Old gold: 40th anniversary Fender Stratocaster
The Strat in its birthday suit
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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