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Replacement Strat Pickups Compared: Check Out These MP3 Samples!

7. March 2007

If you’ve found yourself in the market for a set of replacement pickups for your Stratocaster––or heck, maybe you’re just in the early research phase of doing some hack & slash guitar mods––you really need to check out the Strat Pickup Sound Clips page over at Acme Guitar Works. These guys are in the business [...]

REVIEW: Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster

27. February 2007

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Model Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster Intro The Classic ’60s Strat is Fender’s low-cost, Mexican made answer to the seemingly endless fascination we guitarists have with the Stratocasters of yester-year. While far from being on a par with its costly American made counterpart––the American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster––the Classic ’60s Strat still manages to fill a particular [...]

My Quest For The Perfect Strat

16. February 2007

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It’s funny, I’ve been playing the electric guitar for over twenty years now, and in all that time, while I’ve owned numerous great guitars, I’ve never owned a basic Stratocaster… not a single one. I’ve owned Gibsons, Gretchs, and Guilds, a Rickenbacker and a few Teles to boot, but never a Strat. Sure, I’ve played [...]

Holy Crud! Fender Introduces Digital Stratocaster!

18. January 2007

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Acoustic tones from a Stratocaster. Alternate tunings at the turn of a knob. The growl of a humbucker or ‘twang’ of a Tele right at your fingertips… These are a few of the promises of Fender’s new VG Stratocaster––apparently the twisted love-child of a partnership between music behemoths Fender & Roland. According to their new [...]

Your Chance To Win An Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster

9. November 2006

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In what I can only assume to be part of the massive promo effort leading up to Black Friday––Nov. 24th, the day Fender’s new “Blackie” Stratocaster replica hits stores––Fender is now giving away another guitar with Clapton’s name written all over it: the Artist Series Eric Clapton Stratocaster. Among other things the Eric Clapton Signature, [...]

$24,000 For A ‘Blackie’ Replica, Cigarette Burns Included

20. October 2006

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Unless you were hiding in a hole yesterday you probably caught mention of Fender’s latest press release announcing the upcoming debut (slated for November) of their new Limited Edition Custom Shop recreation of Eric Clapton’s iconic black Stratocaster –– affectionately known as Blackie. The ‘Blackie’ replica, which is part of Fender’s Tribute Series of guitars, [...]

Prototype For Fender’s Highway One Strat Is Now Up For Grabs

10. October 2006

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Most of the big guitars makers end up giving away a fair number of great instruments as part of their promotional campaigns (if you follow this blog you might have noticed that Gibson & Epiphone are particularly proficient at this) but the latest contest from Fender seriously ups the ante. While IMHO any free guitar [...]

Semi-Hollow Hardtail: Fender Unveils Strat-O-Sonic

29. September 2006

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In the big scheme of things Fender’s venerable Stratocaster line has really changed very little over the years––sure, they’ve tweaked the neck profile, experimented with different body contours, and have certainly messed with the hardware quite a bit (perhaps most notably the incredibly cool S-1 Switching System,) but overall the guitar is pretty much the [...]

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