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Two new Fender guitars honor George Harrison and... The other Sir Paul

Usually, 80th birthdays are pretty staid affairs. A time for looking back. Lots of memories. Taking stock of the past. Going quietly into the twilight years.

Fender turned 80 this year, and apparently didn’t get that memo, because the company ended its celebratory year with a flurry of new series and collaborations.

For starters, there’s the comprehensively updated American Professional range, which re-imagines the brand’s famous line-up of guitars. Then there are collaborations with Pokémon and Godzilla, a signature Jaguar bass from Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and a signature Jazzmaster from Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth.

The company closed out the year with two big ticket items, both recently launched with much fanfare in Tokyo at the Fender Flagship Store in Harajuku.

The first is a collaboration with the George Harrison estate and Dark Horse Records, the label he started in 1974 following the breakup of The Beatles.

"George played many...

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