Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

bloomfieldriffs

bloomfieldriffs

New member
Fender has jumped in again after Japan Strat with an amp series https://us-mg4.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/message?sMid=0&fid=Inbox&fidx=1&sort=date&order=down&startMid=0&filterBy=&ac=DcfoqRWOKPamymXzfiEQBReca3s-&.rand=511757066&midIndex=0&mid=AEt3w0MAP52AV9nBZQZsiEqhf8U&fromId= I looked on the interWEB and couldn't see anything particularly special those years I think these companies should come out with a 67 series that was the big year Hendrix, Doors, Jefferson Airplane all released there fisrt albums.
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

57 was the introduction of the Fender Twin amp, 59 was the introduction of the Fender Bassman amp, which became the foundation for Marshall and easily half the amps out there.
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

As for 67 being the big year for classic albums, what gear were they using? Was it new or older? That's the years you'd want, not ones made when the albums dropped.
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

Think of it along with cars. 57 Chevy, 59 Cadillac, etc. People have a connection to that era. Nostalgia sells.
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

Oddly, most people who rave about those vintage early-rock tones have never heard those acts in person (I said MOST - the older folks may recall seeing Buddy Holly or Hendrix live, but that's a minority), and instead only have the mono recordings made on equipment that was not full-range/flat-response, played back on equipment where it is inconsequential to be full-range/flat-response because the original recordings are not.
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

DrNewcenstein said:
As for 67 being the big year for classic albums, what gear were they using? Was it new or older? That's the years you'd want, not ones made when the albums dropped.
Click to expand...

I'm not quite enough of a geek to have exact accurate info, but I thought I recalled reading/hearing through various interviews, books, etc. that it was something like Hendrix had '64-'65 Strats around the first album?, Paul Kantner bought his rare 6-12 Conversion Rick new in 1965? I think Jorma Koukonen and Robbie Krieger were playing earlier model ('62-'63) ES-345/355 and SG?
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

Hendrix purchased brand new guitars often. He wasn't partial to one year over another.
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

Did Henrix really have to BUY his guitars? You'd think someone would've had sense to give him some. Srsly, Fender is still selling Strats because of him...
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

The rosewood "slab" fretboard was introduced in 1959 (later changed to a veneer board in 1963). They say this influenced the tonal characteristics of the guitar. This is my only guess. And then, the 1957 would be whatever they were using pre-slab. Still not sure if it was changed again after 1963.

Whether or not this is what the models are based on, not sure. Seems like a possibilty though, maybe, i guess. I could be totally wrong.
 
Last edited:
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

dotsdad said:
Did Henrix really have to BUY his guitars? You'd think someone would've had sense to give him some. Srsly, Fender is still selling Strats because of him...
Click to expand...

You would think. But he bought a lot of guitars.
 
Re: Whats up with 1959 and 1957 that stuff gets named after it?

I'm pretty sure that Rudy's Music Store in NYC has a pic of jimi buying a stratocaster in their store back in the day!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top