Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fender 70th Anniversary Stratocasters. Next year is 2024, and that means the Stratocaster celebrates the big 7-0, and to mark the ...

In 1954, a guitar maker called Leo Fender introduced his second electric guitar, a companion to his 1950 Telecaster (originally Broadcaster). The new Stratocaster, drawn up with the help of musician ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. In 1954, Leo Fender revolutionized the electric guitar and music forever with the ...

Fender is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the iconic Stratocaster with limited edition lineups. The Limited Edition Stratocaster lineup includes the Player Stratocaster with a Nebula Noir finish, ...

When it comes to musical icons there are arguably none bigger than the Fender Stratocaster guitar. This iconic instrument has been played by some of the greatest guitarists known to man, from Jimi ...

Join us on a trip through Fender's factory, Custom Shop, Master Builder department and head office, in celebration of a radically innovative instrument that continues to find new ways to move music ...

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Over the last few years, Fender has gone back to the drawing board and re-imagined many of their most popular guitars, adding player requested specs to produce a factory-modded instrument, while still ...