No kid ever dreams of growing up and becoming a shitty guitar player. But alas, here I am. I’ve been obsessed with music since elementary school, but apparently the rapid-firing neurons of excitement ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Guitar maker Fender has just debuted Fender Play, a new guitar lessons web platform and iOS app aimed ...

FENDER has been making great guitars for decades – but the Californian firm can now make you great at guitar too. I'm living proof that anyone (including complete novices) can quickly learn some ...

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Inside a conference room named for Keith Richards on the second floor of Fender’s spacious new Hollywood office, members of the legendary guitar company’s digital team offer a glimpse of their new ...

If you ask Ethan Kaplan, chief product officer of digital at Fender, about the death of the electric guitar, he gets a bit incredulous. And it's easy to understand why. As he's quick to point out, ...

On May 9, Fender launched Fender Play 1:1, a brand new offering set to go live through the Fender Play app. Fender Play 1:1 offers one-on-one music lessons with experienced, approved instructors. The ...

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, it was no surprise that concerts and music festivals were among the first things to get cancelled or postponed. Now, digital DJ sets, virtual live music events and ...

Fender Play is the company's latest digital effort to help beginning guitar owners become players for life. The company says 50 percent of new guitar owners are women, and acoustic and ukelele sales ...

Today Fender announced its newest Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for Fender Play, the franchise's online guitar, bass and ukulele learning app, that will help newcomers to learn how to play ...

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced the launch of the Fender Play Foundation, the brand’s new non-profit intended to provide resources and music education opportunities to ...