Fender Stratocaster

Fender is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and the Telecaster. Fender offered the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar, the Telecaster the first mass-produced electric bass, the Precision Bass and the popular Stratocaster guitar.

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Weezer has made a none-more-Black Album Fender Stratocaster

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Only one guitar is up for grabs

Old gold: 40th anniversary Fender Stratocaster

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The Strat in its birthday suit

Old gold: 1958 Fender Stratocaster

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An exceptionally well-maintained Strat

Old gold: 1957 Fender Stratocaster

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An ancient beauty in fine fettle

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Up-close with an iconic guitar

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A Strat is born - in four minutes!

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Bob Dylan's Fender Stratocaster returns to Newport after 50 years

By Michael Brown

The guitar played when Dylan 'went electric' in 1965 returns to Newport Folk Festival

Stratocaster vs Telecaster: how to choose between Fender's two most iconic electric guitars

Stratocaster vs Telecaster: how to choose between Fender's iconic electric guitars

By Ed Mitchell

Fender's Strat and Tele changed the world. But which one will be your next electric guitar? We can help with that...

Mick Taylor heads on a personal pilgrimage to hold a genuine '54 Strat.

We play a genuine '54 Fender Stratocaster

By Mick Taylor

Up close and personal with a legend