As the world fawns over the return of Game of Thrones, Fender has embarked upon a game of tones, embodying three of the series’ most popular/feared houses with their very own signature electric guitars. The House Stark Telecaster, House Lannister Jaguar and House Targaryen Stratocaster will be built to order by the Fender Custom Shop, and promise meticulously considered details to capture the essence of the show’s Westeros setting. Fender Custom Shop’s Principal Master Builder Ron Thorn is behind the guitars’ construction, which employs each house’s family sigil, costume designs, armour and weaponry as part of their design. You can watch show creator Dan Weiss, composer Ramin Djawadi and legendary guitarists Nuno Bettencourt, Scott Ian and Tom Morello play the guitars above. Here’s the skinny from Fender, including some eye-watering prices: Game of Thrones House Stark, Telecaster - $25,000 Image 1 of 5 Image 2 of 5 Image 3 of 5 Image 4 of 5 Image 5 of 5 PRESS RELEASE: The House Stark Telecaster guitar features a lightweight swamp ash body, weathered with inlaid sterling silver purfling that reflects the broodiness of Winterfell’s landscape. The guitar features a maple neck with ebony fingerboard, hand-cut and engraved sterling silver Dire Wolf sigil inlay on the first fret in addition to an embossed nickel silver version on the pickguard. The Tele also features hand-engraved knobs, an etched neck plate and is finished with thin lacquer over custom paints, including “Raven Black” and “Gray Wolf.” Guitar case features a faux wolf fur lining and a black suede exterior as an homage to the direwolf sigil of the Stark House. Game of Thrones House Lannister, Jaguar - $30,000 Image 1 of 5 Image 2 of 5 Image 3 of 5 Image 4 of 5 Image 5 of 5 PRESS RELEASE: The House Lannister Jaguar guitar stuns with a lightweight alder body that features 24k Gold leaf with heraldry design on both the front and back, paying homage to the opulent Red Keep in King’s Landing. The guitar has a maple neck with ebony fingerboard, hand-cut and engraved brass Lion sigil inlay on the first fret, a 24k leaf heraldry design carved headstock face, gold hardware and a gold-plated pickguard that is engraved with the Lannister’s sigil. The Jaguar also includes an etched neck plate, hand-engraved knobs and is finished with a thin lacquer over custom paints including “Burnt Crimson” and “Lannister Gold.” Guitar case features gold accents including a crushed gold velvet interior and all gold hardware. Game of Thrones House Targaryen, Stratocaster - $35,000 Image 1 of 5 Image 2 of 5 Image 3 of 5 Image 4 of 5 Image 5 of 5 PRESS RELEASE: For the House Targaryen Stratocaster guitar, Thorn drew significant inspiration from the family’s sigil, a three-headed dragon, as this Strat features carved dragon scales across the front and back of the guitar. The lightweight alder body is adorned with black hardware, a maple neck with ebony fretboard, hand-cut and engraved sterling silver three-headed dragon sigil inlay on the first fret, as well as a hand-tooled and stained leather pickguard that also features the Targaryen sigil. The Strat also boasts an etched neck plate and is finished with thin lacquer over custom “Dragonglass Black” paint. Guitar case boasts an all-black reptile design on its exterior with red stitching accents both inside and out. A staggering 300 hours went into the project, with 100 hours spent on each instrument - but both Fender and the Game of Thrones team reckon the effort has been worth it. “This has been a two-year journey - much of it spent in the concept phase, nailing down a cool and authentic way to bring the two properties together,” said Justin Norvell, EVP Fender Products. Ron Thorn at Fender has built three beautiful, GoT-inspired works of art, and you can out-shred your enemies with all of them D.B. Weiss “We worked directly and extensively with Game of Thrones’ creator and avid guitar player D.B. Weiss to ensure that our vision, design and materials reflected the identity of each house. And there’s no better place than the Fender Custom Shop to tackle this task with experts in not only guitar-building, but specialized skills, such as carving and engraving, that really set these instruments apart. “As existing fans of the series, we couldn’t be happier with the final results and this partnership overall.” “Ron Thorn at Fender has built three beautiful, GoT-inspired works of art, and you can out-shred your enemies with all of them,” said D.B. Weiss, who along with David Benioff, serves as creator and showrunner on Game Of Thrones. “The craftsmanship and attention to detail reminds me a lot of what we saw in our costume and armory shops, and on our sets. I hope these make a few other people 1/1000th as happy as they make me.” See Fender for more info.