<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Fender-jaguar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/fender-jaguar Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Most Fender colors were inspired by automotive trends. Candy Apple Red stood out because it came from the hot-rod scene”: Why Leo Fender’s favorite custom color finish still drives guitarists wild ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/candy-apple-red-fender-collection MVZupdUuCKkjpCRo34H6yH Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Far, far from limited to our man in terms of its potential use”: Fender Johnny Marr Signature Special Jaguar review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-johnny-marr-signature-special-jaguar UEeMVxAskMj8xH46VTHr24 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:41:44 +0000 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:28:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are people who bought my signature Jaguar because of its reputation – they don't have to be a fan of my music”: Johnny Marr on reinventing the Fender Jaguar (again), the “biggest reunion of all time” and why Nile Rodgers deserves more credit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/johnny-marr-limited-edition-signature-special-fender-jaguar-interview 4ft8zzHiCQX5eNk8td9G6m Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:39:20 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:40:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to create an instrument that feels classic but also pushes players to explore new tones”: Fender and Johnny Marr team up for a new signature Jaguar – which puts a distinct twist on the Smiths legend’s go-to guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-johnny-marr-limited-edition-signature-special-jaguar-2025 HQD2g6YaQYmpxsBmFRDg5 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:02:00 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:12:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It may not please those after a pure vintage-spec Jag, but if you’re looking for unique tones paired with modern build and playability, it’s an amazing guitar”: Fender Player II Jaguar review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-player-ii-jaguar-review HeBFSt32Us39sjtoT56RTT Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:07:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Technically, it’s for sale – I’ve priced it at a point where I hope nobody will ever buy it because I know I’ll never see another”: Why the 1960s Fender Bass VI is a tone machine that (almost) defies categorization ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/fender-bass-vi-60s-shoreline-gold FraWgsTTyy8fK9J2YnaKe7 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:42:42 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Playing the Bass VI is a really strange experience – a truly unique instrument”: Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe Bass VI review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/squier-limited-edition-classic-vibe-bass-vi-review AcLoGBqDKQWcXYkc3MGdk8 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:51:16 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We made a handwritten tab book. I wanted to make some sort of DIY zine, and I had all these guitar solos from the EP that people were asking about”: Musical polymath Luna Li on blending harps with Fender Jaguars – and the art of arrangement ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/luna-li-when-a-thought-grows-wings UfYySkKK6bZjyfsLyinwNN Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:41:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite over 2 weeks to go until Cyber Weekend, Fender has decided to slash hundreds off a huge range of guitars, including $200 off the highly-rated American Professional II ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-early-black-friday-sale VMJTS5HPKo9SxXuzGWTbmV Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:53:50 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t really relate to the guitar anymore. I don’t like its nature. Honestly, guitar is the least interesting thing about the record to me”: Mk.Gee and his Fender Jaguar take center stage on SNL – alongside a mysteriously spec'd Charvel ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mk-gee-performs-on-snl-mystery-charvel 2stwNntkHkgNDdRyvcY2Ln Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:12:02 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:12:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We drove to a Guitar Center, ran in just before closing and bought a Fender P-Bass… we re-tracked almost every song on Enema of the State with it”: Mark Hoppus charts his bass origin story, embracing amp modelers and switching from Ernie Ball to Fender ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mark-hoppus-fender-jaguar-bass-interview n5sajZAkfwLMLWgPQyv9i9 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:20:47 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Once the modelers caught up to tube amps in their tone, it was all over for me”: Mark Hoppus explains why he switched to Kemper and Quad Cortex for blink-182’s mammoth arena shows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-hoppus-explains-why-he-switched-to-kemper-and-quad-cortex-in-blink-182 jweUnSb2c8qfrueSuFewmR Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:00:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s enabled fans to achieve the iconic blink-182 tone they've always dreamed of”: Mark Hoppus combines Jaguar, Precision and Jazz Bass parts on his new Fender signature model – including unique reverse-mounted pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-limited-edition-mark-hoppus-jaguar-bass FyJBmY9muwi9uti2Wxxeyj Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:00:16 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never liked the idea of getting lessons from a guitar player, and thought it would be more useful to learn from someone who didn’t play the guitar at all”: Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mkgee-on-learning-guitar-basics-from-an-upright-bassist ADV3XxwjiEi8chEnQgjmaE Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:49:57 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:28:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In terms of electric guitars, I’ve never used anything other than Fender in my life”: UK post-punk band English Teacher just won one of the most prestigious prizes in music – and it all started with Fender ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/english-teacher-on-developing-their-sound-through-fender-guitars Y2rd86vjgcJ3fnrMUYMk9m Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:31:25 