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Joe Bonamassa explains how to make any Fender Strat the “Swiss army knife of guitars”
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist has detailed how to mimic infamous Les Paul and SG tones from the instrument, believing its versatility is unmatched

Joe Bonamassa pays a visit to the store that sold Rory Gallagher his iconic sunburst Strat – and buys his own to mark the occasion
By Phil Weller published
Rory Gallagher bought his now-legendary Strat – which recently sold for just over $1 million – from Crowley’s Music Store for £100 in 1963

Fender's highly sought-after Richie Kotzen signature Stratocaster has just been rolled out worldwide
By Phil Weller published
The guitar had previously been available as a Fender Japan-exclusive release

Why Uli Jon Roth turned down a $9 million offer for Jimi Hendrix’s iconic black Strat
By Janelle Borg published
Hendrix’s “Black Beauty” was one of his go-to guitars – and he was in fact photographed with it a day before his death

Yngwie Malmsteen tells the story of how he broke the mold for rock guitar – and brought the Strat in from the cold
By Andrew Daly published
After the one-two punch of Rising Force and Marching out, rock guitar was never the same again. Malmsteen takes us back to 1985 – a different world – to explain just what was going on

Richard ZK on the coffee shop rendezvous in East Germany that got him his first Fender
By Phil Weller published
The Rammstein riffer wanted a Strat to imitate his hero, Jimi Hendrix – but getting hold of one took some serious work

How Mike Campbell and Tom Petty developed their Heartbreaker sound – with the help of some choice early gear picks
By Matt Owen published
Though Petty was in need of a decent electric, the two Heartbreakers quickly landed on a sound that would define their guitar partnership

That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar
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