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A Stratocaster Collection: Not-so-heavy Metal

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 –...

How Guitar Pickups Work

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...

25th Anniversary Stratocaster, 1979

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...

Instruments of Desire

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,...

Fender Custom Shop “Custom Koicaster Strat”

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”,...

Eric Clapton’s Guitars

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:...