Fender “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 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 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 Save big on your perfect guitar with free upgrades at the Fender Mod shop Latest Fender Fender launches the first-ever Certified Pre-owned Reverb store – offering its second-hand instruments at a discount By Phil Weller published 21 August 24 All guitars are professionally inspected before being listed, come with a one-year warranty, and are on average 25 percent cheaper Fender unveils Tim Shaw-designed P/J bass pickup set By Phil Weller published 13 August 24 The set offers a best-of-both-worlds approach, blending a Precision Bass middle pickup with a Jazz Bass in the bridge, carefully crafted to complement one another Fender launches signature Telecaster pickup set for Jason Isbell By Phil Weller published 6 August 24 Fender pickup guru Tim Shaw took cues from ‘60s Tele and Strat flavors for a “best of both worlds,” vintage-style sound Best Electric Guitars 2024: Fine Electrics For Beginner To Pro Players By Daryl Robertson last updated 24 July 24 We run down the best electric guitars for all budgets currently available from the likes of Gibson, Fender, PRS, Reverend, Music Man, Jackson and more Best Fender Amps 2024: Fender’s 10 Finest Amplifiers Currently On The Market By Ross Holder last updated 22 July 24 From small modeling practice amps to monstrous 4x10 tube-powered options, take a look at our favorite Fender amplifiers you can buy right now Best delay pedals 2024: Elevate your tone from subtle to stratospheric By Matt McCracken last updated 10 July 24 Make your tone massive with our pick of the best delay stompboxes from Line 6, Boss, Strymon and more Best acoustic guitars 2024: Our pick of the very best beginner, intermediate and top-end acoustics By Daryl Robertson last updated 9 July 24 From high quality entry-level models, to top-of-the-range collector’s pieces, we look at the best acoustic guitars available today Fender introduces its second generation of Player Series guitars with choice upgrades By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 The mid-priced instruments arrive six years after the Player series launched, and boast hardware and tonewood upgrades alongside new colorways and chambered options Best Blues Guitars 2024: Play Away The Blues With Our Top Choices From Gibson, Fender, Duesenberg, PRS, And More By Daryl Robertson last updated 9 July 24 We hope you have your best pentatonic licks at the ready because with blues guitars this good, you're going to need them! Fender enters the wireless system market with the small but feature-packed Telepath By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 Offering up to 70m of low-latency signal, it offers cable tone simulation for those who feel cables give the best tone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Warren Haynes explains the lucky break behind his take on U2's "One"2An unusual guitar is at the center of a mystery about the Beatles' White Album, released 56 years ago today3Scott Gorham recalls finding his footing with Thin Lizzy’s 1976 classic “Emerald”4Noel Gallagher’s son called him out because he can’t shred. His response was priceless5Elvis Costello identifies what AI is really all about. And it isn't music
Fender launches the first-ever Certified Pre-owned Reverb store – offering its second-hand instruments at a discount By Phil Weller published 21 August 24 All guitars are professionally inspected before being listed, come with a one-year warranty, and are on average 25 percent cheaper
Fender unveils Tim Shaw-designed P/J bass pickup set By Phil Weller published 13 August 24 The set offers a best-of-both-worlds approach, blending a Precision Bass middle pickup with a Jazz Bass in the bridge, carefully crafted to complement one another
Fender launches signature Telecaster pickup set for Jason Isbell By Phil Weller published 6 August 24 Fender pickup guru Tim Shaw took cues from ‘60s Tele and Strat flavors for a “best of both worlds,” vintage-style sound
Best Electric Guitars 2024: Fine Electrics For Beginner To Pro Players By Daryl Robertson last updated 24 July 24 We run down the best electric guitars for all budgets currently available from the likes of Gibson, Fender, PRS, Reverend, Music Man, Jackson and more
Best Fender Amps 2024: Fender’s 10 Finest Amplifiers Currently On The Market By Ross Holder last updated 22 July 24 From small modeling practice amps to monstrous 4x10 tube-powered options, take a look at our favorite Fender amplifiers you can buy right now
Best delay pedals 2024: Elevate your tone from subtle to stratospheric By Matt McCracken last updated 10 July 24 Make your tone massive with our pick of the best delay stompboxes from Line 6, Boss, Strymon and more
Best acoustic guitars 2024: Our pick of the very best beginner, intermediate and top-end acoustics By Daryl Robertson last updated 9 July 24 From high quality entry-level models, to top-of-the-range collector’s pieces, we look at the best acoustic guitars available today
Fender introduces its second generation of Player Series guitars with choice upgrades By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 The mid-priced instruments arrive six years after the Player series launched, and boast hardware and tonewood upgrades alongside new colorways and chambered options
Best Blues Guitars 2024: Play Away The Blues With Our Top Choices From Gibson, Fender, Duesenberg, PRS, And More By Daryl Robertson last updated 9 July 24 We hope you have your best pentatonic licks at the ready because with blues guitars this good, you're going to need them!
Fender enters the wireless system market with the small but feature-packed Telepath By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 Offering up to 70m of low-latency signal, it offers cable tone simulation for those who feel cables give the best tone