Anchored by a 75th anniversary tribute to the Nocaster and a patent-pending passive hum-cancelling system, Fender's summer 2026 drop covers guitars, basses, acoustics and four updated effects pedals.
Fender has announced its mid-year summer 2026 collection, a wide-ranging release headlined by the 75th Anniversary American Vintage II 1951 Nocaster and the debut of the Fender Silent System – a passive, battery-free approach to eliminating single-coil hum. Below are the highlights across the wide-ranging collection; head to Fender for the full lineup.
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75th Anniversary Collection
The Nocaster sits at the top of the 75th Anniversary collection, which also includes the Player II Precision Bass, Player II Telecaster and Player II Baritone Telecaster. The Nocaster’s story is a brief but well-documented one: in 1951, caught between the end of the Broadcaster name and the arrival of the Telecaster, Fender shipped guitars with no model name on the headstock at all after receiving a cease-and-desist from Gretsch over the Broadkaster name. The American Vintage II reissue is built with period-accurate body, neck and hardware, and year-specific pickups.
Limited Edition Pro Classic Silent System
The Silent System makes its debut on two Limited Edition Pro Classic models – the American Professional Classic Stratocaster and Telecaster. The system is passive and requires no battery, and Fender claims it eliminates single-coil hum without altering the underlying tone. The Stratocaster carries Coastline ’57 pickups; the Telecaster uses Coastline ’63s. Both feature a Modern “C” neck profile and ClassicGear tuners, and arrive in September.
Limited Edition American Professional Classic Telecaster featuring the Fender Silent System
Limited Edition American Professional Classic Stratocaster featuring the Fender Silent System
Player Fusion Series
The Player Fusion Series brings a harder edge to familiar Fender silhouettes. The Telecaster HH gets a Floyd Rose system and a 12″ ebony fingerboard, while the Jaguar Baritone runs a 27″ scale tuned B-to-B with a Spin-a-Split wiring system via Fender roller pots that progressively split the humbuckers into single coils. A Precision Bass HH rounds out the Fusion line, loaded with two high-output humbuckers and a Jazz Bass neck profile. The Fusion series arrives in September.
Limited Edition Player Fusion Jaguar Baritone
Squier Paranormal Series
Five new Squier Paranormal models are available now, covering a lot of ground: a Stratocaster Deluxe with an HS pickup configuration, a Troublemaker Telecaster Deluxe with a B50 Bigsby and dual humbuckers, a reimagined Electric VI with a 24.75″ scale and four-way rotary pickup switch, a Baritone Jazzmaster HH on a 27″ scale, and a Precision Bass Thinline SJ with a semi-hollow body and an unusual ’51 P Bass and Jazz Bass pickup combination connected via a three-way blade switch.
Paranormal Precision Bass Thinline SJ
California Deluxe acoustics
The California Deluxe acoustic lineup adds seven models across multiple body shapes: Redondo Jr., Redondo, Monterey, Newporter, Villager 12-string and Kingman Bass. All are built with solid Sitka spruce tops, laminate mahogany back and sides, scalloped X-bracing and Fishman CD-1 preamp systems where fitted.
California Deluxe Kingman Bass CE
V2 effects pedals
Four V2 effects pedals join the collection, including The Bends Compressor, Santa Ana Overdrive, Pugilist Distortion and Pelt Fuzz. Each gets updated, switching with multiswitch-enabled footswitches for momentary and latching activation, and switchable buffered and true bypass modes. The Pelt Fuzz V2 adds an Octave/Chaos footswitch for traditional octave-up or glitchy asymmetrical octave effects, while the Pugilist Distortion V2 runs dual independent distortion engines through three signal path configurations, including a parallel blend mode.
Pugilist Distortion
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