Early 1940s: During World War II, Fender meets Clayton Orr “Doc” Kauman, a musician and the chief designer of electric guitars for Rickenbacker (based in Santa Ana and the first maker of ...
What’s considered the best-selling pop instrument of all time was invented by Southern Californian Leo Fender. Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern ...
To be totally honest, it’s nigh on impossible to select the best electric guitar. Guitars come in such a variety of styles and configurations that finding a single instrument in such a crowded ...
This year’s NAMM is set to be a particularly notable edition, though, because it will see the return of several big companies – Gibson, Marshall and Fender included – who we ...
Our team of musicians here at MusicRadar have been reviewing guitars for decades, so all of our recommendations are backed by real-world experience. We’ve put these acoustics through their paces in ...