Fender Master Builders celebrate the Fender Play Foundation with 12 one-of-a-kind ‘Student’ guitars By Matt Owen published 16 June 21 The first four student-inspired six-strings have been unveiled, sporting a series of unique features and classy appointments
An interview with Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Kyle McMillin By Ellie Robinson published 3 June 21 Australian Guitar gets down to the wire with a renowned Custom Shop artisan to learn all about his latest psychedelic work of art
Full details emerge on Joe Bonamassa's signature Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster, The Bludgeon By Matt Owen published 8 April 21 The $8,500 signature model will be part of an ultra-limited run of 100 units, and will be handmade in Fender's Custom Guitar Shop by legendary luthier Greg Fessler
Fender celebrates its history – and iconic Surf Green finish – with the Masterbuilt Surf Green with Envy Collection By Richard Bienstock published 1 March 21 One-off Custom Shop models are joined by amps, pedals and even a Gretsch drum kit
Fender unveils stunning 2021 Custom Shop Prestige Collection, featuring “guitars with no boundaries” By Richard Bienstock published 1 March 21 One-off Master Built creations include the Sugar Surprise Strat, Acrylic Jazzmaster and Double Neck Marauder
Fender and Barrett-Jackson team up for a Custom '69 Strat and matching Fender Mustang – with a Tone Master amp in the trunk By Richard Bienstock published 29 January 21 The Resto-Mod will be documented in a 10-episode YouTube series
Fender discovers Mike McCready’s fabled ’59 Strat is actually a 1960 model during the creation of new Custom Shop replica By Michael Astley-Brown published 12 January 21 60-piece run of guitars will recreate every scratch, dent and ding on the Pearl Jam guitarist’s prized Stratocaster
Wildly customized Fender Stratocasters to be auctioned to raise funds for The Big Issue By Sam Roche published 22 October 20 The event will be live-streamed on November 4, and will feature video messages from the artists involved
Behind the scenes of Fender Custom Shop's bass creations By Joel McIver published 3 September 20 We visited Fender’s Custom Shop in Corona, California for a peek behind the curtain and some pearls of wisdom
Fender recreates Brent Mason's heavily modified triple-pickup Tele as the Stories Collection Brent Mason Telecaster By Richard Bienstock published 11 August 20 New model, with special controls and wiring, Glaser B-Bender system and Primer Gray finish, is also available in exacting Custom Shop version
Prince's one-of-a-kind gold-leaf Fender Custom Shop Strat is going up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 17 July 20 Prince requested that "Goldfinger", which also boasts a tiger stripe maple neck, never be duplicated
Founding Fender Custom Shop builder George Blanda retires after 35 years By Richard Bienstock published 20 March 20 Blanda was a key figure in American Standard series, Clapton, Malmsteen and Hendrix signature model guitars
70 years later, the Fender Broadcaster is back By Richard Bienstock published 13 March 20 The company’s first-ever two-pickup solid-body electric guitar receives a modern-day makeover
Fender resurrects the mid-'60s Marauder offset, this time with a built-in delay circuit By Richard Bienstock published 5 March 20 Trace the design path of the Custom Shop creation in the latest episode of the Dream Factory
Ah via Stratocaster: Fender replicates Eric Johnson's iconic 1954 ‘Virginia’ Strat By Richard Bienstock published 11 February 20 Custom Shop and production line models sport sassafras bodies, custom wiring and more
Fender's carbon fiber Stratocaster 1 is a souped-up, built-for-speed six-string By Richard Bienstock published 7 February 20 Custom Shop collaboration with Saleen Automotive boasts carbon fiber shell, tinted glass pickup cover and pedalboard volume and tone control
NAMM 2020: The $560,000 Coronation Stratocaster leads Fender's jaw-dropping Custom Shop line-up By Sam Roche published 16 January 20 The American guitar giant introduces the Annual and Prestige collections, as well as Jimmy Page and Eric Johnson signatures
Two guitars from Eric Clapton’s personal collection are up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 27 September 19 You can bid on a Gibson Custom 1964 Firebird I prototype and Fender Clapton Blind Faith Telecaster now
Andy Summers' Monochrome Strat has an actual photo finish By Jackson Maxwell published 17 September 19 The Police guitarist's new Fender signature model combines his two biggest passions
Watch Eric Clapton put the Strat-necked Fender Blind Faith Telecaster through its paces By Richard Bienstock published 21 August 19 The limited-edition model is chronicled in a new Guitar Center video