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Fender keeps the pace with Neural DSP and Line 6 with a bumper firmware upgrade that gives players 15 new reasons to try the Tone Master Pro
By Phil Weller Published
Fender has further strengthened its flagship modeler's position in a competitive market

The story of John Mayer’s Fender fallout – and how it gave birth to the Stratocaster’s biggest rival
By Matt Owen Published
Mayer left Fender after his wishes for an elevated S-style fell on deaf ears – and he found the perfect partner in PRS and the Silver Sky

Is Joe Bonamassa warming to modeling amps?
By Matt Owen Published
If a recent social media post is anything to go by, the tube amp traditionalist may be coming around to digital guitar tech

What two 1967 prototypes tell us about the evolution of the Telecaster Thinline
By Dave Davidson Published
Dave Davidson of Well Strung Guitars describes how, during 1967, Fender got busy developing an alternative to heavy ash Telecaster bodies

Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads the biggest (and strangest) bass releases of the month
By Nick Wells Published
May saw the reissue of Fender's best-selling bass, a custom Rickenbacker for Geddy Lee, and a supersized version of the daddy of all fuzz

PRS has been hit by a cease-and-desist from Fender
By Matt Owen Published
This has now become the highest-profile case of the entire dispute, and could well be one of the most hotly contested

Fender is finally speaking out on its cease-and-desist strategy
By Matt Owen Published
Fender might not be declaring war after all – but if its legal campaign succeeds, the guitar market will change forever

6 reasons why Fender won’t win its Stratocaster legal campaign – according to the lawyer who beat them before
By Matt Owen Published
Ron Bienstock, the attorney who defeated Fender's previous attempt to trademark the Strat, has been hired to defend a firm hit by recent cease-and-desist letters – and Guitar World has seen a redacted response

Amps and pedals that sound great with Fender Telecasters
By Jamie Dickson Published
The world's first mass-produced electric inspired overdrive pedals, brought the best out of Fender's black-panel combos and pairs very nicely with a splash of some spring reverb

"I would prefer to see Fender tweak the pickups rather than the aesthetic": Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Telecaster review
By Pete Emery Published
Shifting the focus from the highlights of a decade to more specific years, Fender updates its Vintera range in a way that will please those who get a kick out of attention to vintage aesthetics
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