<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Fender-stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/fender-stratocaster Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:55:26 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I decidedly hated anything to do with Stratocasters and Les Pauls.” Jack White’s surprising reason why he avoided the guitars everyone else was playing ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/why-a-young-jack-white-wanted-to-play-anything-but-a-strat-or-a-les-paul giJwB3iBHvynYcvNHPAMHg Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:55:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He puts a huge ding in it. And the serial number was 000001! He said, ‘I got this from Steve Marriott.’” Dweezil Zappa says Jeff Beck damaged a priceless vintage Strat right before his eyes — and didn’t even care ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dweezil-zappa-on-the-time-jeff-beck-damaged-a-priceless-vintage-strat-before-his-eyes WQF9UEYd32PGXbshGrdJ5k Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:36:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everyone in the shop agreed this guitar holds up to any Strat we have, even the vintage ones.” Why a mid-priced and “ugly” Mexican Strat is causing a stir at Norman’s Rare Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/normans-rare-guitars-ultra-violet-jimi-hendrix-strat TAWJUURK5hSkHTfZJkNmRo Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:47:53 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:06:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They sent me two 5150 amps. They sounded great for about 10 seconds, then they were fried!” Uli Jon Roth on his amp-destroying Sky guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/uli-john-roth-on-the-origins-of-the-sky-guitar-and-blowing-up-amps gTcUPN4A2wZcMSarEeHVZM Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:55:32 +0000 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:47:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've always wanted to buy a sunburst Stratocaster from Crowley's. Today I did.” Joe Bonamassa visits the store where Rory Gallagher bought his legendary Strat and buys a sunburst of his own ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-visits-crowleys-guitar-store-cork-ireland voiRPDekukz8SyVktED3vd Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:05:51 +0000 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:06:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d always worshipped Steve, and whenever he made a move, I would be right on it.” How a 20-year-old hot-shot guitarist convinced Eric Clapton to switch from Les Pauls to Fender Strats ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-steve-winwood-and-the-death-of-jimi-hendrix-saw-eric-clapton-switch-to-strats 2wXAwZRvzKne4FiKf9ui93 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:35:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It made me think and play differently, and it sounded great. But there were limitations.” Alex Lifeson explains how modding his Stratocaster led him to create one of his most iconic guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/alex-lifeson-on-stratocaster-limitations-and-getting-bombarded-by-drummers zXtjsbHRV8Mb9mudPqiViT Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:35:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I took everything out of the freezer and sat the guitar in overnight.” John Mayer had an unusual idea about how to fix his Fender Strat. The solution was much simpler ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-mayer-put-his-fender-strat-in-the-freezer-overnight xsVWA9zb5x3BKxgmLhwb63 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:12:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, If I don't buy this guitar now, I'll never buy it.” Ana Popovic got her favorite guitar with a box of $20 bills. Years later, it helped her find the strength to survive the worst ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/ana-popovic-my-favorite-guitar qTLix344dvXVznxrvdXdHE Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:12:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I don't even know if I can take credit for writing 'Cliffs of Dover.'" How Eric Johnson's modifications to his 1954 Stratocaster established the tone that led to his breakthrough success ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eric-johnson-virginia-strat-mods MdFgbe8Fdye4mL2yFmACtD Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Not too clever!" Rory Gallagher was honored with a statue in Belfast. But they got a key detail wrong ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rory-gallager-honored-with-belfast-statue X2ct5nWJuiNU7wd2vNCwnS Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:04:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:07:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It’s on a lot of records, and it only cost me 285 bucks!" It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums by Frank Zappa, David Bowie, King Crimson and Talking Heads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/adrian-belews-ugly-strat-is-on-famous-albums dVCrHZTtjaucs6WDxq9sn4 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:28:07 +0000 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:07:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Listen, I’ve actually sat in a room with her and a guitar, watching those tiny hands finding all these weird jazz chords. She made it look so effortless.” Watch Amy Winehouse stun audiences with her voice and a Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/amy-winehouse-effortless-guitar vUzjXqK4Hua8XgLM79CJ26 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:21:08 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There’s something magical about playing the guitar. I still can’t believe that I get to be a guitar player." Jimmie Vaughan tells the stories behind five key songs from his career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jimmie-vaughan-talks-SRV-and-his-career u8VM6gEcDWdywsuC5bvwLM Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:31 +0000 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you're playing with a flatpick full-time, you're only half playing the guitar.” Rory Gallagher delivers a