<doc-sep>After nearly two years of waiting, the eighth season of Game Of Thrones began airing this weekend, and in both the lead-up and the aftermath, the world has been obsessed with the HBO show. The music world is getting involved too: There’s an album inspired by the show that’s coming soon, and it features songs from big names like Travis Scott, The National, and others. Now Fender has revealed the ultimate product for folks who are both guitar-heads and huge GoT fans: The guitar-maker has unveiled three fancy new guitars inspired by the show. When it comes to buying one, they’re pretty much reserved for lottery winners or people with a lot of disposable income: There are three models, with the cheapest one selling for $25,000 (the House Stark Telecaster) and the priciest one going for $35,000 (the House Targaryen Stratocaster). There’s also the $30,000 House Lannister Jaguar. Each one is made to order by Fender Custom Shop, and they include features like hand-engraved knobs, special cases, and other high-end features like that. Fender also shared a video about the guitars, which begins with Tom Morello, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Game Of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi, and others playing the guitars, before turning into a behind-the-scenes video of how the guitars came to be. Game Of Thrones creator and showrunner Dan Weiss described how this collection came about, saying, “Guitar has always been such a big part of my life and such a centerpiece to my free time whenever I had it. I think on this show, they were some times the one thing that would keep you sane at the end of the day. The one thing that was my thing from the beginning was how great it would be to have guitars that were inspired by the show. One day, we happened to be talking to Andy Mooney, CEO of Fender, and I was almost afraid to mention it because I didn’t want him to say no, but I said, ‘What would you think about doing a Game Of Thrones guitar?” Watch the video above.<doc-sep>If you’re psyched about the final season of Game of Thrones (and have a cool 25 grand or so laying around), you can keep your love of Westeros going with one of Fender’s new masterbuilt guitars from the company’s Game of Thrones Sigil collection. Produced in conjunction with HBO Licensing & Retail, the trio of deluxe, one-of-a-kind models represent three fan-favorite houses—the Game of Thrones House Stark Telecaster, the Games of Thrones House Lannister Jaguar and the Game of Thrones House Targaryen Stratocaster—and are built to order via the Fender Custom Shop. All three models were handcrafted by Principal Master Builder Ron Thorn, and according to Fender, each guitar’s design drew inspiration from the house’s family sigil, costume designs, armor and weaponry, as well as each of their locations in Westeros. Check out details of each guitar, via Fender, below: Game of Thrones House Stark Telecaster ($25,000) The House Stark Telecaster guitar features a lightweight swamp ash body, weathered with inlaid sterling silver purfling that reflects the broodiness of Winterfell’s landscape. The guitar features a maple neck with an ebony fingerboard, a hand-cut and engraved sterling silver Dire Wolf sigil inlay on the first fret and an embossed nickel silver version on the pickguard. The Tele also features hand-engraved knobs, an etched neck plate and is finished with thin lacquer over custom paints, including “Raven Black” and “Gray Wolf.” Game of Thrones House Lannister Jaguar ($30,000) The House Lannister Jaguar features a lightweight alder body with a 24k Gold leaf with heraldry design on both the front and back, paying homage to the opulent Red Keep in King’s Landing. The guitar has a maple neck with an ebony fingerboard, a hand-cut and engraved brass Lion sigil inlay on the first fret, a 24k leaf heraldry design-carved headstock face, gold hardware and a gold-plated pickguard engraved with the Lannister’s sigil. The Jaguar also includes an etched neck plate, hand-engraved knobs and is finished with a thin lacquer over custom paints including “Burnt Crimson” and “Lannister Gold.” Game of Thrones House Targaryen Stratocaster ($35,000) For the House Targaryen Stratocaster guitar, Thorn drew significant inspiration from the family’s sigil, a three-headed dragon, as this Strat features carved dragon scales across the front and back of the guitar. The lightweight alder body is adorned with black hardware, a maple neck with ebony fretboard, a hand-cut and engraved sterling silver