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“I’ve long been a fan of Jason’s playing, so it was an honour to work with him on these custom pickups”: Fender and Jason Isbell team up to bring you some Tim Shaw-designed aftermarket candy to sweeten up your Telecaster tone

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

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“If Slash had picked up a Strat, or stuck with his BC Rich, Gibson would have taken a different turn… Him playing a Les Paul changed the course of the company”: Behind the scenes of the most pivotal moments in Gibson’s history

We join two of experts on Gibson’s history to try to shine a light on some of the more interesting ‘what ifs?’ and behind-the-scenes moves that gave us the company we know today

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“If you want those vintage sounds but your amp doesn’t have onboard reverb and tremolo, this is the perfect remedy”: Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale V2 review

Want to Fender-ize your amp? Here’s a pedal that will add real spring reverb and all the flavors of vintage tremolo to your tone

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“When this kid plugged into my amp and played this Strat, he was playing louder, better and cooler than me. I was like, ‘Whoa’”: Nile Rodgers on what convinced him to buy a Fender Stratocaster – and why it was the best investment he ever made

The Chic founder on the tale of his legendary Hitmaker Strat – which was the cheapest guitar in the store when he bought it

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“Teeming with classic Van Halen vibe... it provides killer tone and lightning-fast playability”: A Silverburst Frankie? EVH Gear unveils trio of limited edition worn finishes for the Frankenstein Relic Series

Frankie says relax those purse strings because here are three good reasons to 'burst the bank

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“With Prince stuff, the parts are easy to play but difficult to play well. His sense of rhythm was incredible”: Ninja Sex Party are one of the biggest, weirdest cover bands on the planet. Guitarist Lord Phobos reveals the secrets to a great cover song

He might speak with a robot voice, but he has a session pro's appreciation of what a track needs to make it pop, and here the TWRP and Ninja Sex Party guitarist explains his approach – and reveals his go-to gear

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“I won my first Grammy playing bass with Nas, but the time I had with Prince at Paisley Park was life-changing”: MonoNeon on collaborating with giants, forging his own path – and why he plays with a sock on the headstock of his Fender signature bass

The Jacob Collier, Mac Miller and Prince collaborator reveals the bassline he wishes he'd written, and reflects on the mind-blowing experience of having Mavis Staples and George Clinton guest on his new album

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2024 Summer Ultimate Gear Guide: the hottest new guitar gear of the year

A detailed rundown of the hottest guitar gear to hit the market over the past year. Here, we dive into the standout pieces.

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Maple vs rosewood fretboards: what’s the difference?

What separates these two standout fretboard woods and which is right for you and your budget?

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“I’d cover the strings in cheeseburger grease, barbecue sauce – even blood. I didn’t want the bass to sound like a friggin’ guitar!” Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1969 debut took bassist Stephen Stills on an unlikely tone journey

Nicknamed Captain Manyhands, Stephen Stills ranks among pop music’s finest unsung bass talents

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“Gibson turned conventional design upside-down by using straight lines and angular body shapes, changing the way electrics could look and creating a rare set of future collectibles”: The history of Gibson guitars in 20 defining moments

From the bold introduction of the Flying V and Explorer, to the acquisition of Epiphone, we celebrate 130 years of Gibson with a recap of the most significant stages of its history

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“Fender sent me a Jazzmaster and I didn’t play it. I thought it was awkward-looking”: Jim Root helped Fender create the most radical Jazzmaster ever – but he didn’t like the offset design at first

The Slipknot guitarist famously reconfigured the popular indie stalwart for heavy metal purposes, but it took him quite some time before he fell in love with the Jazzmaster in the first place

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“You tell me, Professor, when you’re ready to go!” Conan O’Brien invites Jack White – and his wild custom Fenders – to swap solos on White Stripes and Eddie Cochran classics at the Newport Folk Festival

White took up position behind a custom Acoustasonic and a variant of his infamous Low Rider Telecaster to tackle two tracks during O'Brien's Newport set

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SampleRadar: 347 free funk and soul guitar samples

More than 300 funk-laden licks for your productions

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“It’s like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. We can’t live with each other and we can’t live without each other”: the tangled history of Rick Wakeman and Yes

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s history with Yes goes back to the early 70s – but there have been plenty of bumps along the way

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“The beautiful thing about the Telecaster is there’s not a formula about how it’s supposed to sound”: Julien Baker explains why the Tele is the most usable electric guitar there is as she demos Fender’s new Player II model

Baker has previously described the Tele as her workhorse guitar, and she's used it heavily on both her solo projects as well as with boygenius

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“I’d never played a Strat before. But when Audioslave was forming, I was looking for a new guitar. I went into a Guitar Center and found this Strat on the wall. It spoke to me deeply”: Tom Morello on the origins and mods of his Soul Power Strat

The Soul Power was the instrument of new beginnings for Tom Morello, a stock, off-the-wall Guitar Center purchase that was soon to be customized, soon to be iconic in Audioslave. This is its story

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"That's why we chose to do it with Epiphone, so it could be affordable and young people can revive guitar music by playing and starting bands": Yungblud talks about the inspiration behind his new signature model and his mission to save rock 'n' roll

Yungblud is the voice of his generation and on a mission to save rock 'n' roll one affordable guitar at a time

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“I didn't record with compression or any of that. I just taped a doubled-up piece of felt over the strings at the bridge”: How Carol Kaye set the tone for Quincy Jones’ Hikky-Burr, the theme for The Bill Cosby Show

A veteran of over 10,000 record dates, Carol Kaye improvised her entire bassline on this 1971 Quincy Jones single

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“A fretboard with a flatter radius makes it easier to enjoy a low action with buzz‑free bends”: You should never underestimate the impact of fretboard radius – it dramatically affects the way your guitar plays

Crucial to playing feel, radius applies to strings as well as fretboards – we explore the different ways it impacts the feel of your guitar

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“I do wonder if shoegaze getting pushed into the mainstream might send it down a similar path as grunge… I hope not”: Blushing are riding the TikTok shoegaze revival with a Johnny Marr Jaguar and an ex-Smashing Pumpkin

The Austin, TX dream-pop champs guitarist Michelle Sotoare on TikTok’s double-edged sword – and how Ride’s Mark Gardener and Jeff Schroeder of the Smashing Pumpkins made their dreams a reality

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"He became just my hero, really": Paul McCartney's bass idol, 'incomparable' Motown session giant James Jamerson

We celebrate one of the greatest of them all

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“Eric Clapton’s roadie brought a Strat with him. I said, ‘Do you want to sell that guitar?’ He said, ‘I’ll sell it to you for £60’”: Ritchie Blackmore on why he switched from the 335 to the Stratocaster – and the one he used to record Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore tells us how a visit from Slowhand’s roadie turned him into a Fender Strat diehard – and why he kept breaking whammy bars

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“I bought a yellow one and I went straight on stage with it. I didn’t hesitate. I think the guy has got a breakthrough guitar with this one”: Andy Summers on the new electric guitar that has impressed him enough to put down his Fenders

Summers owns hundreds of six-strings but a brief encounter with this burgeoning brand has kickstarted a new love affair for The Police guitarist

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“He was like, ‘Come on down to rehearsals.’ I’ll never forget it. I was blown away”: John 5 on the time he got to watch Van Halen at an intimate reunion rehearsal – and played through Eddie Van Halen’s guitar rig

In a new interview, the Mötley Crüe guitarist also revealed another signature Fender Telecaster – dubbed 'The Phantom' – is in the works

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