Best blues amps 2021: electric guitar amplification for when the thrill is gone By Jonathan Horsley Guitar World picks out 12 of the best blues amps from Fender, MESA/Boogie, Marshall and more
The history of Fender tweed amps By Rod Brakes Terry Foster, co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970, imparts his expert knowledge on Fender’s earliest amps
Melting Fender Stratocaster art piece to appear at Degrees of Separation street art event featuring Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison By Matt Owen The fully functional piece by artist Plastic Jesus will feature alongside over 50 never-before-seen works, including pieces by the Jane's Addiction and Billy Idol guitarists
Fender Master Builders celebrate the Fender Play Foundation with 12 one-of-a-kind ‘Student’ guitars By Matt Owen The first four student-inspired six-strings have been unveiled, sporting a series of unique features and classy appointments
9 best guitar straps 2021: play in comfort and secure your guitar in style By Chris Corfield The best guitar straps for acoustic, electric, and bass guitars, no matter your budget
Gamechanger Audio launches the Bigsby Pedal By Michael Astley-Brown Developed in partnership with Fender, the polyphonic pitch-shifter promises to be indistinguishable from the original iconic vibrato
California police recover 9 stolen vintage guitars worth $225,000 By Matt Owen A slew of Gretsch, Fender and Gibson guitars have been retrieved after they were stolen last year as part of a $2 million heist in Southern California
Status Quo's Francis Rossi: "I put a Tune-o-Matic bridge on my Tele like the old Gibsons. I think all that stuff, and taking off the lacquer, added to the tone" By Jonny Scaramanga How a hardware calamity led the Quo legend towards the Telecaster
The history of the Fender Telecaster, the world's first mass-produced solidbody electric guitar By Jonathan Horsley Leo Fender’s Telecaster was the bolt-on from the blue that changed the world with a tone that could fight its way through any mix
Dhani Harrison: “If you've got time and the will to do it, you can make a guitar sound like anything” By Jonathan Horsley The multi-instrumentalist and composer reveals the design choices behind his signature Fender ukulele, and talks Jimi Hendrix, his love of pedals, and responsibility as a guitar protector
Fender’s latest limited-edition equips the ’70s Telecaster Deluxe with a Strat-style tremolo By Michael Astley-Brown The Made-in-Japan ’70s Telecaster Deluxe delivers whammy thrills in Lake Placid Blue, Three-Tone Sunburst and Butterscotch Blonde finishes
Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster review By Dave Burrluck We’ve had Telecaster and Stratocaster versions, now comes the Acoustasonic Jazzmaster. Is it the best Acoustasonic yet?
Fender expands its Artist Signature Series with the highly decorated Dhani Harrison Ukulele By Sam Roche The Big F partners with the son of Beatles legend George Harrison for a Shiva Yantra-adorned mini-strummer
An interview with Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Kyle McMillin By Matt Doria Australian Guitar gets down to the wire with a renowned Custom Shop artisan to learn all about his latest psychedelic work of art
VS Audio packs two vintage-style amp sounds into one stompbox with the Blackbird Overdrive pedal By Matt Owen Versatile unit boasts two individual amp voices inspired by famed Blackface/Brownface-era Fender tones
Why Albert Collins was the true master of the Fender Telecaster By Grant Moon The Iceman put a whole lot of fire in his playing with wild vibrato and a stinging blues tone
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready on teaming up with Fender to recreate his prized 1960 Stratocaster By Matt Doria Now that we’ve all had a chance to soak in the wicked riffs that pillar Gigaton, Mike McCready is giving us a chance to shred them out for ourselves, thanks to his new signature Fender Stratocaster
10 best acoustic guitars under $1,000: get great tone for less By Guitar World Staff, Daryl Robertson Enjoy superb playability with the best acoustic guitars under $1,000, in a range of sizes, with our guide to the top mid-priced acoustics
Joe Bonamassa’s missing Fender “The Bludgeon” Nocaster signature guitar has been found By Matt Owen The guitar, which went missing while in transit earlier this week, was initially labeled "missing without recourse nor hope for a solution"
Joe Bonamassa pleads for the return of missing Fender "The Bludgeon" Nocaster – his first stolen guitar in 31 years of collecting By Matt Owen The blues-rock titan voiced his suspicions that the signature six-string had been stolen while in transit
