Restoration of Rudy Pensa’s 1959 blonde Stratocaster
The future of Vintage Guitars, sooner or later will require some Restoration works to either woods, finish, electronics or hardware. Although all of these things used to be made in […]
Restoration of Rudy Pensa’s 1964 candy apple red Stratocaster
The future of Vintage Guitars, sooner or later will require some Restoration works to either woods, finish, electronics or hardware. Although all of these things used to be made in […]
1964 Fender Stratocaster Foam Green over Surf Green – serial L56924
Back in the 60s, you could have ordered your personal Fender guitar in your favourite custom color for a 5% additional cost, and Fender offered a very nice and broad […]
1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard – Serial: 8-1016
Probably considered one of the true “Holy Grail” guitars for any collector or musician, a 1958 Gibson Les Paul is certainly not your “everyday find”. 1958 marks the year when […]
1968-1993: the first 25 years of Les Paul reissues
Let’s look back at the genesis of Les Paul “replicas,” from the first attempts in 1968 to the announcement of the Historic Collection that in 1993 enshrined Gibson’s will to […]
1952 – Fender “Precision” Bass – serial #0085
When Leo Fender started thinking about building a “solidbody” Electric Guitar back in 1949, his more ambitious idea was to develop a full line of musical instruments to suit virtually […]
1954 – A Star is Born – Fender Stratocaster “Trem Cover” serial #0129
For the vast majority of people, a “first year” Fender Stratocaster will be labelled just as a “guitar made in 1954” and for many, knowing the year of manufacture will […]
1950 – The birth of the Fender Electric solidbody guitar
When Leo Fender presented the new “Fender Solidbody” guitar at the 1950 summer NAMM show, many people laughed at his product, which featured a black painted body with a contrasting […]
1982 – A day with Leo Fender
In 1982 I was editing the musical instruments section of “Alta Fedeltà”, a monthly hi-fi magazine of the publishers of “Motociclismo”, which had decided to devote space to played music […]