<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Fender-jazzmaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/fender-jazzmaster Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “When everyone’s staring at you, you can’t run off and cry. You just gotta deal with it”: Witch Fever’s Alisha Yarwood on superhero stompboxes, dream tours with IDLES, and why ‘That Great Gretsch Sound’ was doom-punk all along ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/witch-fever-alisha-yarwood-interview 9ZQXXNoEpqiwvPjJ6z28m7 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0000 <![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[ “Whenever I play a three-single-coil normal Strat, I just never felt like I fully sound like myself. The Strat always has such a voice”: Ariel Posen is a Stratocaster lifer – but his signature guitar wants to be a Jazzmaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ariel-posen-on-his-custom-shop-signature-stratocaster gS8TjGjNEpoy6qf88WmAsj Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:53:49 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:57:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Leo was somewhat disgusted that he played an indirect role in the newfangled radical and rambunctious sounds that were taking over radio airwaves”: How the Fender Jazzmaster became the one offset to rule them all – even if no one really used it for jazz ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/how-the-jazzmaster-became-a-bona-fide-classic nVuRmyk3HEDKHQK2XdbdGg Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:42:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It just never felt like it worked with Queens. There’s something about it – it’s a little too ordinary”: Troy Van Leeuwen explains why Queens of the Stone Age are not a Fender Strat band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/troy-van-leeuwen-explains-why-queens-of-the-stone-age-are-not-a-fender-strat-band 2fGf68fmm3heYVbpGcfh7h Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:29:35 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:05:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A sleek new take on a classic machine”: Jackson officially launches its affordable Surfcaster reissue – bringing the cult offset back for a new generation of heavy players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jackson-launches-surfcaster-reissue S5M6QUkzneLyUM3VycKG8J Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:41:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Classic aesthetics with cutting-edge technology”: Are Seymour Duncan's new Jazzmaster Silencers the ultimate Jazzmaster pickups? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-jazzmaster-silencers V6oVwqzpxsABGzzaDY6iNk Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:02:40 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Japan unveils the Starmaster – a Jazzmaster/Starcaster hybrid that could be the most divisive Fender offset of them all ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-japan-starmaster ogX2wbmHXXxzkoTpSFog7V Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:33 +0000 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:16:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the best legitimately new guitars Fender has produced in decades – despite one painfully positioned volume control”: Fender American Ultra II Meteora review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-american-ultra-ii-meteora-review qFKNhtUEfNvmDMUEMUt5B Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:06:15 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:22 +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[ “We might find 50 guitars to choose from. All of a sudden, something that was on an electric might now be on a rubber-bridge acoustic”: Meet flipturn, the indie-rockers flipping the script on three-guitar bands – with a chorus pedal as a sixth member ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/flipturn-burnout-days TpLfv3LYZDNMHicjt7yEPA Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:02:32 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Intricate finishes, exotic tonewoods, and immaculate details”: 12-string Telecasters, baritone offsets, and diamond-laced Strats headline the Fender Custom Shop's awe-inspiring 2025 Prestige Collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-custom-shop-prestige-collection eFTmoYT3D8vWvE5HMBodkf Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:39:01 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Offering modern metalheads a sleek new take on a classic machine”: At long last, Jackson has revived its offset Surfcaster for a new generation of heavy players – and it’s surprisingly affordable ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jackson-surfcaster-returns d38jbkSAJe993cnaU7vPua Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:43:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A versatile spectrum of acoustic and electric tones in a single creative tool”: Fender reveals its most affordable Acoustasonic builds yet – in the form of the $599 Standard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-electric-guitars/fender-acoustasonic-standard-series h87gMgyDGycjztkpyTNoSf Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grab yourself a guitar like no other with huge 20% discounts on these web-exclusive Squier guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/grab-yourself-a-guitar-like-no-other-with-huge-20-percent-discounts-on-these-web-exclusive-squier-guitars aguTwttL4pQ72CwAYEm4ag Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:37:48 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In the past you might have said, ‘That’s only for a metal or super high-performance hard-rock guy.’ Well, maybe not”: Allen Abbassi has overseen every Fender electric guitar since 2007 – but he’s still pushing the envelope ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/allen-abbassi-fender-american-ultra-ii-interview K6LSrwYhoKcJ7nWeoWiSRZ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:33:41 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:52 +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[ “After leading our overall list for two years, it did not come in No. 1”: Reverb reveals its best-selling electric guitars of 2024 – and the previous top-seller has been toppled ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/reverb-best-selling-electric-guitars-2024 reCfLLc6XPhBfQBmpiediU Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:20:43 +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[ “A lot of people are feeling the same way. They're like, ‘I’m covered with Superstrats and Strats, but I don't have an offset…’”: Misha Mansoor on the emergence of offsets in metal music – and why he should have seen it coming ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/misha-mansoor-rise-of-offsets-in-metal-music HqnQVZmVB72wHgCVAArJqT Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gretsch’s most exciting release of the year. A genuine joy to play”: Gretsch Electromatic Jack Antonoff Signature "Princess Antonoff" CVT review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gretsch-electromatic-jack-antonoff-signature-princess-antonoff-cvt-review nodLZa6c8qPzBi7dCi6yHN Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:23:23 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would pick this over a ’60s or ’70s model. It’s the perfect Telecaster in my eyes”: Tele obsessive John 5 provides the ultimate test for Fender’s new American Ultra II series ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/john-5-demos-fender-american-ultra-ii-tele ijNNKVBAgCi4HPgTNgKqoV Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:16:27 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “World-class... It just feels like a vintage classic that never was”: Daniels Gravitas review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/daniels-gravitas-review mcNcttcn2aMJXUcPVutAH5 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:04:24 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We decided, ‘Let's take the Jazzmaster out and put the Meteora in there to see if it's gonna work’”: Why Fender chose the Meteora over the Jazzmaster for its American Ultra II series ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/why-fender-swapped-jazzmaster-for-meteora-in-ultra-ii-series GhwCxBMRRuEpuPFmAQkZnf Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:34:14 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was quite enamored by Gretsch guitars. Over the years, I started to collect them – I probably own most of them”: Gretsch honors Depeche Mode icon Martin Gore with a stunning signature based on one of his prized vintage guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gretsch-martin-gore-depeche-mode-signature WP5Y8XY5WdKeAGq7ET5aRG Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:07:11 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The sports car versions of all our classic models”: Fender’s new top-of-the-line American Ultra II guitars are more advanced than anything it has produced before – and feature its fastest necks yet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-american-ultra-ii-launch AVaph62pmDQ6LXJVn2ZNd Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:00:20 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was this thing I was trying to create that didn't exist”: Gretsch and super-producer Jack Antonoff combine the Fender Jazzmaster with an oddball vintage Gretsch to create the Grammy-winner’s “dream” signature guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gretsch-jack-antonoff-princess-signature-guitar EndAiBXGE9mUU2MwKT6tLg Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:28:13 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He'd be like, ‘Yeah, when you're sitting in, you can just use mine.’ I was like, ‘I can?!’” Larkin Poe's Rebecca Lovell on the time Elvis Costello let her borrow his famed Fender Jazzmaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/larkin-poe-rebecca-lovell-on-borrowing-elvis-costello-personal-jazzmaster 5EBUMbxuiDiKXstVAQCPre Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:02:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We mixed innovation with history, and did something we think Leo Fender would be very proud of”: Jack White’s new Fender Signature Collection pushes the boundaries of guitar and amp design – and brings his wild custom Telecaster to the masses ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-jack-white-signature-collection iL3eGBcfQAuwtfjnRCLhGY Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember trying a Telecaster and finding the sliding so complicated, like a mountain between one fret and the other. I hated it. That’s why I stuck with Jazzmasters”: Hinds talk learning guitar on the road, recruiting Beck – and rebuilding the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/hinds-viva-hinds KPeLGcFmG4o57U6qMDKJPQ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:04:28 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:02:33 +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[ How to play surf music on guitar: 3 techniques that will make your playing sound authentic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-surf-guitar M6tuJbMgxvKmphSMjcPyBG Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:46:08 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When you first pick up a Tele or a Jazzmaster, you’re not thinking about neoclassical scales or shredding. But the more you play them, it’s like, ‘Wow! They kinda rip!’” Jim Root on upsetting metalheads and Fender purists, and his amp modeling conversion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jim-root-slipknot-25th-anniversary JUwhcqDaStswcAgzmHEAeC Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:57:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've never ordered anything like this before”: Misha Mansoor is the latest player to receive the elusive Jackson Surfcaster offset – could a production run of the firm’s most sought-after model be in the works? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/misha-mansoor-custom-shop-jackson-surfcaster PeTwkLzhrPEmVMghxg28id Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:02:40 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:27 +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[ “Unlock the full tonal potential of your bass”: Fender’s Cobalt Chrome pickups will breathe new life into your Jazz or Precision bass – but developing an all-new bass pickup design wasn’t easy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-cobalt-chrome-bass-pickups-launch 6GDCsBLmuon8EEJSu9fZcN Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:33:37 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It feels like we’ve been in an episode of The Twilight Zone. If you’re bored by the usual suspects, you’ll have some serious fun here”: Vintage REVO Series Custom Supreme & Trio review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/vintage-revo-series-custom-supreme-trio k66VGRueW36zvmENgLugjd Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:36:23 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I love the romance of a guitar with a story. But if you can find a good setup guy, you can take a piece of junk, and it’ll play as good as anything you’ve ever touched”: Larkin Poe’s Rebecca Lovell on why she’s loyal to Fender Stratocasters of all levels ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/larkin-poe-rebecca-lovell-on-the-fender-stratocaster ojRaGbxo76kjGaU294kxsC Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:48:36 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Fender sent me a Jazzmaster and I didn’t play it. I thought it was awkward-looking”: Jim Root helped Fender create the most radical Jazzmaster ever – but he didn’t like the offset design at first ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jim-root-didnt-like-the-jazzmaster-at-first R2Dtc7DxehBfWsLHLw6ATL Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:02:41 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:26 +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[ “A quintessential mashup of Fender features”: Squier debuts a new Paranormal Telecaster/Jazzmaster hybrid – and revives Fender's mischievous Les Paul-inspired 'Troublemaker' in a new affordable form ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-squier-paranormal-2024 38hmZahZqryrA5mRhKnAfW Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:45:25 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:45 +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[ “There’s no questioning the rock-solid protection it affords your guitar, or the efforts Fender has gone to to create a nicely priced case that offers a premium feel”: Fender F1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/fender-f1225-electric-guitar-gig-bag-review YshKcjio7LeXiBVcNjXjon Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:33:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Japan continues its adventures in flamed-top guitars with new never-before-seen Hybrid Series II finishes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-japan-hybrid-ii-new-colorways Lov7shFPYuJcRPWJ7gRYF9 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:27:12 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I was younger, I wanted the most expensive stuff… But there’s more character in the player than the equipment”: Loathe’s Erik Bickerstaffe on conjuring impossibly heavy riffs with a Gretsch baritone, Behringer multi-FX and some serious down-tuning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/erik-bickerstaffe-loathe 48nHgnq44Nj325CrUPQgeY Wed, 15 May 2024 15:26:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Improve your Fender’s neck playability and reliability with a KLŌS Guitars’ F-Series Carbon Fiber Neck Replacement for Strat, Tele and Jazzmaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/improve-your-fenders-neck-playability-and-reliability-with-a-kls-guitars-f-series-carbon-fiber-neck-replacement-for-strat-tele-and-jazzmaster Yr69WPSfycUoyuALJ7d6zk Thu, 09 May 2024 15:13:48 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Ford Motor Company had created a color called ‘Daisy Pink’ especially for his aunt. She was famous in her own right and had the paint sent to Fender”: Meet 9 of Fender’s most elusive offset guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/9-super-rare-fender-offset-electric-guitars Z97DnHbMmXf54EzMTq4ckd Tue, 07 May 2024 16:23:10 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:42 +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