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“You Certainly Don’t Want to Be Looking for Commercial Success”: Andy Summers Reveals the Evolving Strategies That Keep His Creative Life Busier Than Ever
By Michael Molenda published
“You have to be very much engaged in the pursuit of finding new and unique ways to express your art,” says the Police guitarist
b3 Guitars Delivers the Best of the Big F’s Top Two Timeless Models with the Telstar
By Dave Hunter last updated
Created by ex-Fender Custom Shop senior master builder Gene Baker, this artful instrument is of fine pedigree.
Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition Double-Bound Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Review
By Art Thompson published
With its non-contoured body, age-checked finish and 1/2 Blender wiring, this Guitar Center collaboration is in a class of its own.
Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player
By Guitar Player Staff published
PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!
Joe Bonamassa Explains Why His “Bludgeon” 1951 Fender NoCaster Is the Best Guitar He’s Ever Owned
By Art Thompson published
Cloned by Fender Master Builder Greg Fessler the treasured axe turned 70 this year.
Fender Master Builders Announce Fender Play Foundation-Inspired "Student" Guitars
By Jackson Maxwell published
The first four models in the 12-guitar run – two Strats and two Musicmasters – have been unveiled.
Joe Bonamassa's Long-Awaited Signature Fender '51 Nocaster, The Bludgeon, Has Arrived
By Jackson Maxwell published
Each example of the ultra-limited edition model will be handmade in Fender's Custom Shop by luthier Greg Fessler.
Fender Launches New Limited Edition Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster
By Jackson Maxwell published
An exacting, ultra-limited-edition replica of the Pearl Jam guitarist's beloved vintage Strat, it features a relic'd finish and pickups hand-wound by Joesfina Campos herself.
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