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Design your dream guitar and save up to $400 on upgrades with the limited-time Fender Mod Shop sale
By Matt McCracken published
Save big on your perfect guitar with free upgrades at the Fender Mod shop

Fender's new American Ultra II series boasts faster necks, advanced pickups and fresh contours to modernize its recipes
By Phil Weller published
Strats, Teles, Meteoras and a trio of bass guitars all get the “sports car” treatment as Fender looks to its sister firms to refine the speed and comfort of its instruments

Brian Setzer played Eddie Cochran's guitar just as he left it in 1960: "He was way ahead of his time with how he strung it."
By Mark McStea last updated
Today is Eddie Cochran’s birthday. We asked Setzer what made the '50s guitar icon such an innovator. Here's what he told us

“Within an iota of perfection”: Any way you choose to look at it, the Florentine Empirial is a stunner
By Dave Hunter published
This creation from the Fender Custom Shop’s former principal master builder looks fantastic, and utterly refuses to put any limits on whatever you intend to do with it

Fender unveils the Jack White Signature Collection – featuring an innovative combo amp, heavily modded Telecaster, and an Acoustasonic
By Phil Weller published
The amp boasts 10” and 15” speakers, a highly customizable stereo reverb, and a harmonic tremolo, while the Telecaster comes chock full of gonzo specs

Fender launches the Mustang Micro Plus, bolstering its lauded pocket amp with key quality-of-life upgrades
By Phil Weller published
Now boasting 100 customizable presets with a vastly increased bank of amps and effects, Fender wants to “inspire musicians at every level”

John 5 shares the stories behind 10 of the most prized guitars in his collection
By Ken Sharp published
The virtuoso showcases his new Mötley Crüe axes, the gift he received from Eddie Van Halen, and the guitar he played so much it was bad for his health

Fender finds an unlikely partner in Swiss watchmaker Bvlgari – resulting in a limited-edition collection
By Phil Weller published
The new Fender Japan-flavored Strat and its companion helps celebrate the guitar’s 70th anniversary via the “fusion of two legacies”
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