Guitar Gear Gems: Fender Custom Shop Waylon Jennings
This week we check out the Custom Shop Waylon Jennings, Billy Gibbons amp and a new BBD chorus
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This week on Guitar Gear Gems we check out the new Fender Custom Shop Waylon Jennings model which costs $25k and the Billy Gibbons Super Fifty-Nine M80 limited run amp. Plus, the new Mythos Pedals’ The Fate analogue BBD chorus/vibrato modulation effect.
Fender Custom Shop Waylon Jennings
This Fender Waylon Jennings signature model is a recreation of the late Country star’s leather-bound 1954 Telecaster and was built by the Fender Custom Shop.
It is certainly an eye-catching design and the tooled leather is centre stage of the overall design.
Leather Bound Tele
Waylon Jennings
It was part of the release which also included a new Waylon Jenning Phaser pedal, but this guitar is a lot more expensive and a highly limited run. Aimed at collectors and fans of Waylon Jennings.
’50/’51 Blackguard
These are built by Fender Masterbuilder Dave Brown and have a two-piece ash body, plus a quartersawn maple neck and a set of Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard pickups.
Fender Custom Shop Waylon Jennings
The Devil is in the Detail
Other attention to detail includes a set of Schaller M6 tuners with a Low E Banjo tuner. It comes with a custom western tooled case, a custom tooled leather strap, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
MSRP – $25k
Billy Gibbons
Magnatone is only making six of these Billy Gibbons Super Fifty-Nine M80 models available worldwide, and they are priced at a whopping £6,999 each.
Billy Gibbons Super Fifty-Nine M80
Limited Run
These will no doubt be snapped up by collectors, as they are so limited. Though, I guess they will sound really nice.
The amp combines the Super Fifty-Nine MkI and MkII models, using a pair of EL34 tubes and with 45 watts of Class AB power. The gain stages of the MkI and MkII are also foot-switchable, making it pretty versatile.
If you can get one I don’t doubt that it will be a lot of fun to play through and will probably sound glorious.
Mythos Pedals The Fate
Based around an MN3207 BBD chip, The Fate is Mythos Pedals’ latest analogue modulation pedal and offers classic three-dimensional chorusing effects.
Mythos Pedals The Fate
Chorus & Vibrato
The pedal has controls for Rate and Depth, along with a switch for Chorus and Vibrato modes.
Plus, The Fates also has a JFET buffered bypass input stage that makes the pedal run quieter and also pushes the signal for what they describe as a “sweet output bump and EQ voicing”.
This BBD analogue chorus effect has all the swirly tones you’d expect from classic 80’s effects and sounds very sweet in the video demo.
MSRP – GBP 185
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- Leather Bound Tele: Fender
- Fender Custom Shop Waylon Jennings: Fender
- Billy Gibbons Super Fifty-Nine M80: Magnatone
- Mythos Pedals The Fate: Mythos Pedals
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One response to “Guitar Gear Gems: Fender Custom Shop Waylon Jennings”
I’ve been a big fan of Waylon since the 70’s and still play a lot of his music today. I’m debating on buying the signature pedal. which will complete my rig, I’ve set up strictly for playing his music. my question is, did Waylon actually have a direct hand in the conception and design of this pedal? Not that it would effect my choice, I’m just curious.
Thank You