For the purposes of a direct specs comparison below, we've put the Fender Player Strat head-to-head with the Player II Strat so you can see some of the major differences between the two.

The Fender Stratocaster is the most successful electric guitar design of all time. No guitar has shaped popular culture like ...

These include two classic Stratocaster models (the Player and American Professional II) along with five special editions that celebrate the history of Leo Fender's masterpiece. The 70th ...

The Serbian guitarist bought her 1964 Fender Stratocaster at a time of economic uncertainty. “It’s been a lifesaver,” she ...

An evolution of the Telecaster - the first mass-manufactured solid-body electric guitar - the Fender Strat was designed to be lighter and more player-friendly than its dual pickup predecessor. Adding ...

Often imitated but rarely bettered, Fender also continues to make special editions – usually in collaboration with players. The Saint Laurent Stratocaster is built at Fender’s Custom Shop in ...

As Fender says, “The Player II Stratocaster radiates timeless Fender charm, but under the hood, it’s primed for today’s players,” with the specs closely mirroring the rest of the range.

In 1954, a guitar maker called Leo Fender introduced his second electric guitar ... With its contoured body, designed to better fit with that of the standing or sitting player, the Stratocaster ...

The Player II Limited Edition Sparkle Series will include a Stratocaster, a Telecaster, a P-Bass, and a Jazz Bass (aka Fender’s Mount Rushmore). 30 years of the Blues Jr., folks. (Pretty soon we ...

The last guitar to be auctioned off was a white Fender Stratocaster ... “Jeff Beck is the best guitar player on the planet,” Joe Perry, the lead guitarist of Aerosmith, told The New York ...