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Fender unveils two new finishes for Cory Wong’s signature Stratocaster – and stunning doesn’t even begin to cover it
By Matt Owen published
The new-look models draft in two of Fender's most popular colorways and retain Wong's personalized spec sheet, which features a fourth-position “panic button”
Fender Steve Lacy People Pleaser Stratocaster review
By Chris Gill published
Debuting a new Chaos Burst finish and an onboard fuzz circuit, this really is a people-pleasing Strat...
Fender just unveiled the stealthiest Strat ever made – and it costs $12,500
By Matt Owen published
Designed in collaboration with Saint Laurent, only 10 examples have been built, and they're joined by an equally sleek '65 Deluxe Reverb and custom guitar picks
Steve Lacy on how Jack White and Scott Pilgrim inspired his fuzz-equipped Strat, creating Fender’s first “pink sunburst” and why he loves affordable multi-FX pedals
By Amit Sharma published
The superstar guitarist/producer has worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Thundercat, and topped the charts with “nerdy chords” – now he has a radical new signature Stratocaster, but as he reveals, the ideas that didn’t make the cut were even more off-the-wall
How to tell a good ’70s Fender Stratocaster from a bad one
By Jamie Dickson published
Strat expert Julian White of World Guitars urges a cool head and a judicious eye when considering Stratocasters built during the bell-bottom era
Joe Bonamassa explains why he prefers Stratocasters with maple fretboards over rosewood
By Matt Owen published
Though he's partial to playing both, the blues-rocker leans towards maple ’boards for one key reason
Fender debuts limited-run Sakuraburst MIJ Hybrid II Stratocaster – and this one’s actually available outside of Japan
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Previously a Japan-only exclusive, could the arrival of this fresh ’burst herald a change in tack from Fender?
Is this the most expensive smashed guitar ever sold? Kurt Cobain’s stage-smashed Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for $600,000 – 10 times its initial estimate
By Matt Parker published
The instrument, signed by all three members of Nirvana, er, smashed expectations in the recent sale
How Jeff Beck sparked Fender’s first Graffiti Yellow finish – and the Strat Plus design that helped revive its ’90s fortunes
By Matt Parker published
One of the Fender Custom Shop’s first ever builds, owned and played by Beck, is up for auction. With it comes a tale of the guitar legend’s influential role in the firm’s ’90s output
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