Electric Guitars Solid Body Fender Similar Listings See More Electric Guitars Solid Body Fender Fender Stratocaster Hank Marvin Signature 1996 Fiesta Red made in Japan reissue 57 Mint 981.80 GBP 78.37 GBP Shipping Listing Ended Watch If you watch the listing, well notify you if it becomes available again.

Shipped From bassNguitar Paris, France 619 Sales 600 Joined Reverb 2013 Preferred Seller Quick Responder Message Seller Payment Returns About This Listing This is a rare made in Japan Hank Marvin Stratocaster.

This Fender is much more Fiesta Red in reality than in picture.

Pickups have been changed into Custom Shop 54 and pots are CTS.

Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.

Payment Returns Product Specs Listed 5 years ago Condition Mint (Used) Mint items are in essentially new original condition but have been opened or played.

Sign up for the Reverb Newsletter: Subscribe By clicking Subscribe, I agree to the processing of my data in order to receive emails.

Turkey English GBP Reverb Gives Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music.

Carbon-Offset Shipping Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments.

Reverb.com LLC Terms Policies Privacy Policy.

It has been in constant production since its first release in 1954.

There are the legends who made it their own its myths and legends but also the fact that this is a guitar for everyone.

Its invention in 1954 was not just a significant development in the evolution of the guitar but also a seminal moment for 20th-century design.

It marked the moment when the electric guitar severed ties from the acoustic guitar to become an entirely new entity.

The Stratocaster was preceded by the Telecaster (originally called the Broadcaster) in 1948.

Many of the innovative features on the Stratocaster came from attempting to improve the Telecaster.

It was the first mass-produced and commercially successful solid-body electric guitar.

Whilst it enjoyed commercial success, the team at Fender Guitars felt that the Telecaster was too basic.

They needed an upgraded model to compete with other high-end manufacturers.

Interestingly, Leo Fender never learnt to play the instrument that he pioneered and that his name would become synonymous with.

To compensate, he often relied on a team of guitar players around him to give practical advice on design and playability.

In this way, the Stratocaster was a collaborative effort between Leo Fender and the team of guitar players around him.

The name Stratocaster itself came from Fender sales chief Don Randall because he wanted for players to feel like they been put into the stratosphere.

Surprisingly, the impact of the Stratocaster wasnt immediate.

For the first decade of its existence, it remained largely uncelebrated in obscurity (aside from a few key figures in early rock n roll.

It wasnt until the 1960s when it was adopted by high profile players such as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, that the Stratocaster began to penetrate the culture at large.

Specifically, the Stratocasters ergonomics and the breadth of its tonal capabilities.

Before the Stratocaster, electric guitars mostly resembled acoustic guitars in physical shape, proportions and design.

The Stratocaster rethought the shape and added contours to meet the modern players needs.

Since there isnt a sound chamber, the solid-body electric can be more versatile in its shape.

Yet no solid body model before the Stratocaster capitalised on this newfound freedom.

The Stratocaster adjusted the shape to increase playability and comfort.

It added contours to the body meaning it sat more naturally.