Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar

This guitar is a vintage Fender 1963 fiesta red stratocaster, it was up for sale at Emerald City Guitars for $55,000. The guitar came with a 3 way switch (standard at the time) which has apparently now been changed to a 5 way switch. These are the Emerald City Guitars instagram images/videos of this guitar, * https://www.instagram.com/p/BVAlW3_lM1y/ * https://www.instagram.com/p/BXQxRQZF5Ym/ * https://www.instagram.com/p/BXGWKuClX5i/ Photos of John with the guitar, * https://www.instagram.com/p/BX6BGR7Fd6T/ * https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7a/c8/7b/7ac87b44a1f512f6e2d3c86254279eb5.jpg

Sold on Reverb.com on June 26, 2014. > "This guitar was Owned By Jonny Buckland of COLDPLAY for Mylo Xyloto Tour and album. It was painted By Paris, an english Artist who painted All instruments, stage etc.. It comes with Certificate of authenticity signed by all coldplay Members. in the video, it's easy to see the guitar but This is this one. > > A true piece of art, music and Collection guitar!"

John bought this guitar sometime in 2000 and started using it on tours as a backup for his main 1962 Stratocaster (see Rock in Rio 2001). It was used for a relatively brief period of time, as John apparently didn’t like it that much. There’s a cool white early-’60s Strat that was rented to me at one point for some reason, and I just had such fun playing that I bought it. But it ended up not really being able to alternate with my other guitars; it’s the kind of guitar you can have some fun on, but it’s not really practical. – VintageGuitar.com Note: this is not the same white Strat that John used during Stadium Arcadium tour.

In this 2005 photo, Valensi is visible playing the white Fender Stratocaster.

The photo in [this article](https://dancefm.com/2018/05/02/we-cant-believe-whats-inside-steve-aokis-home/) show us a global view of Steve's recording studio (The Neon Future Cave) in his house in Las Vegas, NV. The guitar rack on the right shows what looks to be a Fender Strat in Sonic Blue finish.

In this photo, you can see young Billie Joe with Fender Stratocaster.

In this photo, Dan Auerbach is seated playing a white Fender Stratocaster next to [Patrick Carney](http://equipboard.com/pros/patrick-carney).

he plays a fender strat in the music video for u2 the song is the miracle of joey ramone

At 1:19 in the video you can see Wayne playing a black Fender Strat.

In this email from Mat Zo from February 2017 detailing his studio gear, he reveals that he uses a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar. He gives no other details about it other than just "Fender Strat."

In this photo, Chaz can be seen with a Fender Stratocaster.

In [this interview](http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/noel-gallagher-talks-guitars-production-songwriting-and-chasing-yesterday-618083) with Music Radar, Noel says he bought a Stratocaster from Johnny Marr in the early nineties, and used it to record one of Oasis' biggest hits, 'Don't Look Back In Anger'.

These photos are from a Jo Novak photoshoot circa 1986. This is the only known appearance of this guitar.

he plays it at video lesson and it might get loud

This Stratocaster was from John McLaughlin. Jeff Beck talks about this one in this video from 2:09 to 3:18.

Donated by Jimmy Page

In this photo, Slash playing Fender Stratocaster.

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In this photo, Santana can be seen playing the Fender Stratocaster in sunburst finish.

In [this article](http://www.vintageguitar.com/3477/steve-winwood/), by Vintage Guitar, Winwood talks about Stratocasters: "'When I finally got to make some money, in about 1966, I ordered a couple of Fenders – a Strat and a Tele,' explains Winwood. 'They were CBS, and they just started remaking the maple necks. Of course, I’d seen pictures of these old guys playing maple necks, and that was a big thing. I loved the kind of stuff that Curtis Mayfield was doing – that style – and Little Milton. It wasn’t so much a driven style of guitar; it was like a clean sound. I didn’t realize that I had convinced Eric to play the Strat until reading his book. In fact, I learned a lot of things about Eric’s and my relationship after I read his book.'”

Jimi's first ever Fender Stratocaster was a white 1964 model with rosewood fingerboard. He obtained it in New York, from Manny's Music, with funds from his girlfriend Carol Shiroky. It cost $289. He actually bought it from Jeff Baxter, later of Steely Dan, who was working at Manny's as an assistant, and he remembers the incident clearly. Citation for this information can be found in several pages (including 61 and 62) of the book [*Jimi Hendrix Gear*](https://books.google.com/books?id=fpUuXZU9-1QC&printsec=frontcover).

In this pictures, you can see Eddie playing Fender Stratocaster, However, this guitar is actually "Frankenstrat" which originally this guitar in Sunburst, later he painted to black and change with new neck, added stripes, painted to white and installing new pickguard.

This guitar was used briefly during July 2002 for "Baba O' Riley" and "I Can't Explain". "For one song in each of two consecutive shows in July 2002 (Baba O’Riley at Tweeter Center For the Performing Arts, Mansfield, Massachusetts, 26 July, 2002; and I Can’t Explain at Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J., 27 July, 2002), Pete Townshend used a black Fender Stratocaster guitar equipped with two P-90-style pickups, rather than the usual Gold Lace Sensor pickups found in the Eric Clapton model guitars. This guitar was also customised with the Fishman Powerbridge and additional blend control knob, although the traditional controls consisted of only two knobs (presumably volume and tone), rather than the traditional three, and a traditional Fender-style “blade” pickup selector."

Thom Yorke can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in this photo.

In this video Dimebag can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster.

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"Guitar-wise, everything came from PRS. I also played on a newly acquired Gibson Flying V, a ’79 — and a couple of Strats. I have a ’68 Custom Shop acrylic Strat that sounded great and a ’62 Strat I picked up and put the body and the pickups together myself. I left it to a guitar shop that has one of those plec machines, which gave it a really, really nice setup," says Mikael Akerfeldt, in [this interivew](http://www.guitarworld.com/node/20876), with Guitar World.

In this video, Gary Moore tells us his opinion on Les Pauls compared to Strats. He plays a salmon colored Stratocaster as he plays us a few riffs starting at :46s.

As listed on his official website, Dave Amato owns and uses this instrument for home playing, live or recording work.

In this Instagram picture he can be seen with his 1962 Fender Stratocaster Olympic White.

One of the only videos where we see James Hetfield using a Fender Stratocaster.

