Latest about 1960s Fender Stratocasters
How Andy Timmons gave a bargain guitar a new lease of life – taking inspiration from Hendrix and Beck
The virtuoso has owned “a long chain of guitars” throughout his decades-spanning career but calls one Strat he bought off eBay a particularly memorable find
Bonnie Raitt on why pushing beyond the blues was key to her success – that, and making her guitar “sound like bacon smells”
Praised by the likes of B.B. King and Sheryl Crow, Raitt’s guitar playing continues to influence – and transcend – genres and generations
“The paint was starting to come away in chips – he was almost crying”: How Rory Gallagher's 1961 Strat got its now-iconic relic’d finish
Gallagher's brother, Dónal, recalls the time Rory noticed that the paint on his beloved guitar was chipping away
The Irish government wants to ensure Rory Gallagher’s iconic Fender Strat remains in the country
The government's interest follows a grassroots campaign that's hoping to raise enough money to keep the guitar in Ireland
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