When Leo Fender introduced the Stratocaster in 1954, it changed the course of popular music.
"The History of the Stratocaster" gives voice to the people behind the guitar. Here you'll find out everything about the most imitated electric guitar ever: the people who build it, the musicians who give it a voice, and the history, from the '50s to the new models and main series.

Stratocaster in the Pre-CBS era

1 - Leo Fender: the early years

2 - The first Stratocaster

3 - Stratocaster rise in the Pre-CBS era

the beginning of the CBS era

4 - The CBS takeover

5 - Main Changes to the Strat design during the CBS era

6 - 25 years of Fender Stratocaster

7 - New models: Strat, Hendrix and Rhinestone Stratocaster

Stratocaster at the dawn of the 80s

8 - Bill Schultz and Dan Smith

9 - Walnut Strat and Gold Stratocaster

10 - Stratocaster Standard: the "Smith Strat" and the "2-Knob"

11 - Elite Stratocaster

12 - US Fender Bullet and Fullerton Fire

The end of Cbs era and the new Fender

13 - 1985 buyout and Bill Schultz at the head of Fender

14 - Fender in the Nineties​

15 - Stratocaster in the new millennium

16 - Menagement Changes

17 - The Fender American Design Experience and The Mod Shop

STRATOCASTER serieS: MADE IN USA

American Standard Series, American Series, American Professional

1 - American Standard is born

2 - Hot Rodded American Standard Series

3 - Goodbye American Standard. Welcome American Series!

4 - Welcome back American Standard!

5 - December 2016: American Professional Stratocaster

6 - The ash problem and the American Professional II Series

Plus Series, AMerican Deluxe, Select, American Elite

1 - Lace Sensor Pickups

2 - Plus Series

3 - American Deluxe Series

4 - Fender Select Series

5 - American Elite Series

6 - American Ultra and American Ultra II Series

US Reissues

1 - The birth of the reissues: the Vintage Stratocasters

2 - Vintage Reissue Stratocasters in detail

3 - The new reissues: American Vintage Series

4 - Vintage Hot Rod Series

5 - Goodbye American Vintage, welcome American Original!

6 - Brand New Again: the American Vintage II Series

The low cost Made in USA

1 - Highway One Series

2 - American Special & American Performer Series

sTRATOCASTERs  manufactured in East Asia

Made in Japan

1 - Fender Made in Japan

2 - JV and SQ Strats

3- The end of JV Strats: New Series Explained 

4 - Standard Stratocasters

5 - Collectables, Hot Rodded Reissue Series and Foto Flame

6 - Foto Flame

7 - The ExTrad Series

8 - Superstrats: Contemporary, HM, Boxer and Pro Feel Strats

9 - Paisley and Blue Flower

10 - Ventures, Hellecasters and other Signatures

11 - Silver Series, Squier Series, Wayne's World

12 - XII-String Stratocasters

13 - Aerodyne Stratocasters

14 - Domestic Strats since 2015

Made in Korea and Made in India

11 - Squiers made in Korea and made in India

12 - The Squier Pro Tone Stratocasters

Made in China and Indonesia

13 - The Squier made in China & Indonesia

14 - First Chinese Squiers, Squier Tradition and Affinity Series, Squier Starter Paks and SE models

15 - Squier Standard and Deluxe Series 

16 - Vintage Modified and Classic Vibe

17 - Artist, Regional Artist Program and Graphic Series

MADE IN MEXICO

1 - Ensenada: the made in Mexico

2 - Standard Series, Player Series and Player Plus Series

3 - Special Series & Deluxe Series

​4 - In the footsteps of the vintage: Classic, Classic Player, Road Worn & Vintera

 Custom Shop

1 - The birth of the Custom Shop

2 - The fist series of the Custom Shop: Custom Classic, Set-Neck and Contemporary Series

3 - Art of relic: the Cunetto Era

4 - Time Machine and Vintage Custom Series

5 - Master Design, Builder Select, Founders Design, Dealer Select

6 - Stratocaster Pro, Proto Strat, Postmodern Series

7 - Custom Deluxe, American Custom, Artisan Series

Signature and Tribute Stratocasters

1 - Signature and Tribute Strats

2 - Eric Clapton

3 - Yngwie Malmsteen

4 - Alex Gregory

5 - Robert Cray

6 - Jeff Beck

7 - Hank Marvin

8 - Stevie Ray Vaughan

9 - Bill Carson

10 - Richie Sambora

11 - Dick Dale

12 - Jimmie Vaughan

13 - Ritchie Blackmore

14 - Rory Gallagher

15 - Eric Johnson

16 - John Mayer

17 - David Gilmour

18 - Jimi Hendrix

19 - Mary Kaye

20 - Freddie Tavares

21 - Michiya Haruhata and Ken

Anniversary Strats

1 - Anniversary Stratocasters: let's dispel a myth

2 - 25 years of Fender Stratocaster

3 - 35 years of Fender Stratocaster

4 - 40 years of Stratocaster

5 - 50 years of Fender

6 - 50 years of Fender Stratocaster

7 - Fender 60th anniversary

8 - 60 years of Fender Stratocaster

9 - Fender 75th anniversary

10 - 70 years of Fender Stratocaster

11 - The anniversary of Custom Shop

oddball stratocasters

1 - The strange case of the made-in-the-USA I Series Stratocasters

2 - US and MIM Squier Stratocasters

3 - Black Label, California and American Traditional Stratocasters

4 - Stratocaster made in Brazil: the Southern Cross

FSR and Special Editions

1 - FSRs and Special Editions

2 - David Lozeau Art Stratocasters