Fender Custom Shop “You Certainly Don’t Want to Be Looking for Commercial Success”: Andy Summers Reveals the Evolving Strategies That Keep His Creative Life Busier Than Ever “You have to be very much engaged in the pursuit of finding new and unique ways to express your art,” says the Police guitarist b3 Guitars Delivers the Best of the Big F’s Top Two Timeless Models with the Telstar Created by ex-Fender Custom Shop senior master builder Gene Baker, this artful instrument is of fine pedigree. Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition Double-Bound Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Review With its non-contoured body, age-checked finish and 1/2 Blender wiring, this Guitar Center collaboration is in a class of its own. Grid List Latest Fender Custom Shop Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player By Guitar Player Staff published 11 March 22 PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers! Joe Bonamassa Explains Why His “Bludgeon” 1951 Fender NoCaster Is the Best Guitar He’s Ever Owned By Art Thompson published 27 October 21 Cloned by Fender Master Builder Greg Fessler the treasured axe turned 70 this year. Fender Master Builders Announce Fender Play Foundation-Inspired "Student" Guitars By Jackson Maxwell published 16 June 21 The first four models in the 12-guitar run – two Strats and two Musicmasters – have been unveiled. Joe Bonamassa's Long-Awaited Signature Fender '51 Nocaster, The Bludgeon, Has Arrived By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 Each example of the ultra-limited edition model will be handmade in Fender's Custom Shop by luthier Greg Fessler. Fender Launches New Limited Edition Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 An exacting, ultra-limited-edition replica of the Pearl Jam guitarist's beloved vintage Strat, it features a relic'd finish and pickups hand-wound by Joesfina Campos herself. Behold the Fender Custom Shop's New Masterbuilt Surf Green with Envy Collection By Jackson Maxwell published 3 March 21 Gaze upon more than a dozen hand-built, one-off, vintage-inspired Surf Green guitars. Fender Custom Shop Unveils 2021 Prestige Collection By Jackson Maxwell published 1 March 21 Each Fender Custom Shop Master Builder was given a challenge to build a guitar with "no boundaries" – here are the results. Fender's 2007 Frankenstein Replica Was So Accurate That Eddie Van Halen Mistook it for His Original By Jackson Maxwell published 14 January 21 "He grabbed a Sharpie and wrote ‘This is the shit’ on the back of the neck so he could tell the difference." Go Inside the Creation of the Fender Custom Shop's George Harrison "Rocky" Stratocaster By Jackson Maxwell published 29 September 20 A terrific new video documents the build of this far-out, exacting replica of one of the Beatle's all-time favorite, most oft-used guitars. Fender Unveils New Custom Shop Meteora By Jackson Maxwell published 20 July 20 This ultra high-end, one-off Meteora features an ash body, quartersawn maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and TV Jones pickups. 12 Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1"You son of a b****, you're playing a Fender?" Watch Keith Richards and Les Paul jam in rare footage from 20002These 40 huge Black Friday and Cyber Monday guitar gear deals are still live – but they won’t be around much longer3Build your own Fender Stratocaster with this fun Cyber Monday Lego deal4The most affordable way to transform your sound: Get a Cyber Monday effects pedal deal before it's too late5"When I heard him play, it was like fire from heaven": Tributes pour in for Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker who has died, aged 64
Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player By Guitar Player Staff published 11 March 22 PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!
Joe Bonamassa Explains Why His “Bludgeon” 1951 Fender NoCaster Is the Best Guitar He’s Ever Owned By Art Thompson published 27 October 21 Cloned by Fender Master Builder Greg Fessler the treasured axe turned 70 this year.
Fender Master Builders Announce Fender Play Foundation-Inspired "Student" Guitars By Jackson Maxwell published 16 June 21 The first four models in the 12-guitar run – two Strats and two Musicmasters – have been unveiled.
Joe Bonamassa's Long-Awaited Signature Fender '51 Nocaster, The Bludgeon, Has Arrived By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 Each example of the ultra-limited edition model will be handmade in Fender's Custom Shop by luthier Greg Fessler.
Fender Launches New Limited Edition Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 An exacting, ultra-limited-edition replica of the Pearl Jam guitarist's beloved vintage Strat, it features a relic'd finish and pickups hand-wound by Joesfina Campos herself.
Behold the Fender Custom Shop's New Masterbuilt Surf Green with Envy Collection By Jackson Maxwell published 3 March 21 Gaze upon more than a dozen hand-built, one-off, vintage-inspired Surf Green guitars.
Fender Custom Shop Unveils 2021 Prestige Collection By Jackson Maxwell published 1 March 21 Each Fender Custom Shop Master Builder was given a challenge to build a guitar with "no boundaries" – here are the results.
Fender's 2007 Frankenstein Replica Was So Accurate That Eddie Van Halen Mistook it for His Original By Jackson Maxwell published 14 January 21 "He grabbed a Sharpie and wrote ‘This is the shit’ on the back of the neck so he could tell the difference."
Go Inside the Creation of the Fender Custom Shop's George Harrison "Rocky" Stratocaster By Jackson Maxwell published 29 September 20 A terrific new video documents the build of this far-out, exacting replica of one of the Beatle's all-time favorite, most oft-used guitars.
Fender Unveils New Custom Shop Meteora By Jackson Maxwell published 20 July 20 This ultra high-end, one-off Meteora features an ash body, quartersawn maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and TV Jones pickups.
