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Stratocaster Guitars

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Used Fender Used Fender Player Stratocaster HSS Plus Top Green...
Product Price  $599.99
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Used Squier Used squier stratocaster ivovy Solid Body Electric...
Product Price  $189.99
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Used Fender Used Fender stratosonic 2 Color Sunburst Solid Body...
Product Price  $1,299.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Player Stratocaster Brown Sunburst Solid...
Product Price  $579.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Player Stratocaster Plus Top AGED CHERRY...
Product Price  $589.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Boxer Series Stratocaster Emerald Green...
Product Price  $799.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Player Stratocaster Seafoam Green Solid...
Product Price  $594.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Vintera II 50's Stratocaster 2 Color...
Product Price  $759.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Vintera II 60's Stratocaster 2 Tone...
Product Price  $749.99
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Used Squier Used Squier Sonic Stratocaster California Blue Solid...
Product Price  $129.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Limited Edition HM Stratocaster Flash...
Product Price  $999.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Stratocaster Player II Birch Green Solid...
Product Price  $649.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Deluxe Stratocaster Graffiti Yellow...
Product Price  $699.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Player Stratocaster AGED NATURAL Solid...
Product Price  $549.99
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Used Squier Used Squier Affinity Stratocaster 2 Tone Sunburst...
Product Price  $159.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Artist Series Buddy Guy Polka Dot...
Product Price  $734.99
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Used Fender Used Fender STANDARD STRAT Cream Solid Body Electric...
Product Price  $549.99
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Used Fender Used Fender American Special Stratocaster HSS Black...
Product Price  $849.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Deluxe Stratocaster Vintage Blonde Solid...
Product Price  $669.99
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Used Fender Used Fender CLASSIC 70'S STRATOCASTER Sunburst Solid...
Product Price  $699.99
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Used Fender Used Fender American Ultra Stratocaster HSS Cherry...
Product Price  $1,509.99
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Used Squier Used Squier Bullet Stratocaster Hardtail Brown...
Product Price  $134.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Custom Shop 1968 Journeyman Relic...
Product Price  $3,999.99
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Used Squier Used Squier 40th Anniversary Stratocaster Satin...
Product Price  $299.99
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Used Fender Used Fender American Performer Stratocaster SSS...
Product Price  $999.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Standard Stratocaster Sienna Sunburst...
Product Price  $579.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Stratocaster Aerodyne Hot Rod Red Solid...
Product Price  $699.99
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Used Fender Used Fender ALBERT HAMMOND JR STRATOCASTER Olympic...
Product Price  $849.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Player Stratocaster Red Solid Body...
Product Price  $475.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Player Stratocaster White Solid Body...
Product Price  $549.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Deluxe Roadhouse Stratocaster Black...
Product Price  $649.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Aerodyne Stratocaster Special Edition...
Product Price  $999.99
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Used Fender Used Fender American Professional II Stratocaster...
Product Price  $1,189.99
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Used Squier Used Squier Classic Vibe 1960S Stratocaster blue...
Product Price  $329.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Standard Stratocaster Olympic White...
Product Price  $549.99
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Used Fender Used Fender American Special Stratocaster Candy...
Product Price  $934.99
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Used Fender Used Fender Player Plus Stratocaster HSS Blue...
Product Price  $724.99
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Used Squier Used Squier Stratocaster II Pearl White Solid Body...
Product Price  $254.99
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Used Squier Used Squier Standard Stratocaster Black Solid Body...
Product Price  $799.99
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Used Squier Used Squier Standard Stratocaster Black Solid Body...
Product Price  $799.99
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About Stratocaster Guitars

Officially, Stratocaster guitars are produced by two brands. Squier Stratocaster guitars are the most affordable Stratocasters. They are made outside the United States. Fender Stratocaster guitars are made in either Mexico or the United States. This product collection features official Stratocaster variations from Squier and Fender. However, you'll also find Stratocaster-inspired instruments from other manufacturers. This list includes the John Mayer signature guitar, the PRS Silver Sky. Strat players also love the G&L Legacy electric guitars, designed by one of the creators of the original Strat, Leo Fender. Whichever Stratocaster guitar you choose, you're sure to find plenty to love.

The Stratocaster double-cutaway electric guitar was designed in 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, Freddie Tavares and George Fullerton. It is one of the most frequently emulated guitar shapes, and has been continuous production since it was interoduced. For guitarists in the 1950s, Stratocasters were sleek and sexy, futuristic-looking guitars, with offset horns for better balance and enhanced playability. The offset horns, with a longer top horn, shifted the Strat's weight toward the neck and provided easier access to higher neck positions. Overall, the Stratocaster Comfort Contour Body was shaped to better conform with the player’s anatomy. Its newly-designed Strat vibrato system was a lightweight alternative to the more massive Bigsby rigs that were becoming more popular in the mid 1950s. A highly versatile guitar, Stratocasters are a popular choice for guitarists playing almost every style of music. You'll hear unmistakable Stratocaster tone in rock, R&B, blues, jazz, punk, pop, country, reggae, folk, soul, and many more.

The Stratocaster was the first electric guitar featuring three single-coil pickups and a spring tension vibrato system. While there have been many versions of Stratocasters over the years, the same basic design, with contoured body, bolt-on 25.5-in. scale length neck, three pickups and vibrato system, has continuously remained at the heart of the Strat legacy. The Strat's three pickup design featured a bridge pickup, middle pickup and neck pickup, and a middle pickup wired in reverse, giving its magnets the opposite polarity. Stratocasters originally featured a 3-way pickup selector switch. Guitarists eventually discovered that they could engage the middle pickup with either the bridge or neck pickup by jamming the switch in between positions.

When two Stratocaster pickups are selected at the same time, they are wired in parallel. This creates a slight drop in output as slightly more current passes to the ground wire. Since the Strat's middle pickup has reverse polarity, it creates a spaced humbucking pickup pair. This significantly reduces 50/60 cycle hum, the electric buzz you hear through the amp with the guitar strings at rest. Many years later, in 1977, the 5-way selector switch was introduced and became the standard for new Stratocaster guitars. The 5-way switch made the previously in-between pickup combinations more stable. The Strat-quack tone of the middle and bridge pickups being used simultaneously was popularized by guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton.

Musician's Friend has the best selection of Stratocaster guitars. You'll also find a wealth of Stratocaster starter packs with everything you need to start playing guitar. Whether you're looking for Squier's low prices or Fender's quality, you'll find your Stratocaster guitar here at the guaranteed lowest price.