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Squier Debut Stratocaster
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

Beginner Guitars
Tom DeLonge Padre Stratocaster
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

Electric Guitars
Guitarist John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at Allegiant Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his Fender Custom Shop signature guitar
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

Electric Guitars
Fender American Ultra II
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

Electric Guitars
Fender Japan 12-String Stratocaster and Telecaster
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

Electric Guitars
Fender Bvlgari Stratocaster
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

Electric Guitars
H.E.R. performs the USA national anthem during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France on Sunday, August 11, 2024
H.E.R. performs national anthem – and solos as Tom Cruise abseils into the stadium – at the Olympics closing ceremony

By Matt Parker Published

The Strat-wielding superstar’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner marked the start of the official countdown to LA28

Guitarists
Fender 70th Anniversary Stratocasters
“A classic ’70s hardtail”: Fender 70th Anniversary Vintera II Antigua Stratocaster review

By Chris Gill Published

This hardtail beauty marks the Strat’s big 7-0 in style – provided you like Antigua

Electric Guitars
Andy Summers
Andy Summers on the new electric guitar that has impressed him enough to put down his Fenders

By Phil Weller Published

Summers owns hundreds of six-strings but a brief encounter with this burgeoning brand has kickstarted a new love affair for The Police guitarist

Electric Guitars
Ana Popovic
Ana Popovic on how her family’s sacrifice started a lifelong love affair with the Stratocaster

By Andrew Daly Published

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

Artists
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