In [this interview](http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2014/07/02/the-current-s-guitar-collection-benjamin-booker) with 'The Current,' Booker says, "I usually play an Epiphone Riviera. That's my main guitar; I guess it has been since February. Before then, I was playing the Strat."

Brian used a Fender Stratocaster as a spare guitar on their 1972-1973 tour(s). However, he didn't like the Strat/AC30 combo, he later moved on to a Gibson Les Paul which was eventually abandoned for a Gibson Flying V

Sometimes, he played with this guitar.

He seems very happy with this well used Strat.

Ry can be seen playing a Fender Strat in this image.

On Richard Thompson's official [website](http://archive.richardthompson-music.com/gearandtunings.asp), he lists a '59 Sunburst Stratocaster among his guitars and writes, "When I started playing Fenders in 1968, it was unfashionable because everyone in England was playing Gibsons and trying to get a big, fat sound like Eric Clapton had in Cream. I just wanted a little more bite. After ten years the first neck was literally worn out, and replaced with a 1955. The original bridge was another casualty."

In this video, Frank Zappa's son shows off and talks about Frank's 1963 Tobacco Sunburst Stratocaster, given to him by Jimmy Hendrix. In [this interview](http://www.feelnumb.com/2009/11/24/the-famous-zappahendrix-guitar/#lightbox/1/), Zappa says, “Well, there was this guy named Howard Parker – they called him ‘H’ – who was Hendrix’s roadie, gofer and general assistant. He stayed at our house for a couple of months in the late ’60s, and he had this guitar which Hendrix had given to him – I thought it was from the Miami concert. He gave it to me and we had it hanging on the wall as a decoration for years and years, and then I met some guys who were capable of putting guitars back together, so I had it done.” “I’ve used it on a couple of tracks, although I can’t remember which ones off-hand. I haven’t played it all that often, because unless you’re in the right environment and you’re standing in exactly the right relationship to the amplifier, it likes to feed back all the time.”

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The interviewer, Anil Prasad, asks: "What guitars did you use across the “Fly from Here” suite?" Steve Howe replies: "At the start and throughout the suite, I’m playing my red mid-’80s Fender Stratocaster."

He used it in early QR days.

In this photo Mark Foster can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar.

At 1:20, Sumner can be seen using a Stratocaster during "Elegia".

This photo and [this photo] (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/eb/e5/11/ebe511f9847933923a10346a9c77dd15.jpg) show Chris Cornell using a Stratocaster.

In this video, Kirk Hammett plays on Fender Stratocaster, as on other videos or photos of the same period, near 1985 and 1986.

Thurston is playing a white three single coil stratocaster in this picture, the neck pickup appears to be swapped for an SD cool rail pickup

Here's ryan playing a strat at roskilde festival

In this video we can see Nikolai playing a blue Fender Stratocaster

In this photo, you can see young Mike Dirnt with Stratocaster.

At the beginning in this video, one can see Tré Cool playing a black Fender Stratocaster.

In this video, Jason White can be seen playing Fender Stratocaster.

Shiflett can be seen played a blue strat

In midnight blue, his was US-made and had a maple fretboard. "We changed it to a black pickguard, with black Duncan JB in the bridge position and white covers on the stock neck and middle pickups—similar to Kurt's black 'Vandalism' Strat, but a blue/black color scheme." Earnest Bailey, Nirvana's long-time guitar tech, via [livenirvana.com](http://www.livenirvana.com/equipment/pat.php)

Krist play with strat guitar in season in the sun

This has been used by Adam Clayton during most, if not all live performances of U2's "40," like in Red Rocks. This particular performance is during the Vertigo tour.

At 1'47'' Dik can be seen playing the item.

This photo shows Czukay with a Fender Stratocaster.

Gibby can be seen using a white with black hardware staratocaster here.

In this picture,Emily Kokal can be seen with a Fender Stratocaster, with a sunburst finish.

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In [this blog](http://www.polymathperspective.com/?p=3900) about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album *Someday World*, Karl is depicted playing his Strat.

Stone Gossard can be seen in this photo with a Stratocaster.

In the image you can see Paul McCartney with a Fender Stratocaster Electric guitar. I know, the image is not very good, but if you are looking at the headstock of the guitar you can see the outline of a Fender-Logo. By looking at the pickguard you can see that it is a Stratocaster, not a Telecaster. Convinced?

Paul used a Fender Stratocaster fairly predominently on his Style Council Cost of Loving release. The Style Council performing two songs from their album on Channel 4's "Saturday Live" which was transmitted live on the evening of 21st March 1987.

Live poster of him using one of his Strat's.

In this photo, one can see O'Brien playing a Fender Stratocaster.

In this photo, one can see Plant playing Fender Stratocaster in olympic white.

In this promotional photo, Rodgers can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Further down on [this page](http://yesworld.com/2014/08/relayer-5-1-hi-res-stereo-remixed-expanded-steven-wilson-2014/), in the touring programs, it is mentioned that Squire owned a Fender Stratocasater.

Harris' official site states that he owned a Fender Stratocaster.

In this photo you can see Mick Taylor with a white Startocaster.

In [this live video from the 1981 Secret Policeman's Other Ball event](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEBbIq2atrw), we see Sting performing "Message in a Bottle" solo on a 1970s Fender Stratocaster. We can also see him practicing on it backstage in [this undated photo](http://imgur.com/p3bLOYL).

In this photo, a young John Lennon can be seen holding and playing a sonic blue Fender Stratocaster. The details that can be discerned are a white pickguard and a rosewood fingerboard.

Used mainly with The Breeders alongside her sister Kelley Deal. [Can also be seen in a Breeders performance.] (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/coachella/2008/day1/30.jpg)

Morrison can be seen in this photo playing a Fender Stratocaster.

In this picture you can see Bryan playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage

Roger Daltrey (b. 1944), lead singer with English band The Who, playing electric guitar at a private gig at the Limelight club

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In this photo, one can see Jagger using a Fender Stratocaster.

David can be seen playing a Stratocaster in this photo.

"That's my 1969 Stratocaster. The real deal."

In 1986,in Seattle,Kim used a Fender Stratocaster on more concerts nights,it was red

In this rocksound picture, we can see Mark playing a Fender Stratocaster

In this picture Tom is seen using one of his many Fender Stratocasters. [Here](http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/gdgear/slideshow/White%20Strat) is another set of pictures showing his Strat, and in [this](http://i.imgur.com/frp9R96.png) one, you can actually see that has a white Dimarzio X2N humbucker.

