The country guitar maestro on how his wonderfully unique Fender Telecaster made it onto Fender’s production line in the shape of his brand-new Fender Stories Collection Brent Mason Telecaster.
The Nashville singer-songwriter has been in love with the guitar since the age of five. The Fender Next artist and owner of a sparkly new Novo Serus J tells us why the instrument will always be cool.
Inside our August 2020 issue: the ultimate guide to home recording for guitarists, Jim Root and Covet talk tone, and we road-test two new 'student' models from Fender.
Known as #4, Jim Root has formed half of Slipknot’s brutal six-string assault for 20 years. As he steps into the rarified air of his fourth signature model with Fender, we talk classic designs, playing with lightsabres and why he still finds guitar solos stressful.
An unusually long gestation period gave the band time to broaden their musical horizons on the new album. Lead guitarist Ethan Ives explains how that meant exploring a new-found passion for Fender single coils.
Aside from Leo himself, few names are more redolent of Fender’s history than that of John Page, whose work continued to flourish once he left the California guitar empire.
