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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

Fender and Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett team up for signature Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Foo Fighters guitarist's new signature workhorse is named the Cleaver because it cuts through the mix

Fender and Jason Isbell team up for Tim Shaw-designed pickups to sweeten your Telecaster tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
The set comprises a Twisted Tele neck pickup and a replica of the bridge pickup on Isbell's 1965 Telecaster, and it could be the $149 pick-me-up your Tele needs

See Julian Lage make the new Fender Player II Tele sound truly world-class
By Rob Laing published
A Tele demo/love letter from one of the very best guitar players around right now

Strats and Teles in spruce, sugar pine, sassafras? Fender unveils American Performer Timber series
By Jonathan Horsley published
New for summer 2024, the Timber series is right there for your tastes in adventurous tonewoods, with satin finished Mocha, Honey Burst and 2-Color Sunburst models on the menu
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