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Fender gives Richie Kotzen’s figured-maple topped MIJ signature Strat a global release
By Jonathan Horsley published
Ash-bodied with a figured maple top, offered in Transparent White and Red Burst finishes, equipped with DiMarzio pickups, Kotzen's Strat could be a modern classic

Fender remixes its blockbuster Player II range with the Modified Series and got IDLES to demo them
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Player II Modified range is a refresh of the familiar favourites, with Noiseless pickups, locking tuners, treble bleed circuits and of course there is an HSS Strat with a Floyd Rose

Fender unveils Player II refresh with the Strat, Tele, P and Jazz Basses in Sparkle 3-Color Sunburst
By Jonathan Horsley published
The new-look models have all the same Player II features – rosewood fingerboards with rolled edges, Alnico V pickups, high-ratio Classic Gear tuners and a Modern C profile neck

“A tool for pros who like the guitar to do the work”: Fender American Ultra II Stratocaster HSS
By Jonathan Horsley published
In refreshing its state-of-the-art US line, has Fender made the original – and the best – Superstrat?

St Vincent reveals how a gift from Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready changed her mind about the Fender Stratocaster
By Jonathan Horsley published
Who couldn’t love a Strat? Well, according to St Vincent, there’s the weight of pop-cultural history and that can be hard to bear

“Leo Fender sort of got it wrong:” Richard Fortus on how Jimi Hendrix “corrected” the Stratocaster
By Jonathan Horsley published
Back to front or upside down, whichever way you look at it, Fortus says Hendrix's reverse approach is the secret to “piano-like low-end” and Aerosmith's Perry was paying close attention

Fender and Knockaround are offering you the chance to wear a Strat as glasses
By Rob Laing published
They're available in See-foam Green

Can the relic'ing on a Fender Mike McCready Road Worn Strat be 'improved'? This video finds out
By Rob Laing published
It turns out that one of the key ingredients is a relic wax made by one of the UK's top pickup builders

Strats ’n’ stripes: Watch The Star-Spangled Banner played through dimed Marshalls in empty warehouse
By Jonathan Horsley published
Two gear nuts go full on Strats ’n’ stripes in a deserted 250,000 sq ft warehouse, and it sounds magnificent

Strats and Teles in spruce, sugar pine, sassafras? Fender unveils American Performer Timber series
By Jonathan Horsley published
New for summer 2024, the Timber series is right there for your tastes in adventurous tonewoods, with satin finished Mocha, Honey Burst and 2-Color Sunburst models on the menu
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