In this music video for Rush's song "Limelight," Alex can be seen playing a black Fender Stratocaster at 1:00. And in an [interview](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Interview_Alex_Lifeson) with Premier Guitar he says, "Yeah, I sort of went through a Fender period. In fact, we did a gig with Blue Oyster Cult at the Nassau Coliseum in the late seventies, and one of the horns had fallen off of the stack and then fell on my 335, as well as a double neck that I had. It sheared a headstock off the double neck, and it took a real big gouge out of the neck of the 335. So I decided, 'Okay, the 335’s going home, that’s not going to be on the road anymore.' I got a Strat as a backup, and I just wasn’t quite comfortable with it, you know, coming from the Gibson world. So I got a Schaller neck for it, and I put a humbucker in the bridge position—just fooling with it a little bit, trying to get something that was sort of a hybrid between a Gibson and a Fender."

1:00 "This one is special too" "Don't touch it; Don't even point it"

You’re mostly associated with the Stratocaster. The guitar you’re using now appears to be a 60’s model with a humbucker bridge pickup. Can you tell us a little more about it? – Yes. I bought it new, from Chandlers shop in Kew, in London about twelve years ago. It is sea-foam green having American electronics (Seymour Duncan Alnico Two pick-ups – single coil except for bridge position which is a dual tapped humbucker) and Japanese wooden parts. It has a pearlised scratchplate and was assembled by my friend Brinsley Schwartz for Chandler Guitars. It actually looks turquoise to me, but I’m a bit colour-blind!

Browne can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster throughout this 1992 concert.

On page 3 of the slide show.

"This is my strat. This is a '62 strat with my own custom finish," Bernard Butler says at 0:05 in this video.

he plays a strat in the video

Zinner is shown playing one live. its a guitar that he has had since he was in his early teens. he traded one of his friends a whole bunch of comic books for the guitar. he has since customized it with stickers that he has got over the years.

In the picture you can see Ringo posing with a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar. "I am a poser," says Ringo of this shot, taken in 1961 when he was still in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. "I can play a bit of guitar, but… Source: https://de.pinterest.com/pin/504192120766113727/

"Bob Dylan playing an electric guitar on stage for the first time at Newport Folk Festival in 1965 Photograph: Alice Ochs/Getty Images" - [*The Guardian*](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/06/bob-dylan-electric-guitar-fender-stratocaster-auction-christies)

On this video Roy use the Black Strat

> “I got it from Bob Heil, who developed the Heil Talk Box,” Bachman says. “This is the guitar I played on ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet’ and ‘Lookin Out for #1.’ People ask me if I played a Les Paul on those tracks, but it’s this Strat on the neck position. It used to have a Canadian flag sticker on it, and if you look at the back of the neck, you’ll see that I took off the finish and sanded the neck like a violin, because violin was the first instrument I played. I’ve done this to several of my Strats, because I do a lot of sliding and find the stock finishes to be a bit too tacky sometimes.”

"Edmunds’ career gained steam soon after the band split, and he recently came full circle by recording the instrumental album On Guitar… Dave Edmunds: Rags & Classics, on which he played all instruments including a vintage Fender Stratocaster, Precision Bass, Taylor T5, and a Taylor 412 CE."

In this photo, we can see Walsh with a Fender Stratocaster.

This completely custom Fender Strat is mentioned on Greg's [official site](http://www.greglake.com/about_guitar.html). They write "on several recent recordings, Greg has used this custom made Fender-styled strat, made by former Fender guitar design and building master, John Suhr. The instrument is currently manufactured by the Pensa-Suhr custom guitar company and is one of a small number available in the world."

Rilo Kiley performs "Portions For Foxes" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and at 1:41 (and throughout) you can see Jenny playing a Fender Strat.

"Your fabled Strat played a big role in the recording of Exile. What’s the story behind the two DeArmond pickups you have in it? Well, when I joined Brush Shiels’ band [in ’74], Brush was playing guitar at that point, and he was getting an electric guitar made for him by Gary Nelson—he’s an Irish guitar-maker who lives just outside Dublin. He hadn’t got any of these pickups that they have in America or England, but he did have DeArmond pickups. So he made the guitar, and Brush brought it down to soundcheck one night and asked if I wanted to try it out. I thought the tone was really nice, so Brush said, “Why don’t you try DeArmonds in your Strat? If you don’t like them, you can take them out.” So I went off to Gary Nelson and he put the two DeArmonds on, and they’ve been on there ever since. To this day I don’t know whether they’re single-coil or double-coil. They look like double-coil, but I think there’s a single-coil pickup underneath."

This image [of the cover of the May 1982 issue of Guitar World magazine](https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/227/498538277_b5df9518a2.jpg) depicts Belew with his famous relic'ed Strat.

he can be seen with this guitar

Kitchie Kotzen presents his Fender Stratocaster on this video. The entire video is about it.

From the Interview: "I play a lot of different guitars. I have a Gibson electric that I love, and live I play the same fender strap that I've had for a hundred years. .. it's just home, ya know. I also have some Babicz acoustic guitars that are just wonderful. " Neals Strat actually is yellow and from the 70s- see: http://musicplayers.com/features/bands_general/2011/images/NealMorseGtrKeys.jpg See also: http://www.radiantrecords.com/radiantstudios/gear-list.asp (This is the Studio gear List from Neals Studio)

At 3:38 in the video from the song "Closer To The Edge" we can see Jared using this guitar

Serj Tankian can be seen playing a Stratocaster throughout the entire video.

You can see David playing his strato in this article

In this photo, Ray Toro is visible with Gerard Way. He is playing some kind of reddish Stratocaster. The CBS-era look-a-like Stratocaster was given to him by "Michael", who suppposedly works at Fender. This guitar also converts notes into MIDI, as said by Toro. [But that's whole lotta different guitar.](https://twitter.com/raytoro/status/636695766765977600)

Frank used a stratocaster in the video shoot for desolation row

James Iha can be seen holding a Stratocaster ready for next song when promoting the band in 2:09:00.

Seen using a white one live in this picture

Taylor owned a Fender Stratocaster, which he used primarily in his studio work, (most famously seen in the promotional video for his solo single "I Wanna Testify" in 1977)

"Most famously used on Please Don't Touch plus Wind and Wuthering. Please Don't Touch featured deliberately excessive use of tremolo arm. I was thinking of the swirls that became prevalent in Van Gogh's later work as the madness really set in (his best stuff of course!)" says Steve Hackett's, on his [official site](http://www.hackettsongs.com/instrument.html), about his 1970s Black Stratocaster.

