Suicide Silence’s riff beast Chris Garza may be the proud owner of the world’s first official seven-string Fender Strat, but he says getting the firm’s Custom Shop to commit to the build was a massive challenge.
Strat shapes are a common sight in the extended-range guitar world but, save for the short-lived Squier Stagemaster 7 – which came and went in the early 2000s – Fender hadn’t dipped its toes into that particular market until Garza twisted its arm.
