UNBELIEVABLE: 6 | History Defined

“As an entry into the brand, you’re getting traditional woods, upgraded hardware and premium pickups”: How the Player Series became Fender’s best-selling guitar line

As the Player Series celebrates its fifth anniversary, Fender’s director of product, Allen Abbassi, tells us its story behind the top-selling range and what the future might hold

Guitar World · Jul 29, 2023

Fender partners with Loog for a range of child-friendly 3-string electric guitars

With just three strings, a skinny neck and scaled-down dimensions, the Fender x Loog Telecaster and Strat are cute, cool, and just the thing for young beginners

MusicRadar · Jul 28, 2023

What makes the ultimate guitar upgrade?

Fender’s Executive Vice President explains how its Player series could have the right guitar for you

T3 · Jul 22, 2023

How a pair of weight-lifting gloves helped Louis Johnson play slap bass

Louis Johnson: “I wear gloves to slow me down. When I take them off, it makes me play too fast”

Guitar World · Jun 13, 2023

Saint Laurent pairs up with Fender to create this limited-edition Stratocaster

France’s premier fashion house teams up with American guitar maker Fender, resulting in this gloss-black Stratocaster and special-edition amplifier

Wallpaper · Jun 13, 2023

How guitar frets evolved and changed the course of guitar-playing history

We obsess over pickups and tonewoods, but we rarely give frets the same attention. Given they affect playing feel, intonation and tone, maybe it's time to change all that…

Guitar World · Jun 1, 2023

Watch Paul Reed Smith take a trip down memory lane with the 1984 PRS sample guitars that started it all

The guitars evolved into the PRS Standard and Custom 24 but in '84, these prototypes scored the orders that got the brand up and running. Here Smith discusses their evolution

MusicRadar · May 19, 2023

Fender launches the $199 Squier Sonic series – hear the successors to the Bullet range in action

Four Stratocaster variants, two Mustangs, a pair of basses and even a single-humbucker Esquire headline the new wallet-friendly family

Guitar World · Apr 25, 2023

Learn the licks of 6 guitarists who defined country guitar playing

Featuring Danny Gatton, Eldon Shamblin, Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Bryant and the inimitable Hank Garland, welcome to cowboy bootcamp for country guitar

Guitar World · Apr 14, 2023

Fender debuts the $199 Squier Sonic series – a successor to the Bullet range that introduces new specs, models and finishes

Four Stratocaster variants, two Mustangs, a pair of basses and even a single-humbucker Esquire headline the new wallet-friendly family

Guitar World · Mar 31, 2023