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Fender Tom DeLonge Stratocaster To The Stars Black Friday edition

“Jim Root 182”: The Fender Tom DeLonge Stratocaster is getting a (nearly) all-black metal makeover for Black Friday – but you’ll have to be quick to get one

By Matt Parker published 22 November 23

The highly limited blacked-out blink-182 instruments go on sale this Friday (November 24)

Blue Fender Telecaster Deluxe on wooden floor

Best Telecasters: the top Fender Tele electric guitars for all budgets and styles

By Amit Sharma last updated 25 October 23

Figure out which is the best Telecaster for you - we pay homage to Fender's iconic electric guitar

Nita Strauss playing her Ibanez JIVA and Yvette Young with her YY20 signature guitar

Nita Strauss and Yvette Young once traded signature guitars – but found each others’ designs damn-near unplayable

By Matt Parker published 8 June 23

The swap may not have worked out for them but Strauss says it made her feel good about the health of the guitar industry

Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 review

By Jonathan Horsley published 8 June 23

The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop for a Superstrat that's built to handle all manner of high-gain rough and tumble

Harley Benton pays tribute to Keith Richards’ Fender “Micawber” Telecaster with $253 ash-bodied model

By Matt Owen published 6 December 22

The TE-53KR BL nods to the Rolling Stones guitarist's '50s Fender Tele, which was the force behind some of the band's biggest open-tuning tracks

Harley Benton Active SBK electric guitar

Harley Benton looks to tempt Jim Root fans with sleek $166 JA-20HH Active SBK offset

By Matt Owen published 21 November 22

The stealthy six-string is joined by an equally futuristic creation: the Satin Black Victory Active SBK V-style, which weighs in at $208

Three Fender guitars lined up on a wooden floor

Amazon slashes the price of 66 Fender acoustics, electrics and basses – including a huge $452 off the Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang!

By Daryl Robertson published 17 November 22

Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon is seriously cutting the price of Fender gear, including Player, Vintera, Classic Vibe, signature models and more

How to tell Jim Root and Mick Thomson’s Slipknot guitar parts apart

By Jon Wiederhorn published 18 October 22

The Iowa bruise brothers of metal address the guitar with contrasting styles, but as they explain here, they know what the other is about to do before they do themselves

Jim Root and Mick Thomson on the depression, wild gear experiments and chaos theory behind Slipknot’s devastating new album

By Jon Wiederhorn published 6 October 22

The End, So Far was borne of depression and anxiety: it's the triumphant sound of the Iowa metal institution picking themselves off the canvas, turning the guitars up loud and digging in

Adam Jones' custom Gibson Flying V (left), Adam Jones holds his signature Gibson USA Les Paul

Adam Jones' custom Reverse Silverburst Gibson Flying V was designed with help from Kirk Hammett, Richie Faulkner and Jim Root

By Jackson Maxwell published 19 September 22

Featuring a '58 Futura headstock, the custom build is said by the Tool guitarist to be "one of the heaviest Flying Vs Gibson has ever made"

Jim Root on designing his first-ever Charvel signature model, his '80s metal heroes and the most common mistakes he sees in Slipknot guitar covers

By Sam Roche published 8 September 22

After receiving his first Charvel decades ago, the Slipknot axe-slinger has developed his very own, bending the brand's hair metal blueprint to fit his indomitable heavy-riffing playing style

Slipknot's Jim Root hints at future Squier signature models

By Sam Roche published 2 September 22

“To be able to make my signature models and have them come in at $600 or $700 would be fucking awesome,” the Fender and Charvel signature artist tells Guitar World

Jim Root's first-ever Charvel signature model has officially landed

By Sam Roche published 31 August 22

The Slipknot man's Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HH FR arrives alongside his existing lineup of Fender signatures, and retains the same minimalist aesthetic and control layout

Jim Root partners with Dunlop for chug-friendly drop A and drop B signature strings

By Matt Owen published 26 July 22

The Slipknot guitarist's new custom-gauge sets seek to provide tuning stability and high-end clarity capable of accommodating his low-end six-string onslaughts

John 5 and his upcoming Fender Telecaster signature

John 5 says his signature Fender Telecaster is coming soon and it is called The Ghost

By Matt Owen published 19 July 22

The heavy metal maestro’s next signature Tele has been in the works since 2019 and has a white painted fretboard design inspired by the Supreme x Fender Stratocaster

Jim Root's long-awaited Charvel signature model heads up the company's new Artist Signature Series drop

By Sam Roche published 15 June 22

The Slipknot man's EMG and Floyd Rose-equipped axe sits alongside new signature models for Marco Sfogli and Anthrax bassist Frank Bello

Five Squier and Fender guitar models lined up next to each other

Fender vs Squier: what’s the difference?

By Richard Blenkinsop published 25 March 22

We explore the history, spec and tone differences between Fender and its sub-brand Squier, two of the biggest names in guitar

John Mayer praises Jim Root’s signature Fender Telecaster as what “every Tele should look like in this day and age”

By Matt Owen published 23 March 22

“It's smart. It's awake. It's doing something completely new,” said the Sob Rock star in his praise of the Slipknot man's axe

Squier refreshes Contemporary Series with redesigned Active Jazzmaster, Starcaster and Jazz Bass, plus all-new Active Precision Bass

By Michael Astley-Brown published 10 March 22

The Fender budget brand’s latest high-spec, low-price guitars and basses feature roasted maple necks, sculpted neck heels and modern-voiced active pickups

Slipknot bring the chaos with their first new music in 2 years, The Chapeltown Rag

By Sam Roche published 5 November 21

The fresh cut sees the Iowa nine-piece hark back to the “frenetic” sound of their first two albums, Slipknot and Iowa