Illsley can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in this photo of a live performance.

In this photo, Rehbein is seen playing the Fender Stratocaster (highly likely new model).

Del Rey is seen here playing a Fender Stratocaster when she still performed under the name Lizzy Grant.

In this photo, two of Bagnall's guitars can be seen - the sunburst Fender Stratocaster and Fender Cabronita Telecaster.

Clearly at 0:10, the Candy Red Fender Stratocaster can be seen being used by Lenny Kravitz.

In this photo, Mars can be seen playing Fender Stratocaster in surf green.

Camila used this guitar while performing "I'll Never Be The Same" on B96 Summer Bash 2017.

At the 0:30 second mark you can see Dan playing a black Fender Stratocaster, he can be seen using this gutiar in many of London Grammar's performances.

In thispicture we can see him playing this guitar.

In this photo of a live Alt-j performance, Gwil Sainsbury is seen playing the same Stratocaster as Joe Newman.

Possibly used in making of "Raditude", on 1:05 of this video, Wilson played a badass short lick with it. There is also Dunlop Talk Box visible, but it is unknown if he used it or not.

Here is Brain Bell with a Sunburst Stratocaster.

he can be seen playing the solo to the sweater song at 2:27 in this video.

In their 2015 KROQ performance, Joe played a Fender Stratocaster with a Rosewood board

In this photo, you can see Avril with Stratocaster.

I have seen Ben Howard live 3 times, each and every time he plays 'The Fear' he uses this Stratocaster, possibly a left handed, due to the way he plays.

David Bowie can be seen in this photo, standing beside Marc Bolan, playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Used to record Ocean's tracks, runs through a Fender Princeton

Sharp's main guitar for Saint Motel performances is this yellow Fender Stratocaster. It seems that only middle pickup is stock, others are replaced.

Shown on the video Glenn is talking about his guitars

Seen on Instagram.

In this picture, we can see the gears Snoop Dogg is using for one of his three recording studio at his ''Beach city music complex'' (Inglewood, Ca). This is the Studio B, (A.K.A the Battleship studio).

In this photo, VanWyngarden is visible playing the white Fender Stratocaster.

In this picture you can see James playing a Fender Stratocaster with a seafoam green finish

Main guitar of Sullivant is this Fender Stratocaster, which he used both during the Kuroma and MGMT time.

Dylan Thomas can be seen using a Stratocaster at 3:18 in this video of Hillsong United playing Touch the Sky on the Today Show.

Here we can see Robby playing a Strat.

This was the guitar Bob played prior to purchasing the Les Paul. The guitar had a rosewood fingerboard, and the body was finished in sunburst. (see “Stir It Up“) It was reportedly stolen off Bob’s tour bus. http://www.groundguitar.com/bob-marley-guitars-and-gear/

In the picture you can see Richie using a fender stratocaster .

In this video from a recent 2018 show, Kevin can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster. This is a newer model with a sunburst finish, which means it is no way related to his previous roadhouse strat. You can see the strat from approx. 1:30 onwards.

At 0:47 in this video, Jake Bugg can be seen using a Fender Stratocaster.

You can see a Strat on the ground in this studio shot of The Avener.

Can be seen playing it at 0:59.

In this picture you can see John playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage at a Goo Goo Dolls concert

Kid Cudi can be seen using a Stratocaster in a performance on The David Letterman Show.

Dallon can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in his live performance of 'Die Alone' during an iDKHow show.

In this photo Ryan can be seen using a Fender Stratocaster. Another Stratocaster he's been seen with is now in Hard Rock memorabillia collection. He donated [the Stratocaster](http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/) for "Autism Speaks" charity. According to Hard Rock Cafe footnotes, this was used for the 2008 MTV Rock Band Live tour.

This is a picture from a concert with his new band The Young Veins

In this rig rundown it shows a strat is his main 20:21

At :38s in this video, Gustavo can be seen playing a black on black Fender Stratocaster.

Here, John can be seen posing with a Fender Stratocaster. He can also be seen playing this guitar in other settings as well.

Juanes is often seen playing some kind of a Stratocaster or a variation of it. Here he is seen with one of them on.

In 1991 Jorge use a red Stratocaster for Sexo, Noche en la Ciudad, Corazones Rojos and Por qué no se van?

Used this in the song Come Out and Play(Keep Em Separated).

At 0:12, Jamie T can be seen using a black Stratocaster, in this video of 'Sticks 'N' Stones' being performed.

[This photo-article from MusicRadar/*Guitarist* magazine](http://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/manic-street-preachers-james-dean-bradfields-gear-280353) details all of the gear Bradfield used during the making of the Manic Street Preacher's 2010 album *Postcards From a Young Man.* A 1962 Stratocaster is depicted in James' guitar collection.

Wood can be seen in this photo playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Featured on Fender's website are Bad Suns guitarists, Christo and Ray. They each have multiple Fenders but typically Christo plays one of two models in Fiesta Red while Ray plays a white maple neck.

Billy Corgan can be seen playing a sticker-covered Stratocaster in this photo.

Lincoln can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in this show from around 2011

At 02:11 you can see Ross Lynch's stratocaster

At 2:42 Rocky Can Be Seen Using A Fender Stratocaster

at 0:45 of this video you can see mick jones using a fender stratocaster

Amy Winehouse can be seen in this video, performing "Stronger Than Me," with a Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster; it can be seen most clearly at 0:14.

In this picture, one can see Lindsey Buckingham playing a Stratocaster fitted with a Alembic Blaster, This guitar was used on all of Rumours, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Also used for the the Tour from late 76 to late 78.

Although there is no much written evidence of R.L. using "Strats" I found these picture of him playin live in 1984.

According to the Premier Guitar's gear list, James uses the 1975 Fender Stratocaster as well.

On Summers' website, "guitars" section, we can see his heavily reliced Fender Stratocaster.

Lightnin' went Electric in the late 60's, and it was relatively shortlived. The Success he had as an acoustic player didn't cross over to the Electric axe, with his tone higher up the fretboard sound thin and annoying most of the time.

Bradley can be seen using an all black Fender Stratocaster from about 1985-1988

In [this](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/28/gone-too-soon-artists-who-left-bands-before-their-prime/slide/genesis-anthony-phillips/) Time article, there is a photo of Phillips with a Red Fender Stratocaster.

