Timeless, iconic, yet also indisputably a product of the era in which it was designed, the Stratocaster was shaped in huge part by a few oft-overlooked players – one of whom suggested the whammy bar s ...

If you think of the distinctive sound of many Fenders, 'brightness' and clarity come to mind; the maple neck is most certainly a part of that, as even Fender guitars with rosewood fretboards ...

Ed O’Brien’s Strat has a Fernandes Sustainer at the neck position. Does all this mean that Leo Fender didn’t get ... lacquer looked worn quickly so rosewood was brought in – ironically ...

The Fender Stratocaster is widely-considered ... features three V-Mod II single coil pickups, a C-shaped neck profile and a maple or rosewood fingerboard. This set includes a molded hardshell ...