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Felix Pastorius Plays the American Ultra II Jazz Bass
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John 5 Plays the American Ultra II Telecaster
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR AMERICAN ULTRA II JAZZ BASS
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR AMERICAN ULTRA II PRECISION BASS
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Exploring the Jack White Collection: The Triplecaster Telecaster
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR AMERICAN ULTRA II METEORA BASS
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR AMERICAN ULTRA II METEORA
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR AMERICAN ULTRA II TELECASTER
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Isaiah Sharkey Plays the American Ultra II Stratocaster
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR AMERICAN ULTRA II STRATOCASTER HSS
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR AMERICAN ULTRA II STRATOCASTER
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THE AMERICAN ULTRA II SERIES: A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR FASTEST-PLAYING NECKS
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Four Artists Reinterpret a 60s Classic for The Player II Series
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The Shape of Things to Come: The All New Player II Series Offsets
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New Vintage Colors from the Vaults
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Player II Sessions Featuring DIIV
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Player II Sessions Featuring Julien Baker
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Player II Sessions Featuring Wallows
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Fender Custom Shop: Limited Edition Masterbuilt Joe Strummer Telecaster
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Strat Sessions: Yngwie Malmsteen
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Introducing the Tom DeLonge Starcaster
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Strat Sessions: Buddy Guy Featuring Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
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Introducing the Fender Next Class of 2024
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Vintera II Series: Best of the 70s Featuring Billy F Gibbons and the BFG’s
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Vintera II Series: Best of the 70s Featuring Thurston Moore and Snail Mail
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Vintera II Series: Best of the 50s Featuring Madison Cunningham
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Vintera II Series: Best of the 60s Featuring Josh Klinghoffer
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Fender Custom Shop: Inside the Limited Edition Waylon Jennings Telecaster
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The Player Series Players: Dominic Fike on the Shape-Shifting Strat
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The Player Series Players: Haim Discusses Their Fender Love
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The Player Series Players: Cafuné Dishes on Their Guitar Love
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Producer & Multi-Instrumentalist Luna Li on Being a Player
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Fender Next 2023: 25 Global Artists Expanding the World of Guitar
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Fender Custom Shop: Inside the Michael Landau ‘Coma’ Stratocaster
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Fender Custom Shop: Inside the Limited Edition Tyler Bryant ‘Pinky’ Strat
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Fender Sessions: James Bay with the ’72 Telecaster Thinline
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Fender Sessions: Jeff Beck Rumbles with the American Vintage II ’57 Strat
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Fender Custom Shop: Inside the Fender Custom Shop Johnny A. Stratocaster
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Custom Shop: Unlocking the Secrets of the Jerry Garcia ‘Alligator’ Strat
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Player Plus Sessions: Watch Wet Leg’s Fresh Take on Indie Pop
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Re-Creation Remixed: SG Lewis Puts a New Spin on His Single, "Chemicals"
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Player Plus Sessions: Ghostemane Showcases the Heavy Side of the Meteora HH
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Re-Creation Remixed: Lucy Dacus Covers Regina Spektor "Summer in the City"
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Player Plus Session: Teezo Touchdown Brings the Metal with the Meteora Bass
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Player Plus Sessions: Portugal. The Man Meets the Meteora HH & Meteora Bass
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The Jaguar Celebrates 60 Years with New Anniversary & Ultra Luxe Models
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Fender Re-Creation Remixed: Danny Felix Covers Latin Standard "El Manicero"
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Inside the Ron Thorn Custom Shop El Mocambo Stratocaster & Telecaster
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Player Plus Sessions: Japanese Breakfast’s Dreamy Set with the Meteora HH
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Inside the Player Plus Meteora & Meteora Bass
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Re-Creation Remixed: Self Esteem Covers a Jarvis Cocker Classic
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Re-Creation Remixed: Jesse Performs No Doubt’s "Don’t Speak"
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Re-Creation Remixed: Faye Webster Performs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
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Inside the Fender Custom Shop Terry Kath Telecaster
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Re-Creation Remixed: Jordan Mackampa Performs James Blake’s "Retrograde"
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Versatile by Design: The Acoustasonic Player Telecaster — Episode Two
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Versatile by Design: The Acoustasonic Player Telecaster - Episode One
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Re-Creation Remixed: Conan Gray Performs the Weeknd’s "Save Your Tears"
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Fender Re-Creation: FKJ Performs "Instant Need"
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A Day in The Studio with Andres y Mauricio
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A Day in The Studio with Butch Walker
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Fender Re-Creation: Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Performs "Confines"
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A Day in The Studio with Rob Cavallo
