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The Stratocaster was the first Fender guitar to feature three pickups and a spring tension vibrato system, as well as being the first Fender with a contoured body. [9] The Stratocaster's sleek, contoured body shape (officially referred to by Fender as the "Original Contour Body" [10] [11]) differed from the flat, squared edge design of the ...
Fender HM Strat USA/Japan; Fender Marauder; Fender Musicmaster; Fender Performer; Fender Prodigy [13] Fender Showmaster; Fender Starcaster [14] (lives on through Squier) Fender Swinger [15] Fender TC 90; Fender Toronado; Electric Guitar Series (Discontinued) Lead Series (reissued as Player Series since 2020)
The sound of the Elite Stratocaster can be described as more humbucker-like compared to a traditional single coil-equipped guitar, especially with the TBX and MDX circuits at their maximum. A few Elite Stratocasters were manufactured with a standard 5-way switch and standard Strat knobs.
The blue Giffin strat made its first appearance at the ARMS concert at the Royal Albert Hall on September 20, 1983. [5] Later during this tour, Fender presented Clapton with one of the first 57 reissue strats. [6] In 1985, Dan Smith approached Clapton to discuss a plan to create a signature guitar built to his own specifications.
“Made in Japan guitars were unsung heroes for a long time,” Reverb’s Director of Analytics ... “They initially started as replicas of popular models like Fender Stratocasters, Gibson Les ...
In November 2003, the Fender Custom Shop announced a limited run of 100 Number One tribute Stratocasters. They debuted at the NAMM Show on January 15, 2004. The original Number One was thoroughly examined and measured for the reproduction. The Number One tribute Strats were constructed by master builder John Cruz, who made all of the 100 replicas.
The Fender Stratocaster XII is the 12 string version of the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar made by Fender. It was introduced in 1988 [1] and briefly re-issued 20 years later after a discontinuation in 1996. Unlike the Fender Electric XII, it uses a Strat-style body. Fender discontinued the Strat XII in 2009.
The Jeff Beck Stratocaster [1] is an electric solid body guitar made by Fender Musical Instruments for British guitarist Jeff Beck. This Artist Signature guitar was introduced in 1991 and upgraded ten years later. The Custom Shop version, [2] introduced in 2004, is available in Olympic White and Surf Green finishes.