In this photo, one can see Ramone playing white Fender Stratocaster.

In this picture you can see Paul playing a Fender Stratocaster

"A white Strat, reminding me of the 1968 white Strat I gave to Jeff Beck in the mid-1970?s, which was stolen…"

At 23:06 during the video, Vincent's tech talks about his Fender 1992 Fender Stratocaster

This picture shows Pulsford holding his Stratocaster.

In this picture you can see Glen holding a blue Fender Stratocaster

Nathan Willett can be seen here playing a white Strat with a black pick guard, during a live performance.

In this picture you can see Alex playing a Fender Stratocaster with a blue pickguard

This site states that Cale used a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

Here we see Joshua drilling holes into a guitar. I believe this is the only appearance of this guitar, so it may have been bought just for this purpose and could very well be a Squier or a strat copy. Other photos have the logo scratched off the head.

Ira Kaplan's main guitar over the years is this natural finish '60s Fender Stratocaster.

Seen using one as Russ Parrish

DEFTONES' Chino Moreno using a Fender Stratocaster in "Hole In The Earth" music video

At 0:06 and through out the video you can see joe strummer with a fender stratocaster Correction: Strummer's guitar in the Vienna '81 show isn't a traditional Stratocaster as suggested in the product photo. My best guess is that its an MIJ Fender Contemporary Stratocaster body (single pickup, two control knobs), but the neck is clearly a US Fender, with the large headstock - the lack of skunk stripe, single string tree and large logo date this (I think) to '69 or '70. The pickup appears to be a non-Fender humbucker on an LP-style mount (possibly an uncovered Gibson mini humbucker?), and mounted at an angle on the pickguard. This must have been a custom build or prototype, likely from Fender, given to Joe along with the maple-neck tele that he used as a backup. Strat Central Japan website has an image of a similar guitar (with smaller, post-CBS headstock) from around '84. https://www.strat-central.com/pics/strats/japanese/fender1.jpg https://www.strat-central.com/japan.htm

Later on the Hysteria Tour when “Love Bites” was released as a single Steve would be seen on stage with a Fender Stratocaster – which was a fairly rare thing to see with Steve being primarily a Gibson man at this point in his career. This Stratocaster is the one that he uses in the video for the“Love Bites” single. Steve had stated in an interview in Guitarist magazine in 1988 that he had a Fender Stratocaster fitted with Bill Lawrence pick-ups. Bill Lawrence pick-ups are renowned for their excellent tonal qualities. I assume that it is this guitar he’s referring to regarding those pick-ups, but I cannot be sure. Steve’s “Love Bites” strat is a Fender with the standard SSS pick-up configuration. It also has a rosewood fingerboard and is finished in the very nice gunmetal blue colour, looking similar to one that Jimmy Page had. It’s also fitted with a Kahler “Traditional Series” 2520 fulcrum tremolo unit.

Premier Guitar Interview: John Scofield - Uncle John’s Electro-Jam Band Jason Shadrick June 20, 2013 Re: Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Relic model Are they vintage Fenders or newer ones? No, they are fake vintage. [Laughs.] They’re from the Custom Shop. I told a friend of mine, Artie Smith, who is one of the great guitar guys in New York, that I wanted to get a Strat, but didn’t want to spend 15 grand on a vintage one. He said there was a good one at Sam Ash, so I went up there and played it for a while. I was totally embarrassed to buy it, because it has a fake cigarette burn in it and screws that have been rusted and two kinds of rubbed-off finish. [Laughs.] But you know, it sounds really good and it’s a great guitar.

There are several images a Keith with an all black and rosewood Stratocaster

In this picture you can see Wilko playing a fender Stratocaster with a red pickguard

In this video Rabea is playing his Fender Stratocaster Name "Rita Relic"

Among the gear shown on this diagram, from [Guitar Geek](http://www.guitargeek.com/dick-dale-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2000/), is Dick Dale's iconic 1950's Stratocaster.

"Robbie Robertson... gave me a beautiful Strat I play on occasion in the studio."

In this image, Fito can be seen playing a white Fender Strat.

"A Gibson Les Paul goldtop reissue, a ’56 Fender Stratocaster, a Fender “No-Caster” #0590, a ’58 Gibson ES-150, a National Resophonic steel, and a late-’30s Gibson L-00."

"I use my vintage 58 [Fender] Stratocaster. I played a couple of songs on Daryls old [Fender] Telecaster that we had around the studio."

Hank is shown here posing with his Fender Strat.

This picture, found on [18tillidie.co.uk](http://www.18tilidie.co.uk/gigs/pluggedin/putshowtogether/instruments/guitars/guitars.htm), shows Keith Scott using a Fender Stratocaster.

In this photo, from Fran Healy's twitter, one can see a sunburst Fender Stratocaster among Healy's recording gear.

In "Why'd You Live" video (1989) Colin uses a Fender Stratocaster black body with rosewood fretboard.

"Rodgers’ affectionately nicknamed Hitmaker is a 1960 Stratocaster with a 1959 neck. He got it for a trade-in long ago at a small shop in Miami Beach, Fla. Exceptionally light in weight, it has a maple fingerboard and bears a well-worn white finish. Rodgers says it doesn’t sound like any other Stratocaster in the world," reads [this article](http://www.nilerodgers.com/about/the-hitmaker).

JJ Playing a red Strato

In this photo, Howlin' Wolf is using a white Fender Stratocaster.

At 27:05, Otis Taylor can be sen playing a sunburst Stratocaster.

Early in 1979, Buchanan switched to a Fender Stratocaster for a few years.

In this album cover of Magic Sam Live, Sam can be seen holding a Stratocaster

Otis here is pictured with a Fender Stratocaster on the cover of the Cobra Recordings album.

"An unusual sight was to see Buck sporting a Fender, but in 1978-79, his favorite guitar was indeed, a white '78 Stratocaster. Buck routed out the body and installed 2 EMG humbucking pickups. (Strats come stock with single coils). This guitar also featured one of the first 25 Floyd Rose Tremolos (without the fine tuners). This guitar still resides in Buck's collection." - Buck Dharma's website about his 1978 Fender Stratocaster.

