Telecaster tales

During its long history, Fender has navigated several tricky turning points, but 1965 marks for some the start of a decline from the standards set by Leo’s original company. Is that view still justified?

How’d you get this guitar? I worked at Hogan’s House of Music in Hawthorne, California, when I was younger. I bought it there. I paid $300 for it in 1980. Did you modify it? And what sort of rig did y

If you always believed the CBS takeover transformed Fender guitars overnight, then think again because there were fewer changes than you might have imagined

After quite a few playing hours under its belt, Dave Burrluck gets the Epiphone Oxblood back into the garage for a bit of a tinker and a tune-up

Meet the bass guitar that has appeared at Woodstock, featured on countless records, been played by Hendrix and had two famous owners. Throw in an instrument swap (plus 15 quid) and a bunch of anxiety, and it becomes the stuff of legends

IN A 1992 Guitar World feature that celebrated the release of Spinal Tap’s reunion album, Break Like the Wind, it was reported that lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel had been, at some point during the band’