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How the Fender Stratocaster ushered in an evolution in guitar design – and a revolution in guitar music
The Fender Stratocaster is the most successful electric guitar design of all time. No guitar has shaped popular culture like ...
It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums
The guitarist told us the history of his Strat, which he bought off the wall after his previous axe disappeared ...
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A Sacramento music legend’s vaunted guitar collection has sold. How much was raised?
The auction’s top seller was a stunning 1954 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Solid Body Electric Guitar from the first year of the transformative guitar’s production. The catalog noted “this ...
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A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
Fender renames his business Fender Electric Instruments ... 1954: The Stratocaster is introduced, going on to become the most popular guitar ever made and copied. It makes Fender’s company ...
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Reverb reveals its best-selling electric guitars of 2024 – and the previous top-seller has been toppled
As 2024 draws to a close, online gear retailer Reverb has maintained tradition by announcing its best-selling electric guitars ... and the Fender American Professional II Stratocaster (no. 2 ...
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These special 70th anniversary Fender Strats look as good as they sound
When it comes to musical icons there are arguably none bigger than the Fender Stratocaster guitar. This iconic instrument ... that involves cameras, Apple, electric cars, musical instruments ...
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A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...