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"We let John take this out and beat it up for a while. This is about as robust a unit as we can make – because it needed to be”: Inside Fender’s B-Bender revival – and the making of its very first in-house design

Fender’s Chief Engineer Tim Shaw lifts the lid on the making of the John Osborne Telecaster, the challenges around creating a B-Bender for a heavy-handed player, and the freedom that comes with designing hardware in-house

Guitar World

“We didn't have enough time to do a proper powder coating on the hardware...” Up-close with Jack White’s NFL halftime show Triplecaster – built just days before his surprise gig with Eminem

Third Man’s Dan Mancini tells the story of a guitar that came to life at the last minute

Guitar World

“To surprise me, they put my name on the headstock in gold lettering – but they spelled it wrong”: The Cars’ Elliot Easton on the Flying V that Tim Shaw built him – a “gorgeous” guitar (even if Gibson slipped up on his name)

Easton’s 1982 Gibson Custom Shop left-handed Flying V was a much-loved guitar, but when someone offered "stupid money" for it he couldn’t turn it down. Still, it looked cool on the cover of GW

Guitar World

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“It’s like a Jazzmaster on steroids, but you still have that Strat essence”: Fender’s limited-edition Ariel Posen signature is a conceptual hybrid that blends two of the slide master’s favorite guitars together

The Jazzmaster/Stratocaster mash-up debuts custom pickups designed by Tim Shaw and a spec sheet that blurs the boundaries between the two classic Fender designs

Guitar World

Jeremy Clarkson makes motoring show return after announcing retirement

‘Clarkson’s Farm’ star took a step back from car genre last year after ‘The Grand Tour’ hosts parted ways

The Independent UK

Jeremy Clarkson was ‘accommodating and kind’ in surprise appearance on Car S.O.S

The Independent UK

Jeremy Clarkson makes surprise return to motoring TV after 'weepy' The Grand Tour finale

Clarkson has secretly filmed an episode of vehicle repair show Car SOS

Evening Standard

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“You could write your own Stairway to Heaven on an instrument like this”: The hottest guitar gear launches of 2024 – from Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited semi-hollow signature to UAFX’s Dumble-in-a-pedal

There was an onslaught of new guitar products released over the past 12 months. Here are the ones that had us all talking (and checking our bank balance)

Guitar World

“The perfect magnetic combination to unlock the full tonal potential of your P/J Bass”: Fender releases a Tim Shaw-designed Chrome Cobaltpickups for the P/J configured bass guitar in your life

TheChrome Cobalt bass pickups for Precision Bass, Jazz Bass and P/J Bass feature a Fender-designed magnet and promise “punch, hi-fi clarity and dynamic range”

MusicRadar

“Unlock the full tonal potential of your bass”: Fender’s Cobalt Chrome pickups will breathe new life into your Jazz or Precision bass – but developing an all-new bass pickup design wasn’t easy

Voiced by tone titan Tim Shaw, Fender's latest Jazz and Precision bass pickups look to help reduce noise and add extra flair to your low-end tone

Guitar World

“A perfect blend of Tele twang and Strat sparkle”: Jason Isbell’s signature pickup set could provide the most versatile vintage Tele tones in Fender’s lineup

Voiced by Tim Shaw, the Americana virtuoso's new set of signature single coils provide a suite of Fender sounds suitable for his rootsy and modern rock requirements

Guitar World

“I’ve long been a fan of Jason’s playing, so it was an honour to work with him on these custom pickups”: Fender and Jason Isbell team up to bring you some Tim Shaw-designed aftermarket candy to sweeten up your Telecaster tone

The set comprises a Twisted Tele neck pickup and a replica of the bridge pickup on Isbell's 1965 Telecaster, and it could be the $149 pick-me-up your Tele needs

MusicRadar

“I got to play one of the prototypes through my actual touring rig. It sounds really good”: Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett is working with Fender on an affordable signature version of his Masterbuilt Telecaster – and it’s already been road-tested

Shiflett has put a Charcoal Frost-finished prototype of the P-90-stocked build through its paces, so a full-scale production might not be too far away

Guitar World

“I just got some prototypes in different colours… It sounds really good”: Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has a new signature Telecaster incoming – here’s everything we know about it so far

The prototype has already taken flight on stage with the Foo Fighters, and if it's sounding good, well, it might not be too long before we see it

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WhatToWatch

Car S.O.S's Tim Shaw: Filming with Del Boy was 'the highlight of my life'

Car S.O.S hots Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend talk season 12, working with Sir David Jason and Gordon Ramsay, and how they feel making memories for the owners.

WhatToWatch

Car S.O.S season 12: release date, owners, trailer and everything we know

Car S.O.S season 12 sees Tim and Fuzz restoring another fleet of much-loved motors for some truly deserving owners. Here's what you need to know about the show.

Guitar World

“The perfect magnetic combination to unlock the full tonal potential of your Jazz Bass”: Fender’s Cobalt Chrome bass pickups might just be the answer to your 60-cycle hum woes

Voiced by tone titan Tim Shaw, Fender's latest Jazz and Precision bass pickups look to help reduce noise and add extra flair to your low-end tone

Birmingham Post

Uplifting stories of career journeys from Hull leadership trio delight over dinner

HullBID welcomed Debra Gray, Paul Matson and Tim Shaw to The Deep as part of Humber Business Week

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Birmingham Post

Let's hear it for the Humber - Business Week launches with call for unity behind the place

John Till returns to Hull stage for lesson on the importance of collaboration behind the brand

Birmingham Post

Hull's world class connectivity flagged to investors at UKREiiF

Real estate and investment professionals hear all about city's digital advantages as opportunities outlined

Guitar World

Fender’s radical new CuNiFe pickups have arrived, including “the first truly innovative voice in single-coil Stratocaster pickups in a generation” – hear them in action

Based on magnets used in the company’s sought-after Wide Range humbuckers, the new designs reimagine the tone of the company's most iconic guitars with the launch of CuNiFe and Cobalt Chrome Stratocaster, Telecaster and Jazzmaster pickups

Birmingham Post

KCom plugs into Net Zero challenge with Energy Minister's backing

Graham Stuart hears pledges from Hull headquarters as 2040 target to be aided by EV fleet, solar power and 'urban mining'

Birmingham Post

KCom chief outlines £17m copper to fibre switch looming for 170,000 phone customers

Hull telecoms giant will roll-out key strand of full fibre strategy exchange by exchange from April next year

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone seemed at ease’: how art is making hospital visits less painful

Some of life’s hardest moments are spent in hospital, but two organisations are working to ease that with ingenious designs. Mina Holland explains how art has been a lifeline

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: Dartmouth Engineering Students Conduct First-Ever Study On Energy Efficiency In Cannabis Cultivation

Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society announced the results of a first-of-its-kind independent study on energy efficiency in the cannabis industry.

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