learn how the fender custom shop, originally intended to employ just two master craftsmen, grew into the most prolific custom instrument shop in the music industry. The guitar was featured in the custom shop calendar and is in the dream factory custom shop book, which i am including in the sale.
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