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Fender Re-Creation: Juanes Performs ‘Odio Por Amor’
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Fender Re-Creation: Julien Baker Performs "Something"
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A Day in The Studio with Andrew Watt
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A Day in The Studio with Shooter Jennings
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Fender Re-Creation: Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis Performs ‘Freak Scene’
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Fender Next 2022: 25 Global Artists Expanding the World of Guitar
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Harness that ‘68 Fender Feeling with Our Custom Amps
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Versatile by Design: Episode Four. Final Build
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Inside Fender Custom Shop’s Limited Edition Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster
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Fender Re-Creation: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Performs ‘Impossible Germany’
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Versatile by Design: Episode Three. Voicing & Design
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Versatile by Design: Episode 2. American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster Blend Knob
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Fender Re-Creation: Lindsey Buckingham Performs "Never Going Back Again"
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Fender Tracks: Lindsay Ell on the Theory Behind ‘wAnt me back’
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The 70th Anniversary Esquire: The Original One-Pickup Wonder
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Fender Play Live: Stratocaster Basics Playlist
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How to Play the E Major Chord on Ukulele
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Fender Play Live: Indie Folk Playlist
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How to Play the D Major Chord on Ukulele
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How to Play the C Minor Chord on Ukulele
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How to Play the B Minor Chord on Ukulele
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A Modernized Workhorse: Inside the American Ultra Telecaster
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Learn 13 Free Guitar Lessons Including Chords, Scales and Songs
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How to Play Blues Scales on Guitar
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How to Play the Harmonic Minor Scale on Guitar
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How to Play the A Minor Pentatonic Scale on Guitar
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Under the Influence: Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan on MBV's Bilinda Butcher
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Honoring History: The 70th Anniversary Fender Broadcaster
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Artform Influences: Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge on Chuck Rainey
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How to Play the C Major Guitar Scale
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How to Play the G Major Guitar Scale
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How to Play the E Minor Guitar Scale
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Fender Play Live: Stevie Ray Vaughan Playlist
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Fender Next 2020: 25 Global Artists Expanding the World of Guitar
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Go Inside the '64 Custom Princeton Reverb
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Fender Play Live: A Blues Playlist
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Sneak Peek: Fender 2020 Winter NAMM Debuts
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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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What is the Difference Between Major and Minor Chords?
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Fender Play Live: Ritchie Blackmore & Deep Purple Playlist
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Fender Play Live: Ziggy Stardust Playlist
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Four-String Fun: Inside the Alternate Reality Tenor Tele
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Fender Play Live: Sonic Explorations Playlist
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Fender Play Live: Reggae Playlist
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Fender Play Live: Outlaw Country Playlist
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Fender Play Live: Learn to Play Like Nirvana
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Fender Play Live: Power Pop Playlist
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Fender Play Amplifies Nashville's Iconic Hutton Hotel
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Acoustasonic Telecaster Exotics Expand with Ziricote Model
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Modern Modeling: Inside the Fender Tone Master Amplifiers
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Fender Teams with Several Influential Artists for Fender Play Foundation
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Andy Summers Combines Music and Photography with Signature Monochrome Strat
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2X the Fun: Inside the Alternate Reality Electric XII
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Jimi Hendrix and a Strat Named 'Izabella'
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10 Great Festival Moments
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Understanding Time Signatures
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Breaking Down the American Original '50s Precision Bass
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First Look: Dive Into Fender's 2019 Summer NAMM Debuts
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Flame Tops and Thinlines: Inside the Fender Rarities Collection
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Top Tips for Finding Your Guitar Tone
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Top Tips for Playing Lead Guitar
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How to Play the Cm7 Chord on Guitar
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How to Play Dominant 7th Chords
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Get to Know the Fender Upgrade Contest Winner
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How to Play a Dm7 Chord on Guitar
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How to Play a G7 Chord on Guitar
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How to Choose Your Ideal Guitar Modeling Amp
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How to Play the D Minor Guitar Chord
