George Harrison used the 1963 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst in a promotional photo for his album "George Harrison." The source is a user-uploaded photo.

"We've got a core of Strats at Red Hot Chili Peppers. This one here belongs to Chad. It's a 1963 Tobacco Sunburst - lovely piece! It has a fairly thick neck. It's a great guitar. This one mostly came down to the fact that people kind of expect to see tobacco sunburst Strat on the stage, so Chad was very kind in providing this. He occasionally leans over and asks me threateningly if I'm taking good care of it - of course I am though I can't say the same for Josh. But no, it's a great guitar. I mean you're going to spend a lot of time with it because it's the only whammy guitar he has. Josh tends to play kind of older, maybe if I say John-era songs. He'll play like 'Higher Ground' and anything with a whammy bar, he'll go in for some of that," says Josh Klinghoffer's guitar tech.

David Bowie playing a Fender Stratocaster tobacco sunburst beside Marc Bolan.

In this August 30, 2015 Instagram post, Faulkner states:

"How's this for a super clean @fenderguitar #stratocaster?! 1963 pre CBS, 100% original with hangtags! Not usually my bag but this beauty sounded and felt amazing and I couldn't say no! RHRF DOTF «--< 👐🏼 #fender #precbs"

In the video "Bryan Adams Rig Rundown with Keith Scott" by Premier Guitar, at 23:42, guitarist Keith Scott is shown using a 1963 Fender Stratocaster.

In the video "Something Inside of Me" at Moulin Blues 2017, Kirk Fletcher plays his 1963 Fender Stratocaster in Tobacco Sunburst, showcasing his frequent use of this instrument.

I played this guitar in the Mr. Lonely music video and throughout numerous tours over the last three years. Actually I think I have a picture somewhere of Dennis Quaid playing that i'll send to the owner. It’s a lightweight beast and was professionally refretted and gone through by the famous Ed Reynolds.

It plays perfectly and needs nothing. The action is lightning fast. The neck is original finish and has that great “pool cue” smooth feel. Body refinished by Mark Jenny of MJT Aged Finishes. At one point it was routed under the pickguard for a Fender Jaguar type selector switch. All original hardware, pickups, plastic parts, and wiring except for a replaced pot and pickguard are included as well as the Bare Knuckle “Slow Hand” pickups that are currently in it. Those sound incredible by the way.

In this YouTube video for Vintage Guitar, Lyle Workman can be seen playing a 1959 Gibson ES-335 and a 1963 Fender Stratocaster in his performance of "Noble Savage"

In the comments of this Instagram post, someone asks what year it is and he replies "63".

demo de la modification d'une strat série L transformée en sunburst

Paul Moak is known for his use of a Fender 1963 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst, which consists of a 1963 Stratocaster body combined with a 1980s-vintage, 3-bolt, maple, bullet-truss-rod, 1969-style Fender Japan neck. According to Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown with John Bohlinger, the guitar's bridge has been replaced up to four times, and the bridge and neck pickups are Lindy Fralins.

MIsaKI is confirmed to use a 1963 Fender Stratocaster and she make riffing on this guitar, as seen in a video posted by meminor_band on Instagram with the caption: "うちのボーカルが覚醒したwww こんな感じがいいなとか言って弾き始めた."