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:54:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Offset guitarscan be really clumsy, but that makes me approach them differently. I kept hitting the kill switch mid-solo, thinking, ‘Why is this here?!’” Samantha Fish on how Kurt Cobain turned her onto the Fender Jaguar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/samantha-fish-on-the-fender-jaguar Y5vnQLJQUpYs76gGpjfGF4 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:25:11 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:47:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Used in the studio to record In the Skies and Little Dreamer”: The Fender Duo-Sonic that helped launch Peter Green’s late-’70s comeback is going up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/peter-green-fender-duo-sonic-auction 4sSGQN7wopsBB27VUT98Bh Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:06:53 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Embrace the DIY spirit and experience the joy of playing a guitar you’ve built yourself”: Harley Benton launches three new ‘build your own guitar’ kits – starting from $117 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/harley-benton-extreme-76-extreme-84-victory-guitar-kits W3RCTZ8EwvfZK8XmkCYWEe Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:05:05 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An instrument that strives for a dialogue between old and new”: He’s one of shred guitar’s most original players – now Jakub Żytecki has released 2024’s high-performance offset to beat with Mayones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jakub-zytecki-mayones-jassper-nidra NCFZ9KSjDUe24EDYgVKdqF Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:01:05 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Player II Series is not just an upgrade. It’s a detailed re-imagining”: Fender has overhauled its most popular range in response to requests from guitarists, with never-before-seen body options – and the return of rosewood ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-player-ii-series 7XUi8jJXpJFRPQN9EqsKfm Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Do I ever feel the need to breakout the shred? Absolutely. All the time”: Meet Lime Garden’s Leila Deeley – the UK guitarist refreshing indie-pop with a heavy-strung Jaguar and a $30 fuzz pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/leila-deeley-the-lime-garden-one-more-thing AFxj9YDz8SgrX8WiXMWcWj Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:04:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Legendary design and quintessential tone”: Squier just gave the six-string Jazz Bass VI its Affinity series debut – and it costs less than $350 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/squier-affinity-bass-series-2024 vQxBQYoytCEpBvJiTVBSrE Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:37:56 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ From the Tom DeLonge-inspired Starcaster Deluxe to its first Thinline Tele and a rare Jaguar appearance – Squier’s affordable Affinity series just got a major new expansion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/squier-affinity-starcaster-deluxe-jaguar-2024 ktukcBrtzagXYWXWRe6RVG Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:04:39 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 Fender signature guitars you need to try – and 5 we can't believe they haven't made yet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-fender-signature-guitars HuyBbn49qnTvSVSQM28mYG Tue, 28 May 2024 21:05:56 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He has found things to do on the guitar that are like nobody else. It was the same when I first saw Prince”: Eric Clapton picks an unlikely contender as his favorite contemporary guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-clapton-favorite-contemporary-guitarist wqGNfutaaqix9re2NYLVvY Fri, 24 May 2024 15:41:17 +0000 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:19:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People have always gravitated to guitars by Fender Japan because you get so much more choice… The build quality is the best Fender makes outside the Custom Shop”: How the Japanese Fender offset conquered the world ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-the-japanese-fender-offset-conquered-the-world mfxnicvDpKroFYUrYTaaHU Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:24:44 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to upgrade your Jazzmaster and Jaguar: modding tips and setup tricks for Fender offset guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-to-optimise-your-jazzmaster-or-jaguar-5-mods-and-setup-tricks-you-need-to-know Vw3QozWeHt4ophDD9bHiTm Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:14:40 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender's guitar models explained: we break down the entire Fender line-up from Player to Custom Shop, to help find the right one for you ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fender-guitars-explained 7NAR87GT5FZ6nHCcXqxTbF Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:33:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Like so many of Leo Fender’s products, these instruments ended up being wildly successful at producing sounds that ran contrary to his intentions”: The history of Fender offset guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-history-of-fender-offset-guitars HYMweRNrVKYzo8xx9RCaGb Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:08:52 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have Marshall, Orange and Victory amps, but they just don’t have the bark I need for this project. The 5150 is what metal sounds like to me”: Meet Jaguar Throne, the UK metal big beasts following in the hoofprints of Mastodon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jaguar-throne-steve-sears QC37nDthJJ4bjVXC3PFQre Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:50:41 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “While many contemporary offsets simply borrow the outline, there’s a lot more to these original recipes”: Fender Vintera II ’50s Jazzmaster, ’70s Jaguar and ’70s Competition Mustang review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/fender-vintera-ii-50s-jazzmaster-70s-jaguar-70s-competition-mustang-review BQegLp9bPpK2dBumwQE3rh Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:33:06 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Poverty accounted for many of my choices – I had this knockoff, fake Tele I used on Rain Dogs… It was awful but also beautiful”: Marc Ribot on recording Tom Waits classics with cheap gear, and why ‘How can I destroy it?’ is one of his session mantras ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marc-ribot-connection