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Fender escalates legal campaign against S-style guitars, issues first cease and desist to US builder
By Matt Owen published
Family-run LsL Instruments is seeking to raise funds for its legal battle against Fender, which has instructed the firm to stop making its S-style guitars

Fender and Pac-Man team up for a limited-edition Telecaster (and no the dot inlays are not edible)
By Jonathan Horsley published
Just keep this Telecaster away from John 5's signature model unless it's had its Power Pellets...

The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy
By Janelle Borg published
Les Godfrey has been crafting guitars for over 30 years, and with his latest creation, he brings a Cubist take to a timeless model

“One of the best electrics out there, at any price”: Yamaha Pacifica SC Professional and Standard Plus review
By Neville Marten published
Yamaha’s Pacifica range has been a stalwart of the company’s electric guitar lineup since 1990. These new SC models could well represent the pinnacle of that journey

"Tired of run-of-the-mill guitars? Well, this may be the six-string for you": Epiphone Futura RD Custom review
By Daryl Robertson published
Epiphone drags a ‘70s cult classic kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a tight modern build

75 years of the Telecaster: the evolution of the original solid-body electric guitar that started it all
By Huw Price published
As the Telecaster turns 75, we chart its history – hardware, parts, and all – from the Nocaster days to the Wide Range era

Eastwood launches Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck
By Phil Weller published
The Microtonal Doubleneck 4/6 has already raised more than 233% of its target fund after it was launched as a Guitstarter campaign

Best parlor guitars 2026: sofa-friendly acoustics for every budget
By Richard Blenkinsop last updated
The grandfather of acoustic guitars – our top parlor guitar picks from Gibson, Martin, Yamaha, and more

“As it was going up in the air, I thought, ‘Wow, that looks so cool.’ On the way down, I was thinking, ‘What did I do?!’ Joe Perry on his customized ‘50s Gibson Les Paul Junior that refused to die
By Andrew Daly published
The Aerosmith guitarist on the iconic Junior with the custom mother-of-pearl inlay, his desert island guitar – and why he reads Guitar World every month
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