Fender has told other guitar builders to stop making instruments that resemble its famous Stratocaster.

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Joe Satriani and Steve Vai perform at Fox Theater on April 4 in Oakland, Calif. The pair will play the Palace Theatre in Albany on May 21. (Steve Jennings/) My youngest son is 10 years old now, and ...