In 1954, a guitar maker called Leo Fender ... new Stratocaster, drawn up with the help of musician and regular collaborator Freddie Tavares, had twin cutaways to allow access to the upper frets, three ...

1950: Fender Electric Instruments introduces a single- and dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar ... manufacturing plant in Ensenada, Mexico, in 1987. The Stratocaster hasn’t always been ...