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Introducing the Fender Next Class of 2024
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Fender Next 2023: 25 Global Artists Expanding the World of Guitar
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Inside the New Fender x Mobile Fidelity Turntable Inspired by the P Bass!
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Fender Plugged In: Kenny Beats, Episode 2
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Fender Next 2022: 25 Global Artists Expanding the World of Guitar
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Artform Influences: Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge on Chuck Rainey
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Fender Next 2020: 25 Global Artists Expanding the World of Guitar
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2019 Roundup: The 10 Most Practiced Songs in Fender Play
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Year in Review: Fender's 2019 Highlights
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Breaking Down the American Original '50s Precision Bass
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How to Choose Your Ideal Bass Modeling Amp
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4 Ways to Learn Faster with the Redesigned and Streamlined Fender Play
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2018 Roundup: The 10 Most Popular Songs in Fender Play
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10 Easy Songs to Learn on Bass
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Inside the Parallel Universe '51 Telecaster PJ Bass
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Greta Van Fleet on Their Influences and the 'Primal' Nature of Instruments
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The First Fender Reissue: A Telecaster Bass History
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2018 NAMM Sneak Peek
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Looking Back: Fender's 2017 Highlights
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Looking Back: Fender's 2016 Highlights
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Bass Strings 101
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Everything You Need to Know After Getting a New Guitar
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The Bass VI: Part Guitar. Part Bass. All Epic.
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