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How to Play an Gm7 Guitar Chord
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How to Play an Asus2 Guitar Chord
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How to Play the E7 Chord on Guitar
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How to Play a D7 Guitar Chord
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How to Play the Fmaj7 Guitar Chord
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How to Play a C Minor Chord on Guitar
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4 Ways to Learn Faster with the Redesigned and Streamlined Fender Play
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How to Play an F Minor Guitar Chord
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How to Play the G5 Chord on Guitar
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Learn to Play a Cadd9 Guitar Chord
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How to Play the Gsus2 Chord on Guitar in Drop D Tuning
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How to Play the Gmaj7 Chord
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How to Play the C7 Chord
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How to Play the F7 Chord
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How to Play the C#7 Chord
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How to Play the Em7 Guitar Chord
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Learn to Play the C Chord on Guitar
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How to Play an E Minor Chord on Guitar
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How to Play an A Flat Chord
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How to Play an A7 Chord on Guitar
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How to Play a G Minor Chord on Guitar
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Made to Perform: Watch FIDLAR Talk Touring and the American Performer Tele
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Full Schedule: Cuco, Japanese Breakfast Headline Fender Next House at SXSW
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New Dimensions: Check Out the Fender Alternate Reality Series
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How to Play the A Minor Chord
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How to Play the F Chord on Guitar
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Fender Next Set to Amplify the Voice of Emerging Artists in 2020
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What Are the Differences Between B9 and B7(9) Chords?
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How to Read Tabs
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Made to Perform: Tom Misch Talks Jamming and the American Performer Strat
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4 Guitar Chords That Sound Good Together
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How to Play the D Chord on Guitar
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Fender Valentine's Day Gift Guide
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Artists Break Out Fender Gems at 2019 Grammy Awards
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How to Play the B Chord on Guitar
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How to Play the B Flat Chord on Guitar
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How to Play the B Minor Chord on Guitar
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How to Play the E Chord on Guitar
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How to Play the A Chord on Guitar
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Looking Back: Fender's 2018 Highlights
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Electric Guitar 101
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2018 Roundup: The 10 Most Popular Songs in Fender Play
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The Easy Way to Change Your Electric Guitar Strings
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Everything You Need to Know About Arpeggios
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Inside the Parallel Universe '51 Telecaster PJ Bass
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Futuristic and Familiar: Inside the Fender Parallel Universe Meteora
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Mod Shop and More: Great Fender Gear to Upgrade Your Collection
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Learn How to Play the Strokes' 'Last Nite' on Guitar
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New Research Shows How Playing Music Can Improve Your Life
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Learn How to Play 'Feel the Pain' by Dinosaur Jr.
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How I Play: Carly & Martina Discuss Musical Empowerment and Songwriting
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Learn How to Play ZZ Top's 'La Grange' on Guitar
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Learn How to Play 'Mannish Boy' by Muddy Waters
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Even Signal and Clean Sustain: Inside the Fender Bends Compressor Pedal
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How to Choose Electric Guitar Strings
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Awash in Sound: What's Behind the Fender Marine Layer Reverb Pedal?
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5 Tips to Move from Guitar to Bass
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Inside the Fender Parallel Universe Whiteguard Strat
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The Best Fender Back-to-School Gifts
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Greta Van Fleet on Their Influences and the 'Primal' Nature of Instruments
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Raw and Refined: Inside the Parallel Universe Tele Thinline Super Deluxe
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My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields on the Jazzmaster and His Iconic Albums
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How Fender's Level Set Buffer Pedal Preserves Your Tone
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Understanding the Eighth Note
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Must-Watch: Fender on Stage at Great Escape
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How I Play: Wallows on Musical Beginnings the Road Ahead
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Is Your Pick or Pickguard Real Tortoiseshell?
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Back to the Original: Fender's 60th Anniversary '58 Jazzmaster
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Jaguar Bass Controls Explained
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Splicing Fender DNA: Inside the Strat-Tele Hybrid
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JD McPherson Talks Telecaster, Troubadours and the Golden Age of Guitars
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The Bass VI: Baritone Guitar or Bass?
