Latest about Fender Stratocaster
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
“I played on about a billion records…that was on all of them”: Steve Lukather on the Robot Strat
When Lukather appeared on the Sep 1983 issue of GW, he was holding an EMG-loaded Strat that was about to undergo a similar transformation to Alex Murphy in RoboCop. Here is the story of a cult classic
Ana Popovic on how her family’s sacrifice started a lifelong love affair with the Stratocaster
The blues guitar virtuoso tells GW how she found her voice through the Stratocaster, and shares some of her favorites over the years, including a '57 reissue that ruined a family vacation
Alex Lifeson on his legendary Hentor Sportscaster – one of the true original Superstrats
The Sportscaster is one of the classic Superstrats and is now in production under Lifeson's Lerxst brand. Here, the Rush legend takes us back to the beginning, explaining why he needed it in the first place
From Frank Zappa to Mariah Carey and the first relic job, Adrian Belew’s go-to Strat has lived a life
Is this the first relic'ed guitar? Belew says so, and it's graced records by Zappa, Talking Heads, David Bowie and King Crimson. It has been on the cover of GW. It is still in service
A GoFundMe has been set up to buy Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Stratocaster in order to keep it in Ireland
Sheena Crowley – the daughter of the man who originally sold the guitar to Gallagher in 1963 – set up the fundraiser after it was announced Rory's Strat would be heading to auction
Rory Gallagher’s iconic ’61 Fender Stratocaster is heading to auction for the first time ever
As legend has it, Gallagher's Strat was the first to ever reach Irish soil, and it was used by the blues rock ace to cement himself as one of the all-time greats of guitar music
Fender celebrates the first anniversary of its flagship Tokyo store with an unprecedented Strat – and it’s made using an ancient Japanese coating
No, it's not your standard black Strat – this was created using an ancient Japanese finishing technique, which has lead to a never-before-seen Strat aesthetic
