228 Results for "Stratocaster"

Fender Lightweight Ash American Professional: It ain’t heavy!

Fender has today announced new light weight models for 2019. Will the new Lightweight Ash American Professional range be perfect for players looking for great tones from a lighter guitar?

Watch Burls Art build a Flying V. Out of 8 Mega Jawbreakers.

Burls Art has made guitars from coloured pencils, epoxy resin and even Styrofoam. Well, he has now moved on with his search for new guitar building materials to something even sweeter!

Fender Game of Thrones Custom Shop models: A Game of Tones?

The Game Of Thrones is nearly at the end, will the Whitewalkers take over the world? Or will the North triumph? Either way, Fender's Custom Shop has been busy working on these fiery beasts!

New Fender Flame Maple Top ‘Rarities’ Stratocaster: A Strat on steroids?

Fender has just announced its Flame Maple Top Stratocaster, a classy, suave new take on its classic guitar. Looking for a posh alternative to the humble old Strat? This could be one to check out.

Fender’s new Sixty-Six Alternate Reality guitar combines a Strat with a Jazz Bass

The Sixty-Six is Fender's latest Alternate Reality model, combining Strat and Jazz Bass designs. While the specs and early demos look/sound promising, will it prove a winner with punters?

Fender Limited Mahogany Blacktop Stratocaster with triple humbuckers!

Yikes! A Fender Limited Mahogany Blacktop Stratocaster with three humbuckers! Will this model be exclusive to the European market? Sure looks like it will add some grunt to the typical Strat tone....

David Gilmour guitar exhibition opens in London (including THAT Black Stratocaster)

Guitars owned by a certain D Gilmour Esq are up for auction this year, getting many of us gear heads pretty excited. The collection is viewable for free in London until 31 March.

Fender Europe fined for hiding documents during price-fixing investigation

Fender Europe has been fined for withholding documents during a CMA inspection in the context of an ongoing price-fixing investigation involving Fender, Yamaha, Korg and Roland.

JHS rebrands Ryan Adams’ signature VCR pedal as Space Commander

The new re-housed JHS Space Commander delivers the same combination of ’80s inspired boost, chorus and reverb effect that Ryan Adam's VCR. Just without all the scandal!

Burls Art River Guitar: And you thought coloured pencils were all he did…

Burls Art is at it again, this time no pencils were harmed during the construction of the guitar! Instead, we get an instrument with a river flowing through it and under the bridge!

Weezer’s new album “Black” promoted by one-off Fender Black Stratocaster

To promote their new Black album, Weezer are giving away a limited-edition custom Black Album Fender Stratocaster. It's available via a sweepstake and there is only one guitar available!

Make your cheap Squier play like an American Fender: Three easy upgrades

Make your Squier Stratocaster play like an American Fender with a few simple upgrades - these three tips focus on tuning stability to help propel your Squier guitar into the big leagues.

Remember the Gibson Jimi Hendrix Signature “Strat”? Now you can buy a prototype.

The planned Jimi Hendrix signature guitar range by Gibson spawned a few prototypes before the project was canned in 2009 - now one of the prototypes has resurfaced and is up for sale...

How to make a cheap Squier play like an American Fender

With this easy to learn guitar setup trick you can really make your cheap Squier play like an American Fender and you won't need any specialist tools to do the job either!

Gear companies abandon Ryan Adams over abuse allegations

JHS, Benson Amps and Walrus Audio are among the manufacturers withdrawing products from sale and although Adams has apologized via Twitter, he's now under investigation by the FBI.

Joe Perry tweets about new Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Signature Model

A new Joe Perry Signature model Gibson Les Paul that has Stratocaster elements? Yes, that is exactly how the Aerosmith guitarist is describing his soon to be released new guitar on Twitter.

Billy Corgan’s stolen ‘Gish’ Stratocaster returned after 27 years

The guitar was stolen 27 years ago within five minutes of the band finishing a live set at Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall in June 1992. It's just turned up and is back with Corgan!

David Gilmour is selling his Black Strat

Purchased back in 1970 at Manny’s on West 48th Street in New York, David Gilmour’s 'Black Strat' a 1969 Black Fender Stratocaster is up for sale!

NAMM 2019: Fender Rarities Series start shipping from April

The new Fender Rarities Series will see a different model guitar released each month. Each one with high-end features, luxurious finishes and premium wood choices.

NAMM 2019: Fender Custom Shop Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster

It was an instant hit when first released and many players covet early production runs of the guitar. Now in 2019, the Fender Custom Shop is offering the Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster

Burls Art Coloured Pencil Strat: Yes, a guitar made of pencils!

YouTuber Burls Art has used 1200 colouring pencils to build this remarkable, one-off Strat-style guitar - watch the video to see the whole process from start to finish. It's pretty amazing.

Fender American Performer Series new for 2019 – Too much choice?

The news is out: Fender is about to announce its new American Performer Series for 2019, including Stratocasters, Telecasters, a Mustang, Jazzmaster, P-Bass, Mustang Bass and Jazz Bass models!

Fender relaunches the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster (a slight return)

Yet another Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster. Announced at Summer NAMM, this Mexico-built Strat comes in at well under a grand. Are you experienced enough to own one?

Fender Albert Hammond Jr Signature Stratocaster amps up the 70s vibe

This new signature model is a reproduction of The Strokes' guitarist's 1985 reissue of a ‘72 Strat, with all the classic 1970s styling and his unique pickup wiring layout.