Latest about Fender Stratocaster
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
Joe Perry on the lost golden-era Aerosmith guitar he misses the most
The Aerosmith icon says he’s never been into collecting guitars, but there’s one particular Strat that he wishes he still had, and it was used to record a staple rock hit
![Iconic Strat players: [L-R] Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Nile Rodgers, H.E.R., Mark Knopfler](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vp5uxsU7V2ncHPAsNUdT5A-840-80.jpg.webp)
These 15 pioneering Fender Stratocaster players made the model their own – learn their trailblazing approaches
Learn the signature styles of 15 Strat-wielding icons – including Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Nile Rodgers, H.E.R., Mark Knopfler and more
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
From thefts to being gifted a 1960 Stratocaster aged 13 – Tyler Bryant on his remarkable Strat stories
He's one of the hottest young exponents of Texas blues. So of course he plays Strats…
Hank Marvin on what he loves about the Fender Stratocaster – and what he would he change
Shadows legend Hank Marvin looks back at his favorite guitars – and the models that didn’t quite work for him – to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster can thrive in any genre – and these cutting-edge guitarists prove it
The Strat might be turning 70 this year, but its story is only just getting started – and these are the players writing the next chapter in its history
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
