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'Seventies Fender Strats: Good, Bad or Ugly?

'Seventies Fender Strats: Good, Bad or Ugly?
Today, Fender Stratocasters made in the 1970s are generally regarded with affection, and have become sought after by many guitarists for t...

The Original 1988 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster

The Original 1988 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster
Whatever type of music you liked, if you were a guitarist in the mid 1980s you couldn’t possibly be unaware of the presence and staggerin...

Fender 1993 USA Limited Edition Stratocaster

Fender 1993 USA Limited Edition Stratocaster
Just when you thought you’d finally got the hang of saving money, you could absolutely 100% rely on Fender to come up with something like th...

Fender USA '52 Telecaster Reissue (1992)

Fender USA '52 Telecaster Reissue (1992)
Whilst the subject of this retrospective was made twenty years ago, it replicates an instrument built in the dim and distant post-war dec...

Fender USA '62 Stratocaster Reissue (Early '90s)

Fender USA '62 Stratocaster Reissue (Early '90s)
One of the questions I’ve been asked by guitarists newer to the the world of Fender instruments, is: “What makes a Vintage Reissue a Vin...

Fender USA Vintage Reissue '57 Stratocaster

Fender USA Vintage Reissue '57 Stratocaster
How great a testament it is to the brilliance of the Fender company of the 1950s, that the original version of the iconic Stratocaster ele...
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