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"Tommy Bolin's Les Paul had to go. The first black Stratocaster ever made had to go." Joe Bonamassa gives an update on the Nerdville guitars following the L.A. fires and …
The guitarist was at dinner when the evacuation order for his neighborhood sent him on a mission to save the vintage ...
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Why Fender is building its $599 Standard Series in Indonesia – and how its ideological shift delivers better value for players
Fender’s EVP of Product Justin Norvell explains what convinced Fender to change its mindset on where its guitars are built – ...
Fender unveils the $599 Acoustasonic Standard: is this the moment the hybrid truly went mainstream?
The Indonesian-made model breaks new ground for Fender affordability and is sure to put the Acoustasonic into the hands of ...
Jeff Beck on his microtonal guitar approach and how he set up his Fender Stratocaster for precision pitch bending
The late guitarist shared insights into his influences and techniques in an interviewer for our May 1999 issue ...
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Two Jeff Beck guitars sell for £1m each as musician’s collection raises £8.7m
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive ...
The Australian23d
As the Fender Stratocaster turns 70, have we reached peak electric guitar?
As author Dave Hunter noted in his 2021 book Fender: 75 Years, the company was on an enviable hot streak when it subsequently issued the Telecaster, Precision Bass and Stratocaster in short order.
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Best electric guitars 2025: Our pick of guitars to suit all budgets
To be totally honest, it’s nigh on impossible to select the best electric guitar. Guitars come in such a variety of styles and configurations that finding a single instrument in such a crowded ...