A Quick History of Stratocaster Copies
3 min readApr 12, 2022
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If you’re a guitarist like me, you recognize this classic guitar style at a glance:
It’s a Fender Stratocaster, of course. The axe used by countless rock-and-roll gods, from Jimi Henrix to Eric Clapton. It’s iconic. It defined a brand and even a way of life.
Yet have you ever noticed how many companies make a “Stratocaster” guitar? Any company — heck, any luthier — worth…