Strat Pack - 50 Years of the Fender Stratocaster

In 1954, Leo Fender gave the electric guitar a new sound and look that fully set it apart from its acoustic counterpart with the invention of the Fender Stratocaster, a solid-body electric axe with a revolutionary three-way pickup system and a modern, streamlined design that was like nothing else on the market at the time.

Early rock 'n' rollers such as Buddy Holly and Dick Dale quickly embrace...