Norum uses Strato 1984-1997, and since 2014

"With Motorhead, I used a Stratocaster because it gave me a little bit of edge." He also says in the same article: "Live, these days, I’ve been enjoying the Stratocaster. It’s got a little more versatility. My Stratocaster had a DiMarzio X2N in the bridge, a DiMarzio SDS-1 in the front, and a Fender pickup in the middle. I just added a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. It gives me a tad more edge."

In this photo, Thobbe can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Seen in A Band Called Death

this picture is from a concert somewhere in 2015

Alex uses this guitar throughout the video, and it can be seen for the first time at :19s.

In this photo, Rea is seen with his (thought to be 1962) Fender Stratocaster. This guitar is called "Pinkey" by him, and it also has a lot of stickers on it, and duct-tape made guitar pick holder.

Steve used Fender staratocaster's and Tetecasters, Ibanez Iceman, Gibson Les Paul's, Gold Tops & ES-335's and others.

Playing in the photo.

According to his [official site](http://jethrotull.com/the-attic/musical-instruments/ian-anderson/), Anderson had a white Fender Stratocaster guitar.

According to Mick himself, during 1959 he used Fender Stratocaster.

According to [this](http://www.guitarplayer.com/artist-lessons/1026/play-like-marc-bolan/13350) Guitar Player article, "His go-to guitars included a Gibson Les Paul Custom refinished in translucent orange, a black, tremequipped Flying V, a late-’60s Olympic White Fender Stratocaster, a Veleno aluminum ax, and a Burns Flyte."

Jimmy McCulloch used a Fender Stratocaster on the Wings tour in 1976.

Fieger's most used guitar during his time with the Knack was definitely sunburst Fender Stratocaster. He used this in many shows, as well as in famous concert, "Rock'n'Roll Fun House" with The Knack.

On occasion George Kooeyman's used various Stratocasters, some customized, some stock, some vintage. See below for another clip with a CBS Strat. The one above is for a track called "Slow Down" using a modded stratocaster with hot-rodded pickups (Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders?). Long Blonde Animal 1980 - CBS era Strat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pXoCzs4H4E

In this picture you can see Allen playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage

Here Ben is backing Tracey on a Strat Tracey Thorn - Singles Bar - live at home

The "stripped-down Stratocaster" was used by Simon from at least 2007, and this guitar has only the volume knob, as well as the one pickup in it. This might be the "Frankenstein" guitar, made from various parts from various models.

Besides his Custom Masterbuilt Stratocaster LaMontagne used to have a few other Strats (such as an American Vintage '64 and a AV '65). He sold these ones via Reverb.

In this photo, shared by Shearwater, Meiburg can be seen playing the black CBS-era Fender Stratocaster.

Mark Ronson can be seen using a Stratocaster at 2:34 in this video.

he doesnt use this as much as his SG but he still has it

This is a picture from Best Coast's official Instagram and it shows Bethany playing a Stratocaster. She owns a number of Fender guitars including a mustang, a telecaster, and a jazzmaster

It can clearly be seen in this live video here. Wayne used this guitar from '91 to '94. It has Hot Rail pickups in it.

The other main axe is a 70’s hard tail strat.

"I also own a 94 Strat, a 68 Harmony Rocket which i write on a lot, a nylon/classical which i used to write on a lot, and Alvarez 6-string acoustic, an Alvarez 12-str acoustic, a Kay Old Kraftsman Thin-Twin (Jimmy Reed, Hubert Sumlin, & my dad) and an old Fernandes “elephant” battery-powered built-in speaker guitar."

Mark Linkous playing a custom painted, red Strat with Woody Woodpecker on it.

Mickey Melchiondo—a,k,a, Dean Ween and one half of Pennsylvania experimental rock outfit Ween—has been a Stratocaster guy for a long time, dating back to a Squier Strat his father bought him as a teenager. And even though he’s admittedly bought and sold “hundreds of Strats” over the years, Melchiondo is ubiquitously known for playing a heavily modified Dakota Red Stratocaster that is truly unique. It all started back in the early 1990s, when Melchiondo stumbled into a Santa Monica, Calif., guitar store midway through a Ween tour. He was immediately drawn to what would become his signature instrument for years to come. “I can’t really even describe to you the moment I found that guitar,” he told Fender.com. “I was leaving with that guitar. Whether it cost $50,000, it was going out the door with me. I knew that I had found the instrument that I had been looking for my entire life. It was really magical.” According to the shop owner, the guitar was actually used on the recording of Tina Turner’s 1984 hit “Private Dancer,” and Melchiondo immediately noticed its pristine setup and uncommon jumbo frets. Interestingly enough, the Strat’s pre-CBS body also had a 1961 rosewood slab fingerboard neck bolted to it. Considering its excellent playability, Melchiondo didn’t fuss with the guitar for a while. But the self-described tinkerer couldn’t hold off for long. The first things he addressed were the pickups. As he does with all of his guitars, Melchiondo put Lace Sensor pickups in the middle and neck position and a roaring Seymour Duncan Hot Rails humbucker in the lead position. “The Seymour Duncan Hot Rails is the loudest pickup made known to man, and that’s why I like it,” he said. "It just really, really, really cranks – it gives you a lot more overdrive then a regular stock Fender pickup. "The Lace Sensors are pretty quiet. A Strat is a notorious buzzing guitar–makes that telltale buzz on stage. They are noisy pickups because they are single coil pickups and they pickup AM radio and God knows what else, but the Lace Sensors are dead quiet. It takes that vintage sound of a Strat and just improves upon it." The other changes to Melchiondo's Strat go beyond what he estimates are five or six refrets, four sets of tuners, and multiple tailpieces and saddles. One time when Ween was on the road, the Strat’s saddles were too rusted to adjust the height of the strings, so he stuck tiny pieces of brass under them to get the action where he liked it. Melchiondo also stabilized the tremolo by hammering a piece of wood between the spring block and body to help maintain proper tuning. Accoding to Melciondo, "all that's left on the '61 Strat is the wood, which makes it all his own and a trusted partner on stage and in the studio for more than two decades. Funny thing is ... as many mods as Melchiondo has done on the guitar, he might not be finished. “I believe that guitars are meant to be played," said Melchiondo. "My guitar is more than 50 years old and it would probably be more valuable in its original condition, but I need it to work to the best of its ability every night so I enjoy tinkering with it to make it the way I like it.”

His main guitar is this strat

In [this image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1233/558658866_accbc9dff0_o.jpg) from a live performance by Television in 2007, we see Verlaine with his 70's Stratocaster which has been modified with lipstick pickups of unknown origin.

