The original Mary Kaye Fender Stratocaster – the distinctive ... The translucent blonde-finished, gold-hardware six-string ...

To celebrate the guitar’s 70th birthday, Fender has released a Limited Edition 1954 Hardtail Deluxe Closet Classic, complete with gold hardware ... released the Fender Stratocaster 70 years ...

The Fender Custom Shop ... incorporates 10 feet of 18-karat gold wire ribbon inlay on a single-piece maple body. Shishkov hand-engraved the instrument’s hardware, and knobs and switches are ...

In 2010, he commissioned the creation of a gold Fender Stratocaster to use on tour, after which he planned to auction it off and donate the proceeds to charity. This story from The Times archives ...