If electric guitars are present ... alongside its line-up of amplifiers and other instrument sales. Rows of new Fender Stratocaster guitars await shipment at the Fender factory in Corona ...

As Director of Fender Electric Guitars, every launch bearing the big ... I’ve pretty much touched every new Tele or Strat neck we’ve made since 2007, so just from experience, I can tell ...

Les Paul's vision for solid-body guitars in the 40s led to the iconic Gibson Les Paul. Meanwhile, Leo Fender's innovative Telecaster and Stratocaster, with their focus on function and sound, became ...

T he joke in This Is Spinal Tap about an amp that “goes to 11” has particular resonance for anybody who’s ever picked up a ...

Five classic models, sweet finishes like Candy Cola and O.G. Butterscotch Blonde... These are going to be popular ...

In 1954, a guitar maker called Leo Fender introduced his second electric guitar, a companion to his 1950 Telecaster (originally Broadcaster). The new Stratocaster, drawn up with the help of musician ...

Music shop owner Sheena Crowley ran an online fundraiser to keep the rock legend's famous Fender Stratocaster at home ...

Two years earlier, Buddy walked into Adair Music in Lubbock, Texas and traded his first electric guitar for a brand new Fender Stratocaster, which back then cost a shade over $300. That equates to ...

Back in 1951, the Telecaster was a first-of-its-kind electric produced by Leo Fender and his fledgling company, beginning their journey to guitar ascendancy ... those days—and it was not overlooked.

NAMM 2025 is only days away – and, at the time of writing, it’s still going ahead in face of the ongoing LA wildfires – which means brands, gear nerds and industry folk alike are readying ...

A 1963 Fender Telecaster has popped up for sale ... when Dylan infamously opted for an electric guitar rather than acoustic, changing the sound of folk music as we knew it. Toward the end of ...