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Swamp Fire
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Joined: Jul 31, 2003
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From: Long Beach, CA
|  Posted: 2007-01-11 08:54 am Permalink
I'm very excited to finally announce this. I've been working with Fender guitar for the last year on 4 tiki themed acoustic guitars. Fender just announced the news on their web site, link below. They are releasing one guitar per quarter in 2007 the first "Tiki Femme Fatale" should be available by the end of February and #2 will be out in April. I'll be doing limited editions of each piece, editions of 100.
http://www.fender.com/news/index.php?display_article=156
Cheers!
Limited edition print
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JenTiki
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 1817
From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2007-01-11 10:15 am Permalink
Oh man, that rocks!!! Great score for you! Now I wish I knew how to play and could afford a Fender.
Cheers  
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The Granite Tiki
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Joined: Jul 02, 2005
Posts: 786
From: Nashua, NH
| Posted: 2007-01-11 10:19 am Permalink
That, is cooler than cool!
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alohacurrent
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 238
From: Sacramento
| Posted: 2007-01-11 11:15 am Permalink
Outstanding Doug! What a great partnership for you and Fender. I hope the fourth guitar is an A-
tuned guitar. Also, I am interested in the Femme Fatale and Unquiet Village print when available.
Cheers
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MachTiki
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Joined: Feb 16, 2004
Posts: 1363
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2007-01-11 3:18 pm Permalink
Awesome Doug! That's great news and those are great looking guitars. Congrats!
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2007-01-11 5:55 pm Permalink
SWEET 
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Mr. NoNaMe
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Joined: May 10, 2006
Posts: 1866 | Posted: 2007-01-11 9:08 pm Permalink
Thanks Doug!! I really dig mine.
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hodadhank
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Joined: Dec 28, 2005
Posts: 1682
From: Mission Beach, CA
| Posted: 2007-01-12 08:45 am Permalink
Far out Doug!
I'd love to see a closeup of the velvet monkey guitar too it looks like its a little different than the actual painting...
BTW, Is that a mini guitar or are you like seven feet tall?
(Hey Doug! Check out NoNaMe's pad! I swear it's like a frickin' Doug Horne Museum in there... and watch out, he's got the "Romance Lighting" on! When the Tiki-Condo's a-rockin' don't go a-knockin'!!!)
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fendertiki
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Joined: Oct 02, 2006
Posts: 11
From: AZ
| Posted: 2007-01-12 09:18 am Permalink
Hey All,
Wanted to add just a quick note to Doug's post...What a pleasure it was working with Mr. Swamp Fire - Although I'm slowly going broke, but I like it, I like it...
It's always cool when somebody is soooo good at what they do that you can just let them do their thing. Doug, thanks!
Thought the TC folks might enjoy a couple of photos...The first is the Creative team on this project, along with a few special consultants...Left to right are:
Rich Siegle, Fender Director of Branding
Brian Tedeschi, Fender Licensing
The One, The Only, the Magnificent Doug Horne...
Clay Lyons, Fender Graphic Artist
Fender Tiki, AKA known as Ron K.
And last, but certainly not least, a certain TC regular on a secret mission at Fender. Oh, what could it be? Ah yes, the one and only MakeDaMug....
We've got a whole lot of Tiki people here at Fender - this has been a blast. Per request, here's a pic of the Monkey Business guitar...
We're officially launching these at NAMM (the Music Industry's big trade show) next week. If anyone is interested, I will post photos when I get back.
Mahalo, rk
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The Sperm Whale
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Joined: Aug 23, 2004
Posts: 1538
From: Lakewood California
| Posted: 2007-01-12 09:49 am Permalink
I be at the NAMM show on Saturday!!! I'll see you there!!!
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Chongolio
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Joined: Oct 02, 2002
Posts: 2765
From: The Coast of Kauai
| Posted: 2007-01-12 09:52 am Permalink
WAY TO GO!!!!! That is so cool Doug. Congratulations. Your art and Fender guitars.. nothing could be cooler than that!
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MakeDaMug
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Joined: Mar 28, 2002
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From: behind a cluttered desk
| Posted: 2007-01-12 10:09 am Permalink
This is just an outright awesome collaboration! I got to preview these puppies and they are nothing short of phenomenal.
What's been the most fun for me is, over the last year or so, seeing the Tiki bug bite the good folks at Fender. Ron Kronewitter (project leader) is now one of our best customers! The workplace environment at Fender, all of the great people involved in this project... sometimes it just doesn't feel like work you know?!
Hank - it's not an illusion. Doug's 6'7" and whenever I meet up with Doug, I feel like I'm talking to his clavical.
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fendertiki
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Joined: Oct 02, 2006
Posts: 11
From: AZ
| Posted: 2007-01-12 10:16 am Permalink
Yep, it's so...I'm 6'5", and Doug makes me look up!
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RevBambooBen
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From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2007-01-12 10:37 am Permalink
Awesome!!!
Now Fender needs a Tiki Hut built in their showroom to display
these correctly!
hint...hint...
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Chongolio
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From: The Coast of Kauai
| Posted: 2007-01-12 11:23 am Permalink
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On 2007-01-12 10:37, RevBambooBen wrote:
Awesome!!!
Now Fender needs a Tiki Hut built in their showroom to display
these correctly!
hint...hint...
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And a monkey to sit in the tiki hut all day and play them.
hint...hint...hint
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