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Fender launches new $599 Standard Series lineup – and it marks a major shift for one of America’s most iconic guitar brands
By Matt Parker published
The Indonesian-built Standard series brings the concept of an affordable Fender back to the table – and it’s the greatest show of faith yet in its facility

Joe Perry says he was planning to take Jeff Beck’s Strat on tour with Aerosmith – but its owner was the only special thing about it
By Matt Parker published
The Aerosmith great has been discussing friendship with the late, great Beck – and says he almost took his Strat on tour last year, before the shows were cancelled

Fender Japan and J-Pop guitar hero Rei have launched one of the most inventive Strats in recent years
By Matt Owen published
The bold reimagining is a curious mash-up of classic and contemporary specs, resulting in a Strat like no other

Get your own Gilmour-style Black Strat with a $150 saving on this limited edition Fender Player Stratocaster at Guitar Center
By Matt Parker published
The Mexican-made Strat has a maple fingerboard and a black scratchplate that is highly evocative of the Pink Floyd man’s most iconic Fender

Fender’s Squier Debut Stratocaster took the fight to cheap Amazon guitars when it arrived earlier this year – now it’s dropped below $100 for the first time ever
By Matt Parker published
Fender’s ultra-affordable Amazon-only Strat has received a $20 reduction, right in time for Cyber Monday

Fender launches the Tom DeLonge ‘Padre’ Strat – reviving a super-rare prototype that predates the original TD signature Stratocaster
By Phil Weller published
A 300-piece run of the blink-182 guitarist’s elusive Padre Strat is about to drop

John Frusciante’s first-ever Fender signature guitar is here
By Matt Owen published
Fender Master Builder Paul Waller has painstakingly recreated the Red Hot Chili Peppers icon’s legendary sunburst Strat, which features all the relic’d cosmetics and electronics upgrades of the original

Fender’s new American Ultra II guitars offer its most advanced take on classic shapes
By Matt Owen published
Upgraded pickups, a new neck profile, and a suite of high-end specs make up the all-new American Ultra II family, representing Fender's most cutting-edge guitar designs

Fender Japan revives its 12-string Stratocasters and Telecasters for the first time in over a decade
By Matt Owen published
Fender first put out a 12-string electric in the 1960s, and it's been over 10 years since we last saw the firm produce expanded Strat and Tele models

Fender’s Custom Shop channels Fender Japan’s most desirable designs for its latest luxury collaborative Stratocaster
By Matt Owen published
The striking six-sring celebrates the Strat's 70th Anniversary with the help of Bvlgari, and takes inspiration from the Aerodyne and Elemental families
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