Fender has substantially updated its American Performer lineup, formerly known as American Special. The new line is the entry point to Fender made-in-USA instruments and now includes basses in ...

Fender has announced the American Performer Series, which replaces the American Special Series as the guitar company’s most affordable entry point to its Corona, California-built models. Key specs for ...

An innovative product design that incorporates a coil-splitting system to smoothly toggle between humbucking and single-coil pickup modes for even tone. Provides full-throated humbucking and ...

How did a guitar that failed to grab its intended market – the market it was literally named after – end up becoming the instrument of choice across surf-rock, post-punk, new wave, power pop, shoegaze ...

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