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Guitar-Scopes: How Your Guitar Finish Aligns with Your Zodiac Sign
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Eric Johnson on His Tone Quest and His Stratocaster Thinline
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The 5 People You Need on Your Guitar Team
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Kurt Vile on His Ever-Evolving Style and Love of the Jaguar
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10 Easy Love Songs to Learn on Guitar
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5 Reasons Playing Guitar is Good for the Mind and Body
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6 Features Powering Fender's New All-Original Pedals
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2018 NAMM Sneak Peek
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Fender in Focus: Børns, Franz Ferdinand and Fall Out Boy
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Classic Design Made New: The Fender American Original Series
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Fender in Focus: Elvis Costello, Wolf Alice and Beach House
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10 Easy Rock Songs to Learn on Guitar
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A Conversation with ... Peter Buck on How Anybody Can Learn Guitar
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17 Famous Blues Songs To Learn on Guitar
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Acoustic or Electric Guitar: Which One Is Best for You?
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10 Easy Songs to Learn on the Electric Guitar
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10 Easy Pop Songs to Learn on Guitar
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3 Keys to Ace Your Palm Muting
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Why I Play: Strand of Oaks' Tim Showalter on Being Saved by the Guitar
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Easy Country Songs to Learn on Guitar
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3/4 Time: A Simple Guide
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Fender in Focus: Brad Paisley, Arcade Fire and Wolf Alice
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5 Tips to Master Chord Changes
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Fender's New Elite Fingerboards: What Is Ebony?
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5 People Who Should Learn to Play Guitar
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Tips for Learning How To Play Rhythm Guitar
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Legendary Tom Petty Passes Away at 66, Artists React
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Basic Song Structure Explained
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Fender in Focus: Grace VanderWaal, Atlas Genius and Tigers Jaw
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How Does Fender Play Compare to Other Online Guitar Lessons?
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Fender in Focus: Royal Blood, Declan McKenna and Daniel Caesar
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Master Builder Mark Kendrick on His Founders Design Stratocaster
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Scarface Talks Guitars and His Rock Influences
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8 Things You Might Not Know About Leo Fender
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Artists React to Glen Campbell's Passing
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Fender in Focus: Brad Paisley, Portugal. The Man and Manchester Orchestra
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Fender in Focus: Thurston Moore and the Joy Formidable
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The Magic of the '64 Tele
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5 Ways to Cut the Buzz
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Brad Paisley on His New Signature Tele and the Power of Playing Music
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Fender in Focus: The Who, We Are Scientists, Daddy Issues
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Fender in Focus: Mastodon, Fleet Foxes and Saint Motel
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Fender in Focus: Khalid, Radiohead and Blossoms
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The Historic Day Jimi Hendrix Rocked 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
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Paul Banks on Guitars in Hip-Hop and His Dave Murray Strat
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How to Pick Your Pickup
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6 Ways to Strum Like a Pro
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No Boundaries: The Creative Potential of the Mustang GT and Rumble Series
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How to Sound Like Eric Johnson
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A Guide to Fender Single-Coil Stratocaster Pickups
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Fender in Focus: Cage the Elephant, Keith Urban and Real Estate
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Make Dad's Day with These Father's Day Gifts
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Cult Classic: The 'Mary Kaye' Stratocaster
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Fender Feedback: Man With a Mission's Jean-Ken Johnny on Jaguar Inspiration
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Fender in Focus: Pixies, Alt-J and Royal Blood
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How to Sound Like Pete Townshend
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Blossoms' Josh Dewhurst and Charlie Salt on Influences and Gear
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A Beginner's Guide to Guitar Effects
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Best Coast's Bobb Bruno on Guitar Heroes and His Very Unexpected Path
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15 Other Things You Should Have in Your Gig Bag
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Stratocaster or Telecaster: Understanding the Basic Differences
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Asked/Answered: What Is 'Action' and How Low Can It Go?
