Although similar to a Gibson Crest, Tony Mottola’s guitar is essentially a rosewood ES-355 with Les Paul’s low‑impedance ...

Join us on a trip through Fender's factory, Custom Shop, Master Builder department and head office, in celebration of a radically innovative instrument that continues to find new ways to move music ...

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There would be hardly any guitarist who wouldn’t love to customise the Strat-style guitar and enjoy its features. The discussion about the parchment versus white pickguard has been made on many ...

Stratocaster marks itself as the guitar that has been around longer than most of the other guitar brands. It exceeds in versatility and demand, thanks to its durable construction and excellent ...

Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist and leader of the pioneering metal band Van Halen, passed away on October 6, 2020 at age 65, after battling cancer. Widely considered to be the greatest ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. His '55 Hardtail Strat is one of his favourite guitars – and with the collection Joe has, that ...

Eric Clapton and the Fender Stratocaster is a true love story for the ages. In fact, Clapton even got his own signature design in what arrived as a landmark moment for the guitar company, allowing an ...

Two years ago, Mark and Patricia McCloskey made local headlines when they raised the curtain on the decades-long renovation of their palatial and historic St. Louis home. On Sunday, the home was the ...

SUMMER NAMM 2019: Fender has unveiled a pair of signature electric guitars for the guitarist of indie-rock icons Spoon, the Britt Daniel Signature Telecaster Thinline, as well as the Lincoln Brewster ...

“We want to be a part of the player’s journey,” Ethan Kaplan, the Chief Product Officer at Fender Musical Instruments, told me over the phone. On my laptop, I loaded Mod Shop, the online design tool ...

From his gigs at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge and the Grand Ole Opry to his membership in the Highwaymen, the name “Willie Nelson” is almost synonymous with country music. So what’s he doing playing a ...