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Phones
Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G
11:27AM Wilson Rothman | I am as much a fan of the silky Strat as the next person raised on classic rock—especially Mark Knopfler’s modified one—but this Fender finish on the MyTouch 3G Android phone doesn’t seem very rock ‘n’ roll. More »
Games
It’s A Good Thing Mad Catz Rock Band Telecaster Is Distressed
7:40AM Sean Fallon | I have to admit, the distressed look of the new Rock Band ‘Player’s Edition’ Fender Telecaster for the Xbox 360 is bad arse. But that badassery may not live up to the $US110 price tag. More »
Toys
Almost Identical Fender Amp Replica Constructed Out of Old, Unmodified Lego Pieces
10:30AM Andi Wang | Using an old bin of Lego bricks that hadn’t been touched in 15 years, Dave Chatterson constructed this Lego amplifier—a replica of a Fender Princeton Reverb amp—in under a week. More »
Gadgets
Fender Bender is the Darth Vader of Electric Guitars
4:00AM Jack Loftus | We don’t know too much about the Fender Bender, but we do know that, like Lord Vader, machinery and electronics have replaced much of the original. In the Bender’s case, inventor “Dan” has stripped out all the bits that made this a guitar, and then replaced them with sound board bits. The result is this “weird sound generator” that he can also play using a hand-made motherboard pick guard. Maybe he’ll be in touch with a few solo videos so we can hear how this thing sounds. Easy bet: Guitar Hero at 11. [Flickr via CrunchGear] More »
Games
Guitar Rising for Real Guitar Heroes
1:20AM Jesus Diaz | I never got the whole Guitar Hero, Rock Band and their fake guitars playing thingie, which require so much practice to master that you may as well use a real guitar to become as good as Satriani. That’s why I love the idea of Guitar Rising, which can use any real electric guitar, from a Fender Telecaster to a Gibson Les Paul. The software teaches you how to play actual songs, tracking your accuracy much like Guitar Hero would do, as their demo video shows. More »
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