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Fender just unveiled the stealthiest Strat ever made – and it costs $12,500
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Michael Landau recalls recording guitar in front of David Gilmour: “Playing for Pink Floyd was one of the most bizarre things ever”
The session heavyweight was once brought onboard to record a lead line that Gilmour “didn’t want to do”
Ana Popovic: "The cancer took a lot out of me, and so did working towards getting better. I had to spend every atom of energy on playing guitar and writing songs"
How the Serbian blues virtuoso battled cancer to record the most accomplished playing of her career – and why nothing beats her '64 Fender Strat
Fender Japan doubles down on its vintage hot streak with racing stripe-equipped Traditional ‘60s Competition Stripe collection
Olympic White Stratocasters, Telecasters, Jazzmasters, Mustangs and Precision Basses make up the drop, which pairs 1960s aesthetics with modern Japanese craftsmanship – and a neat Competition-style body stripe
