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Fender launches the $199 Squier Sonic series – hear the successors to the Bullet range in action
By Matt Owen published
Four Stratocaster variants, two Mustangs, a pair of basses and even a single-humbucker Esquire headline the new wallet-friendly family

Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for nearly $4,000,000
By Matt Owen published
The Kramer exceeded its auction estimate by almost $1,000,000, and is now one of the most expensive guitars ever sold

Fender Japan doubles down on its vintage hot streak with racing stripe-equipped Traditional ‘60s Competition Stripe collection
By Matt Owen published
Olympic White Stratocasters, Telecasters, Jazzmasters, Mustangs and Precision Basses make up the drop, which pairs 1960s aesthetics with modern Japanese craftsmanship – and a neat Competition-style body stripe

Barrie Cadogan talks about his great gear hits and misses, and explains why the Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster is a winner for fans of old-school offsets
By Jamie Dickson published
The Little Barrie main man opens up about a stellar deal on a ’62 Epiphone Crestwood and his fondness for P-90 pickups

1958 Gibson Les Paul played onstage for years by Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band hits the auction block
By Sam Roche published
The guitar – which began life as a Goldtop, but was later given a sunburst finish at Betts' request – is expected to sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million

How the Fender Mustang went from student guitar to cult classic
By Rod Brakes published
Intended for the budget-conscious musician, the Mustang eventually found a fan club in the likes of Todd Rundgren, Theresa Wayman and Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain’s stage-smashed 1973 Fender Mustang sells for nearly $500,000 at auction
By Matt Owen published
The sunburst offset was smashed in 1989, and its remains were swapped for a Gibson SG after Cobain's guitar-destroying performance left him without an instrument to play

The Fender Bass VI is this year's best-selling bass guitar thanks to the Beatles
By Nick Wells published
The baritone-meets-bass has overtaken Precision and Jazz models after its appearances in Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back documentary led to a surge in sales
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