I'm thrilled and proud to announce that my highly acclaimed book ANNIVERSARY STRAT has been shortlisted in the Self-Published category...

OK it could be the ideal birthday gift for 'her' too of course, if she is interested in guitars, or likes to read stories about talented...

I'm delighted to report that after almost five years work it's all down to the printer now. The files are ready for printing after all...

Nearly there! Collected the proof of the cover from the printer today. They can't proof the gold foil for the title, so that will have to...

I'm tying up a few loose ends while the book is being proofread. At the moment I'm experimenting with the copy for the text panel that...

I'm delighted to report that after more than 4 years in the making, all 45 chapters are finally ready to be sent to the proofreader. I'm...

Another giant step as all forty-five chapters are now in the DTP software. I have a few sections to edit and I'm waiting for some more...

What a productive week that was. Five more chapters have found their way into the publishing software, and I've enjoyed writing them all....

I'm happy to report that twenty chapters are now safely set into the publishing software. So that's Part 1 on the guitars all done. Now...

I'm delighted to report that the ANNIVERSARY STRAT book cover is finally taking shape. This is a rough draft of the front cover, which...

Here are some draft sample pages extracted from Chapter 1. I'm still just just playing around with the layout, so this is not the final...

I just got off the phone from speaking with Scott Buehl who has created so many special Custom Shop instruments, including this stunning...

If you are a Fender Anniversary Strat fan you will be familiar with Pamelina H and her art. I'm pleased to report that Pamelina has...

I was given the opportunity to photograph this very special 50th Anniversary Stratocaster prototype recently. The close-ups of the guitar...

Today I received some more material from Fender Senior Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov. Despite being extremely busy this kind and talented...

Well, that's another cool interview in the can and thank you Mr. Baker. 'Mean' Gene who is in fact a very nice guy, had an outstanding...

The Fender Custom Shop 30th anniversary celebrations are now in full swing. Some stunning guitars have been released to commemorate 30...

My wife and I visited the Fender facility at Corona, California in August 2016 and master builder Greg Fessler very kindly gave us a...