 1979 Fender Stratocaster  US $406.00
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 Celluloid 1965 1966 Fender Stratocaster Pickguard 1964 US $89.00
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 1986 FENDER JAPAN STRATOCASTER SUPER BEAUTIFUL RARE US $799.00
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 VINTAGE 1962 1972 FENDER STRATOCASTER TELE 3 WAY SWITCH US $125.00
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 VINTAGE 1969 1976 FENDER STRATOCASTER TREMOLO CLAW US $50.00
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 Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallagher Stratocaster US $2,600.00
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 60s Fender Hardshell Case for Stratocaster Telecaster US $249.00
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 1964 FENDER STRATOCASTER PICKGUARD US $1,999.00
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 1979 Fender 25th Anniversary Stratocaster neck plate US $70.00
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 1965 Fender Stratocaster US $11,500.00
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 1965 Fender Stratocaster All Original Vintage Strat US $7,300.00
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 1973 FENDER STRATOCASTER STRAT SUNBURST MAPLE NECK N R US $1,855.55
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 1965 Fender Stratocaster neck guard plate repro package US $1,299.00
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 100 ORIGINAL 1959 FENDER STRATOCASTER CASE NICE US $1,150.00
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 Vintage 1974 Fender Stratocaster Blackie Blues Tone US $2,599.99
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 1959 1960 1961 1962 Fender Stratocaster Pickguard 60 62 US $99.95
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 1960 Stratocaster STRAP BUTTONS Telecaster VTG Fender US $39.00
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 LATE SIXTIES FENDER STRATOCASTER ORIGINAL KNOB SET US $145.00
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 1981 FENDER STRATOCASTER SET OF KNOBS US $35.00
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 1971 FENDER STRATOCASTER BACK PLASTIC TREM COVER US $115.00
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 1979 Fender Stratocaster Made in USA w Original Case US $750.00
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 VINTAGE 80s FENDER USA STRATOCASTER STRAT HARD CASE US $99.00
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 80s FENDER STRATOCASTER USA BRASS TREMOLO KNOB NOS US $59.00
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 1977 FENDER STRATOCASTER USA PICKUP US $119.00
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 1965 FENDER STRATOCASTER NECK PLATE US $225.00
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 1963 FENDER STRATOCASTER PICKGUARD US $1,690.00
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 1956 ORIG FENDER STRATOCASTER VINTAGE STRAT BODY NECK US $13,850.00 |
 1965 ORIG FENDER VINTAGE STRAT STRATOCASTER US $17,995.00 |
 1979 Fender Stratocaster Body Antigua finish Very aged US $539.00
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 1954 Fender Stratocaster 1st Year of Strats Vintage US $46,500.00
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 VINTAGE 1977 IBANEZ STRATOCASTER USA Electric Guitar NR US $999.99
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 Vintage Fender Stratocaster guitar tremolo bridge 60s US $350.00
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 1959 Fender Stratocaster Guitar Original Lifsize Poster US $14.99
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 ORIGINAL JAN 64 FENDER STRATOCASTER NECK US $4,750.00
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 ORIGINAL 1963 FENDER STRATOCASTER POTS AND 3 WAY SWITCH US $2,150.00
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 Celluloid Nitrate Stratocaster pickguard fender 63 mint US $499.00
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 ORIGINAL 1963 FENDER STRATOCASTER SHELL PICKGUARD US $2,550.00
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 Vintage Guitar Parts Bridge Saddles 1970s Stratocaster US $9.99
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 Fender Stratocaster GALAXY OF STRATS book CUSTOM COLOR US $99.00
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 Vintage Guitar Parts Bridge Saddles Fender Stratocaster US $9.99
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 1958 FENDER STRATOCASTER MAPLE NECK AWESOME CONDITION US $9,858.58
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 Vintage 1974 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Maple US $3,450.00
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 FENDER STRATOCASTER 50TH ANNIV MASTERBUILT CUSTOM SHOP US $3,500.00
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 1979 FENDER STRATOCASTER USA US $3,250.00
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 1965 Fender Stratocaster Guitar No Reserve US $1,301.76
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 1965 FENDER STRATOCASTER PICKGUARD US $1,190.00
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 1969 FENDER STRATOCASTER PICKGUARD US $850.00
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 1962 FENDER STRATOCASTER PICKGUARD LEFTHAND US $3,990.00
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 1964 Fender Stratocaster strat pickup Pre CBS w cover US $5.50
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 FENDER STRATOCASTER US $899.00
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 VINTAGE BRADLEY STRAT STYLE GUITAR RARE very nice US $200.00
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1965 Fender Stratocaster All Original Vintage Strat US $7,300.00
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 1980 GRECO SE700 SUPER REAL SE 700 Strat Japan Vintage US $499.00
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 2 Vintage Screws for Fender Tele Strat CRL Switch NOS US $7.99
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1973 FENDER STRATOCASTER STRAT SUNBURST MAPLE NECK N R US $1,855.55
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 Lefty left 1976 Greco Strat hardtail blond Japan US $349.00
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 STRAT Style UPGRADES LISA LIM EDITIONS FREE SHIPPING US $274.95
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 Tiesco Collectors 60s MODEL ET 220 Strat Style US $350.00
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VINTAGE 80s FENDER USA STRATOCASTER STRAT HARD CASE US $99.00
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 1971 Orig Vintage Fender Strat Maple 4 Bolt Neck Build US $5,395.00 |
1956 ORIG FENDER STRATOCASTER VINTAGE STRAT BODY NECK US $13,850.00 |
1965 ORIG FENDER VINTAGE STRAT STRATOCASTER US $17,995.00 |
