What is Fender Stratocaster?
{{Infobox Guitar model |title= Fender Stratocaster |caption= 1958 Fender Stratocaster 3 color sunburst |image=1958 Fender Stratocaster.jpg |bgcolor=#FFFFFF |manufacturer=[[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] |period=1954–present |bodytype=[[solid-body|Solid]] |necktype=[[bolt-on neck|Bolt-on]] |scale=25.5 in (648 mm) |woodbody=[[Alder]]<br>[[Ash tree|Ash]]<br>[[Populus|Poplar]]<br>[[Basswood]]<br>[[Mahogany]] |woodneck=[[Maple]] |woodfingerboard=[[Maple]]<br>[[Rosewood]]<br>[[Ebony]]<br>[[Pau Ferro]] |bridge=proprietary six-screw [[Tremolo arm|Tremolo]]<br>[[Floyd Rose]] locking system<br>[[Bridge (instrument)#Electric guitar bridges|Hardtail]] |pickups=three [[single-coil]]s (SSS). Other pickup configurations (including [[humbucker]]s) are also available. |colors=Various 2- or 3-color sunbursts<br>Black<br>Daphne Blue, Surf Green, Olympic White, Fiesta Red, Shell Pink }} The''' Fender Stratocaster''', also called a Strat, is a type of solidbody [[electric guitar]]. The Stratocaster was designed by [[Leo Fender]], [[Freddie Tavares]], and [[George Fullerton]] in 1954, and is made by the [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation]]. The Stratocaster has been used by many famous guitarists, such as [[David Gilmour]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Buddy Guy]], [[Buddy Holly]], and [[Jeff Beck]]. The Stratocaster has been copied as well. A guitar may look the same as a Stratocaster, but if it is not produced by Fender or Squier it is called a strat copy. Fender Stratocaster copies are mostly very cheap and low quality, but some guitar builders make high quality clones of the Stratocaster. Fender makes Stratocasters made in the United States of America, which are largely thought to be the highest quality. However they also make Stratocasters which are made in Japan, but only sell them to the Japanese. Many people view these guitars comparable and even superior to the American made Fenders. Stratocasters are also made in Korea and sold as special editions. The cheapest Fenders are made in Mexico,