Musikmesse has added a new exhibit – The World of Vintage Guitars – presenting historical Fender instruments from 1950 to 1964 and Fender custom shop highlights to this year’s show.
In addition, the exhibition entitled Fender by Leo Fender: The Evolution of Fender’s Electric Guitars 1950-1964 will use original instruments to show the development of Leo Fender’s models during the golden years from the early fifties to mid-sixties. The Fender custom shop will present a large selection of individual instruments handmade in the USA during this period, as well as vintage guitars played by legends such as Bonamassa, Joe Satriani, Stevie Ray Vaughan and other stars.
Visitors will also be able to have their guitars valued and assessed by experts, who will also tell them about any wood used in the manufacture of the instrument that is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Information about owning, carrying and trading musical instruments with components made of protected woods will also be available.
Another highlight will be the Fender Custom Shop Lounge, a meeting place for the scene and the venue for meet and greets with Darryl Jones (live bassist of the Rolling Stones), Ken Taylor, Peter Keller (Peter Maffay band), Thomas Blug, Andreas Kloppmann and other Musikmesse stars. The World of Vintage Guitars special area is to be found in Galleria.0 and is organized by the No. 1 Guitar Centre Hamburg in cooperation with the Fender Custom Shop and the Thünen Institute.
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