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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

Score a vintage spec Fender with $600 off this Presidents' Day thanks to some gigantic Vintera II discounts over at the official Fender store
By Matt McCracken published
Bag a saving on a period-correct Fender guitar sans the humongous price tag

Painted Neck Stratocasters? These Fender Custom Shop models put a distinct – and divisive – twist on the traditional template
By Matt Owen published
Candy Green, Ice Blue Metallic and Shell Pink are just some of the finishes on offer in Music Zoo's exclusive Custom Shop drop

“Far, far from limited to our man in terms of its potential use”: Fender Johnny Marr Signature Special Jaguar review
By Dave Burrluck published
It’s been 13 years since we saw the first Johnny Marr Jaguar, and with little fanfare his second signature landed at the end of 2025. What’s changed?
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