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Adrian Younge’s new semi-fretless signature Fender is perhaps the craziest Jazz Bass the company's ever released
Based on Younge's personal Custom Shop build, the limited-edition Masterbuilt model nods to the past while departing radically from convention
From Slowhand’s Strat to “tongue-in-cheek” relics, this is the hidden history of the Fender Custom Shop
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
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
I went behind the scenes at Fender Japan to find out why its guitars are so radically different – and what’s stopping them reaching the US
Fender Japan makes some of the iconic guitar firm’s most exciting products, but we know very little about how it operates… until now
Squier rolls out its 2025 Classic Vibe collection – and heads into unexpected territory
Some surprising hardware setups and unorthodox configurations head up the drop – which sees Fender commit to its beloved Classic Vibe family
All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a pedal that will solve all your Mk.gee tone troubles
Mk.gee's tone in a box? Noel Gallagher's mystery Oasis reunion Les Paul? Fender's answer to its boutique rivals? All that and more dropped this week...
Fender debuts the American Ultra Luxe Vintage range – taking on its boutique rivals and rolling out its new relic’ing process
The latest entry to the American Ultra ecosystem offers subtle Heirloom finishes and Pure Vintage pickups, and looks to make a mark in the boutique modern-meets-vintage guitar market
Laura Lee Ochoa just got a signature Fender based on the first bass she ever bought – but it was a Jazz Bass copy
Ochoa always perceived Fender instruments as aspirational – now, her success with Khruangbin has just landed her with her own signature model
![1991, a historic moment for electric guitar as Joe Satriani [pictured in a ball cap] jammed onstage with Spinal Tap, who are pictured here with Nigel Tufnel on the far left with a T-style, Derek Smalls in a yellow T-shirt with a headless bass, while a pouting David St. Hubbins cradles a Les Paul.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9jG3kJPyDZPNsUVv7e3CYP-1280-80.jpg.webp)