In the subsequent 70 years, the Strat has never gone out of production. In addition to the countless editions made by Fender itself, millions of imitators have been produced, making it the most ...

But when Clarence Leonidas “Leo” Fender’s eponymous company released the Fender Stratocaster 70 years ago, it forever changed popular music. Fender, born in 1909, began tinkering with radios ...

First on sale in 1954, the Stratocaster, or Strat, is celebrating 70 years in the business, and to mark the occasion Fender is releasing seven new special edition models you won't want to miss.

The Fender Stratocaster is the most successful electric ... Tastes change in music. The ’70s tastes for humbucker pickups challenged the Strat’s appeal, but did it ever go out of fashion?

As author Dave Hunter noted in his 2021 book Fender: 75 Years, the company was on an enviable hot streak when it subsequently issued the Telecaster, Precision Bass and Stratocaster in short order.

A celebration of the Fender Stratocaster guitar is returning to a Winchester theatre. Marking the instrument's 70-year history, 50 Years of Fender: The Stratocaster Story will take the stage at ...