Fender never offered a “deluxe” rendition of the Stratocaster until 1987, more than three decades after that model’s introduction. By contrast, the Telecaster proved ripe for modification on several ...

Mike Campbell understands the importance of matching his electric guitar tone to whatever song he’s playing. It’s a well-honed sense that was in clear evidence when Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ...

ELECTRIC GUITAR WEEK: Having already added to their regular production Telecaster and Esquire models with the single-bound top/back Telecaster Custom and Esquire Custom guitars in 1959, Fender ...