The best electric guitars under $2,000: high-end guitars for intermediate and pro players By Guitar World Staff, Chris Corfield Discover superior tone and playability with our round-up of sub-$2k axes – from Strats to seven-strings
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s stunning new signature Fender Stratocaster officially launched By Michael Astley-Brown KWS's latest sig features a chambered ash body, custom pickups and Transparent Faded Sonic Blue finish
Fender '64 Custom Princeton Reverb review By Chris Gill This hand-wired reissue of the world's favorite small amp might just spare you the over-heated vintage market
Fender releases Road Worn Vintera models By Michael Astley-Brown '50s and '60s-inspired Strat, Tele and Tele Deluxe guitars will be first to receive new hand-distressed relic treatments
Fender debuts dazzling Made In Japan Black Paisley Stratocaster By Richard Bienstock Limited-edition model boasts striking silver-and-black motif alongside vintage-style pickups and specs
Kenny Wayne Shepherd reveals his onstage Fender amps are actually Dumbles in disguise By Richard Bienstock, Jonathan Horsley Revered amp builder Alexander Dumble hand-wires his own circuit within KWS's Fender cabinets
Fender has sold more guitars in 2020 than any other year in its history By Richard Bienstock Gibson, Taylor, Martin and others also report pandemic sales booms, with new users turning to the guitar as “six-string therapy”
Is a Billie Eilish signature Fender Telecaster set to follow the pop phenom’s just-announced ukulele? By Michael Astley-Brown Speculation mounts over custom Thinline Tele played by brother FINNEAS during NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Fender unveils Billie Eilish signature ukulele By Michael Astley-Brown Model is adorned with Eilish’s ‘blohsh’ symbol and boasts Tele headstock
Fender launches 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass with weathered finish and matching headstock By Richard Bienstock Model includes a pair of specially designed single coil pickups, controlled via stacked concentric volume and tone knobs
The history and mythology behind Fender's rare Blackguard Telecasters By Rod Brakes Historic Hardware: Tele expert Richard diZerega walks us through the Blackguard era of Esquires, Broadcasters, Nocasters and Telecasters
Matt Bellamy gifted Tom Morello a guitar… Now Morello has returned the favor By Michael Astley-Brown The Muse frontman takes receipt of Morello’s Fender Soul Power signature model
Behind the scenes of Fender Custom Shop's bass creations By Joel McIver We visited Fender’s Custom Shop in Corona, California for a peek behind the curtain and some pearls of wisdom
Fender debuts all-rosewood necked American Professional Stratocaster By Michael Astley-Brown Limited-edition model also features Pure Vintage ’65 pickups
Billie Joe Armstrong’s modded 21st Century Breakdown Fender Strat is up for sale By Richard Bienstock The Green Day frontman’s 1970 Martin D-41 from the same tour is also available
Fender seeks to provide greater pick control with the new Mojo Grip By Richard Bienstock Removable rubber sleeve promises more grip, increased plectrum thickness
Brad Paisley seeks to settle the Telecaster vs Esquire debate with new Seymour Duncan Secret Agent pickup By Richard Bienstock “Stealth” neck pickup sits underneath Esquire pickguard to offer Tele tonal options
The rise, fall and rediscovery of the Fender Jaguar By Rod Brakes From clean-cut surf to punk, the Jag is an offset with a lot of history. Guitar historian Martin Kelly unpacks its story
Fender reveals Tim Armstrong Anniversary Hellcat signature acoustic By Sam Roche The guitar giant celebrates 10 years of collaboration with the Rancid frontman and founder
7 of the best desktop guitar amps you can buy today By Nick Guppy The desktop guitar amp market is getting crowded and these from Yamaha, Blackstar, Fender and more might just be the finest money can buy
