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Fender expands its presence in Asia with Fender Music Korea – is a retail store coming next?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Headed up by Jack Kim, FMK will exclusively distribute Fender, Squier, Jackson, Charvel, EVH and Gretsch guitars in Korea. CEO Andy Mooney says move strengthens the Big F’s global presence

Here is all the new gear that has caught my eye this week – including an affordable replica of a $1 million Les Paul
By Matt Owen published
PRS ushers in a new era of shred with its Herman Li signature model and Epiphone honors a great

Fender’s Blues Junior has been upgraded for its 30th anniversary
By Phil Weller published
With new-and-improved circuitry, a smoother spring reverb, and some tasty aesthetic touches, the Blues Junior is celebrating its birthday in style

Tye Trujillo dips into the signature stompbox world for the first time with the TruDrive
By Janelle Borg published
The Trujillo TruDrive Wah, designed in collaboration with Morley, promises to be a “cool new wah for the next generation of players”

Bootsy Collins and Buckethead reflect on their first meeting – but the guitarist speaks through his Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
Collins talks and Buckethead riffs in the strangest guitar interview of 2025

Behringer’s back with another on-the-nose clone – this time of a cult Moog filter pedal from the 2000s
By Phil Weller published
It’s the latest entry into Behringer’s catalog of vintage-inspired pedals, following the controversial Centara overdrive Klon copy

Joe Bonamassa on the evacuation of Nerdville following L.A. wildfires
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist’s worst fears nearly played out in January and he knew he could only save select gear picks – here’s what he picked

How Chris Buck and his band, Cardinal Black, took their first U.S. show by storm
By Janelle Borg published
The blues rock ace remembers how a venue booker in Nashville was astounded when a lot more people than he initially expected turned up for their show
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