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Fender Acoustic Signed by Social Distortion, Others Benefits Late M.I.A. Singer’s Family

Autographed Sonoran acoustic fetches $2.8G in May eBay auction ...

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McDowell Mountain Music Festival Guitar Winner!

Kathleen Pettinato of Maricopa, Ariz., wins a new Fender Sonoran™ SCE acoustic guitar in Shoreline Gold ...

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Eric Johnson G-DEC® Video Now Online!

Watch the Austin guitar virtuoso put Fender G-DEC and G-DEC 30 amps through their paces ...

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Chris Gaffney, 1950-2008

Fender is saddened to learn of the passing of Hacienda Brothers guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Gaffney.

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Vaughan to Headline Chicago Tribute Concert Honoring Buddy Guy

Free concert on July 20; Guy to be named first “Great Performer of Illinois” ...

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Fender to Rock McDowell Mountain Music Festival

April 25-26 lineup to feature Gov’t Mule, Blues Traveler, the Wailers ...

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May Greg Koch Fender Clinics in CA, WA

Fender clinician headed out west in early May 2008 for a series of free in-store clinics ...

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Third Fender Guitar Festival Rocks AZ College

Fender co-hosts hundreds of guitar students at two-day ensemble performance event ...

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April Frank Bello Clinics at Sam Ash!

Pair of clinics in N.Y. and N.J. to feature Fender/Squier® Frank Bello Jazz Bass® guitar giveaway ...

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Hot Cars and Electric Guitars at Fender HQ!

Souped-up Mopar® muscle cars once again roar into the parking lot of Fender's Arizona headquarters ...

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Skateboarder Fender JFA Acoustic Giveaway!

Skate off with a primo Kingman SCE acoustic guitar with custom JFA graphics ...

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Stones and Scorsese "SHINE A LIGHT" In Theatres April 4

On April 4, 2008, an Academy Award®-winning filmmaker and the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band will unite to bring audiences the year's most extraordinary musical film event, "Shine A Light," to theatres.

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Carbon/Silicon Rocks SXSW ’08

Britpunk godfathers Mick Jones and Tony James rock Fenders and kick off tour at March SXSW festival in Austin, Texas ...

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Fender Hits SXSW 2008

Quick notes from the road as Fender hits the Texas capital for a long, loud festival weekend ...

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Fender Rocks Musikmesse Frankfurt!

The sounds of Fender reverberate from Musikmesse Frankfurt, the massive musical instrument trade show held each year in Germany ...

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Paul Rodgers, Fender Center Announce Music-Mentoring Program

Bad Company/Queen vocalist's “Rodgers Rock Pack™” to benefit Kids Rock Free® program ...

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Jeff Healey, 1966-2008

Fender is deeply saddened to learn of the March 2, 2008, passing of a jazz and blues-rock master ...

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T.S.O.L., Agent Orange Play Fender at D.I. Comrade Benefit

All-star Feb. 21 SoCal punk-fest raises $25K for cancer-stricken D.I. guitarist Craig "chckn" Jewett ...

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Fender Play Loud-Go Fast Sweepstakes Winner!

Virginian Tim Whittaker scores a Ford® Shelby® GT Mustang® coupe and matching Stratocaster® guitar ...

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Fender Giveaway for Girls Rock! March Film Debut

Ten American Standard Stratocaster® guitars to “accompany” March 7 indie movie premier in seven U.S. cities ...

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Ford®, Fender Rock Barrett- Jackson® Collector Car Event

Ford® Shelby® GT500KR Mustang® and matching Stratocaster guitar fetch a very cool half million ...

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Fender California Series Acoustics Upgraded!

Grab your board and the gang—and grab a new Kingman SCE™, Malibu SCE™ or Sonoran™ acoustic ...

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F.A.M.E. Award for Fender’s Chuck Hall

Our own resident blues master scores annual Hollywood accolade at famed nightclub ...

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Ike Turner, 1931-2007

Fender is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a music legend, a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and a dear friend ...

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Strummer Benefit Tribute to Auction Signature Fender Model

West Hollywood event on Dec. 22 to feature special guests playing Strummer’s music; Strummer Telecaster® guitar on the block ...

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Fender Scores Bass Hit With Bass Bash IV!

A who’s who of bassists attend our mid-November L.A. celebration of all things bass ...

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The Stratocaster® at the Top of the World

U.K. musician Ben McDonnell takes his Fender on a sky-high Himalayan odyssey …

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Costello Jazzmaster® Guitar Proto Now on eBay!

Online auction of E.C.’s unique signature model prototype to benefit genetic disorder foundation ...

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Dick Dale Classic Reissues Out Now!

Sundazed Music brings you the first five legendary albums by the Fender-wielding  “King of Surf Guitar” ...

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Glen Matlock

The Sex Pistols bassist/songwriter on the filth, the fury, Fender and 30 years (!) of Never Mind the Bollocks ...

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Fender Showcase Tokyo Opens

Spectacular appointment-only Tokyo showroom shows Fender’s finest to the Japanese capital ...