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Jack Garratt on Stratocaster Magic and the Wizardry of Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Ring True: A History of Fender 12-String Electric Guitars
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Stratocaster Buying Guide: Fender Insiders Compare 8 Electric Guitar Models
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George Blanda Renews the Jazzmaster for Custom Shop Founders Design Project
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Fender in Focus: Chris Stapleton, Royal Blood and LP
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Create Your Dream Guitar with the Fender Mod Shop
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Next Level Necks: Inside Fender's Channel-Bound Innovation
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Gary Clark Jr. on Favorite Effects, Motivation and a Dream Collaboration
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Fender in Focus: Pixies, Real Estate and Dude York
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Want to Play the Guitar? Here Are Your First Steps.
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10 Instantly Recognizable Rock Riffs
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The Father of Surf: 7 Essential Dick Dale Facts
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The Capo: 6 Things You Need to Know
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Fender Mod Shop Exclusive: The New "C-to-D" Neck Profile
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Fender in Focus: Oh Wonder, Whitney, the Atomics, the XX and Tash Sultana
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Tequila on the Rocks: Fender and Cuervo Team Up for the Pure Agave Strat
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7 Electric Guitars for the Beginner
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Fender in Focus: Radiohead, Bastille and Two Door Cinema Club
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Future Islands' William Cashion on Beginnings and Why He Loves a P-Bass
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Jaguar Controls Past and Present: What You Need to Know
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Inside the Song: Johnny Cash and 'Ring of Fire'
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Asked/Answered: Do Different Woods Affect Your Electric Guitar Tone?
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Inside the Song: There's No 'Smoke On the Water' Without Fire
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Effects Guide: Get to Know Tremolo
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Fender Feedback: Michael Kiwanuka on the 'Emotional' Stratocaster
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The 'Page-O-Caster' Returns in Fender Custom Shop Founder's Design Project
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How to Read a Chord Chart
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One-Track Mind: The Passion of Eddie Hazel and Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain'
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Effects Guide: What is Reverb?
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Fender in Focus: Cold War Kids, Mastodon and Khalid
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Not Fade Away: The Legend and Legacy of Buddy Holly
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Fender in Focus: All Time Low, Strand of Oaks and Misterwives
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Inside the Song: Television Shines Under the 'Marquee Moon'
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A Double-Necked Legend: The Story Behind the Custom Shop's #0001 Guitar
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In 1970, Eric Clapton Bought 6 Strats at a Nashville Music Store ...
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Iconic Mods: Eric Clapton's 'Blackie'
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The Muse Speaks: Do Songs Live Inside Your Guitar?
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Fender in Focus: Green Day, Spoon and Chicano Batman
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Fender Feedback: Local Natives on Creating Their Unique Sound
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How a Treble-Bleed Circuit Can Affect Your Tone
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Fender Feedback: Mac Miller on Self-Discovery Through Music
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Fender in Focus: Sting, Spoon and Arkells
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Delay: A Guide to Making Things Happen Later
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How Clarence White's B-Bending Telecaster Bridged Country and Rock
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Eternal Recurrence: The Infinite Guitar
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Inside the Song: The Sustained Brilliance of U2's 'With or Without You'
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Asked/Answered: The Difference Between Strat and Tele Bridge Pickups
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Fender Feedback: J Mascis on Being at War With the Guitar
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How Pickup Guru Tim Shaw Powered the American Professional Series
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Fender in Focus: Craig Finn, London Grammar and Tuxedo
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What Are Alnico Pickups?
