Eric Johnson broke new ground with his semi-hollow Strat – but he’d take inspiration from Gibson if he made another
Johnson’s 2018 signature model was the first to combine a semi-hollow design with a contoured Strat body, but it didn’t take ...
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How the Fender Stratocaster ushered in an evolution in guitar design – and a revolution in guitar music
The advances in pickup design – noiseless single-coils, stacked humbuckers – presented players, and Fender, with more ...
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These special 70th anniversary Fender Strats look as good as they sound
ultra noiseless Strat pickups and ultra quadra tap humbucker. There's also a range of five Fender Custom Shop Stratocasters, with prices starting from £4299. All of these special editions are ...
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A Simple Way To Analyze Guitar Pickups
This is why an original Fender Telecaster sounds so different from a standard Stratocaster model, and why each brand has their own sound courtesy of their preferred pickups. With a test setup such ...
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Elle Belle Can't Do Without Their Customized Strat
Christopher Pappas from Los Angeles-based indie rock band Elle Belle told us about his love for his customized Sunburst American Fender Strat. Christopher Pappas: I have this guitar that started as a ...
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Mold-breaking guitar rocks novel movable pickups and active expression
The Sine guitar rocks movable pickups and a novel metal pad for swells and tremolo plus pedal control and expression. Yes, it looks very different from familiar models like Fender's Stratocaster ...
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Why Fender is building its $599 Standard Series in Indonesia – and how its ideological shift delivers better value for players
Fender’s EVP of Product Justin Norvell explains what convinced Fender to change its mindset on where its guitars are built – ...