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ANNIVERSARY STRAT
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE FENDER COMMEMORATIVE MODEL STRATOCASTER
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Gary Davies
Nov 2, 20181 min read
Chapter 32 on Custom Shop artist Pamelina H. DTP'd and only 12 Chapters to go!
The DTP side of things is moving along nicely, and I'm enjoying the process. Plus there are now only 13 of the 45 chapters to go! It has...
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Gary Davies
Oct 22, 20181 min read
Twenty Chapters DTP'd
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...
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Gary Davies
Sep 12, 20181 min read
I've got it covered!
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...
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Gary Davies
Jul 9, 20181 min read
Super cool events on a chingo hot day!
Abbey Road Studios in London yesterday morning. Did you know a project involving the creation of a certain Fender Anniversary...
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Gary Davies
Jun 21, 20181 min read
The wonderful world of Disney!
IMAGE REMOVED! AWAITING PERMISSIONS FROM DISNEY Guess who is going to see this wonderful one-off Disney 75th Anniversary Stratocaster in...
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Gary Davies
Apr 27, 20181 min read
Draft extract from Chapter 2
I have to admit things will go quiet for a while. I'm certainly getting into the huge task of desktop publishing all the material, and...
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Gary Davies
Apr 22, 20181 min read
The book is finally taking shape!
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...
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Gary Davies
Mar 30, 20181 min read
The first draft is complete!
I'm delighted to report that I've just finished writing all the chapters in first draft form. The target was to get the first draft done...
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Gary Davies
Mar 15, 20181 min read
From simple wooden toys to $1,000,000 guitars!
I've just written the chapter on Fender senior master builder Yuriy Shishkov, and I can't stop reading it. From carving simple wooden...
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Gary Davies
Mar 8, 20181 min read
"Mean Gene" simply doesn't live up to his nickname! ;-)
While master guitar builder, musician and human dynamo Gene Baker might be known as "Mean Gene," in reality he's quite the opposite. I've...
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Gary Davies
Feb 22, 20181 min read
There's no stopping "Mr Telecaster"
I'm delighted to report that I've just written up another draft chapter. This time it was Fred Stuart's turn to answer all my questions,...
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Gary Davies
Feb 15, 20181 min read
Art by name and art by nature
I had the pleasure of speaking with past Fender Senior Master Builder Art Esparza again today. We went over some of the topics we have...
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Gary Davies
Feb 2, 20181 min read
A rare mix of talent and kindness
I just got off the phone from speaking with Scott Buehl who has created so many special Custom Shop instruments, including this stunning...
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Gary Davies
Jan 25, 20181 min read
Abby still has her spoon in the bowl!
I'm sure all you Fender nuts have seen this film by Forrest White before, but I'm typing up the material on Abby Ybarra right now, and...
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Gary Davies
Jan 24, 20181 min read
Nobody loves their job more than Josefina!
If you meet this lady she's bound to be smiling - just check out all the photos of her at work in her cubicle at the Fender Custom Shop....
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Gary Davies
Jan 15, 20181 min read
Mark Kendrick contracted the guitar bug when he was just five!
I've just written the draft section on Mark Kendrick; a guy who got the bug for guitars at the tender age of five. Mark's guitar playing...
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Gary Davies
Jan 5, 20181 min read
Scott just loves building aluminum guitars!
The Anniversary Stratocaster book is on schedule for publication in October 2018, and I'm just writing up my interview with Scott Buehl....
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Gary Davies
Nov 2, 20171 min read
Anniversary Stratocaster Stories
Eagle-eyed regular visitors will have seen that I recently changed the provisional title of the book to Anniversary Stratocaster Stories....
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Gary Davies
Oct 19, 20171 min read
First Edition: Limited Run of 1,954 Copies Worldwide
Thanks to the folks at Latimer Trend for inviting me back for a tour and a discussion about the specification for my Anniversary...
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Gary Davies
Oct 10, 20171 min read
A colorful visit to the printers!
I've been busy typing up all the material to ensure the book stays on schedule. However, I did manage to sneak away from the keyboard for...
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