Looking more closely at the Jazzmaster you’ll discover that the big old floating vibrato and rocking bridge chiselled into vintage and reissue models ain’t there. Fender has opted for a vintage ...

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 ...

Also making their debut are Fender’s ClassicGear tuners: vintage-style 18:1 machineheads combining classic styling and modern gear ratio. These features appear across nine new guitars and basses: the ...

The American Performer also introduces the classic Fender Jazzmaster and Mustang to the series, along with a PJ style Precision bass. For review we got our hands on an American Performer Stratocaster.

Fender is trying to bring the price point of its American made guitars down a bit and the American Performer Series Stratocaster is just over a grand at US$1099.99. That’s really a fair price ...