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“Offers guitarists everything they love about ’70s Strats with none of the issues they hate”: Fender 70th Anniversary Vintera II Antigua Stratocaster review

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

Guitar World

“My friends make fun of me because I’ve got a big thing for selling and trading pedals… every pedal I’ve owned, I’ve had twice!” Meet Rory A Green, the Fender-championed, Strat-wielding jazz virtuoso who has a love/hate relationship with pedals

The TikToker only went into his local music store for a jack lead, but came out with the Strat of his dreams – on the day it was released

Guitar World

“No guitar has shaped popular culture like the Strat”: How the Fender Stratocaster ushered in an evolution in guitar design – and a revolution in guitar music

The Strat’s radical design transformed electric guitar and reshaped culture, and continues to do so after 70 years of service – and it’s only just getting started

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“Forever ahead of its time”: Fender kicks off the Strat’s 70th anniversary party with star-studded Voodoo Child (Slight Return) mega-jam – featuring Tom Morello, Nile Rodgers, Mateus Asato, Ari O'Neal and Rei

The fiery, tag-teamed take on the Hendrix classic is designed to showcase the Strat’s enduring legacy – and tonal flexibility

Guitar World

Patrick James Eggle 96 Contour Top review – astonishing craft married to stellar sounds with a feel that few can match

Named after a state route in Georgia, the 96 is Patrick James Eggle’s now quite long-running answer to the souped-up Stratocaster. How does it fit into the empire?

Guitar World

“I've had hundreds of thousands of guitars pass through my hands – there's a difference between a good guitar and a great guitar”: The Music Zoo founder Tommy Colletti launches his own USA-built custom guitar line, Colletti Guitars

Colletti's vintage-inspired Speed of Sound guitars feature a host of customizable specs, as the guitar retailer turns to manufacturing with a high-spec, Strat-styled six-string – and an eye-popping headstock

Guitar World

“Blending the timeless essence of history with the spirit of the modern musician”: Fender is starting the Stratocaster’s 70th anniversary celebrations early, with souped-up Player and American Professional II models and the return of a beloved finish

2024 will see a major milestone for the iconic model, and the Big F has previewed a year of special celebrations and releases with six appropriately styled six-strings

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Donner’s Black Friday sale is here – save up to 35% on a range of electric guitars, acoustic guitars, effects pedals and more

Strat-style electric guitars, Donner’s innovative HUSH-I guitar and much more have been included in the comprehensive collection of unmissable discounts

Guitar World

“I sold everything I had to buy my first Fender – today, we have a Juanes Stratocaster”: Fender’s Juanes signature Strat boasts an all-new Luna White finish – and one key circuit upgrade

With a never-before-seen finish, the stunning HSS Strat features custom pickups, and marks a significant milestone for Colombian guitar star Juanes

Guitar World

"Man, I like this thing!": Watch Billy Gibbons play the blues on a cardboard Strat

Even with the odd body material, the ZZ Top man looks – and sounds – right at home

Guitar World

This Squier Strat was left outside for five years – before it was brought back to life by a crazy guitar mod

The victim of cruel neglect, this Strat was zip-tied to a fence – but given a new lease on life with a radical alt-rock mod

Guitar World

Charvel joins Jackson in introducing new Japanese builds with Superstrat-inspired San Dimas models

Unveiled in tandem with Jackson's spectacularly-overhauled MJ Series Rhoads model, the speed-friendly six-strings showcase the Fender Corporation's recent focus on Japan

Guitar World

Fender Steve Lacy People Pleaser Stratocaster review

Fuzzy logic

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Dave Murray’s Iron Maiden touring rig has been revealed – it features a walnut-necked Masterbuilt Strat and Fractal Axe-Fx III amp modelling units

Watch tech Colin Price introduce Murray’s new number one Strat and run through his rig for Maiden’s epic The Future Past Tour

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Fender Steve Lacy People Pleaser Stratocaster review

Debuting a new Chaos Burst finish and an onboard fuzz circuit, this really is a people-pleasing Strat...

Guitar World

Fender just unveiled the stealthiest Strat ever made – and it costs $12,500

Designed in collaboration with Saint Laurent, only 10 examples have been built, and they're joined by an equally sleek '65 Deluxe Reverb and custom guitar picks

Guitar World

Jeff Beck's stage-used prototype Graffiti Yellow Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for over $94,000

The guitar has a fascinating history, heavily intertwined with Beck's significant role in the development of the Strat Plus

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The 1977 Rainbow gig when Ritchie Blackmore played one of his greatest performances – after two long nights in a police cell

Remembering a Strat-wielding firebrand on peak form with his band in Munich

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Steve Lacy on his new signature Fender Strat: "I kind of wanted to mix the old with the new – I think I always like that in everything that I do"

The artist and producer brings an auteur's touch to his first signature guitar; he tells us about striking a balance

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Anne Martinez swings for the fences with ‘Bat’

LAS VEGAS — Anne Martinez can sing it.

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: TheSTRAT's Rob Smith On How To Realize The Greatest Gains

Rob Smith, "commander-in-chief" at TheSTRAT, kicked off day two of the Fintwit Conference hosted by Benzinga and Lupton Capital in Las Vegas. The event brought together 40 of the biggest names in the trading community for two fun-filled days of finance, education and live-action trading.

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