Latest about Fender Stratocaster
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
That time Adrian Belew DIY aged his Strat with a screwdriver, spray paint and motor oil
Belew bought a brown sunburst Strat to take on tour with Frank Zappa – but it wasn't deemed fit for purpose until going through a drastic cosmetic overhaul
How Ritchie Blackmore ended up buying his first-ever Fender Stratocaster from Eric Clapton
Blackmore switched up his ES-335 for a Strat after he was given the chance to buy one of Clapton's own examples – and the rest was history
Fender is taking on Amazon’s cheap guitar sellers at their own game with a $119 Stratocaster
The Squier Debut sees the Big F taking the fight to the retailer’s cheap importers
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
