As far back as 1946, when it evolved from the K&F lap-steel/amp company, Fender was aiming products at music students. Prior to the 1950 launch of their game-changing “electric Spanish” guitars, the ...

Allen Abbassi might not be a household name to every guitarist, but the products he’s helped to develop during his 24 years at Fender most certainly are. As Director of Fender Electric Guitars, every ...

The first guitar to emerge from Fender’s Corona, California Custom Shop is the Altadena Telecaster. Its body is carved from ...

Fender is continuing a revamp of its iconic guitars with new versions of its legendary made-in-Mexico instruments. The Standard Series is being replaced by the Players Series. The guitars cover the ...

There are Sonic Mustangs with dual-humbuckers, vintage and modern colour finishes, classic Strats, HSS Strats... A 3/4-sized Strat too. But you'll have to wait until July ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US guitar maker Fender is set to open its first-ever retail store this month in Japan, hoping that its ...

Fender Play is making its TV debut: get ready to shred on Samsung screens ...

There have been numerous news stories about the impending death of U.S. guitar business. Not without some reason. The instrument long ago lost its central role in pop music. Iconic brand Gibson is in ...

Here's more about Fender, which produces the Stratocaster, the Telecaster, and a broad range of other models through these ...