When it comes to fanfares, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. I’m in Tokyo for Fender Experience 2025, a three-day ...

Godzilla is in the building. And the building is Fender Flagship Tokyo, the US brand’s temple to the guitar that opened in 2023 in the heart of Harajuku, and is on track to welcome its millionth ...

The American Professional Classic series from Fender combines modern tones and iconic designs — with a bit of hardcore edge. By Rudie Obias All products and services featured are independently chosen ...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 3 OVER THE LAST two columns, Joe Bonamassa demonstrated the attributes of two of his favorite guitars: the 1954 Gibson Les Paul goldtop ...

‘The north east is the best region in the country’. Those were the words roared by native Geordie Sam Fender after he picked up the Mercury Prize for his album People Watching at Newcastle’s Utilita ...

In the Fender guitar factory in Corona, California, beneath the gaze of the game-changing riff-masters (Jimi Hendrix, Phil Lynott, Jeff Beck) whose action-shot portraiture hangs high on the walls, the ...

Sam Fender fans have rushed to his defence after backlash over his big win at the 2025 Mercury Prize Awards. With one of the strongest shortlists in recent memory, the Geordie singer landed a hometown ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This impressively clean Nocaster rests in its original “thermometer” case alongside an early wide ...

Fender has added a pair of bona-fide firecrackers to its $99 Hammertone guitar effects pedal lineup, both of which will give the front end of your guitar amp something serious to think about. For all ...

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Fender is a historic American brand and many of its most prized instruments are still built in California. Yet some of its most hotly discussed releases originate from the other side of the world.