This year the world celebrates 60 years of the Fender Stratocaster, the guitar which, quite simply, changed music forever. Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares are all ...

All of which meant little or nothing to Clarence Leo Fender, a hardworking guy then in middle age who always said he preferred country music. Even if he hadn't invented the Stratocaster, Leo's place ...

Ubiquitous in the music world, Fender guitars and amplifiers are also icons in popular culture, their shapes and sounds instantly recognizable. Authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated, ...

In the first week of February 2019, R&B singer-songwriter H.E.R. was rushing to get ready for her set at the 61st annual Grammy Awards. Her purple rhinestone jumpsuit was all picked out, but Gabriella ...

So you want to play like rock god Jimi Hendrix? Fender combines guitar history and present-day playability in a Hendrix Stratocaster that's both a contemporary instrument and a child of the '60s. In ...

IntroductionThe Fender Japan Stratocaster is a guitar that takes on different faces depending on who is looking at it: a ...

There’s nothing quite like the classic Fender Stratocaster. Plenty of Fender guitars have gone on to make history, but there’s something about this particular series of electric axes that so many rock ...

Maker of rock's classic Fender guitars to go public, files for IPO of up to $200 million FILE - In a Thursday Feb. 9, 2012 file photo provided by Hard Rock International, a Fender Instruments ...

Quick: Name an American product that's had a worldwide impact, is more popular than ever, yet still looks the same as it did when it was introduced more than a half-century ago? Here's a hint: It ...

Fender is revamping its online presence amid a shifting market for musical instruments moving toward premium offerings, vintage sounds, and online sales and information.

This advert, which details the features and spec of the Fender Stratocaster, shows the new larger headstock, which was designed to be able to display a larger Stratocaster logo for product placement ...