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Best delay pedals 2026: my top picks from slapback to space-age soundscapes
By Matt McCracken last updated
Make your tone massive with our pick of the best delay stompboxes from Line 6, Boss, Strymon, and more

Thomann sues Fender over S-style cease-and-desist to take on fight for smaller manufacturers
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The retailer says it is stepping in on behalf of makers as Fender seeks to enforce copyright claims tied to the Stratocaster body shape.

“It’s like a fossil in a tar pit.” Brad Paisley reveals the unbelievable discovery hiding inside his 1968 Fender Telecaster
By Phil Weller published
Fender’s late-’60s wallpaper finishes were widely considered a commercial flop, causing owners to paint over them in droves. Decades later, a routine finish-stripping session by a master luthier shocked the gear world—and completely redefined the value of a "bad paint job."

Fender serves a cease-and-desist to PRS, but does this latest target meet Fender’s copyist criteria?
By Phil Weller published
PRS confirms it received a cease-and-desist letter over the Silver Sky — John Mayer’s massively successful signature model. But does this latest target meet Fender’s copyist criteria?

With discounts hitting up to $600 off guitars, there’s no need to wait for Memorial Day because Fender just kick-started the sales early - here’s the 5 sweetest deals with $230 off an all-solid acoustic and $74 off a fuzz pedal
By Matt McCracken published
Fender just got the Memorial Day party started with some sweet deals on guitar gear

"If you want classic Fender tube tones, the Blues Junior IV remains among the cheapest ways of achieving them." We review the Fender Blues Junior IV tube amp
By Connor Godfrey published
Does one of Fender's best-selling amps remain the gold standard for portable, all-tube tone? We find out

The price of golden-era guitar tone just plummeted with a staggering $600 saving on a Vintera II guitar at the official Fender Presidents' Day sale
By Matt McCracken published
Grab yourself some historic savings on period-correct guitars at the mega Fender Presidents' Day sale

From Cinderella’s Tom Keifer to Keith Urban — how a vintage Fender “Nocaster” made a cross-genre commute
By Phil Weller published
The 1950s guitar was perhaps regretfully sold, with one Tele obsessive the beneficiary of a bad decision

Jason Isbell says this is what you need to know about guitars made south of the border
By Phil Weller published
Two of his signature Fender and Martin guitars are made in Mexico

A U.S.-made limited-edition Fender Tele for just about a grand? Get it now during Sweetwater's Cyber Monday sales event
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The Limited Edition American Performer Timber Telecaster recalls Leo Fender's early prototypes, but with the modern features players crave
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