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Stu Hamm

His signature Urge II bass upgraded this year, the bass master stops by Fender HQ for a “deep” Q&A …

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L.A. Bass Ace Lynne Davis on the B-DEC™30

L.A. Music Academy instructor tells us why her bass students love to hit the DEC ...

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GuitarMania® Rocks Cleveland Again!

Nine-foot Stratocaster® guitars return for another encore …

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The Soul Of Tone by Tom Wheeler

Lavish new book by noted guitar author meticulously chronicles history of Fender amplifiers ...

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Crossroads Feature Airs on Chicago Megastation WGN

News segment featuring Fender Custom Division chief Mike Eldred and Clapton guitar tech Lee Dickson now online ...

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Mayer Visits Fender on Eve of Tour!

Stops by Corona, Calif., facility to stock up on Strat® guitars before June 1 tour kickoff ...

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Fender Shelby® GT Strat® Guitar Idol-ized

Millions see souped-up Strat in May 16 Ford®/American Idol music video ...

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House Bassist

Fender-wielding bassist Nick Seymour talks about the newly reformed Crowded House. Hey now ...

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Eddie Van Halen Rocks Phoenix NASCAR Race!

Presents custom Stratocaster® guitar given to Subway Fresh Fit 500 winner Jeff Gordon ...

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Billy Corgan

Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, one of alt-rock guitar's most articulate founding fathers, sits down with us for a detailed Q&A about his his smashing new signature Stratocaster® guitar …

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Boxmasters!

A conversation with Billy Bob Thornton & Co. about new self-titled album The Boxmasters, their sure-to-be-raucous upcoming summer tour and something called "electric hillbilly" music ...

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Announcing Fender University!

The inaugural session of Fender University, an exclusive new music education program for guitar and bass enthusiasts worldwide, will commence in August in Corona, Calif. …

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Steve Winwood: Q&A and New Album!

A Q&A session with multitalented pop-rock-R&B legend Steve Winwood, who's back in the high life again in fine form with his first full-length solo album in five years, Nine Lives, and a summer U.S. tour ...

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Elvis Costello Q&A

Master pop craftsman Elvis Costello talks about his new signature Fender Jazzmaster® guitar and the original it’s based on …

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Yngwie Malmsteen and Fender Custom Shop Announce Exclusive Collaboration

Sign up now for updates, alerts and behind-the-scenes access on a very special Fender Custom Shop product involving maverick Swedish guitar hero Yngwie Malmsteen to be officially unveiled later this year ...

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New Marcus Miller Album!

A quick Q&A with our good friend, formidable bass master, composer, producer, et al Marcus Miller, who's in the spotlight once again with the March release of Marcus ...

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Yamano Music, Fender Celebrate Japanese Custom Shop Dealers, Specialists

13 “Showcase Dealers” and 24 “Product Specialists” honored during Feb. 19 ceremony in Tokyo ...

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Fender Unveils New American Standard Series


Fender’s official launch of its newly refined big four— Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars—draws a big crowd and big applause at the January 2008 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif. ...

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SRV “Lenny” Stratocaster® Guitar Replica to Launch Dec. 12

Limited edition tribute to one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s favorite instruments to become available exclusively through Guitar Center® ...

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Return to Fender

Fender founder George Fullerton returns for the Limited Edition 50th Anniversary 1957 Stratocaster® Guitar and Pro Junior™ Amp set ...

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Rock Band™ Hits the Street!

Dazzling new interactive video game challenges you to grab a Fender instrument, plug into a Fender amp, form a band, hit the road with classic rock songs and conquer the music world ...

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Punk at 30: A Retrospective on the Filth, the Fury and Fender

Three decades after it first detonated in London and New York, punk has infiltrated popular culture so successfully that it’s simply part of today’s landscape. With a few special guests, Fender looks back at punk’s beginnings—1977’s young, loud second coming of rock ‘n’ roll ...

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Fender Honors its Own With Premier Hall of Fame Induction

Inaugural class of historic inductees includes Leo Fender, Charlie Hayes, Don Randall, William Schultz, Freddie Tavares and Forrest White ...

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Strummer Telecaster® Guitar Based on Legendary Clash Leader's Famous DIY Instrument

We celebrate the life and legacy of Joe Strummer (1952-2002) with a replica that evokes his battered Telecaster guitars, complete with art customization kit featuring Shepard Fairey graphics and DIY stencils and stickers ...

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New Frontline Online Turbocharges Fender Website!

Like the new look? We revamped our website to deliver megatons of upgraded product info, news, artist features, resources, a new public discussion forum and much more! It's the new www.fender.com. It's Frontline Online!

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Introducing the Fender Custom Shop Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster® Guitar

With the reunited Police touring this year, Andy Summers is playing the first of 250 amazing replicas of the battered ’61 Telecaster he used on all those hits ...

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Andy Summers

Photographer, author and, oh yeah, guitarist extraordinaire, Andy Summers delivers a terrific read on his life and career from boyhood through his stint in a little band called the Police in his new book, One Train Later ...

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Geddy Lee

Rush’s Geddy Lee talks about the 30 years on the road celebrated in the awesome new R30 double-DVD set, and how humor, hard work, flamenco-style picking and Fender Jazz® basses fit into it all in a Fender News Q&A with mean, mean stride ...

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