INSANE: 2 | Vintage Vibes

“Under the cover is a new hum-cancelling technology that preserves that single-coil Jazzmaster tone with no noise”: Seymour Duncan unveils the Jazzmaster Silencer, drop-in pickups to soup up your offset

Step on that fuzz pedal and fear not about the the noise thanks to Seymour Duncan's patent-pending triple-coil design. The Jazzmaster Silencer is offered in Vintage and high-output Hot editions

MusicRadar · Mar 25, 2025

“With locking tuners and hard-tail bridges, these are built to play hard”: Fender stealth-launches limited edition Player II Advanced – an HH Telecaster and HSS Strat with ebony fingerboards and loaded with Seymour Duncan pickups

Available now from select retailers, these rock and metal-friendly FSR models sport a hot-rodded vibe with black hardware, locking tuners, and hard-tail bridges as standard

MusicRadar · Mar 20, 2025

“Excellent choice, Fender”: Fender gives its Player II Series a high-spec metal makeover with limited-edition FSR Advanced drop – complete with hardtail Strats and Seymour Duncan pickups

A range of finishes have been rolled out to UK retailers as Fender gives its humble Player II line a serious revamp

Guitar World · Mar 20, 2025

“I bought my ’54 Strat from the biggest dealer in Sweden – he was crying when I walked away with the guitar”: Brian May, Steve Vai and Neal Schon have all given Yngwie Malmsteen guitars – but nothing compares to his Fender Strats

Malmsteen descends from shred mountain to dispense wisdom on all matters gear, how to buy it, single coils vs humbuckers and to reminisce about some of his best gear purchases

Guitar World · Dec 6, 2024

“Attentively crafted in Japan and exquisite in style”: Charvel expands its high-end MJ series with a trio of stunning S-styles with wenge necks and primo features

This trio of high-performance s-styles have everything going for them except a catchy name – MJ DK24 HSH 2PT W? It doesn't roll off the tongue. But looking at the spec here, we could get used to it

MusicRadar · Nov 1, 2024

“One of the most user-friendly instruments of its kind”: Chapman Law Maker Baritone review

A Tele-inspired baritone bruiser that can handle all your lower range needs – and plays like a regular guitar

Guitar World · Oct 9, 2024

“He’s enabled fans to achieve the iconic blink-182 tone they've always dreamed of”: Mark Hoppus combines Jaguar, Precision and Jazz Bass parts on his new Fender signature model – including unique reverse-mounted pickups

The blink-182 bassist’s latest signature arrives over two decades after his first Fender model, and follows bandmate Tom DeLonge’s recent Starcaster guitar

Guitar World · Oct 3, 2024

“The overall playability and the fast response just make it a pleasure… Add in those Seymour Duncans and you begin to think, all in, thisis a little under-priced”: Chapman Law Maker Legacy review

The last Chapman guitar we reviewed was made in the UK. This new 2024 model is crafted in India. It’s time to catch upwith this globe-trotting troupe

Guitar World · Sep 25, 2024

“Enhanced string-to-string balance with increased clarity and sustain”: Seymour Duncan’s Rail Series reimagines its most popular pickups for high-gain setups

The Rail Series promises enhanced versions of some of the brand's top pickups, with a sleek design and more “clarity, tightness and sustain” for 6- and 7-string guitars

Guitar World · Sep 17, 2024

“From scorching lead guitar to his own line of hot sauces, Billy Gibbons has never been afraid of a little extra heat”: Seymour Duncan and the ZZ Top frontman team up for some blazing new pickups for your Telecaster and Les Paul

There's a hotter-than-hell Hades humbucker set to soup-up your own Pearly Gates at home, and the Red Devil single-coil sized 'bucker for dropping into your Tele's bridge position

MusicRadar · Sep 3, 2024