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That time Eddie Van Halen visited the EVH workshop while they were building the Wolfgang
By Phil Weller published
Fender Master Builder Andy Hicks hadn’t been in the job long before he received a visit from the guitar great, who came to oversee the making of his signature

Fender’s John Osborne Telecaster brings the B-Bender back to its ranks for the first time in over 20 years
By Matt Owen published
Fender’s first-ever in-house B-Bender mechanism makes its debut on one of the firm’s most eye-popping Telecasters

Fender secures legal ruling to protect the Stratocaster body design
By Matt Owen published
Fender says the ruling creates enforceable rights against any guitars using the Stratocaster body shape that are manufactured, sold or distributed into Germany or other countries of the European Union

Best cheap acoustic guitars 2025: budget acoustics with genuine pedigree
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Great tone doesn’t have to break the bank – these are the best cheap acoustic guitars from Fender, Yamaha, Cort and more

Why Leo Fender’s favorite custom color finish still drives guitarists wild
By Huw Price published
As this small selection from a very large vintage collection proves, Candy Apple Red looks fantastic on any Fender guitar – but the process of applying it changed over the years

Why the Fender Telecaster is Sheryl Crow's long-time guitar “sidekick”
By Janelle Borg published
The celebrated singer-songwriter says she can “play the heck out of my piano” but gravitated toward the Tele due to the staying power of a great guitar riff

The history and mysteries of Eric Clapton’s Cream guitars
By Neville Marten published
The history of Eric Clapton’s guitars during Cream’s brief but influential existence – from Fresh Cream to Goodbye – reveals an intriguing mix of instruments but also offers up a mystery or two

The bass used to record The Special’s gloomy political anthem, Ghost Town, is headed to auction
By Phil Weller published
The Fender Precision was also used in Horace Panter’s supergroup with members of The Clash and Dexy’s Midnight Runners

“It just floored me”: Inside Fender’s mission to bring the ’62 Super Amp back from the dead
By Charlie Wilkins published
Long hidden in the shadows of Fender history, the early ’60s brown-panel Super Amp has reemerged. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, talks us through its rebirth
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