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This year's best-ever Labor Day guitar deals include up to 60% off at Musician's Friend, 20% Fender savings and super cheap Spark amps – here’s 6 essential sales to shop right now
By Chris Barnes published
There's juicy price cuts on everything from Fender to Gibson, PRS to Sterling By Music Man, Positive Grid and more in these massive Labor Day weekend sales

"A solid player that looks a million dollars and doesn't sound too far off": Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonic HS review
By Matt Owen published
The long-awaited return of the oddball Duo-Sonic heads up Squier's Class of 2025 Classic Vibe family and largely exceeds all expectations

Best acoustic electric guitars 2025: electro-acoustic picks for every guitarist whatever your budget
By Simon Fellows last updated
Stand and be heard – embrace the creative opportunities an acoustic electric guitar presents, whether live on stage or in the studio

“It might not be to all tastes, but its retro charm and sonic potential are compelling indeed”: Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Bass review
By Connor Flys published
Squier reissues an oddity from Fender's bass archives, complete with a Wide Range humbucker – is this its time?

Untangling the history of Jeff Beck’s Oxblood Les Paul, the most expensive Gibson Les Paul ever sold at auction
By Dave Burrluck published
Will we ever know the true story of this fabled guitar? For some it’s iconic, for others it was simply a cobbled-together working tool for a master

“Not a hair out of place... A faultless, well-tuned and well-voiced working guitar”: Manson MD-3 Mikey Demus review
By Dave Burrluck published
This UK-made MD introduces a new pickup set that piles on the beef. But, as we find out, it’s no one-trick pony

Misha Mansoor has got another custom shop Jackson Surfcaster – and we could be creeping towards a potential signature run release
By Matt Owen published
Mansoor might have reached the peak of his Surfcaster experiments with his third Custom Shop model

Fender is laying down the gauntlet to all other Labor Day guitar sales – save up to $200 off an American Pro II Strat or Tele, and so much more
By Daryl Robertson published
In the market for a new USA-made Fender this Labor Day? Check out these sizable discounts at the official Fender shop

Adrian Younge’s new semi-fretless signature Fender is perhaps the craziest Jazz Bass the company's ever released
By Jackson Maxwell published
Based on Younge's personal Custom Shop build, the limited-edition Masterbuilt model nods to the past while departing radically from convention

From Slowhand’s Strat to “tongue-in-cheek” relics, this is the hidden history of the Fender Custom Shop
By Tony Bacon published
Fender’s Custom Shop had a precarious start in the mid-1980s, but the story of its formative years is full of big ideas, some bizarre instruments, and a queue of famous guitarists
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