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“The structural integrity is pretty amazing for cardboard. You can totally rock it.” Robby Krieger plays slide guitar on the world’s first cardboard Telecaster
By Phil Weller published
Made by Fender’s Custom Shop in collaboration with snowboard and packaging firms, the oddball six-string is a faithful take on an old blues classic

The world’s first seven-string Fender Stratocaster is here
By Phil Weller published
Chris Garza shows off the history-making extended-range Strat and says there may be more to come

Design your dream guitar and save up to $400 on upgrades with the limited-time Fender Mod Shop sale
By Matt McCracken published
Save big on your perfect guitar with free upgrades at the Fender Mod shop

Fender's new American Ultra II series boasts faster necks, advanced pickups and fresh contours to modernize its recipes
By Phil Weller published
Strats, Teles, Meteoras and a trio of bass guitars all get the “sports car” treatment as Fender looks to its sister firms to refine the speed and comfort of its instruments

Brian Setzer played Eddie Cochran's guitar just as he left it in 1960: "He was way ahead of his time with how he strung it."
By Mark McStea last updated
Today is Eddie Cochran’s birthday. We asked Setzer what made the '50s guitar icon such an innovator. Here's what he told us

“Within an iota of perfection”: Any way you choose to look at it, the Florentine Empirial is a stunner
By Dave Hunter published
This creation from the Fender Custom Shop’s former principal master builder looks fantastic, and utterly refuses to put any limits on whatever you intend to do with it

Fender unveils the Jack White Signature Collection – featuring an innovative combo amp, heavily modded Telecaster, and an Acoustasonic
By Phil Weller published
The amp boasts 10” and 15” speakers, a highly customizable stereo reverb, and a harmonic tremolo, while the Telecaster comes chock full of gonzo specs

Fender launches the Mustang Micro Plus, bolstering its lauded pocket amp with key quality-of-life upgrades
By Phil Weller published
Now boasting 100 customizable presets with a vastly increased bank of amps and effects, Fender wants to “inspire musicians at every level”
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