NASHVILLE NIGHTS
Nashville’s status as America’s hottest metropolis has turned Music City into far more than a country and western town—a point well-evidenced by a jam-packed Summer NAMM and line of gawkers eager to get their hands on half a million square feet of the latest in gear.
As doors open, we beeline for the Fender booth, where a diverse crowd has already formed; hip pickers in polyester flares and wide-brim hats, pre-teen shredders nailing Dimebag licks, and NAMM’s most common look: Grizzled ELO roadie. (That’s us.)
First order of business: Fender’s Vintera line, the next step in the evolution of their Classic series. Each model has been made as era-specific as possible, from redesigned pickups, to exquisite finishes that are “old” in an entirely new way. We start with a 1950s Precision in a spot-on shade of Seafoam Green, that handles era-specific Bill Black runs with
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