Have we reached peak electric guitar?
As the Fender Stratocaster — the world’s most recognisable six-string axe — enters its eighth decade, rock ‘n’ roll music is far from ascendant. Where to now for this totemic instrument of cultural change?
As the Fender Stratocaster — the world’s most recognisable six-string axe — enters its eighth decade, rock ‘n’ roll music is far from ascendant. Where to now for this totemic instrument of cultural change?
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