Four years into Fender’s Acoustasonic project, it still seems to be a misunderstood guitar series in some quarters. It’s not a best of both worlds acoustic/electric guitar – such a proposition would ...

Fender Japan has launched its MIJ Hybrid II 2026 Collection, offering Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, and Jazz Bass models in new matte finishes and upgraded electronics. The series combines ...

Put a guitar in the hands of an artist like Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix or Tom Morello and you have a template, not a finished product. Since Leo Fender started Fender with repairable ...

The Acoustasonic series started out as Fender's moon shot at re-inventing the acoustic guitar for the modern age, but its ambitions quickly expanded to become much broader. Equipped with three ...

Last month, Fender launched its third Acoustasonic hybrid acoustic, and we got to play with the Jazzmaster and interview the company's R&D chief. Now Master Builder Ron Thorn has given the Custom Shop ...