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Fender Jack White Signature Collection
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

Gear
Mary Ford (left) and Les Paul, pictured in 1952, the headstock of a Fender Telecaster
The story of how Fender nearly worked with Les Paul

By Phil Weller Published

Leo Fender saw the potential of Les Paul’s solidbody guitar concept, but the latter opted not to work with the legendary luthier

Guitars
Vintera II ’50s, Jazzmaster, ’60s, Telecaster and ’70s Mustang.
"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

By Art Thompson Published

Reviewed: Vintera II ’50s, Jazzmaster ’60s, Telecaster and ’70s Mustang.

Guitars
An Espada HH & Espada HH Active elctric guitar based on Leo Fender's late 1960's design
“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

By Dave Hunter Published

Leo Fender’s long-lost 1960's Estrada is back again for 2024 thanks to G&L in two new “dual-humbucker” variations on the 2019 model

Electric Guitars
the cover of Magic Steel Guitar by the Noel Boggs Quintet
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

By Jim Campilongo Published

It's not a masterpiece. It didn't change the world. But Magic Steel Guitar should be listened to by anyone who loves country, jazz, and steel guitar

Guitars
G&L's new Espada HH models
G&L Unveils Two Espada HH Models, Featuring a New Twist on a Lost Leo Fender Design

By Jackson Maxwell Published

These new Espadas swap out their predecessors' split-coils for a pair of humbuckers.

Guitars
Fender Showman
Before the 100-Watt Marshall Stack There Was the Mighty Fender Showman

By Dave Hunter Published

Developed in collaboration with surf guitar legend Dick Dale, this monster amp is a fearsome experience

Amps
Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster and 1975 Telecaster Deluxe
Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster and 1975 Telecaster Deluxe Reviews

By Art Thompson Published

Fender’s American Vintage II line aims for period-correct specs – we explored a pair of Telecasters to see how they did

Electric Guitars
1954 Fender Stratocaster
“Once You Could Get Your Ideas Across to Him, He Could Make It”: Bill Carson on Designing the Strat With Leo Fender

By Rod Brakes Published

Video The "test pilot of the Stratocaster" explains how the world’s most popular solidbody electric came into being in this revealing interview.

Video
George Harrison's Bartell fretless
The Mysterious History of George Harrison’s “Mad” Bartell Fretless

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

'Finding Fretless' Author Paul Brett reveals how his relentless sleuthing uncovered a most unusual Beatles guitar.

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