Have a first look at what Fender is releasing in 2009!

Aged guitars have been incredibly popular in the past few years, and what once used to be a Custom Shop feature can now be found in different several models, even in cheaper brands as Vintage. But few people do aged as well as Fender, and the Road Worn range seems to have all it takes to become very popular: vintage tone, vintage specs and genuine feel. From what we could see, the new Road Worn range look amazing!

Fender guitars look great when they get old - those old guitars, beaten, bruised and even burned guitars, only got better as the years wore on—looking even cooler and feeling even more comfortable. Fender's new  Road Worn models delivers that aged look and feel—built to look, sound and feel like it's got more than just a few miles on it, designed with 1950s or 1960s specs, including a nitrocellulose-lacquer finish.

Fender Road Worn 50's Stratocaster - Sunburst (view details)

Fender Road Worn 50's Stratocaster - Black (view details)

Fender Road Worn 60's Stratocaster - Sunburst (view details)

Fender Road Worn 60's Stratocaster - Olympic White (view details)

Fender Road Worn 50's Telecaster - Sunburst (view details)

Fender Road Worn 50's Telecaster -  Blonde (view details)

Also available:

• Fender Road Worn 50's Precision Bass -  Fiesta red,
• Fender Road Worn 50's Precision Bass - Sunburst,
• Fender Road Worn 60's Jazz Bass - Sunburst,
• Fender Road Worn 60's Jazz Bass - Fiesta Red.

PLUS: New Fender Signature Guitars!

Dave Murray Stratocaster

Guitarist Dave Murray of seminal U.K. metal heroes Iron Maiden has been banging his head with Fender since the mid ’70s. Murray recently joined forces with Fender to create a signature model based on his own ’57 Stratocaster, previously owned by late, great Free guitarist Paul Kossoff. The Dave Murray Stratocaster guitar boasts a supercharged HSH configuration—a DiMarzio® PAF® 36th Anniversary DP103 neck pickup, a DiMarzio® Super Distortion® DP100 bridge pickup and a Fender vintage-style middle pickup. Other features include a lacquer finish, and a flatter soft V-shaped neck with satin back. Vintage tweed hardshell case included.

Eric Johnson Stratocaster® RW

There is no greater example of guitar hero Eric Johnson’s devotion to his art than his new signature model Stratocaster guitar. With singular attention to detail, the new Eric Johnson Stratocaster RW features a two-piece alder body finished in thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer, a quartersawn maple neck with bound round-laminated 12”-radius rosewood fretboard, a three-ply parchment pickguard, pickups voiced by Johnson himself, staggered vintage-style tuners, a custom tremolo block, and four brand-new finish options, three of which (Lucerne Aqua Firemist, Tropical Turquoise and Medium Palomino Metallic) are exclusive to this model. Deluxe blonde hardshell case included.

Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster®

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has been creating memorable guitar riffs for decades. His deft phrasing and unmistakable tone have helped make the phrase “guitar solo” a household term. Blackmore and Fender are now proud to introduce the Ritchie Blackmore Signature Stratocaster guitar, based on his favorite ’70s model and featuring a maple neck with a graduated scalloped rosewood fretboard, Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Flat™ pickups, and ’70s-style “F” tuners. Deluxe gig bag included.

PLUS! New Fender Guitar Amps!

Band-Master® VM 212 Speaker Enclosure

The Band-Master VM 212 enclosure mates with the Band-Master VM Head (or other quality amplifier) for onstage versatility and great Fender tone. Its premium birch-ply construction and Celestion® G12P-80 speakers deliver fat, woody bass response and clear highs.

Band-Master® VM Head

Fender tube amps are considered the most treasured guitar amplifiers of all time. Popular models like the Showman® and Band-Master™, the first professional tube heads on the market, are considered collectors items today. The Band-Master VM amplifier takes the desirable mid-powered tube head concept to “Vintage Modified” performance by combining a real tube amp with a complement of essential effects.

The 40-watt tube platform provides a foundation of great tone to build on, and the versatile tube preamp offers a wide range of tone and gain settings—from world-standard Blackface™ Fender clean to aggressive overdrive with post-gain EQ. An all-new high-quality DSP platform adds reverb, chorus, and delay effects with the convenience and “tweakability” of standard stomp boxes, without the need for extra cables or power supplies. The Band-Master VM amp (combined with its companion 212 VM enclosure) is the perfect head/cabinet rig for onstage versatility and big, fat Fender tone.

Deluxe™ VM

Fender tube combos are considered the most treasured guitar amplifiers of all time. Popular models like the Deluxe Reverb® and Hot Rod Deluxe™ are easily as desirable now as when they were first introduced!

Countless guitarists reach for some version of a Fender Deluxe™ amp when they do a session or a gig, thanks to its grab-and-go 1x12 combo portability, ease of use and great tone. The Deluxe VM amplifier takes the sought-after Deluxe formula into a new era of “Vintage Modified” performance by combining a real tube amp with a complement of essential effects. The 40-watt tube platform provides a foundation of great tone to build on, and the versatile tube preamp offers a wide range of tone and gain settings—from world-standard Blackface™ Fender clean to aggressive overdrive with post-gain EQ.

An all-new high-quality DSP platform adds reverb, chorus, and delay effects with the convenience and “tweakability” of standard stomp boxes, without the need for extra cables or power supplies.

Indeed, 2009 promises to be an exciting year for guitarists!

If you'd like to order one of the above products or check availability, just call Dolphin Music on 0844 815 0888