Back in 2018 Fender introduced the Player Series aimed very squarely at guitarists and bass players taking their first steps into the environs of a major brand. Familiar designs that had been seen in the hands of renowned artists for decades were now available to young players who wanted the classic sounds of their forebears with pro-level spec, including C-profile necks, modern 22-fret fingerboards, upgraded bridges and classic F-stamped neckplates. Another undoubted attraction was that the Player Series sat well below the £1k price tag and, most importantly, had that name on the headstock.
During the ensuing five years, the Player Series has gone on to be Fender’s best-selling line, proving popular with a new generation of musicians whom the company continues to nurture and support to this day. The appeal was strong across all genres, too, with newer bands like Turnstile, Beach Bunny and Soccer Mommy leading the charge with their own brand of pop and rock.
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New York City Guitar Shops
For vintage guitar enthusiasts, a shopping trip to the US is surely a fixture on the bucket list.
BRIDGE OF SIGHS
While our mainly recycled build cracks on at a pedestrian pace, Dave Burrluck pauses to ponder that old chestnut: the offset bridge
BECK THE GUITAR AUCTION
Jeff Beck had no equal for the joyous, headstrong energy and beguiling subtlety he brought to his playing. When he died suddenly in January of 2023, he left behind the lightning rods through which his electrifying talent passed an eclectic collection of guitars, many of which are as heavily customised as the hot-rod cars that were Beck’s other ruling passion. Almost exactly two years after his passing, these legendary instruments are now set to go under the hammer in London. We join the experts from Christie’s auction house on the eve of the sale to take a closer look at Oxblood’ and other historic instruments from Jeff’s career and discuss the portrait they paint of a pragmatic, restless yet peerlessly gifted talent and his musical legacy
POWER STATION
Founded by Jimi Hendrix mere months before his death, Electric Lady Studios was a mind-expanding creative mothership where his guitar playing reached new heights. As a new documentary explores this lost chapter, longstanding Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer and filmmaker John McDermott tell us about Jimi's final brainwave
Virtual Pedalboard
Fractal Audio puts its Axe-Fx III effects in a conveniently sized stage-ready floor unit
Larkin Poe
Seventh studio album, Bloom, sees Rebecca and Megan Lovell embrace family dynamics, take the spark from stage to studio, and serve up the guitars neat”
And Your Bird Can Sing...
We travel back to the future to bask in the glory of Gibson’s reincarnated 1960s rare classic, the Falcon combo
Outer Limits
Walrus Audio revitalises its very first pedal, the Klonemulating Voyager, with some tasty additions
Top Tier
The upgraded American Ultra guitars get a subtle makeover, creating what Fender believes is its most advanced series of electric guitars. Vintage buffs, look away...
DON MUSSER ACOUSTICS
He’s built guitars for some of the very biggest names in the business and yet Don Musser remains a known unknown. We track him down to fill in the blanks
