<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Leo-fender ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/leo-fender Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:15:17 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “We mixed innovation with the history of Fender to do something that we think Leo Fender would've been very proud of”: Fender unveils the Jack White Signature Collection – featuring an innovative combo amp, heavily modded Telecaster, and an Acoustasonic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/fender-jack-white-collection Dxy5QuEYPsyZFtMjW539eE Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:15:17 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Leo wanted me to be partners with him... why should I fool around with some guy who is not a musician?”: The story of how Fender nearly worked with Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/leo-fender-les-paul-guitar b2Zsh8oGhpDyQevWNeCm2S Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:41:54 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A reminder of just how far ahead of the curve Leo Fender was in 1950": Here's why the Vintera II series guitars sound as good as they look ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/the-fender-vintera-ii-series-guitars-reviewed GxHFeKizP7zS6he6KrHg93 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:43:07 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was waiting patiently for decades, kind of like lost tapes from an artist”: The Espada HH and Espada HH Active are G&L’s latest “dual-humbucker” takes on Leo Fender’s gorgeous long lost late-1960’s blueprints ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/gandl-espada-hh-2024 ZzRRwYNTX52tPNh7FGwJZQ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:13:24 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ He played on over 2000 country records, was friends with Leo Fender and played a small role in the development of the Tele –but here's why you should really listen to the Noel Boggs Quintet's Magic Steel Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/noel-boggs-magic-steel-guitar t9b2RxemdpbgfeAJZTv6ym Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:30:03 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ G&L Unveils Two Espada HH Models, Featuring a New Twist on a Lost Leo Fender Design ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gandl-unveils-two-espada-hh-models-featuring-a-new-twist-on-a-lost-leo-fender-design zze3A4wccFBdx6mVLfpe5i Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:38:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Before the 100-Watt Marshall Stack There Was the Mighty Fender Showman ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/before-the-100-watt-marshall-stack-there-was-the-mighty-fender-showman SE6rVPaYBEC7NgRkord8xh Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:47:44 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster and 1975 Telecaster Deluxe Reviews ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/fender-american-vintage-ii-1951-telecaster-and-1975-telecaster-deluxe-reviews buv7kk4qD3jm37Fvbrtp9G Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:02:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:41:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Once You Could Get Your Ideas Across to Him, He Could Make It”: Bill Carson on Designing the Strat With Leo Fender ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/once-you-could-get-your-ideas-across-to-him-he-could-make-it-bill-carson-on-designing-the-strat-with-leo-fender uVRFC4Y7p5twAWzUsHLtGP Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:30:25 +0000 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:37:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Mysterious History of George Harrison’s “Mad” Bartell Fretless ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-mysterious-history-of-george-harrisons-mad-bartell-fretless u7pTq6D9D6HCsBTj5vuj6a Thu, 05 May 2022 16:47:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ George Harrison and the History of the Fender Rosewood Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/george-harrison-and-the-history-of-the-fender-rosewood-telecaster AbWXhgM6XxcgxUYorpqUyT Thu, 05 May 2022 14:40:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Surf Music Is a Heavy Machine-Gun Staccato Picking Style”: How Dick Dale Pushed Leo Fender into Pulling Out the Big Guns ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/surf-music-is-a-heavy-machine-gun-staccato-picking-style-how-dick-dale-pushed-leo-fender-into-pulling-out-the-big-guns TWLrYN54Msdv8TPAr6fKZS Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:48:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ This 'Time Capsule' 1958 Fender Precision Bass is a Holy Grail Vintage Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/this-time-capsule-1958-fender-precision-bass-is-a-holy-grail-vintage-guitar DYHLiwRVEWRBVgBTZJFgdD Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:55:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Experimental Stratocaster was Made and Owned by Co-Designer Bill Carson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/this-experimental-stratocaster-was-made-and-owned-by-co-designer-bill-carson PNvR4uvi9PeSSnUjwyR2fY Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:09:37 +0000 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:11:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ The History of the Fender Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-history-of-the-fender-telecaster YMqqrNAwmqnDAgR35rhEZN Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:42:27 +0000 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:40:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s Why People Love the 1957 Fender Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heres-why-people-love-the-1957-fender-stratocaster hiA3ZLaXYjChnAki5PMdo5 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:42:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Developed by Leo Fender the Music Man Sabre I is a Sound Sculptor that Cuts Like a Knife ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/developed-by-leo-fender-the-music-man-sabre-i-is-a-sound-sculptor-that-cuts-like-a-knife gHNysHpE8eAhDWy6NVN6AU Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:18:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Don’t Come Onstage To Pose and Play Some Pyrotechnic Scales. It’s To Kick Some Serious Ass”: Dick Dale Talks Gigs and Gear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-dont-come-onstage-to-pose-and-play-some-pyrotechnic-scales-its-to-kick-some-serious-ass-dick-dale-talks-gigs-and-gear TvMvPCXAQhW4RbXrU2S5aT Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:25:52 +0000 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:27:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Walter Trout: The One Thing Leo Fender Got Perfect About the Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/walter-trout-the-one-thing-leo-fender-got-perfect-about-the-stratocaster pXsDxcWAPSAcodKYRbDHnV Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:04:25 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:45 +0000