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Loathe’s Erik Bickerstaffe loves budget gear, real amps and thick strings that don’t bite back
By Phil Weller published
While finishing up the djent-shoegaze heavyweights’ new album, Bickerstaffe reflects on kickstarting a craze for baritones, why he’s burned out on P-90s, and what makes amp modelers feel like a step backward

Improve your Fender’s neck playability and reliability with a KLŌS Guitars’ F-Series Carbon Fiber Neck Replacement for Strat, Tele and Jazzmaster
By Guitar World Staff published
Carbon fiber upgrade makes “everything so precise and stable all across the fretboard”

Meet 9 of Fender’s most elusive offset guitars
By Jamie Dickson published
From Fender Japan exclusives to mid-’60s unicorns, and a 1958 Sparkle Sunburst Jazzmaster that’s a holy grail in anyone’s book…

“You get so much more choice”: How the Japanese Fender offset conquered the world
By Jamie Dickson published
Fender Japan showed the world how radically offsets could be modified. We visited specialist Japanese guitar retailer Gas Station Guitars to chart the evolution of the MIJ offset

How to upgrade your Jazzmaster and Jaguar: mod tips and setup tricks
By Huw Price published
From bridges to tremolos to pickups, these DIY upgrades for the offset electric in your life will make them better than ever

5 Fender innovations that changed the world of guitar
By Daryl Robertson published
From the first commercially produced solidbody guitar to the invention of the electric bass, the landscape of guitar would look very different without Fender’s monumental influence

Fender's guitar models explained: we break down the entire Fender line-up from Player to Custom Shop
By Richard Blenkinsop published
Get to know your Jazzmasters from your Jags and your Players from your Performers with our breakdown of the vast Fender catalog

Fender revives divisive Antigua finish for limited-edition Squier ’70s Classic Vibe models
By Matt Parker published
The once-derided Antigua Burst is back for a limited run and is now available for preorder in the US

The history of Fender offset guitars
By Huw Price published
Only now, over 60 years on from their launch, are the Jazzmaster and Jaguar becoming recognised as guitars for all players. We trace the innovations that mapped the offset’s long journey from misunderstood outsider to contemporary king
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