Best Stratocasters 2024: The best Strats for every budget and playing style By Amit Sharma last updated 25 July 24 Find your fit with our top pick of the best Fender Strats
“A tribute to the creative soul of the Stratocaster”: Fender debuts the perfect summer accessory – Strat sunglasses By Phil Weller published 17 July 24 Available in both Black and Surf Green, it’s easier than ever to keep your eyes on your guitar
These 5 easy upgrades will supercharge your Strat – and they're all on sale for Amazon Prime Day By Matt McCracken last updated 17 July 24 Take your Stratocaster to the next level with these 5 essential mods
You don't need to be a luthier to build a genuine Fender Stratocaster with this epic 20% off Prime Day Lego deal By Chris Barnes last updated 16 July 24 This 1,074-piece Lego Fender guitar and amp set has so many cool details, including strings, imitation tubes and even a reverb tank
Fender's Prime Day-beating sale has up to 10% off the Ultra range and Squier Contemporary models as well as 20% off many Squier Affinity guitars By Daryl Robertson published 15 July 24 With healthy discounts applied to everything from Strats and Teles to Jazzmasters and Starcasters, there's no need to wait for Prime Day for a great deal
“The Strat is a reflection of me – it’s the one thing that’s been consistent in my life”: How her family’s sacrifice started Ana Popovic’s lifelong love affair with the Fender Stratocaster By Andrew Daly published 12 July 24 The blues guitar virtuoso tells GW how she found her voice through the Stratocaster, and shares some of her favorites over the years, including a '57 reissue that ruined a family vacation
“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 By Matt Owen published 9 July 24 The Player range is Fender's best-selling collection of all time. Now, it's been refreshed with previously unreleased finishes from the archives and some highly sought-after updates
“Hear the difference in sound quality”: Fender amps up its home audio game with a series of Bluetooth speakers designed in collaboration with a German speaker giant By Phil Weller published 3 July 24 The Rockster range – created with the help of Teufel – sees Fender continue to diversify its catalog of portable speakers
Fender’s Road Worn guitars are becoming a rarity – but now you can make your own, with new vintage-inspired relic’d Stratocaster and Telecaster bodies By Matt Owen published 3 July 24 '50s-style alder bodies continue Fender's popular Road Worn lineage with some artificially aged nitro finishes
“A nod to our past catering to vintage aficionados”: Antigua acoustics are now a thing, as Fender expands the divisive finish option to its California Vintage range By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 The new release ushers in a whole new era for the eye-catching burst colorway, and sees Fender double down on its Antigua renaissance
“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 By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 Fender once again throws the rule book out the window for two new limited edition Paranormal models – and the results are quite something
“Drawing inspiration from the line that laid way for Fender’s sub-sonic signal processing”: Fender’s flagship Bassman pedal series will help you build the basics of any bass ‘board – and prices start from $99 By Matt Owen published 2 July 24 Designed specifically for bass players, Fender's latest pedal family comprises keenly priced drive, fuzz, compressor, delay and reverb pedals – and there's room to grow
“Pure Bassman tone that’s virtually indistinguishable from the original”: Fender expands the Tone Master range with its first-ever tweed model – and it's a digital repro of the best-sounding Fender amp of all time By Matt Owen published 1 July 24 The 4x10 Tone Master '59 Bassman revives one of Fender's most iconic guitar amps via digital modeling circuitry
“Full-frequency wireless audio with sparkling clarity”: With the Micro-sized Telepath, Fender is promising to fix your wireless guitar issues By Phil Weller published 1 July 24 With an eight-hour battery life, multi-instrument pairing and cable tone simulation for a natural feel, the Fender Telepath vies to become a key player in gig rigs
Spruce, Sassafras and sugar pine: Fender gets experimental with tonewoods for its new limited edition American Performer Timber models By Phil Weller published 1 July 24 Yosemite pickups, a quirky take on push-pull tone shaping, and a choice of experimental tonewoods headline Fender's latest American Performer instruments
“Legendary design and quintessential tone”: Squier just gave the six-string Jazz Bass VI its Affinity series debut – and it costs less than $350 By Phil Weller published 1 July 24 The Jazz VI has been launched as part of a comprehensive Affinity expansion pack, which also includes updated active four- and five-string bass models
“I got to meet all the people that make the guitars, and I was blown away by how many women were in there. Women never get the cred”: Susan Tedeschi on the making of her long-awaited signature Telecaster and the next generation of blues guitar heroes By Ellie Rogers published 27 June 24 The blues powerhouse’s first signature Fender has been a long time coming. She explains why it has finally given her confidence in her guitar playing – and names the up-and-coming players she’s keeping an eye on
“We were just looking for the right time to come back”: Nobody expected Fender to return to NAMM – but the guitar giant is finally coming home to the world’s biggest gear trade show By Matt Owen published 25 June 24 Fender last attended NAMM in 2020, and as recently as 2023 the firm's CEO Andy Mooney said a return looked unlikely
Best acoustic guitars under $1,000 in 2024: get great tone for less By Rob Laing last updated 19 June 24 Enjoy superb playability and sound with our guide to the top mid-priced acoustics
“It’s a dream. I just wanted to be able to play the guitar, nevermind have a signature model”: Fender launches the Susan Tedeschi Telecaster – finally bringing a much-requested signature guitar to life By Matt Owen published 18 June 24 Tedeschi's first-ever signature Fender is based on her uniquely finished 1993 American Standard Tele, which can be seen on the cover of her Just Won't Burn record