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How Ronnie Wood began his path to rock royalty with a stolen Fender bass
By Ed Friedland Published
Long before he was a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood played bass guitar on a ragged 12-bar blues with Jeff Beck

Jim Root’s signature Fender reinvented the Telecaster – now it’s back with a key twist
By Matt Owen Published
The Slipknot guitarist's go-to Telecaster returns with a fresh look

The guitar that changed John 5’s life
By Phil Weller Published
The Mötley Crüe shredder owns over 100 Teles, but this one is the cream of the crop

Bill Frisell on why the Telecaster beats the arch-top as the touring jazz guitarist’s best friend
By Henry Yates Published
The Blue Note jazz legend checks in to pay tribute to the original mass produced electric guitar – the guitar that trends and airlines cannot kill

Fender just announced its biggest mid-year gear drop yet – here’s everything you need to know
By Matt Owen Published
A complete pedal range overhaul, the return of the Nocaster, a new Silent System for Strats and Teles, plus some – dare we say – awfully Silver Sky-looking finishes

Fender's limited edition Player Fusion range has taken its entry level electrics in a radical hard rock direction
By Matt Owen Published
High-output pickups, Floyd Rose bridges, baritone Jaguars – the Player Fusion range might be the final piece in the Player puzzle

Mike Campbell on the riff he wanted to ditch – but Tom Petty made him double down
By Janelle Borg Published
Campbell was forced to get creative to make a Heartbreakers classic

Everything you need to know about 1950s Telecaster pickups – and how to build your own replicas
By Huw Price Published
Not all Blackguard Tele pickups are alike. Here's what you need to know to keep that twang in your sound

When Fender went to court and lost – revisiting the 2009 court ruling that failed to trademark the Stratocaster
By Jonathan Horsley Published
In 2009, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denied trademark protections to the Strat, Tele and P-Bass. How did it arrive at its judgement? And what’s different this time?
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