Fender Stratocaster headstock. Image 2 of 2. Gibson Les Pauls headstock. Beyond providing a home for the manufacturer’s logo, the headstock is where you’ll find the tuners.

Steve Lukather has played a loaned guitar that belonged to Jeff Beck just weeks after John Mayer appeared on stage with the same signature white Fender Stratocaster. It’s easy to spot because of ...

At one point I got a Warmoth eight-string neck, bolted it onto that thing, got an eight-string bridge, carved out – very crudely – a third Jazz Bass pickup by the neck.” You may like “I thought, 'Well ...

The Stratocaster celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2024, but despite the instrument’s longevity, Fortus asserts: “Leo Fender sort of got it wrong, and Jimi Hendrix corrected it.

Indeed, the headstock has been repaired. As the listing notes, this is unusual for a Stratocaster but then maybe it speaks to some of the adventures – and misadventures – it has had along the way.