 Fender® Strat® Relic Circa 1971 US $999.99
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 MAKO Japan Traditional TS 3 Sunburst Strat Copy US $139.95
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 Hondo Deluxe 760 Clean Vintage Strat Copy US $109.00
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 1958 FENDER STRAT GUITAR P BASS STRAP BUTTONS PARTS US $9.99
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 Carl Perkins Red White Signed Fender Esquire Strat US $1.00
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 Vintage Electric Guitar Profile Black Magic Strat MIJ US $269.00
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 VINTAGE 1977 FENDER STRAT COLLECTORS QUALITY US $2,399.00
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 1956 57 58 Fender Kluson Deluxe Tuners Strat Tele US $1.25
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 20 Pack Slotted Pickguard Screws Strat Tele $0 US Ship US $6.99
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 70s IBANEZ STRAT TUNERS US $65.00
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1964 Fender Stratocaster strat pickup Pre CBS w cover US $5.50
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 FENDER STRATOCASTER STRAT VINTAGE GUITAR MIJ 84 87 US $784.87
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 Relic strat type lawsuit SRV 70s Hohner Jimmie Vaughan US $275.00
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 CHROME JACK PLATE FOR STRAT US $2.99
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 ESP 400 Series Strat Vintage MIJ Excellent Player US $5.50
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 1977 Matao Strat copy Matsomoko Japan factory LOOK US $500.00
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 1956 ORIG FENDER STRATOCASTER VINTAGE STRAT BODY US $4,699.00 |
 70s CHARVEL SAN DIMAS STRAT BRASS KNOB SET US $125.00
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 1964 Vintage Fender Stratocaster Strat Pre CBS Original US $18,500.00
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 70s SCHECTER LOADED BRASS MIRROR STRAT PICKGUARD US $650.00
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 VINTAGE FENDER STRAT TELE STARCASTER 3 BOLT NECK PLATE US $100.00
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 Fender 54 Reissue Stratocaster MIJ JV 1954 Strat US $499.00
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 1965 ORIG FENDER VINTAGE STRATOCASTER STRAT US $11,750.00 |
 STRAT STYLE TREMOLO ARM KNOB MINT GREEN FENDER PARTS US $4.99
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 1977 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail Vintage Strat Blackie US $2,843.63
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 1980 FENDER THE STRAT GOLDEN NECK PLATE USA US $169.00
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 60s 70s Fender Strat Tremolo Spring Envelope US $20.00
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 1974 1975 Fender Strat Stratocaster Pickguard Pickup US $650.00
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 1979 Fender Strat Sunburst Rosewood Fretboard Excellant US $2,650.00
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 BLACK LOTUS STRAT COPY 70S SMOKIN RED HOT AXE JAPAN US $229.00
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 1962 FENDER STRATOCASTER STRAT HARDTAIL SLAB LIGHT MINT US $18,899.99
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 1962 ORIG FENDER VINTAGE STRATOCASTER WHITE STRAT US $27,500.00 |
 Vintage 1980s era ELECTRA X140 Japan Lawsuit Strat US $485.00
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 Fender 1979 81 Stratocaster Blonde Oly White Strat 70s US $1,799.99
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 1968 ORIG FENDER VINTAGE STRAT MAPLE CAP STRATOCASTER US $21,499.00 |
 1977 Fender Stratocaster Strat Tremolo Block US $95.00
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 1960 ORIG FENDER STRATOCASTER VINTAGE STRAT BODY US $4,699.00 |
 1980 Fender Strat Antiqua Maple Neck Large Headstock US $2,699.99
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Fender Stratocaster Vintage Electric Guitar
The Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar is undoubtedly the most famous of all Fender guitars in the world. Some may say it is even THE most famous guitar in the world. The Fender Stratocaster was the result of Leo Fender’s innovative “Electric Spanish” design.
The Stratocaster, also affectionately known as simply ‘The Strat’, was first produced in 1954. It was launched in a cloud of marketing frenzy and has fully lived up to the hype ever since.
The Fender Stratocaster is without doubt a classic; the original version was made of ash, with a one-piece maple neck. It had 21 frets and appeared in a two-tone sunburst finish. The Strat featured three single coil pickups and Fender’s now infamous “Tremolo” patented vibrato system.
The three pickups each provided a unique and different tone; the neck pickup was mellower than the sharp bridge pickup and the middle pickup produced a bright, calming, mellow tone; something of a blend of the other two.
The Stratocaster was launched 3 years after the resounding success of the Fender Telecaster. It had a contemporary and sleek design, with beautiful contours, which fully summed up the edginess that this instrument was about to release on the world.
Unfortunately, when CBS took over the Fender Company in 1965 the quality of the Fender Stratocaster sadly declined. This was partly due to cutting costs, primarily by using less ‘rosewood’ in the necks.
The Fender Stratocaster is the most profoundly influential of all solid guitar designs and nowadays it has been upgraded and customised so often that it really couldn’t get much better. However, the vintage Fender Stratocaster’s are still worth a fortune, not just for their notoriety, but also because some guitarists just prefer the sound, feel and timber of these original versions.
With the onslaught of interactive video games, such as Electronic Arts’ Rock Band, electric guitars are very much in vogue. Fender has licensed the Stratocaster to appear as a replicated guitar controller for use in this game.
The Fender Stratocaster is still in production and has also had many reproductions over the years, by many different companies around the world.
The most recent addition to the Stratocaster dynasty was recently released this year; The 2009 Limited Edition American Standard Stratocaster which comes in three finishes; Surf Green, Daphne Blue and Fiesta Red. It also has a rosewood fretboard with 22 jumbo-sized frets.
If you are lucky enough to be the owner of a Fender Stratocaster, you should relish the sounds it produces, by playing it as often as possible, to fully enjoy the happiness that such a fabulous electric guitar can bring.