If the Fender Stratocaster is such a perfect design, why – wonders Dave Burrluck – is there a whole industry of aftermarket parts and pickups to improve it?

As work continues, we get to hear the guitar for the first time in months

Michael Watts explores solutions to the challenge of amplifying acoustic guitars over the decades – are we nearly there yet?

With bridge plate removed and back and sides cleaned up, it’s time to tackle the top

AN ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUE all electric guitarists should strive to master is the art of string bending, which can be used to create personally expressive, vocal-like sounds in unique ways. String bending

The only other Fender in The Final Encore collection is this modded firecracker of a Tele