
Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar
The Fender Stratocaster shaped the face of early rock & roll and still molds modern sound today.
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Fender expanded on the Tele’s “slab” body by shaping the body of the Stratocaster with sleekly comfortable foream and... read more
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This guitar is a vintage Fender 1963 fiesta red stratocaster, it was up for sale at Emerald City Guitars for $55,000. The guitar came wit... more

John bought this guitar sometime in 2000 and started using it on tours as a backup for his main 1962 Stratocaster (see Rock in Rio 200... more

Jimi's first ever Fender Stratocaster was a white 1964 model with rosewood fingerboard. He obtained it in New York, from Manny's Music, w... more
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1977 American Strat, bought new
I am the only owner. I saved my paper route money when I was 15 to buy this guitar. I've played it ever since.

I hear that! I did plenty of odd jobs to get my Japanese squire back in the day and then busted ass to get my 1st jazz guitar...
My JV 1983 Strat
Fender did a great thing when they decided to use Japan to build guitars in 1982. The JV series is now one of the most collectible from the early 1980s. Mine came to me used, with the decal already sanded off. These guitars came with USA pickups. An amazing guitar.


1976 American Standard Strat
It was my first guitar and it's still going strong. When I bought it from a local pawn shop I was just a pre-teen, and I must admit I lucked out on this guitar. Of course, it wasn't in a good cosmetic condition. Its finish was scuffed near the arm contour but it's pretty much expected from an old guitar. The most disgusting aspect however was the sheer amount of nicotine stains on it. It was an Olympic white Strat but it was stained almost brown due to the nicotine stains. Its maple fretboard had nicotine stains, there were nicotine stains on the back of the neck, the white pickguard was stained too, and even the control knobs had nicotine stains. Not to forget its middle pickup was missing. Whoever was the previous owner must be a total nutjob (other than being a heavy smoker) because under the pickguard this Strat was wired like the bastard child of a Strat and Tele. The weirdest thing was the bridge pickup, for some unfathomable reason it had a metal plate attached to its back (do comment if you have any idea about this oddball mod). Nevertheless, it played like butter, the fretwork was perfect, and the store owner offered me a darn low price, so I bought it and rewired it myself with new pickups. With the due course of time, I have made multiple modifications to this Strat. As of now, it has the new Kluson Supreme tuners, Seymour Duncan Classic Stack Plus pickup set, and the Tremmory trem stabilization system. Cosmetically this guitar looks disgusting like a pig, but good Lord it's one hell of a pig and my main guitar for all gigs.


Here's an old image of that guitar from the time I rewired it. I have tried to host it online so as to embed its image in my comment. I hope you'll like it, and I hope it shows up as a thumbnail. https://img.techpowerup.org/200915/img-20000823.jpg

I hate to be a spoilsport but that guitar looks disgusting. There's a difference between minor nicotine stains on a guitar and having the whole guitar coated with a layer of nicotine. Even the fretboard and parts look disgustingly stained. As for the stock pickup you threw away, that pickup had the twang mod. That metal plate under the pickup causes eddie current interference and makes the Strat bride pickup sound twangy like a Tele. Such pickups are not that common, and are usually custom made. I can't believe you just threw them away.

Wait a minute I had no idea about those pickups. Are you sure they were not some grungy knockoff pickups?

I'm darn sure about them. I have seen such pickups before, they're usually made by Fralin and some other custom pickup builders. They're not some cheap knockoff pickups. Fralin, and Callaham do sell those baseplates separately, the baseplates themselves cost around $10 to $12. So, if it isn't a custom built pickup then it's most likely the stock '76 Stratocaster pickup modified by the previous owner with an aftermarket baseplate in late '90s or so. That was the year when the trend of making the Strat pickup sound like Tele took off and Callaham started selling them.

The classic electric guitar
The guitar that Hendrix and Buddy Holly made famous. This guitar just fits right and is functional and reliable, it's well balanced, and there are so many refinements to the Stratocaster that people mostly either ignore or don't know about, and they look at it and think that it is too plain, then you have people like Yngwie Malmsteen totally blow that overgeneralized stereotypical thought away. My only complaint is most Strats could use some upgraded pickups, maybe a better bridge and tuners but on most Mexican and American Strats the tuners and bridge are good.

Beat, But Amazing.
I Got This Strat About 1 Month Ago. My Older Brother Brought This Home From College And Gave It To Me As A Gift.
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Fender strat with fender locking tuners, fender vintage style nut, Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups, switchcraft input jack, strap locks, foam on springs and knobs, cts pots, braided pushback wire, pushback wire,vintage tremblock, Limited Production Callaham Narrow Strat Bridge Assemblies, string tree

One of the greatest guitars ever.
Ever style of music has been played on a Stratocaster. With three pickups and it's Synchronized Tremolo Bridge it's a very versatile instrument. Several million have been produced since 1954.
Unknown Origin
I couldn't tell you what wood it's made of, where it originally came from, or how old it is, but I have a fender (80% certain it actually IS a fender) strat with a super heavy body that's been repainted from white to cream, unknown pickups, and a later model (but still pre-70's) fender neck with the logo flaking off the rather small headstock. It was inherited after a blues jam with my friend's drunken step-dad who bought it at a pawn shop somewhere in the American South as he was making his way back west after the Vietnam war. One man's trash is most certainly another man's treasure, and this thing is absolutely treasured trash.

1989 MIA Strat owner here
Black, maple neck. One of my favorite guitars I own. I love this era of guitars with the swimming pool route because it has been the perfect test bed for all sorts of pickup configurations.
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The Fender Stratocaster shaped the face of early rock & roll and still molds modern sound today.
CONTOURS AND CUTAWAYS
Fender expanded on the Tele’s “slab” body by shaping the body of the Stratocaster with sleekly comfortable foream and body contours that help make the instrument feel like one with the player.
THREE SINGLE-COIL PICKUPS
New playing styles surfaced as rock “n” roll evolved. Fender added a third single-coil pickup between the neck and bridge, so players can scream, sparkle and soar while unlocking a wider range of tones.
SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO BRIDGE
The integrated bridge and saddles were originally devised to help emulate the vibrato-like tones of a lap steel guitar. When the tremolo arm is pressed, the bridge pivots with it, letting players alter their pitch and string tension to create expressive new effects.
1963 Vintage
Handed down to me from my dad. A 1963 Fender Strat (Cream).
lucky bastard, my dad sold his first year jazzmaster and 50s LP jr before I was born. And got spit for them because there was no such thing as vintage then :-(
Yea... It was funny because I took it to get restored as a surprise, but when I gave it to him, he said, "Keep it, its yours now!" Had it ever since. I use it in the studio from time to time. It's a beautiful guitar.