Stratocaster
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Designed by Leo Fender · 1954

The Stratocaster

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A Fender Stratocaster resting on a stand in warm stage light, a tube amp glowing behind it
The Craft

Three single-coils. One tremolo. Since 1954.

1954Introduced
3Single-coil pickups
5Switch positions
70+Years in production
Macro of the Stratocaster's three single-coil pickups, tremolo bridge and control knobs
01 / The Pickups

Three coils, three voices

Three single-coil pickups sit under the pickguard, each reading the strings from a different point along their length. A five-way switch blends the neck, middle, and bridge coils, and the in-between positions give the Stratocaster its unmistakable clarity.

The Stratocaster shown as an exploded view: body, bolt-on neck, pickguard assembly, and tremolo bridge
02 / The Anatomy

Every part bolts on

A contoured body, a bolt-on neck, a loaded pickguard, and a synchronized tremolo. The Stratocaster was built to come apart and go back together, so a working instrument could be serviced, adjusted, and kept playing for a lifetime.

The Stratocaster floating in a dark void, its double-cutaway silhouette lit by amber rim light
03 / The Design

A shape drawn in 1954

The double cutaway, the deep body contours, the offset waist. Leo Fender drew the Stratocaster around the player, not the wall it hangs on. Seven decades later the silhouette is still in production, still unmistakable.

The Pitch

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