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Fender vs Everyone: what you need to know as the world’s largest guitar firm takes on, er... the world
By Henry Yates Published
Fret Buzz Retail giant Thomann is taking legal action, guitarists are exploding on both sides of the debate, and Stratocaster has become a dirty word. How on Earth did we get here?

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth collaborator Jon Jourdan joins forces with PRS on a no-frills, single-pickup guitar
By Janelle Borg Published
PRS rolls out rare specs for the brand – a single-pickup, single-volume-control model – for the Mammoth live guitarist's first signature guitar

Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto aims to defy skepticism with his new house brand
By Matt Owen Published
The CEO’s Guitar Labs ambition – to create an in-house guitar brand that’ll last a century – has its detractors, but Dalporto argues his crowd-sourced approach is essential in achieving such a lofty goal

Thomann, the world’s largest music retailer, is suing Fender over cease-and-desists
By Michael Astley-Brown Published
Thomann, whose own brand Harley Benton is caught up in the Stratocaster cease-and-desist dispute, says it is engaging in legal action on behalf of the entire guitar industry

Why Gibson’s longest-running production electric remains one of the world’s more affordable vintage guitars
By Bob Wootton Published
In production for seven decades, the hollow-bodied ES-175 was the perfect partner for jazzers of the 1950s – especially at its original $175 price point

Fender's limited edition Player Fusion range has taken its entry level electrics in a radical hard rock direction
By Matt Owen Published
High-output pickups, Floyd Rose bridges, baritone Jaguars – the Player Fusion range might be the final piece in the Player puzzle

The Fender legal furore is a damn shame, because Squier just launched its coolest guitars in years
By Michael Astley-Brown Published
The Paranormal range is back, and it’s bringing baritones, Bigsbys and a 6-string that thinks it’s a 12-string

How to get a bargain on a Gibson Les Paul Standard ’Burst reissue
By Guitarist editors Published
High-end guitar expert Julian White offers some serious buying advice for some of the most sought-after Les Pauls of the modern era

“These days I would be reluctant to say that Gibson invented the archtop”: The untold history of German guitar building
By Huw Price Published
The author of German Jazz Guitars shares the country's proud history of archtop design – and questions whether the classic jazz box actually originated there
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