Despite garnering unflattering nicknames like "the snow shovel," "the boat paddle," and "the plank" for its simplicity and no-fuss design when it was introduced to the public in 1951, the Fender ...

Phillip McKnight’s love affair with Stratocaster guitars started at age 15 when he got a counterfeit version of the Fender icon—and an amp—for $120. Today, the former guitar shop owner’s prized ...

Elsewhere, Gracie Abrams notches a sixth Top 40 song with Hit The Wall, the first taste from her upcoming third album Daughter from Hell, due in July. Welcome to the riot! DARA’s Eurovision-winning ...

String theory attempts to unify general relativity and quantum theory. Popular in the 1990s, string theory fell out of favor as it failed to provide testable predictions and required ten dimensions ...

We are now seeing the downstream effects of Fender's legal victory in Germany as Strat EU legal protections bring lawyers' letters to the doors of US guitar makers When you purchase through links on ...

Fender has laid down the gauntlet in its protection of the Stratocaster body shape, sending a cease and desist to a US firm, ordering it to stop production of its S-style electric guitars. As per ...

Even though Fender Audio isn’t steeped in the world of Bluetooth audio, the Elie 12 makes a statement as part of the brand’s entry lineup. It’s a do-it-all speaker that somehow combines minimalist ...

Clean and stylish aesthetic. Good build quality. Impressive sound with class-leading bass. Works as an amplifier for multiple instrument types. Good battery life. Stereo-pairs with a second speaker.

The Fender Elie 12 is part boombox, part amp. At $399, it's priced to compete against powerful outdoor-friendly speakers like the Sony ULT Field 7. Surprisingly, given its smaller size and weight, the ...

Presonus’s powerful Studio One DAW has been rebranded and significantly upgraded to Fender Studio Pro 8. Guitarists will be especially intrigued by the new amp sims, while program remains a ...

If you’ve been on the fence about adding a 12-string to your lineup, the King-12 CE NT may just make the decision a little easier. This guitar looks the business, sounds great and is surprisingly ...