and not the talent and abrasive tools of a Fender craftsperson. Hardware is chrome, appropriately dulled and rusted in all the right places. Electronics-wise, our Strat features a trio of hand-wound ...

It was somewhat understandable – Fender was recreating ... But any fears he might overdo when relic'ing the McCready Strat prove unfounded. Zach's M.O. to "see what kind of realism we can ...

If you were disappointed with the $15,000 price tag that was attached to the Mike McCready Custom Shop 1960 Strat in 2021, we have some great news. Fender has a Mexican Roadworn version that is much, ...

Credit: Future / Olly Curtis I’ve told you before about my first Fender Relic, a ’51 Fender Nocaster ... as it provides the look of decades-old guitars that have been played but loved, the ...

In a special “custom shop” section nearby, luthiers are distressing (relic-ing, in the lingo ... instructors all brandishing the newest Fender guitars and amplifiers. When Covid struck ...

Fender Custom Shop's Principal Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov has impressed us with stunning guitar creations like the Kodak-inspired Studioliner, the Fabergé-tastic Coronation Strat, and most ...

Following in the creative footsteps of the Old Growth Strat, the Front Row Legend Esquire and the 80 Proof Blues Junior, Fender has now ... been treated to a heavy relic finish.

Fender Play, which launches July 6 ... But Mooney doesn’t buy the idea that guitars are a relic. “The first time I heard about the death of the electric guitar, John Travolta was dancing ...

In 1954, a guitar maker called Leo Fender introduced his second electric guitar, a companion to his 1950 Telecaster (originally Broadcaster). The new Stratocaster, drawn up with the help of musician ...