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"It's a nuclear violin": Yngwie Malmsteen gives us a Strat history lesson
He loves Strats and he knows his muses intimately: "70 years ago this was very futuristic – it's a futuristic design now"
Watch what happens when you play a Strat through a cranked Fender Super Reverb in an empty warehouse
Pedal Pawn’s Chris King Robinson conducts an experiment that shows how strange and magical things happen when you dime old tube amps in large, empty spaces
“I can only say I am 1,000% happy with the end result”: Seymour Duncan and Eric Gales team up for a pickup set to give your S-style a “perfect balance of vintage warmth and modern clarity”
We might not be able to play like the blues-rock phenom but now we can feed our Strat what Gales' Magneto RawDog has been eating
“I saw the Olympic White with the pearl on it and I was just blown away”: Fender unveils Lincoln Brewster signature Strat – a vintage-inspired stunner with “stealth mods” and lots of them
The worship guitarist's new Strat nails the vintage vibe but with a trio of DiMarzios, a compound radius 'board and a midboost, it's no blast from the past. You're so cool, Brewster Strat!
"When I heard you play, I said, 'that sounds something like Guitar Slim, BB King and myself'. I've got to talk to you, to get to know you" – when Buddy Guy met Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram
The blues fire burns bright here
“My God, it’s hard to get in tune when they’re booing": when Bob Dylan faced down his detractors with a Strat and made rock n' roll history
In 1965, Bob Dylan strapped on a Stratocaster, then a Telecaster, and ushered in a bold new folk-rock sound. But he'd actually gone electric six months earlier…
“Jimi once said he’d been imitated so well that people had even copied his mistakes”: Watch Nile Rodgers, Tom Morello, Rebecca Lovell and more celebrate 70 years of the Strat in an all-star cover of Voodoo Child
To mark the Stratocaster's 70th Anniversary, Fender got 10 of today's Strat players to pay tribute to its most famous player – and turn loose the wah – on a cover of Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
“I imagined a chrome red, I love a good texture”: Fender reveals specs and more details of H.E.R’s custom Super Bowl Stratocaster – and we officially want one
The transparent red over Chrome Glow is a finish all right. But will Fender release this during the Strat's big 70th Anniversary?
Fender marks 70 years of the Stratocaster with new colour options, and limited edition American Professional II and Player Series Anniversary editions
The Big F adds Anniversary 2-Color Sunburst to your finish options for the American Professional II and Player Series Strats, and hints at more Anniversary business to come in 2024
“The thought of missing out on this guitar gave me the strength to do the gig”: Watch Joe Bonamassa demo the ’69 Hendrix spec Strat he calls ‘The Bronchitiscaster’ – and a super-rare ’67 Flying V
Joe Bonamassa demos the tones and tells the stories behind two much-loved Hendrix-era electrics in his collection, and they sound – and look – incredible