master class in blues in Guitar Player’s 1978 interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rory-gallagher-talks-the-blues-in-a-1978-Guitar-Player-cover-story Rh9mcX3j7duEVojS9AY3EW Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:08:25 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had just put together a beautiful white Stratocaster. So I said, 'Okay, I'll trade you.' ” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls the questionable deal he made with Jimi Hendrix in the mid 1960s ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jeff-baxter-jimi-hendrix-guitar-trade eMkukhAkWhESTSUokpHza9 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:12:23 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:19:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Limited Edition Player II Strat is discounted $240. And at just $559, it’s going fast at Fender’s Cyber Monday sale ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/fender-guitars-on-sale-for-cyber-monday yZgXut4RFsKGiwLXcyHZsP Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:37:53 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:02:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It can get the really dark chewy sounds, the clean bright stuff... It will do everything if you just fiddle with the volume and tone controls." Joe Bonamassa reveals the one guitar he can't do without... and it's not a Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joe-bonamassa-the-guitar-i-cant-do-without z7zfto2abFKj3uPJJzeDzK Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:39:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There's a bigger vision with this guitar." Fender's first seven-string Stratocaster is here — and could be headed for full-scale production ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/chris-garza-first-ever-seven-string-stratocaster Q3FXuSt2fGXpaVR5YtRBg7 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 20:05:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The best news I have heard all year. Bless them for keeping this guitar in Ireland." Rory Gallagher’s Strat sells for $1.16 million before being donated to the National Museum of Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallaghers-strat-sold-at-auction-and-donated-to-the-national-museum-of-ireland hu8K87QyNyH7Ep5DdZxfZE Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:47:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Gilmour says he couldn't pick out his legendary Black Strat in a blindfold test ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-has-no-regrets-selling-his-black-start wj6Nf84Ubyegv5LtuMWvpH Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:14:33 +0000 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:15:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A celebration of heritage, design, and precision instruments”: Fender finds an unlikely partner in Swiss watchmaker Bvlgari – resulting in a luxury Custom Shop Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/fender-x-bvlgari-collection 4H4oVzUKAvmP55CWEQo9gD Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:42:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rory was one of the first to put Irish rock on the international stage; it’s important that it's kept in Ireland”: The Irish government is considering what it can do to keep Rory Gallagher’s Strat in the country ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallagher-stratocaster-irish-government ADcZr9Y3wuuLDM8hxzbaBP Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:33:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don't think he would have swapped it for anything in the world. Truthfully, it was his wife”: Rory Gallagher’s legendary ’61 Stratocaster to be sold at auction ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallagher-strat-auction BscaSg3kxKfrgo44dvRKt8 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:11:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whether your playing leans toward Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Nile Rodgers or Eric Johnson, you’ll find the 70th Anniversary Ultra Stratocaster a mesmerizingly cool guitar”: Fender 70th Anniversary Ultra Stratocaster HSS review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/fender-70th-anniversary-ultra-stratocaster-hss fnoHw6VXUVqZVC3fQRhAV3 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:44:56 +0000 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:42:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch John Mayer play Jeff Beck’s custom Strat during Dead & Company’s The Sphere residency ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/john-mayer-plays-jeff-beck-strat 54z6vuza4jh5EVdQPiqkFE Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:00:14 +0000 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Before I could say anything he'd set the guitar on fire; I said, ‘Well, I guess I'm committed now!’”: Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/adrian-belew-seymour-duncan-relic-strat nPZHwUFpZdFDmnZLA5mTiU Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:50:52 +0000 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:54:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric Clapton’s roadie came by the house, and he brought a Strat with him... He said, ‘I’ll sell it to you for £60’”: Ritchie Blackmore's first Strat came from Eric Clapton's collection ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/ritchie-blackmore-bought-eric-claptons-strat oJhtb8cbcmsGJHLZbFriGd Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:16:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember going to see Little Feat in the early ’70s, and Lowell George was using a brand-new guitar. If someone tells me a ’70s Strat is no good, I’ll say, ‘Well, here’s what I can do with it!’” Walter Trout comes to the defense of CBS-era Strats ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/walter-trout-seventies-cbs-strat LKDXQWMChSmSrKpsKSbWrT Tue, 21 May 2024 15:02:07 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2024 15:02:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I picked up my Fender and thought, ‘How the hell did I ever play this?’”: Jeff Beck once said “there was no turning back” to the Strat – here's why he eventually did just that ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jeff-beck-strat-return 4txWQ25ggY85hgsk2XmfeC Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:05:22 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/stevie-ray-vaughan-double-trouble-texas-flood hXpb33S8irXmsRd85niE6R Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:06:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The Whole Song Turned Into Kind of a Guitar Dialogue Back and Forth": Watch Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton's Infamous ‘Guitar Duel’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/robbie-robertson-eric-clapton-last-waltz-guitar-duel acEbATSPdD6fkXKDPWDVMZ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:14:37 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/carlos-santana-favorite-guitars rXk5YTQpCXnwrGTux3kCRT Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:45:22 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jeff Beck Play Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Blow TV Host's Mind ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-beck-jimi-hendrix-little-wing seCsrhEqMmxpE8RqhSKkLg Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:41:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/fender-stratocaster-blues-guitar-solos o8w3K5w5Mn7wsG6Y4Gux9Y Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:52:59 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rick-derringer-interview-august-1975 KQnDtnsG7Cjb4ekkd4yJDV Thu, 06 Jul 2023 11:48:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being an Engineer for Pink Floyd Was Arguably the Biggest Challenge I Ever Gave Myself”: Alan Parsons Takes Us Behind the Recording Sessions and Guitar Gear for ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/alan-parsons-pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon GPsWPEoA5NCKkm4MeLvV9b Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:34:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nobody Can Be the Best Guitar Player. There’s No Such Thing”: Mind-Blowing Guitarist Harvey Mandel Riffs With ‘GP’ on His Music, Guitar Technique and a Certain Player by the Name of Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/harvey-mandel-whos-calling VhTAXWGfjRbF8GQcM75HpZ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:27:08 +0000 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:27:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Concept Is Simple: Plug a Great Guitar Into a Great Amp, and Don’t Let Anything Get in Between”: Billy Squier Explains How He Honed His Tone on Five Classic Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/Billy-Squier-Five-Songs xY52ubMXEPaGNSrhrrKzE6 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Ritchie Blackmore Savagely Obliterate His Fender Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/ritchie-blackmore-rainbow-1977-stratocaster-smash 83KVoGJbT74qrC92vZ3Enf Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:17:15 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve Dedicated My Life to the Blues, and a Lot of Other People Have, Too. What Did We Do to Be Treated Like That?”: Buddy Guy Has, Most Definitely, Still Got the Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/buddy-guy-blues-fender-stratocaster oCiWcPNvLu9n4AJwKJoo26 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Somebody called and told him I sounded pretty good, and he decided to come by and see for mimself”: When Buddy Guy met Muddy Waters ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/buddy-guy-muddy-waters-john-lee-hooker mGKJS5aCxY9ipzjx2EPN9i Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:26:17 +0000 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:54:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It Has the Best Guitar Tone Stevie Ever Got on Record”: Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Showstopping “Love Struck Baby” Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/stevie-ray-vaughan-love-struck-baby Wmo8VswGQBbAk3tScuvpaB Thu, 18 May 2023 11:18:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eric Clapton’s Epic “Layla” Live Aid Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/eric-clapton-layla-live-aid-blackie 2uEGrGmmdaNSNhFg6okZdM Wed, 17 May 2023 17:35:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I Play Rock, I Play Soul, I Play Funk – That’s the Malina Moye Sound”: With ‘Dirty,’ the Strat-Wielding Lefty Leaves an Indelible Record of Her Singular Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/malina-moye-dirty-interview mjhGNHrHDkmgNB6p7pA4DJ Mon, 01 May 2023 09:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grab Your Fender Stratocaster and Get to Grips With Funk Guitar Star Cory Wong’s Dexterous Rhythm Technique ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/cory-wong-guitar-lesson gKaenTSusi3Hw8y7hDrGg3 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:13:08 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It Was Like Starting All Over Again, Like I Had Never Played the Guitar Before”: Tired of Recycling the Same Old Blues-Rock Riffs and With Nothing to Lose, Jeff Beck Turned to Jazz-Rock Fusion ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-beck-blow-by-blow xjL9F4MJBNifiCUzEnDMHf Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:34:29 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Guitar Is the Most Personal Instrument of Them All”: Randy Bachman Teams With National Music Centre for Epic Guitar Exhibition at Calgary’s Studio Bell ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/randy-bachman-guitar-exhibition CEMfM8CBgABaYbn3emgm9G Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:01:55 +0000 Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:04:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Didn’t Just Want to Be a Strummer”: How Jeff Beck Became a Guitar Hero ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-beck-early-years gAuaBGHCUCnTxtkeNm4C4a Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:27:59 +0000 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:30:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rory Gallagher's Explosive "Shadow Play" Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rory-gallagher-live ZsJP4PVVLmqMeTVnKsFQLV Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:54:03 +0000 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:02:13 +0000