On the Punk Turns 30 website in every picture of Richard Lloyd he is seen playing a Fender Stratocaster, the model guitar he still favors to this day.

In this photo, we can see Fekete playing creamy Fender Stratocaster.

John Eatherly has used a red Fender Stratocaster almost exclusively while touring with Public Access T.V., especially after a fire destroyed many instruments in their apartment. He can be seen using it in their 2016 Bonaroo performance. He has made a few modifications to this guitar. It seems as if he has removed the volume knob and shortened the pickup selector. This may have been in order to reduce the chance of him accidentally hitting these controls while playing.

"I play a Strat and a Telecaster with Throwing Muses"

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Uses Fender Strats, and Teles. This one Red with Black Pickguard.

In this photo, where Segel is recording "Honey" the CBS-era Fender Stratocaster can be seen as the instrument he played. Of course, he used many, many more Stratocasters during the career.

This is a picture from an Automatic concert

Janovitz recorded it at home on a 1983 Fender Strat—his go-to guitar before the Gibson and subsequent other SGs and humbucker-equipped guitars took its place—to get a nice, different tone to cut through the Gibson sounds

In this image of John Squire, he can be seen playing Stratocaster.

This might be a photo from his earlier work, he using a strat Photos taken on July 25, 2010 at the Rythms Of The World festival in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK. Playing with the James Bay Band. Photos taken by James Boardman, who was the bass player in an earlier band James played guitar in, called RoadRunner https://www.flickr.com/photos/jboardmanphotography/4838401297/sizes/o/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jboardmanphotography/4839007662/sizes/o/

Seen in this video, Jade Puget playing a Fender Stratocaster whilst displaying rockablilly rifts.

In this photo, you can see Matt with Stratocaster.

In this video, Matt is playing a Fender Strat modified with a single humbucker in the bridge position

In this picture, Michael Weiss can be seen playing a white Fender Stratocaster.

Blake used this borrowed left-handed Fender Stratocaster in Sunburst finish with black pickguard for a very limited amount of time on European leg of Hell Is On The Way tour in 1992. It appears to have a CBS-shaped headstock. "...because I broke my guitar in Oslo, in Norway, a few days ago, in half! So this is a kinda new guitar," Blake reflects on this incident at 12:56 mark in the video.

"I just got a 98 cream USA Strat that I love. It has a Rio Grande Quarter Pound pickup in the bridge and totally rules."

Hodgson can be seen in these tour photos in Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Hammill mentions his Fender Stratocaster in this article.

Now if you want to talk guitar, ask Dave Gregory. He was crushed that he couldn't take his entire guitar harem (over 20) with him for Oranges and Lemons, but he made do with his faves: a 1953 Gibson Les Paul gold-top; a Schecter Telecaster-style ("quite versatile"); a 1963 Stratocaster; a semi-hollow 1964 Epiphone Riviera with miniature humbuckers, heard on the "Pink Thing" solo ("It has a nice Beatley sound"); and one of the first 25 Rickenbacker 12-strings shipped to England in the wake of A Hard Day's Night. Gregory uses Ernie Ball strings "out of force of habit," but creates his own gauge set: .011-.013-.016-.024-.038-.050. He has a Roland JC-120 amp "for those rare occasions that I go out of the house," and a Japanese Fender Sidekick 30 amp for home practice. Effects include a MIDIverb and D1500. For keyboard dabbling he keeps a Roland JX3P with MSQ-100 sequencer, and "an old acoustic piano."

Direct from this "Alpine Valley" video in the description section, Tolo provides a history of his Stratocaster- "guitarist TOLO MARTON plays his composition Alpine Valley at Roxy Bar in 1998, after he won the Jimi Hendrix Guitar Guitar Festival in Seattle, a worldwide competition held by the Jimi Hendrix Family in 1998. He received the First Prize (senior category) from the hands of Al Hendrix himself: the prize was an extremely rare prototype of the Woodstock tribute white Strat that Jimi played (handcrafted by the luthers of Fender Custom Shop)".

"Guitar/vocalist Joe King plays a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top, a Gibson ES-335, J45, L4A and a Fender Stratocaster. According to guitar tech Jonathan 'JP' Parker, his amp is a Divided By 13 FTR 37 and Fender Twin Reverb. He sings through a Shure Beta 58."

Mat can be seen in this Instagram post on his tour bus with a Fender Stratocaster (natural finish, maple neck).

Seen in this Instagram post by Guster.

She has played several strats.

All throughout the song, you can see Steve Marker using a black Fender Stratocaster.

In [this footage](https://youtu.be/Kg4OTSe6urg?t=13s) from an Army of Anyone rehearsal, DeLeo is playing what appears to be a 70s Stratocaster with a large headstock in a 3-color sunburst finish.

This guitar was used on some concerts of rare Blind Melon

In the music video for 'That's The Truth', Fletcher is playing a strat.

At 0.40 onwards Grant is seen to be using a Fender Stratocaster for the music video of Buck Rogers but this may be just for show as he uses different guitars to play Buck Rogers live (eg https://youtu.be/DHR6c9APFqk?t=406).

According to Guitar Geek's rig diagram, Valenzuela uses Fender Stratocaster.

According to Guitar Geek's rig diagram, Johnson used 1970s Fender Stratocaster.

Scott Lucas shows his modified Fender Stratocaster at around 2:40 into this video of his gear rundown. It appears to be a standard Fender Strat, black with white pickguard, with a rosewood neck. He says, “So, I do this to all of my guitars that I get. So I try not to get the greatest, nicest guitars ‘cause I’m just gonna have to destroy them. What you see here with this Strat that I have, I removed the middle pickup, took the bridge pickup and put an [SG](http://equipboard.com/items/gibson-sg-standard-electric-guitar) pickup in there, and then put the bass pickup there [points to low E and A strings]. The bass pickup only comes under the bottom two strings, and then a separate jack and that’s where the bass comes out. That goes into the [Ampeg bass amp](http://equipboard.com/items/ampeg-classic-series-8-x-10-cabinet).” He then goes on to say that with this setup, the root note of whatever chord he plays has to be on the bottom two strings, to have the intended bass sound.

In this photo of his guitar arsenal - the sunburst Stratocaster is visible.

Love can be seen in this image playing a black and white Fender Strat.

In this photo, we can see Jay-Z playing a Fender Stratocaster at Glastonbury festival.

