But when Clarence Leonidas “Leo” Fender’s eponymous company released the Fender Stratocaster 70 years ago, it forever changed popular music. Fender, born in 1909, began tinkering with radios ...

Original Antigua Strats from the ’70s now fetch premium prices with average starting prices around $4,000. The new 70th Anniversary Vintera II Antigua Stratocaster is priced well below that at $ ...

First on sale in 1954, the Stratocaster, or Strat, is celebrating 70 years in the business, and to mark the occasion Fender is releasing seven new special edition models you won't want to miss.