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Courtney Barnett on her Fender video session, guitar tone and songwriting
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The Australian singer-songwriter’s new live session demonstrates her continuing curiosity about dynamics, ambience and composing, as she admits she might be too comfortable with her Kurt Cobain Jag

Fender’s credit rating downgraded by Moody’s – with operating costs speculated to rise by $20 million
By Matt Owen published
A new report from the credit rating analyst has found Fender to be at risk from increased operational costs that have been brought on by new tariffs

Fender has announced its latest surprise brand collab – a St. Patrick’s Day Telecaster created with Jameson Irish Whiskey
By Matt Owen published
The extra-green Telecaster has been served with an ideal pairing in the form of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day Tone Master Princeton Reverb

"This guitar is a joy to play": Fender Player II Jazzmaster review
By Daryl Robertson published
Fender's most popular range gets its long-awaited sequel – but is it worth upgrading?

Fender outlines the future of Squier after the launch of its new Standard Series – which is built in the same factory
By Matt Owen published
The Standard Series further closed the gap between Fender and Squier – but would Fender ever put its name on the entire production line, from entry level to Custom Shop?

When John Mayer was unhappy with his famed Black One Strat, he had a bizarre method for trying to fix it
By Matt Owen published
Mayer worked closely with the Fender Custom Shop to design and build his “main guitar”, but it took a bit of tweaking before it reached its playing potential

Fender Japan unveils the Starmaster – a Jazzmaster/Starcaster hybrid that could be the most divisive Fender offset of them all
By Matt Owen published
The Starmaster is even available in Antigua – one of the most loved/hated finishes in Fender history

Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells Telecaster has cropped up on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow – after it was bought for $12,500
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar was previously owned by T. Rex's Marc Bolan, before it found its way into the hands of Oldfield, just as he had started working on what was to become Tubular Bells

“One of the best legitimately new guitars Fender has produced in decades”: Fender American Ultra II Meteora review
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Meteora is that rarest of things: a new body shape from one of the oldest electric guitar manufacturers. As this “sports car version” of the Fender Jazzmaster joins the Big F’s most high-performance range, is it a match made in offset heaven?
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