STUDENT NEWSLETTER 4 September 2008 
There is one less great guitar player in the world today. We lost one of my biggest influences Mr. Jerry Reed. The original Guitarman. Most folks think of him as the Snowman in the Smokey And The Bandit movies and don't realize what an amazing guitar player he was. Very close to Chet Atkins in many ways. Jerry and Chet had a very long history together. Thanks to YouTube you can check them out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGiW-y-Vhs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04RJyFCg7ks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng__WbaFVz4
Even when Chet and Jerry got old they still sound fantastic together:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcnvRC7sJVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L65FH1gGR0
We learn from them that came before us. I have learned much from these two guitar players. The music lives on through me and you.
Thank You Jerry.
The hardest guitar to find is a good Fender Telecaster. Originally called; Fender Broadcaster in 1948 the name was removed because of copy right infringements in 1950-1951. The models made those years only had the word Fender on the headstock and became known as; "NOCASTERS". In 1952 they became TELECASTERS and the name remains today. In the 70s when Fender went to the three bolt necks on most of their guitars; they kept Telecasters with a four bolt neck. I guess they did not want to mess with a good thing. In 1982 the 1952 Telecaster was reissued and made at the original factory for three years. 1982-1984 USA reissues are known as; Fullerton models named after the town where the plant was located. It was a small facility and closed forever by 1985 when Fender moved everything to the Corona California plant. The Fullerton models were all hand made exactly like the original 1952 right down to the slot head screws and hand tooling. All nitro finish. In 1985 Fender opened the Custom Shop that over the years has tried very hard to build the same quality guitars as was made at Fullerton. I jump on every opportunity to buy a Fullerton as I can. Only 4 were made a day. All by hand.
This past month was unusually lucky and I was able to find three fantastic examples. All are 1982. First year. Four digit serial number.
Every bit of my new gear comes from MusiciansFriend.com or Guitar Center for the past eight years. Best prices, selection, and return policy there is. AND they bring it to your door! If you click thru to MUSICIANS FRIEND .com or Guitar Center.com from this web site to buy something, I get an advertising credit and it does not cost you a penny extra! Musicians Friend and Guitar Center is where I get all my new gear. Click on the link below to go there. If the link does not appear on your browser go here and click on the MusiciansFriend or Guitar Center link at bottom of that page.
Always Stay Tuned. A lot is going on around here!
Rock On,
Joe "TheGuitarman" Pacciano, C.G.P.
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