"When someone's taken the time to declare the death of the electric guitar, I wish they'd taken the time to check their facts" Courtney Barnett, liveThe CEO of Fender Guitars has spoken out on the rise in young women taking up the instrument, declaring that ‘the diversity of the guitar is beyond the advent of punk’. Back in October, it emerged that females now make up for 50% of beginner guitar players in the UK and US – citing “a different […]The post Fender boss speaks out on the rise of female players and how ‘the diversity of the guitar is beyond the advent of punk’ appeared first on NME.