Nobody disputes the fact that the Jazzmaster was designed for jazz guitarists, so it’s hard to understand why Leo Fender imagined all those ‘one tone for everything’ archtop huggers would be drawn to ...

The friendship between Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck was enduring and genuine, and it is perhaps best summed up in the tale of a very special Fender Telecaster – one that saw use in the hands of both ...

Leo Fender’s legacy revolutionizing modern music has been well chronicled at the Fullerton Museum Center. Starting out as a tinkerer in his radio repair shop, Fender went on to create and mass produce ...

The Telecaster was inspired by the advent of television, which was the center of the media universe when the guitar was launched in 1951. Fender then added the Precision Bass that same year, and by ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Telecaster bears the serial number 0942. “It could be the first Telecaster ever made with the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. As my column for Thursday suggests, the Fender electric guitar deserves ...

But despite eventually becoming cool and fashionable among rock music’s elite, both brands had slightly nerdy origins. Orville Gibson, who founded the Gibson Guitar company was a self-taught luthier ...

But despite eventually becoming cool and fashionable among rock music’s elite, both brands had slightly nerdy origins. Orville Gibson, who founded the Gibson Guitar company was a self-taught luthier ...