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Ritchie Blackmore on why he switched from the 335 to the Stratocaster – and the one he used to record Smoke on the Water
Do you know what year it was? “No. But the Strat I play now is an ’82. It’s a separate body put together with a different ...
A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...
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These 15 pioneering Fender Stratocaster players made the model their own – learn their trailblazing approaches
Select the neck pickup and use the tremolo arm to add that signature vibrato to the string bends. The Irish blues-rocker was best known for playing a 1961 Sunburst Strat – though most of the ...
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These special 70th anniversary Fender Strats look as good as they sound
features Pure Vintage '59 Single-Coil Strat pickups, a maple Modern C neck and an Alder body, finished in Nebula Noir (black with multi-coloured flecks). For serious musicians, the 70th ...