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Everything is dupes

Explore episode Jun 30, 2026
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The Stratocaster Was Designed to Be a Dupe Platform

Everything is dupes · Jun 30, 2026 Arts

Leo Fender designed the Stratocaster with bolt-on necks and modular components, inspired by Ford's manufacturing, so players could easily repair and modify it. Jimi Hendrix played it upside down, Eddie Van Halen gutted and repainted his. That design philosophy of openness is precisely what makes it so hard to legally protect.

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