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Fender Telecaster

Electric guitar

Launched in 1950 and renamed the Telecaster in 1951, it was the first commercially successful solid-body electric guitar. Its single-cutaway slab body, bolt-on maple neck, and two single-coil pickups produce a bright, cutting twang that became foundational to country, rock, blues, and pop.

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Fender Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster

Electric guitar · United States

A signature Stratocaster developed with guitarist Eric Johnson, built to vintage sensibilities with a thin nitrocellulose finish, a quartersawn maple neck, special-wound single-coils, and countersunk tremolo springs. Detail touches such as a single string tree and a 12-degree neck-pocket fit reflect Johnson's preference for clear, dynamic tone.

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Fender Telecaster Thinline

Electric guitar

A semi-hollow Telecaster introduced in 1968 with a routed body and a single f-hole that reduce weight and add airiness. The original kept two single-coils, while the 1972 Thinline adopted a pair of Fender Wide Range humbuckers for a thicker tone.

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Eric Clapton Stratocaster

Electric guitar · United States

Fender's first artist signature model, introduced in 1988 and shaped around the feel of Eric Clapton's favorite Stratocasters. It pairs a soft V-shaped maple neck with noiseless single-coil pickups and an active mid-boost circuit, and the vibrato is typically blocked for a fixed-bridge response. Offered in finishes such as Torino Red, Olympic White, and Pewter, it remains one of Fender's longest-running signature guitars.

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Fender Stratocaster American Standard

Electric guitar · United States

The U.S. production-standard Stratocaster offered from 1987 to 2016, updating the classic with a 22-fret neck, a two-point synchronized tremolo, and modernized hardware. For nearly three decades it was the benchmark American-made Strat.

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Fender J5 Telecaster

Electric guitar

A signature Telecaster for guitarist John 5, stripped down for hard rock and metal use. It pairs a bridge humbucker with a single-coil neck pickup and is usually finished in stark black-and-chrome or similarly bold cosmetic schemes.

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Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster

Electric guitar · United States

A faithful reissue recreating the specifications of the 1952 Telecaster, with an ash body, one-piece maple neck, and a pair of vintage-voiced single-coil pickups through a traditional three-way circuit. It is built for players who want the bright, twangy character and feel of an early-fifties Tele.

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Fender Telecaster Custom

Electric guitar

A dressed-up Telecaster variant. The original 1959 Custom added body binding to the standard Tele, while the better-known 1972 version paired a Fender Wide Range humbucker in the neck position with a single-coil bridge pickup and a four-knob control layout, broadening the Tele's tonal range.

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Jim Root Telecaster

Electric guitar

A signature Telecaster for Slipknot guitarist Jim Root, built for heavy music and minimalism. It uses active humbucking pickups, a single volume control with no tone knob, and is typically finished in flat black or white with an ebony fingerboard.

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Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Stratocaster

Electric guitar · Mexico

A Mexican-built signature Stratocaster developed with blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, featuring a special neck profile and a set of hotter Tex-Mex single-coil pickups. It is wired for vintage-style response and aimed at expressive blues and roots playing.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster

Electric guitar

A signature Stratocaster for neoclassical metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, defined by a scalloped fingerboard, a brass nut, and a large 1970s-style headstock. Its specification supports the rapid, fluid lead playing central to his style.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster

Electric guitar · United States

A signature Stratocaster modeled on Stevie Ray Vaughan's famous "Number One," featuring a left-handed vibrato unit mounted on a right-handed body, gold hardware, a pao ferro fingerboard, and the engraved "SRV" pickguard. It is built to capture the thick, expressive blues tone he was known for.

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Stagemaster

Electric guitar

The Stagemaster is a Superstrat-style electric guitar sold under Fender's Squier brand. Aimed at rock and metal players, it typically pairs humbucking pickups with a double-locking vibrato in a sleek, fast-playing solid body, and was also offered in extended-range seven-string versions.

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Starcaster by Fender

Electric guitar

A budget Stratocaster-style line sold under the "Starcaster by Fender" name through big-box and department stores, unrelated to the 1976 semi-hollow Starcaster. It offered beginners an affordable instrument carrying the Fender name.

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Fender Starcaster

Electric guitar

A semi-hollow offset guitar Fender introduced in 1976, distinguished by an unusual hooked headstock, a center block for feedback resistance, and a master volume control. Discontinued in the early 1980s, it was reissued decades later as a cult favorite.