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Rory Gallagher’s Strat sells for $1.16 million at auction before being donated to the National Museum of Ireland
By Phil Weller published
The iconic six-string was purchased by Live Nation Gaiety with the intent of keeping the guitar in Ireland

David Gilmour says he couldn't pick out his legendary Black Strat in a blindfold test
By Phil Weller published
The prog icon sold the famed guitar at auction for just under $4 million. But he's got something he considers just as good

Fender finds an unlikely partner in Swiss watchmaker Bvlgari – resulting in a limited-edition collection
By Phil Weller published
The new Fender Japan-flavored Strat and its companion helps celebrate the guitar’s 70th anniversary via the “fusion of two legacies”

The Irish government is considering what it can do to keep Rory Gallagher’s Strat in the country
By Phil Weller published
Senior political figures in Ireland have acknowledged the guitar's cultural significance and want to ensure it remains in Ireland, despite it heading for auction in October

Rory Gallagher’s legendary ’61 Stratocaster to be sold at auction
By Phil Weller published
It's said to be the first ever Stratocaster to arrive in Ireland, and it was there throughout Gallagher’s career – now his family wants someone else to “cherish” it

Fender 70th Anniversary Ultra Stratocaster HSS review
By Art Thompson published
Graced with a stunning, sports car-like finish, this guitar is a versatile salute to the genius of Leo Fender

Watch John Mayer play Jeff Beck’s custom Strat during Dead & Company’s The Sphere residency
By Phil Weller published
Fans had theorized that the reverse headstock-equipped white Strat was a custom build saluting one of Mayer's heroes, but Joe Bonamassa has confirmed that the guitar is the real deal

Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar
By Phil Weller published
Belew had sought the expertise of his friend Seymour Duncan to fix his “ugly-ass guitar” – but he didn’t expect his trigger-happy solution
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