Cast your mind back to the January 2005 issue of Yeah, you should remember this one. It was a great issue, with and tabbed, Slayer and Pink Floyd interviewed. On the cover you would find Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys, brandishing a Strat behind his head.
Well, with this being the 70th anniversary of the , has been reaching out to its cover stars of yore who chose to bring Leo Fender’s septuagenarian game-changer to learn a little bit more about the model in question. So we had a few questions for Garza about this Custom Shop ’60s Reissue Strat, better known as “Tejana”, and he was more than happy to answer them. Its story goes back to 2000, and a little ol’ guitar store in Texas.
.. “At Ray Hennig’s [Heart of Texas music store] in Austin in 2000.
” “I felt like we chose each other. What made it special was the way I felt when I looked at her; it seemed like she was already mine. Also, my brothers were there with me when I got her.
” “Yes, on almost everything [Los Lonely Boys’ five studio records].” “A memorable moment that I will cherish about this guitar is when we were on tour with Carlos Santana, and he picked it up and played it at soundcheck.” “It just felt right all up and down her neck and all the way to her body.
” “Her name is Tejana, and she is my Number 1.” “Yes, and I still play this guitar. She is my Number 1.
” “I’ll say this: my grandson is named Fender. What does that tell you?”.
