Photo: courtesy of Pierre Journel of https://theguitarchannel.biz/ Patience, Cash, and a Police Station: Chasing FCS NAMM Editions I've never been invited to the Fender Custom Shop's annual NAMM showcase. Chances are, you haven’t either. The event is dealer-invite only, held behind closed doors somewhere inside the Anaheim Convention Center each January. For the rest of us, it exists mostly through a Phillip Gajewski • NAMM
1987 Fender '62 Vintage Reissue, Ser. No.: V029548 Vintage Reissues: The Gateway to the Custom Shop The Vintage Reissue series was essentially Fender's first serious attempt to rediscover its roots, and reproduce its golden-era instruments from the fifties and sixties. That effort helped form the culture, expertise, and customer demand that eventually led to the founding of the Fender Custom Shop. Phillip Gajewski • Vintage Reissue
Ltd. Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster, Super Heavy Relic, Serial No. 4019 Annie, Are You Okay? The 70th Anniversary 54 Strat. Guitar Porn… fellas, you know what I am talking about. I was lying in bed one evening in April 2024, and just like every other evening, I was doom-scrolling guitar porn and waiting for my wife to finish her end-of-evening machinations and come to bed. That’s Phillip Gajewski • Anniversary
