News Watch: Amy Winehouse’s Stratocaster solo by Tammy Moir Amy Winehouse would have turned 39 today. To celebrate we look back on her playing one of her favourite guitars, the Fender Stratocaster. The British…
Music News You’d better take a seat for this: A peek inside the biggest collection of vintage guitars in the world by Happy Take a first peek inside the phenomenal Song Bird Guitar Museum, which boasts the largest collection of vintage guitars in the world. Two years ago, …
Clocked News Pro Audio Want to make a guitar but don’t know how? Meet the LEGO Stratocaster by Alastair Cairns The Fender Stratocaster is a legendary instrument that is almost as beautiful to view as it is to play. The folks at LEGO seem to…
Interviews Music Tash Sultana chats their Fender Signature Series: “I feel like I’m just at the beginning” by Emily Elvish When Tash Sultana was gifted their first guitar at the age of three, no one could possibly imagine the artistic force that kid would grow into. From unchaperoned open mics, to bedroom recordings…
News Pro Audio Fender’s Tom Morello Soul Power Stratocaster pays tribute to an icon by Josh Davies Fender has announced their latest addition to their Artist Series, the Tom Morello Soul Power Stratocaster. Based on the modified Designer Series Stratocaster Morello used…
News Pro Audio A legend unplugged: Fender launches the American Acoustasonic Stratocaster by Josh Davies Following on from the huge success of last year’s Acoustasonic Telecaster, Fender has unveiled the brand new American Acoustasonic Stratocaster, a flexible range of guitars…
News Pro Audio Hana live-streamed the making of her album on Twitch by Claudia Schmidt Hana is the artist who live-streamed the process of writing, engineering, and producing her album on Twitch – for a truly 21st-century experience. Hana…
News Pro Audio David Gilmour’s Black Strat sold for a world record $3.9 million by Happy Well, we knew it was going to go well. But this well? David Gilmour’s Black Strat now wears the crown as the world’s most expensive…
News Pro Audio Millstap is the closest thing to Hendrix you will hear anywhere by Luka Osborne I’m not kidding. A YouTuber and tone aficionado by the name of Millstap has spent the last 10 years making videos documenting the tone, setup…
News Pro Audio Billy Corgan reunited with long lost ‘Gish’ era Strat by Luka Osborne In an odd twist of fate, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been reunited with his Stratocaster that was lost 27 years ago. Corgan has stated…
Pro Audio Strat stats: here’s exactly what makes a vintage Stratocaster valuable, by the numbers by Happy UPDATE: The world-record price for David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ was recently eclipsed by Kurt Cobain’s ‘Unplugged’ Martin. What makes a vintage Stratocaster valuable? Gear marketplace,…
