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Were is Hank to find?

http://www.fender.com/en-GB/artists/index.php?id=38


Hans

What a shame for Fender !

Or buddy holly. Both artists probably did for fender sales and popularity than all the others combined. Think fender are forgetting their roots these days

I agree. I was reading through the Fender site today, as a matter of fact...and I noticed that Hank's name didn't appear anywhere that I could find. They had a nice little page on James Burton and his Telecaster, so I couldn't see why they don't do the same for Hank and his famous Stratocaster...they are both from the same era...and same for Buddy Holly, like you mentioned. Sadly, some of the younger generation players today don't know who any of these three people are, but if you can mention one you can at least mention the other two. These three people had a huge effect on Fender's success. Perhaps the reverse is true, as well.

I see they have a Mark Knopfler Signature Strat, which is Hot Rod Red with a white scratch plate. Maybe in the product description, that's a place where they could've mentioned Hank. My guess would be that since Mark, as an upcoming artist, was a fan of HBM, that's probably why his Strat is red...albeit a shade other than Fiesta Red.

Kind regards,
Donna

thats the way it goes

Its Not Only Hank who is missing .
Fender Do A Pino Palladino Precision Signature Bass
Fiesta red, Tortoise shell scratchplate, Rosewood Neck, Flatwound strings, 62 pickups ?
sounds like a very familiar description?
Regards
Jay

But don't forget Fender is an American company, their promo stuff is written over there and then it goes worldwide, so it's probably to do with who their current domestic market equate with.

Somebody who made it big 50 years ago does not have much relevance to most young guitarists, and to be fair, when I first heard The Shads around 1960 I couldn't have cared less who was big in 1910.

We have to accept that just because we like this type of music, it's not going to be rocking the charts any time soon, and as more of us hand in our guitar straps and go to the big gig in the sky, the majority of interest will dwindle.

Yes Hank's influence has sold a lot of Strats over the years here in Europe, but most Americans have never heard of him, on the other hand Gilmore, Clapton, Knopfler, Sambori, Hendrix to name but a few, were big both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Geoff

Hi Jay'
Would you believe that the Pino bass had Jet's signature on the headstock prior to the Wembley Strat concert. Now that is a very interesting story.
Regards Geoff.

Geoff Alderton LH wrote:Hi Jay'
Would you believe that the Pino bass had Jet's signature on the headstock prior to the Wembley Strat concert. Now that is a very interesting story.
Regards Geoff.

Hi Geoff
It does seem A little strange That they named The bass After Pino and Not Jet
Pino Palladino is a fantastic bass player and has worked with the worlds best artists
but he wasn't particualy known for using a fiesta red precision,i can remember him playing in the early 80's
on the Paul Young hits And he was using a fretless Musicman Stingray .
i accept that Fender are a USA based company ,and geared towards todays upcoming artists but they sell
worldwide and must realise the influence of the early 60's music in uk and europe etc.
i would imagine if the Beatles had been associated with using Fenders there would be numerous sig models.
just because they made it in The USA.
whats the story on The Headstock Name Change ?

Regards
Jay

Hy Jay
I sent you a PM yesterday but seem's to have got lost in the system. It's not even in my sent mail. Are you down to receive PM's?
If you are I will try again.
Regards Geoff

Richard Thompson, mainly resident in the US, also misses out, although I'm not too sure how widespread the popularity of folk influenced rock really is in America.

Bill