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How to tell a good ’70s Fender Stratocaster from a bad one

Strat expert Julian White of World Guitars urges a cool head and a judicious eye when considering Stratocasters built during the bell-bottom era

Guitar World

Best electro acoustic guitars under £500 from Gretsch, Fender and more

Ten guitars that strike a chord

Evening Standard

Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 review

The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop for a Superstrat that's built to handle all manner of high-gain rough and tumble

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Welcome to the silver parade: Fender goes glam with signature Jazz Bass for My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way

A '70s -inspired Silver Sparkle stunner

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Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline and 1975 Telecaster Deluxe review

Time has mellowed the wrath of the detractors and reinforced the joy of the believers in a range that divided opinion when first released in the early ’70s – and now it’s back with authentic CuNiFe humbuckers

Guitar World

PRS expands its John Mayer signature SE Silver Sky lineup with new maple fretboard options and fresh finishes

The SE Silver Sky is available with a maple 'board in a trio of smart colourways, with a Storm Gray and Piano Black refresh for the rosewood models

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Fender debuts sparkle-finished Mikey Way Jazz Bass – a glittering signature model that will appeal way beyond its My Chemical Romance associations

Fender has unveiled a stunning new limited-edition signature model for the MCR bassist

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5 of the best free guitar amp simulator plugins

Discover the best free guitar VSTs with our pick of no-cost amp and cab sims for guitarists and producers

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Watch Tom Morello trade blues licks with Buddy Guy on the Strat legend's spotted Fender

Joining Guy onstage at the Best of Blues and Rock festival in São Paulo, Morello laid down some licks far bluesier than those that populate his catalog with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave

Guitar World

Watch Noel Gallagher use a Fender Strat for High Flying Birds’ “blasphemous” cover of Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart

Seeing Noel play live with a Strat is a rarity but not everyone enjoyed the cover. Liam Gallagher said his brother's performance was “blasphemous” and apologised on Twitter

MusicRadar

A Jazzmaster 12-string?! Squier steals the limelight from Fender with its new Paranormal Series guitars

The Jazzmaster XII joins the Nashville Strat, Strat-O-Sonic, Esquire Deluxe and a Rascal Bass HH

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Another legendary amp brand has entered the Bluetooth speaker market. Is being Orange enough to stand out?

The Orange Box sees the UK-based firm joins the Bluetooth space race with a unique Class D and Class A/B design

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa explains why he prefers Stratocasters with maple fretboards over rosewood

Though he's partial to playing both, the blues-rocker leans towards maple ’boards for one key reason

Guitar World

Fender’s limited edition MIJ Hybrid II Stratocasters expands, offering specs and finishes previously only available in Japan

A Strat to really make notes bloom, the Sakuraburst joins a Satin Sand Beige stunner, a Shell Pink HSS model with roasted maple neck, and a radical Strat with a reverse Tele headstock

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Larry Carlton: "I believe my Sire line is better than anything Fender's Squier line is producing. These are great guitars, and I believe in them"

The jazz great explains why he made the switch from Gibson to produce his own range of affordable guitars, based on his iconic vintage instruments

Guitar World

Fender debuts limited-run Sakuraburst MIJ Hybrid II Stratocaster – and this one’s actually available outside of Japan

Previously a Japan-only exclusive, could the arrival of this fresh ’burst herald a change in tack from Fender?

Guitar World

Samantha Fish: “I play other guitars, but I always go back to the SG because it fights me just enough. I need something to push back a little bit and she does”

The blues-rock ace on what draws her to both Gibson and Fender, why all guitar players should learn drums, and how she ended up using an elementary school PA system for her tones on her new album with Jesse Dayton, Death Wish Blues

Guitar World

Paoletti 112 Loft Series 2P90 review

Let Paoletti transport you to the rolling hills, history and culture of Tuscany with a direct link to a classic wine or two. Oh, and the company makes rather fine guitars! Time for a taste…

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“Nebraska was cut on crap equipment…” How Bruce Springsteen made his most important album in his bedroom with just a Gibson J-200 and a TEAC 144

Back in 1981, Bruce Springsteen started recording two albums: one was a state-of-the-art gamechanger that influenced the production sounds of the 80s and made him an international superstar. The other was better than that…

Guitar World

Jeff Beck's stage-used prototype Graffiti Yellow Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for over $94,000

The guitar has a fascinating history, heavily intertwined with Beck's significant role in the development of the Strat Plus

Guitar World

Session guitar legend Michael Landau reveals what it takes to play with the biggest artists of all time and explains why “Strats are the ultimate couch guitar”

As Fender releases two signature Stratocasters for the session guitar hero, he reflects on recording with the likes of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell – and what it’s like to play on a Pink Floyd track in front of David Gilmour

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Fender’s John 5 Ghost Telecaster is finally here and it hot-rods the workhorse electric with a killswitch, DiMarzio ‘buckers and a mirrored pickguard

John 5 did say by the end of the month and here it is... All Arctic White Gloss, with red binding and an all-white fretboard, it is one of the most radical Telecasters we have seen

Guitar World

Fender finally releases John 5’s Ghost signature model – and it's one of the most striking Telecasters ever made

The long-awaited, high-spec Ghost is surely the most eye-popping Telecaster of 2023

Guitar World

Does John Frusciante have a signature Fender Stratocaster in the works? Here’s the truth

After sightings of a replica ’62 Strat prototype and some special deliveries from Fender, the Red Hot Chili Peppers rumor mill has gone into overdrive – we got the real story from Frusciante’s guitar tech

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Kurt Cobain’s smashed guitar sells for over $900,000

A guitar smashed by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain has fetched $902,010 at auction, several times its original estimate.

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