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
Jim Root Telecaster is a guitar designed for the heavy metal/hard rock guitar player. Root has previously used Jackson, Charvel, PRS and Maverick guitars. He was impressed with the quality of Fender and contacted Alex Perez. They used the Fender Showmaster as an idea to build on. In July 2007, Fender released a Jim Root Signature Fender Telecaster guitar. The guitar comes in two models - one with a black finish and maple fingerboard and the other in a white finish with an ebony fingerboard. It differs from many Fender guitars. The guitar has a mahogany body, nitro-lacquer finish, dual humbuckers, a single