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Best electric guitars under $1,000 in 2026: find your perfect guitar for less than a grand

By Richard Blenkinsop last updated

Here are my top picks of the best electrics below $1,000 from Fender, PRS, Jackson, and more

Guitars
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

Pedals & Pedalboards
A Fender Stratocaster with a red finish
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.

Electric Guitars
Brad Paisley performs at the 50th Annual CMA Awards, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, November 2, 2016
“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."

Guitarists
Detail of a PRS Silver Sky electric guitar with a Tungsten finish, taken on March 13, 2018.
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?

Makers
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

Gear
Close up of the top panel of Fender Blues Junior IV tube amp on a wooden floor
"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

Amps
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

Electric Guitars
LEFT: Tom Keifer of Cinderella performs at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia on May 26, 2002 RIGHT: Keith Urban performs during the ACM Party For A Cause at Ascend Amphitheater on August 24, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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

Electric Guitars
Fender Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster
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

Guitarists
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