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Vintage Fender Stratocaster pickups: how they work, what changed, and why their sound is so sought-after
The history of Leo Fender’s Stratocaster single coils – and how to get better tone from your own Strat pickups
Fender launches drool-worthy Custom Shop Tyler Bryant signature Shell Pink Stratocaster
With a "Shawbucker" at the bridge, an engraved, anodized aluminum pickguard, and, of course, that relic'd Shell Pink finish, "Pinky" is an HSS stunner
Fender finally adds Candy Apple Red and Sea Foam Green to its Player Series lineup, unveils left-handed and Fiesta Red Player Plus models
The Big F has brought some of its most iconic colorways to the popular Player lineup, and gives southpaws an in-road to the Player Plus world for the first time since its introduction
Fender American Vintage II 1973 Stratocaster review
One of the most underrated Stratocaster eras gets its time again – and this new period-correct American Vintage II example proves it’s worth another look
John Mayer once turned down the Fender Rosewood Stratocaster meant for Jimi Hendrix – but had a replica built soon after
Mayer's model – appropriately named Rosie – has been spotted at a number of high-profile appearances over the past 10 years
The greatest Strat army in history? Watch Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson lead Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood and more in a historic rendition of I Shall Be Released
Also featuring Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison, and captured for the film The Last Waltz by Martin Scorsese, the breathtaking performance features more legends-per-square-foot than perhaps any in rock's lengthy arc
What happened to Jimi Hendrix’s Stratocasters? Tracking down the guitars that made music history
Sold on to collectors or lovingly sacrificed to the music gods, Hendrix’s Strats are the stuff of Arthurian legend
From the vaults: former Machine Head bassist Adam Duce on the tone secrets of Cliff Burton
“He had a Stratocaster pickup hidden under the bridge of his Rickenbacker”
