By David Gedge
SUSTAIN-O-MATIC
Fender's
EOB Sustainer
Stratocaster
Pictured: Ed
O'Brien from
Radiohead
Ed's Guitar
Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster
Fender
Musical
Instruments
Corporation (FMIC) announced a collabo-
ration with Radiohead guitarist Ed
O’Brien for his own artist series guitar: the
EOB Sustainer Stratocaster. Fender and
O’Brien joined forces to offer a guitar that’s
as enigmatic and entrancing as the musi-
cian’s storied six-string orchestration.
Equipped with a Fernandes SustainerT
unit, O’Brien designed this guitar with the
intention of helping players everywhere
experiment, create and find their own
diverse sound.
“I have played Fender guitars for a
long time now, so it was an honor to col-
laborate and design an instrument with
Fender. The initial idea for the EOB
Sustainer Strat actually came from a dream
I had,” said O’ Brien. “I’ve enjoyed work-
ing closely with the entire Fender family,
from Alex Perez, Fender Senior Master
Builder, and Neil Whitcher, Head of Artist
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Relations in the U.K., and the team who
built it down in Ensenada [Mexico]. We
have put together a really