1960 fender stratocaster

Not only does this 1969 Tele illustrate Fender’s slowly changing post-Leo period, it also documents a lot of modding. Dave Burrluck should know – he was there!

During its long history, Fender has navigated several tricky turning points, but 1965 marks for some the start of a decline from the standards set by Leo’s original company. Is that view still justified?

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

If you always believed the CBS takeover transformed Fender guitars overnight, then think again because there were fewer changes than you might have imagined

After the fabled ‘Greeny’, this was Gary’s go-to ’Burst

Almost 15 years on from his death, the last of Gary Moore’s guitars are set to go under the hammer. We join Claire Tole-Moir of Bonhams and Neville Marten, former Guitarist editor and friend to Gary, to examine his extraordinary collection of instruments