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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!
Fender launch PM-3 Limited Adirondack Triple-0 and PM-1 Limited Dreadnoughts
12 Oct 2016 · Fender has announced four new acoustic guitar models with premium features and in two popular acoustic guitar sizes.
Fender launches new offset range of Duo-Sonics and Mustangs
04 Oct 2016 · Fender presents some new and updated takes on some classic short-scale offset guitars from Fender's rich history. But will the purists get all bent out of shape?
Top 5 Signature Guitars and Basses 2016
02 Oct 2016 · Artist associations have come a long way over the years and this year we feel these are the best so far. What do you think?
Fender 2016 T-Bucket acoustic range – now with added bass
11 Sep 2016 · These new 2016 models are aimed squarely for players on a budget, yet that still want a quality set of features and hardware. Does Fender provide for both criteria this year? Well there is now a new acoustic ...
Fender enters the world of apps with free tuner
09 Aug 2016 · The Californian guitar manufacturer dips its toe into the world of smartphones, apps and digital downloads. Will this new tuning app be the beginning of something new?
Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass: Shelling out for some Blood Sugar Sex Magic?
05 Jul 2016 · The Red Hot Chili Pepper's funk-fuelled bass player has a new signature model based upon his rare original '61 Jazz Bass, which he used for the entirety of the band's Stadium Arcadium album.
Fender 57 Custom series & Bassman amp range: They’re re-issuing old amps again
02 Jul 2016 · Inspired by Leo Fender's classic guitar and bass amp ranges, the tweed era is what started it all. Now Fender have updated them with modern components and are trying to squeeze as much 1950s nostalgia into ...
Fender deliver Deluxe range with nine new guitars and basses: Mexican madness!
01 Jul 2016 · New pickups, modern features and a whole new bass model: All new for 2016, and all made in Mexico. What have they been up to over the border?
Fender Pete Townsend Stratocaster – For a new generation
01 Jul 2016 · Based upon his '89 Strat, which itself was a modded Eric Clapton model. This new 'Mod' wonder has been adapted to do both acoustic and electric tones.
Summer NAMM 2016: Fender presents retro short-scale offset guitars and basses
24 Jun 2016 · There's news breaking of some new short-scale offset guitars based on Duo Sonic and Mustang models, and there's a bass, too...
Fender Mod Shop – Design your own guitar and get it within 30 days
14 Jun 2016 · Fender's new online ordering and custom guitar service launches in the US. Now you can specify your dream instrument and have it delivered straight to your door – within limits so far.
Fender Offset Telecaster Magnificent 7: Introducing the 8th wonder limited edition
08 Jun 2016 · US dealer Make'n Music are doing a limited run of this modern hybrid guitar design. Available now in a more traditional Fender colour scheme associated with vintage 1950s Telecasters.
Fender Pro In-Ear Monitors. Too many versions?
13 May 2016 · Fender have now launched their range of in-ear monitoring systems for musicians. It's a pretty competitive market and they have decided to launch with five different versions in total. Is this brave or ...
Universal Audio Fender ’55 Tweed Deluxe Plugin – Classic recording amp in your DAW
04 May 2016 · Hopefully the first of many virtual amps from this collaboration of two great music companies, the virtual Fender '55 Twin Deluxe brings a classic guitar amplifier into a modern recording environment.
Fender Custom Shop Gary Moore Stratocaster – May 20th?
16 Apr 2016 · The plot thickens. It appeared briefly on Facebook and Twitter, has been pulled again and now there is nothing to be seen anywhere. So, Fender, where is this fabled Gary Moore Stratocaster?
Musikmesse 2016: Universal Audio and Fender announce collaboration
09 Apr 2016 · The two companies have officially announced their partnership and now we just have to wait and see what becomes of this collaboration.
Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster – Bold As Love?
06 Mar 2016 · The man is long gone, but his music lives on forever. Could this guitar get you closer to the sounds that he once made? Who knows. Maybe, if you are experienced...
Fender Custom Shop Journeyman Relic 1957 Precision Bass
03 Mar 2016 · Fender Custom Shop have re-released an old favourite for 2016. The P-Bass started it all back in the '50s and is still loved by many.
Fender Squier ‘Jarman’ signature guitars: Offset oddness coming later this year
02 Mar 2016 · These signature offset guitars created for The Cribs' Jarman brothers are due out in September, but have yet to be given an official model name.
The Fender Elite Thinline Telecaster now with Suspension Bridge
24 Feb 2016 · A bridge too far or just one of sighs?
Fender American Elite Series Stratocaster – The latest incarnation of an old favourite
23 Feb 2016 · With new 4th Generation Noiseless Pickups and a spoke wheel truss rod adjuster, this new series has some interesting updates that die-hard traditionalists might end up hating...
Rumoured Gary Moore Fender Custom Shop Red Strat for 2016
06 Feb 2016 · Looks like Fender are about to honour the late guitarist with a Custom Shop recreation of his famous and much loved 'Red Strat'.