Fender - News and Rumours
You want all the latest news, rumours and everything else there’s to know about Fender? We're happy to oblige: On this page you’ll find everything at a glance – and it’s always up to date!
NAMM 2019: Fender Custom Shop Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
23 Jan · It was an instant hit when first released and many players covet early production runs of the guitar. Now in 2019, the Fender Custom Shop is offering the Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster
NAMM 2019: Fender Custom Shop Roasted Pine Double Esquire
23 Jan · Fender Custom Shop has a new stripped back tone machine on offer for 2019 the Limited Edition Roasted Pine Esquire relic and it looks sweet as pie.
Green Day’s Garage Sale: Band sells over 100 pieces of gear
23 Jan · You could pick yourself up a Gibson Les Paul Junior, Les Paul Goldtop or a nice Fender '72 Deluxe Tele. All played by and owned by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. Dookie-tastic!
NAMM 2019: Fender Custom Shop Ron Thorn models sneaky peek
22 Jan · Fender Custom Shop's Ron Thorn has whet all our appetites with his uploads of cool one-off models that will be showing at Winter NAMM 2019.
NAMM 2019: More leaked Fender pedals – Pinwheel Rotary Speaker Emulator and Tre-Verb
21 Jan · Two more Fender effects pedals have been leaked by CME. These pedals use DSP to mimic some of the company's classic amp tones and one adds a stereo rotary speaker emulator to its pedal range.
NAMM 2019 Leak: Fender with four new pedals, Lost Highway Phaser, Bubbler Chorus and more
18 Jan · New Fender pedals include the Lost Highway Phaser, Bubbler Chorus, MTG Tube Distortion and a new Downtown Express Bass Multi-Effect all new for 2019
Fender buys Bigbsy, expanding FMIC portfolio
09 Jan · Fender has purchased Bigsby in a move that makes a lot of sense and will see the American guitar giant add yet another classic guitar company to its portfolio.
Top 5 Guitars of 2018 by Fender, PRS, Ibanez, Reverend and Lucem
25 Dec 2018 · What a year it's been for guitars - so difficult to choose the 5 best! We had a go anyway: here are Jef's Top 5 guitars of 2018, chosen for their unique properties and interesting designs.
Improve your guitar fretboard with Jef’s secret walnut trick!
24 Dec 2018 · Christmas is here and many guitarists will have walnuts lying around the house. Jef explains how to use a walnut to give your rosewood or ebony fretboard to a healthy, lustrous sheen!
Fender Flea Signature Active Jazz Bass: A glitzy new model for a bass icon
05 Dec 2018 · Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea gets a new active signature bass model that coaxes a lot out of a single pickup and builds on the previous signature Jazz Bass version bearing his name.
Fender American Performer Series new for 2019 – Too much choice?
03 Dec 2018 · The news is out: Fender is about to announce its new American Performer Series for 2019, including Stratocasters, Telecasters, a Mustang, Jazzmaster, P-Bass, Mustang Bass and Jazz Bass models!
’51 Telecaster PJ Bass: A bass guitar from Fender’s Parallel Universe
02 Dec 2018 · Is Fender closing out the Parallel Universe series with a bass? The intriguingly styled and well-specified ’51 Telecaster PJ Bass is possibly the last model in the series for 2018
Guitar sustain: Do heavier guitars really sustain for longer?
30 Nov 2018 · Heavier guitars sustain for longer - don't they? Or is this one of the biggest myths about electric guitar? YouTuber Darrell Braun has made a little video to help you decide if it's true - or not.
Fender relaunches the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster (a slight return)
29 Nov 2018 · Yet another Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster. Announced at Summer NAMM, this Mexico-built Strat comes in at well under a grand. Are you experienced enough to own one?