The guitarist made extensive revisions to the guitar's electronics and hardware that became central to his signature smooth tone ...

The guitarist told us the history of his Strat, which he bought off the wall after his previous axe disappeared ...

Of course, you don’t have to own a Fender Strat to follow our lesson –there ... various Fender innovations and Blackmore’s own mods. He’s best known for preferring a scalloped fretboard ...

When it comes to musical icons there are arguably none bigger than the Fender Stratocaster ... II Stratocaster (£2169), with its flame maple top uses 70th anniversary V-Mod II Single-Coil Strat ...