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What I Know So Far ... Telecaster Legend Marty Stuart
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Founders Project Celebrates 30 Years of the Custom Shop
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Going Low: The History of the Bassman
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A Classic Evolved: The Telecaster Custom Story
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The Devil's Chord: The Eerie History of 'Diabolus in Musica'
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Fender in Focus: John Mayer, Tash Sultana and Strand of Oaks
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Iconic Mods: The Magic of Dean Ween's '61 Strat
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Fender in Focus: Hippo Campus, Middle Kids and Blossoms
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11 Iconic Stratocaster Moments
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Mass Effects: How to Compose an Effective Effects Chain
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Psych Out: Syd Barrett’s ‘62 Esquire and the Dawn of Pink Floyd
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How to Tune Your Electric Guitar
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The Indisputable Laws of Practice
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Decoding Standard Pickup Arrangements
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How Micro-Tilt Majorly Affects Your Action
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Play Dirty: An Overview of Overdrive, Distortion and Fuzz
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Cleaning Pots and Switches
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Fender in Focus: Cobi, Iration, Old Dominion
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Surfing the First Wave of Hip-Hop: The 'Apache' Story
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Master Builder Greg Fessler On His Texas Special Strat
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Salvaged Sound: How Wood from Dublin's Ha'Penny Bridge Became Guitars
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Design Your Dream Guitar: Experience the Fender Mod Shop
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Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov Showcases His Gold Leaf Telecaster
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Master Builder Scott Buehl Showcases His Frosted Duco Strat
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Master Builder Dale Wilson On His Forest Green 30th Anniversary Strat
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Master Builder John Cruz on His Prestige Edition P90 Set Neck Tele
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Master Builder Dennis Galuszka Showcases His Hot Rodded Jazzmaster
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6 Unique Artists Tackle the New American Professional Series
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Get Back: The Fender Custom Shop Time Machine Collection
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A Sneak Peek at Fender's 2017 NAMM Releases
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Small Wonder: How the Nut is Critical to Your Tone
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Fender in Focus: The Flaming Lips, Jimmy Eat World, Cage the Elephant
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View the Making of the American Professional Series
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Buzz Off: How to Deal With Fret Buzz
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Go With the Grain: The Many Benefits of a Quartersawn Neck
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Double Duty: Learning How to Sing and Play
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What is Fret Sprout?
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Fender in Focus: The Pretenders and Bonnie Raitt
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What Are Tuning Pegs and Why Do You Need Them?
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Pitch Control: A Tremolo Primer
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Why You Should Use In-Ear Monitors
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Looking Back: Fender's 2016 Highlights
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The 3 Neck Attachment Methods You Should Know
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What I Know So Far ... Hudson Moore
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Everything You Need to Know After Getting a New Guitar
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Absolute Power: The Telecaster Deluxe
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How to Hold a Guitar Pick
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How to Tune Harmonically (Even the B String)
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What Is a Setup and Why Is It so Crucial?
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Fender in Focus: John Mayer, Bruno Mars and JP Cooper
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Asked/Answered: Is It OK to Use My Thumb to Mute Low Strings?
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Country Tradition, Soul Survivor, Rock Legend: The Telecaster Thinline
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What Is a String Tree?
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Fender in Focus: CRX, James Vincent McMorrow and Dinosaur Jr.
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How to Buy an Electric Guitar
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Great Gifts for Beginners
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What Is the American Professional Series?
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Asked/Answered: What's the Best Way to Fly With My Guitar?
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5 Tips to Fight Finger Pain
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The Bass VI: Part Guitar. Part Bass. All Epic.
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Why Do Guitars Go Out of Tune?
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Case Closed: Storage Tips to Save Your Guitars
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From Surf to Shoegaze, a History of the Jaguar
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Asked/Answered: Are Short-Scale Guitars Best for Players with Small Hands?
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9 Reasons to Give the Gift of a Guitar
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Asked/Answered: Does Your Pick Influence How Fast You Can Play?
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Tubes vs. Solid-State: What's the Best Amp for You?
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Coil Tapping vs. Coil Splitting: The Tone Option Hidden in Your Pickups
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Asked/Answered: What Do the Controls On the Jaguar HH Really Do?
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Fender in Focus: Band of Horses, Mike Doughty and Jack Garratt
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4 Tracks: Discover the Songs That Shaped MC5’s Wayne Kramer
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What Is a Humbucker and How Does It 'Buck' the Hum?
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Inside the Song: A Screaming Strat Solo Shocks Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Soma’
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What I Know So Far … 'Luke Cage' composer Adrian Younge
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What Is a Chord?
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6 Unique Squiers You Need in Your Collection
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Fender in Focus: Iggy Pop, Butch Walker and Kula Shaker
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What's a Pickup Pole? And Why Is It so Important?
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Jazzmaster Guide: Controls Explained and Popular Models
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Inside the Song: Behind the Stompbox Solo of Blur’s 'Coffee & TV'
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Intonation 101
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Chicken, Tremolo, Sweep. Pick Your Picking Style.
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Standard Tuning: How EADGBE Came to Be
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The Starcaster: Explore One of Fender's Strangest Creations
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