Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Leimkuehler is a music journalist from Nashville, Tennessee. When someone steps on stage to play country music, the first ...

Fender has released a whole range of guitars that come set up with quirky, 50s-style "gold foil" pickups – a nod to old-school pups you'd need to dig out of a vintage guitar or go to the aftermarket ...

Judging by our team's enthusiasm - albeit most wished it was the black with white scratchplate version - the Cabronita might well prove to be the most popular of Fender's Telebrations so far. The deal ...

Take a look at this great video demo from our sister magazine Guitarist, which features a range of tones from Gibson's 2012 Les Paul Standard and Fender's 2012 American Standard Stratocaster and ...