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A Stratocaster Collection: Not-so-heavy Metal by Tom Watson Fender Stratocaster collector Kevin Schultz is no stranger to dangerous curves. His lifelong labors of love –...

by Tom Watson No matter how visually attractive a particular Stratocaster may be, the heart of the instrument will always be the nature and the...

by Tom Watson As Fender Stratocaster fans around the world anxiously await the unveiling of 2004’s 50th Anniversary Stratocaster, what better time to take a...

by Tom Watson The Cooper-Owen auction house, London, England, is currently accepting guitars to be auctioned in their Instruments of Desire event scheduled for February,...

March 26, 2004 Eric Clapton’s Fender Stratocaster, Crash-3: Interview with Artist John “CRASH” Matos by Tom Watson Eric Patrick Clapton. Born 1945, Surrey, England. John...

November 20, 2003 Fender Custom Shop “Custom Koicaster Strat” by Tom Watson While Cyprinus carpio are known throughout the world as “swimming flowers”, “living jewels”,...

Below: Links to large images of the Eric Clapton guitars auctioned on June 24, 2004, at Christie’s auction house in New York City. [Please Note:...

June 28, 2004 An Interview with Eric Clapton Guitar Technician Lee Dickson by RICK LANDERS Lee Dickson has been Eric Clapton’s guitar guru for nearly...

April 06, 2004 The Fender American Standard Stratocaster: An Excerpt from The Stratocaster Chronicles by Tom Wheeler by TOM WHEELER [Excerpt from The Stratocaster Chronicles:...

March 22, 2004 Seven Fender Stratocaster Models That Pay Tribute to Jimi Hendrix by Tom Watson Over the thirty-four years since his untimely death in...