Fender Stratocaster Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster is a model of electric guitar designed in 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously manufactured the Stratocaster from 1954 to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top "horn" shape for balance. Along with the Gibson Les Paul and Fender Telecaster, it is one of the most-often emulated electric guitar shapes. "Stratocaster" and "Strat" are trademark terms belonging to Fender. Guitars that duplicate the Stratocaster by other manufacturers are usually called "S-Type" or "ST-type" guitars. The Stratocaster is a versatile
Squier Telecaster Custom and maple necks. On first appearances the only real difference seems to be that the Black Dove model has the large '70s Stratocaster headstock that the Deluxe originally featured but in fact the Squier sports Duncan Designed P90s while the Fender is fitted with a pair of Black Dove P90 pickups from which it gets its name. As of 2016 Fender released the American Pro Telecaster Deluxe which is part of the American Professional series that replaced the American Standard Series. This model feaures a rib cage contour, a 22 fret maple neck and two Shawbuckers housed in Wide Range