About The Fender Stratocaster – A history of models made in the USA
There’s something very special about the Fender Stratocaster. It’s been around a long time, longer than me, and I’m old! It’s played a huge part in rock history, and it’s played by some of the biggest musicians in the business.
There are some great guitars out there, but none like the Fender Stratocaster.
This book is based on my previous book The Fender Stratocaster: 1971 to 2011. This book is much larger, and now covers the period from the very first Stratocaster in 1954 right up to 2014. That’s over 60 years of Stratocaster history. While most of us can’t afford a Stratocaster built in the 1950s or 1960s (sadly, that includes me), most of us are still interested in those models. Hence this new, expanded edition of the book.
This isn’t a book about the great people that play the guitar, it’s about the guitar itself. In this book, the Stratocaster is the star. There have been a lot of models, and this book runs through them all (as far as I’m aware), right up to 2014. It covers Strats with aluminium bodies, Strats with 7 strings, Strats with synthesisers, Strats with an extended neck, and more, they’re all in here. It covers almost every production model made in the USA by Fender between 1954 and 2014, excluding the Fender Custom Shop and some short run orders. Though a few Custom Shop Strats and some short run orders are included.
This book goes into detail about the necks, heads, pickups and hardware. It includes sufficient information to allow you to identify most models. It also includes what may be one of the most comprehensive lists of serial numbers available. This includes serial numbers for all Fender and Squier models, not just the Stratocaster, and not just those guitars made in the USA, but in a range of countries, including Mexico, Japan, Korea, China, Brazil, Taiwan, India and Indonesia.
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Author Bio:
I’ve been an amateur guitar player and collector for many years. Over time, the Fender Stratocaster has become my favourite guitar. I developed a real passion for the instrument, and started collecting in 2005. I’ve purchased nearly 100 Fender Stratocasters. Usually from private sellers. They were various ages, some were made as far back as the early 1970s. I played them all. Quite a few I sold on, regrettably I couldn’t afford to keep them all! But the experience taught me a great deal about the guitar and the company that makes it.