Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From subtle upgrades to SuperStrats and full-on Frankenstrats, Fender’s finest has always been the ideal candidate for guitar ...

Over the last few years, Fender has gone back to the drawing board and re-imagined many of their most popular guitars, adding player requested specs to produce a factory-modded instrument, while still ...

In 1954, a guitar maker called Leo Fender introduced his second electric guitar, a companion to his 1950 Telecaster (originally Broadcaster). The new Stratocaster, drawn up with the help of musician ...

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American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on ...

Ergonomic neck heel, rolled fretboard edges, and super comfortable neck. Stunning new colors. Cold-rolled steel bridge. Push-push pot brings usable tonal options. Quality hardcase. Classic-sounding ...

The Fender Stratocaster is ubiquitous in the rock guitar world for a reason. The Strat has been an American icon since the 1950s, and it's the instrument of choice for countless rock n' roll pioneers ...

Join us on a trip through Fender's factory, Custom Shop, Master Builder department and head office, in celebration of a radically innovative instrument that continues to find new ways to move music ...

Quick: Name an American product that's had a worldwide impact, is more popular than ever, yet still looks the same as it did when it was introduced more than a half-century ago? Here's a hint: It ...

Many guitarists know the Squier name because it was on the headstock of their first instrument. Like a lot of guitar companies, Squier's history is deep; it dates back to the late 1800s, when Victor ...