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Best guitar amps 2026: tube, solid-state, and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets
By Chris Corfield last updated
These are the best combo amps and heads from Orange, Fender, Marshall, Boss, and more

Fender joins campaign to support LA wildfires relief with unique Custom Shop guitars built from wood reclaimed from the disaster
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Altadena Telecaster is a Custom Shop dream machine made from reclaimed wood from a Deodar cedar tree that was damaged in the Eaton fire

Fender Masterbuilder on what it’s like to watch his ultimate guitar hero play the Strat he made for him
By Phil Weller published
Andy Hicks built Dave Murray a Custom Shop Strat for tour – and it’s since become his Number One guitar

How the Fender Custom Shop was convinced to make the firm’s first 7-string guitar
By Phil Weller published
Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza worked with the Custom Shop on its first 7-string Strat – and there's hope that the one-of-a-kind Fender can be the start of something bigger

Adrian Younge reveals the inspiration behind his half-fretless Fender Custom Shop Jazz Bass
By Nick Wells published
Having collaborated with the likes of Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan and Kendrick Lamar, Younge joined forces with Master Builder Vincent Van Trigt to recreate his favourite bass sound

Behind the scenes at the Fender Custom Shop – where anything goes, and heritage and innovation go hand in hand
By Jamie Dickson published
Nearly 40 years on from the Custom Shop’s inception, its creations are more ambitious than ever. Master Builder Paul Waller and Director of Product Development Chase Paul give us a guided tour

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

Eddie Vedder and Fender have designed a new custom Telecaster – and it’s a trophy for a baseball tournament
By Janelle Borg published
This year, Major League Baseball made “The Vedder Cup” official – and honored the Pearl Jam icon who inspired the name by awarding the winning team a guitar trophy
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