three-headed dragon sigil inlay on the first fret, as well as a hand-tooled and stained leather pickguard that also features the Targaryen sigil. The Strat also boasts an etched neck plate and is finished with thin lacquer over custom “Dragonglass Black” paint. Each model also comes with a bespoke guitar case that reflects the ethos of the instrument with ornate attention to detail, as well as an El Dorado strap. Details include: - Game of Thrones House Stark Telecaster: guitar case features a faux wolf fur lining and a black suede exterior as an homage to the direwolf sigil of the Stark House. - Game of Thrones House Lannister Jaguar: guitar case features gold accents including a crushed gold velvet interior and all gold hardware. - Game of Thrones House Targaryen Stratocaster: guitar case boasts an all-black reptile design on its exterior with red stitching accents both inside and out. For more information, head over to Fender.com.<doc-sep>
Watch legendary shredders Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) and Scott Ian (Anthrax) jam the "Game of Thrones" theme on these incredible instruments. Fender We've already been bombarded with Game of Thrones-themed merch spanning Adidas Ultra Boosts to Johnnie Walker scotch, but this new line of Fender x GoT guitars are the show's loudest custom collectibles yet. Officially dubbed the Game of Thrones Sigil Collection, each ornately-detailed instrument reps one of three fan-favorite Westeros families: House Stark, House Lannister, and House Targaryen. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website Taking cues from the clan crests, costume designs, armor and weaponry featured in the HBO's massively popular fantasy epic, it took over 300 collective hours to design the Sigil line. Fender Principal Master Builder Ron and his team worked extensively on the collaboration with series creator D.B. Weiss, who is also an avid guitar player. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website Upon completion, Weiss even jammed the GoT theme with a quintet of Sigil-equipped guitarists that included legendary shredders Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage) and Scott Ian (Anthrax). Watch it above. Via Fender, learn more about the Game of Thrones Sigil Collection below: Game of Thrones House Stark, Telecaster - $25,000 Fender The House Stark Telecaster guitar features a lightweight swamp ash body, weathered with inlaid sterling silver purfling that reflects the broodiness of Winterfell’s landscape. The guitar features a maple neck with ebony fingerboard, hand-cut and engraved sterling silver Dire Wolf sigil inlay on the first fret in addition to an embossed nickel silver version on the pickguard. The Tele® also features hand-engraved knobs, an etched neck plate and is finished with thin lacquer over custom paints, including “Raven Black” and “Gray Wolf.” Fender The guitar case features a faux wolf fur lining and a black suede exterior as an homage to the direwolf sigil of the Stark House. Game of Thrones House Lannister, Jaguar - $30,000 Fender The House Lannister Jaguar guitar stuns with a lightweight alder body that features 24k Gold leaf with heraldry design on both the front and back, paying homage to the opulent Red Keep in King’s Landing. The guitar has a maple neck with ebony fingerboard, hand-cut and engraved brass Lion sigil inlay on the first fret, a 24k leaf heraldry design carved headstock face, gold hardware and a gold-plated pickguard that is engraved with the Lannister’s sigil. The Jaguar also includes an etched neck plate, hand-engraved knobs and is finished with a thin lacquer over custom paints including “Burnt Crimson” and “Lannister Gold.” Fender The guitar case features gold accents including a crushed gold velvet interior and all gold hardware. Game of Thrones House Targaryen, Stratocaster - $35,000 Fender For the House Targaryen Stratocaster guitar, Thorn drew significant inspiration from the family’s sigil, a three-headed dragon, as this Strat features carved dragon scales across the front and back of the guitar. The lightweight alder body is adorned with black hardware, a maple neck with ebony fretboard, hand-cut and engraved sterling silver three-headed dragon sigil inlay on the first fret, as well as a hand-tooled and stained leather pickguard that also features the Targaryen sigil. The Strat also boasts an etched neck plate and is finished with thin lacquer over custom “Dragonglass Black” paint. Fender The guitar case boasts an all-black reptile design on its exterior with red stitching accents both inside and out. Which family's GoT guitar will survive the final season? That's anyone's guess.