Original: The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo FenderLeo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously to the present.
Simplified: The Fender Stratocaster, also called a Strat, is a type of electric guitar made by Leo Fender and Freddie Tavares in the early 1950s, and are being made still today.