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“I was playing the Fender Strat that Jimi Hendrix gave me”: Billy Gibbons on the making of ZZ Top's greatest blues song
By Paul Elliott published
"For some reason the guitar wasn’t working through the amp," Gibbons recalled

Fender mixes old-school mojo with 21st-century playability for the American Ultra Luxe Vintage range
By Jonathan Horsley published
Love vintage and modern guitars? Have it both ways with compound radius fingerboards, stainless steel frets, Pure Vintage pickups and Heirloom lacquer finishes in classic Fender colours

Is the compressor pedal a country guitar essential? Brad Paisley doesn’t think so – and here’s why
By Jonathan Horsley published
The country virtuoso explains why compression is not an always-on effect for him – and neither is reverb for that matter

Fender and Brad Paisley introduce the Custom Shop 1967 ‘Lost Paisley’ Telecaster
By Jonathan Horsley published
This limited edition Tele resurrects a unicorn finish and applies it to a top-tier vintage build featuring Seymour Duncan pickups and Glaser G Bender

Fender remixes its blockbuster Player II range with the Modified Series and got IDLES to demo them
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Player II Modified range is a refresh of the familiar favourites, with Noiseless pickups, locking tuners, treble bleed circuits and of course there is an HSS Strat with a Floyd Rose

“The destruct button really sets it apart”: Fender unveils the Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Red Dog is one crazy beast, with an SHH pickup configuration, a Bigsby, and a Destroy circuit that applies a whopping boost

Fender unveils Player II refresh with the Strat, Tele, P and Jazz Basses in Sparkle 3-Color Sunburst
By Jonathan Horsley published
The new-look models have all the same Player II features – rosewood fingerboards with rolled edges, Alnico V pickups, high-ratio Classic Gear tuners and a Modern C profile neck

"It’s the most impressive Squier guitar I’ve played this year, and probably my favourite in a few": Squier Paranormal Troublemaker Telecaster Deluxe review
By Stuart Williams published
Squier's affordable Tele Deluxe is a mash-up of Fender and Gibson design points
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