Pq5pBPh7XuYvoeR7mmAFc7 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:14:03 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Many people think I was doing it all on the Rickenbacker in the ’80s, but a lot of the clean arpeggio stuff was done on a Les Paul”: Johnny Marr on the most prized guitars in his collection – and why they might not be what you expect ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/johnny-marr-a-life-in-guitars 5J5mtpnvfszdrqqbXNCe54 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:24:05 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This year’s collection will set a new standard for excellence in the world of custom guitar”: Fender pays homage to golden era guitars and pushes the boundaries of contemporary design with 2024 Custom Shop collections ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-custom-shop-collection-2024 Z7KtPYgAjRUSfvbXBX24GB Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:30:20 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We are greeted with a guitar that looks like it arrived here in a DeLorean”: Fender Vintera II '70s Competition Mustang review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/fender-vintera-ii-70s-competition-mustang RffvKxehgTLRhVfEUtFRnh Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:37:03 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An affordable way to harness a little bit of vintage mojo without breaking the bank”: Fender Vintera II ’70s Jaguar review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/fender-vintera-ii-70s-jaguar vSqq3HhJ5KpaZ8pbqdsxeX Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:58:51 +0000 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:32:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Jaguar vs Mustang: What’s the difference? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fender-jaguar-vs-mustang y3jwmTRo72g63FRAyXEALU Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:56:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ The ‘90s was a watershed era for gear, and set the template for the future of the electric guitar – these are the retro designs, digital innovations and misfit toys that defined a decade and beyond ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guitar-gear-of-the-90s b8XDtrRQf5RvWPRaL2R8dn Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:10:49 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The game-changing pick you never knew you needed”: Offset fever reaches guitar picks as Fender launches Offset Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-offset-picks ANYqWFsS7fpM6ypckL9upe Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:47:41 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Vintera II ‘60s Stratocaster and ‘50s Nocaster review: keenly priced Strat and Tele models that evoke the golden age of guitar building ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/fender-vintera-ii-60s-stratocaster-and-50s-nocaster jWshyXUDwCAgac8cGHTZok Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:55:56 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Verlaine influenced generations of alt-rock guitar greats – find out why they worshipped his playing with this lesson in his idiosyncratic style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/tom-verlaine-television-style m99yusTkvx8KzgB8buaAVA Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:55:55 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A harmonious chord between tradition and evolution”: Fender debuts the Vintera II Series – bringing back the Bass VI, a Nirvana-inspired Mustang and a wealth of vintage-spec’d models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-vintera-ii-range 8WexkgsUSznLvz8jNBukne Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:26:44 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Japan has unveiled another knockout limited-edition Jazzmaster – in the face of Fender’s offset boom, will it be made available overseas? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-japan-adjusto-matic-jazzmaster-hh-2023 iioBf42jkgaSicwAh38k3h Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:52:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was one of these totally experimental guitars, a complete one of one”: In 1967, Fender toyed with redesigning its most famous electric guitar – this is the secret history of the semi-hollow Stratocaster prototype ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/1967-fender-stratocaster-semi-hollow-prototype rSgA5A3y3hEMrHzEn6aaY9 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:27:06 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ The rubber bridge is the hottest trend in indie guitar and a cheap mod to try – here’s how to install one on your electric guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-to-install-a-rubber-bridge-on-your-electric-guitar wrYe3qpNqJvD7KHCwvoQDG Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:31:01 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass review – a short-scale stunner with a unique pickup pairing that handles much more than just rock ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/fender-mike-kerr-jaguar-bass eS8RwutHNAhaTmfSiKX5PP Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:37:52 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The surprising secret behind Kurt Cobain’s guitar tone on Nirvana’s In Utero has been discovered, 30 years on from its release ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kurt-cobain-fender-quad-reverb-tone-secret CUd3UZJDB6HrhGDMj5VwoP Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:48:28 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “As an entry into the brand, you’re getting traditional woods, upgraded hardware and premium pickups”: How the Player Series became Fender’s best-selling guitar line ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fender-player-series-history UcFBM6riHKBKQgqaURHBcd Sat, 29 Jul 2023 10:00:50 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kevin Shields shares the secret to ensuring your Fender Jazzmaster or Jaguar won’t go out of tune – and it’s not a Mastery bridge ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kevin-shields-fender-jazzmaster-jaguar-tuning-stability-secret nXKZ3e7MvVqco28mLxQKvn Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:19:41 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kurt Cobain-signed 1966 Fender Jaguar, Elvis Presley’s Rosewood Telecaster head up bumper guitar auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kurt-cobain-jaguar-elvis-presley-telecaster-auction cLDCSkrfgw2WY8XbGrUn3V Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:25:13 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:34 +0000