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Fender’s Master Builders on what makes a good Stratocaster – and the best Strats they’ve ever played
As two of the Custom Shop’s best luthiers, there are few people in the world better qualified to talk Strats than Paul Waller and Austin MacNutt. They share the secrets behind the truly special ones – and the mods that could revitalize yours
Fender currently makes over 100 Stratocasters – here’s how to choose the Strat that’s right for you
Stratocasters explained: from pickups to bodies, necks to hardware, this is what you need to consider when buying a Fender Strat
Fender's unmissable Memorial Day sale promises up to 30% off Player, Paranormal, Affinity, and loads more
From Kurt Cobain’s outlandish Jag-Stang to Steve Lacy’s People Pleaser Stratocaster, Fender's Memorial Day sale has something for everyone
Nile Rodgers on how he found The Hitmaker – and how the Fender Strat changed the world
The funk guitar superstar looks back at trading in his old Barney Kessel for the budget Strat that would go on to become The Hitmaker – the fabled instrument heard on Get Lucky, Le Freak and countless others
Joe Bonamassa’s ultimate “museum-grade” find is reborn as his first Martin signature
Bonamassa’s astonishingly clean Martin 000-45 was handed down as a family heirloom before he bought it and took it to the firm’s Nazareth base for close inspection
Spector unveils Doug Wimbish USA Custom Series basses, including a replica of his iconic 1987 5-string
With signature EMG pickups and an era-specific headstock design, Spector's new basses promise to deliver “the sound and feel that inspired Doug Wimbish's signature style”
Fender’s latest Joe Strummer tribute model is a Masterbuilt creation that costs $20,000
The forensic replica is said to reproduce “every aspect” of the Clash trailblazer’s 1966 Telecaster, including all the scrapes and scars of the original model
Legendary pickup builder Abigail Ybarra comes out of retirement to work with former Fender Master Builder
The Castedosa ABI is a Strat-style build from former Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Carlos Lopez, and designed to honor Ybarra’s legacy
