Guitarchive

  There’s a trippy old Fender “Fairytale” ad from 1976 in which the craggy old evil queen—a lefty, apparently—slings a … Continued

  The Musicmaster and Duo-Sonic models of the mid 1950s firmly established Fender’s long tradition of student-model electric guitars. Basic … Continued

  Fender 12-string electric guitars? Doesn’t ring a bell. Has there ever been such a thing? Have I ever heard … Continued

The early 2013 arrival of the Pawn Shop series Bass VI (above) marks the revamped return of a classic Fender … Continued

A look at the surprising history of the Jazzmaster.

A look at the long and varied family tree of one of Fender’s most enduring amp names.

Part three of a three-part survey of the many Fender bass models other than the Precision and the Jazz covers the early 1990s to the present.

Part two of a survey of the many Fender bass models other than the Precision and the Jazz, from the 1980s to the early 1990s …

A survey of the many Fender bass models other than the Precision and the Jazz, starting with the 1960s and 1970s …

A look at the richly resonant history of Fender acoustic instruments …