He used this guitar later on in his career, many years after he left Manson

In [this image](http://echoes.org/media/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rother-guitar11.jpg) from a live performance in 2010, we can see Rother playing a Stratocaster.

Richard Norris played a Fender Stratocaster on the Grid album "Electric Head," according to the liner notes.

Concert pic - date unknown

"Nice thing turned up from Fender USA today. Half term means scant opportunity to fiddle but so far so wow. It's a "Christ help me, I can't stop playing" type deal. Is this the best strat I've ever owned or played?"

This photo shows Byrne with a Fender Stratocaster.

In this performance of "No Pussy Blues" by Grinderman, there is a good shot of Nick Cave with a Sunburst Fender Stratocaster at 0:25.

In this photo, we can see Loeffler playing Fender Stratocaster.

One of Miller's most used guitars is the Fender Stratocaster. This one has neck pickup switched to humbucker, and it was used in many live performaces, including TMBG's AV Undercover cover of "Bills Bills Bills".

Its only known usage by Flansburgh was in a live performance of the early TMBG song "Everything Right Is Wrong Again". It's a pink right-handed model re-strung for left-handed players. The tone knob cover for the middle pickup is missing.

"On the album, I have an old Gretsch 6120 that I do a lot of the rhythm tracks with. I also have a ‘51 Esquire that’s on there a lot. Right before the record started, I went through a bit of a Strat phase, and picked up a ‘71 Strat that’s great. There’s also a lot of Les Paul Junior on the record."

Surf green Fender Strat

Two of Bob Mould's Stratocasters can be seen in this photo, on ACL's [website](http://acltv.com/2013/01/25/gear-blog-bob-mould/).

Richman is shown playing one live in this photo

He can be seen throughout this performance using a Fender Stratocaster

Pat DiNizio can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in multiple photos.

Jim playing 'Not Sport, Martial Art' live w/ his Strat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xizxQ8L78T8&spfreload=10&scrlybrkr=b2f0034d

Throughout this video we can see Matt with a white Strat.

In this video GRYFFIN shows how he puts together a track. He says: > Some of you have asked about how I make my music, so I thought it'd be cool to give you guys a sneak peek at my creative process. Here's a look at how I made my Tove Lo Talking Body remix. At 1:07 of the video you can see the Fender Stratocaster guitar he's using with a sunburst finish, rosewood fingerboard, and white pickguard. The Fender logo can be seen on the headstock.

Rig Rundown of Henry Garza.

Howland performing with a Strat with Chicago in 2012.

Vito is seen in the video for Radar Love playing a Fender Stratocaster

Billy owns/owned quite a few vintage Stratocasters of varying years, here's some taking from the Vintage Guitar Article - FULL ARTICLE HERE - https://www.vintageguitar.com/3221/billy-squier/ Here's Billy on the Expanded wiring he does to all of his Stratocasters to obtain all 7 pickup combinations After Derek & The Dominos, was released, I tracked down a ’57 Strat without a tremolo. It was then that I came up with what I believe to be the original expanded wiring design for this guitar. What happened was, I didn’t like having to jockey the toggle switch into those in-between positions for the out-of-phase funky sounds that Clapton was using, so I went to a couple of hot-shot guitar techs to see if they could help. The catch was I didn’t want to alter any of the original knobs or introduce anything new that would disturb the integrity of the instrument. When they couldn’t sort me out, I came up with the idea of converting the second tone control into a volume control for the neck pickup. I then wired the middle and lead pickups to the toggle switch in a normal two-pickup configuration. This enabled me to play any combination of pickups – seven in all – with no alterations to the body or pickguard. The Strats I have today are wired this way. When and how did the others come along? My next move was to swap my ’57 Strat for a similar one with a whammy bar, in ’76. I acquired the Tele Custom for Tale of the Tape around the time I hooked up with Richie Friedman at We Buy Guitars on 48th Street. After Don’t Say No, he got me my first ‘Burst – a ’58. I picked up my ’56 Les Paul Junior in Red Bank, New Jersey, and in ’82, Richie got me my ’51 No-Caster. Next was my ’63 Strat, which I believe came from Perry Margolof. In ’83, I was given a ’58 Burst by my merchandiser and friend, Peter Lubin, at the start of the second leg of the Emotions tour. After my original ’58 was stolen, I eased the pain by buying a ’59 from a guy in the Midwest. I also went back to Richie and picked up a ’58 goldtop that had previously belonged to Henry Gross, who previously owned my ’58 Burst. I found the ’58 Rick from a collector named Richard Heyman, in the East Village; he had a bunch of them. That must have been around 1990 or ’91. During a photo shoot in L.A. for the Truth album, I borrowed a ’52 goldtop that had been refinished in green and black, and I liked it so much that I went back to the shop and bought it. That was in early ’93.

> Say hello to my new best friend. I really didn`t need another guitar but I saw this beauty and all resolve not to "adopt" another guitar melted away...I`m looking forward to using it live on the gigs this month with the MGBand. The year is unknown, although it seems to be a 70's model.

In this picture you can see Dickey playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage

Adam used a Fender Stratocaster, loaded with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge, during the Alive or Just Breathing days.

Jon has been playing this guitar since he was 14. Also had EMG 81 pickup in bridge.

At 1:00, Mac DeMarco is seen using a Fender Stratocaster.

Mike Stern used a Fender Strat for with Miles Davis in the early '80s.

In the image you can see Robert Van Leeuwen playing a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar.

In the video you can see Martin van Wijk playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Elvis performs 1985 Live Aid concert on his Red Fender Stratocaster.

In [this article on the Seymour Dunan website](https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/backstage-pass/a-trip-to-daniel-lanois-house), custom shop manager Maricela “MJ” Juarez and tech guru Scott Miller visit Lanois to deliver new pickups and encounter two of his Strats in the process.

Ray was known for using a Strat

In this picture you can see Ray playing a Fender Stratocaster

Pop can be seen with a Fender Stratocaster in this live rendition of "I Wanna Be Your Dog "

at 4:57 in this Epsilons music video, a white Fender Strat can be seen in Ty's hands.

He's playing a black fender strat in this clip where the band performs 'Streetlife Cherry'

as artist explained on video

In this photo, Tim can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster.

According to the Premier Guitar interview, his Fender Stratocaster only managed to get some studio use.

Rex is seen with a Strat in this old photo from his instagram.

"I’ve got my ’64 reissue Strat and a ’57 reissue that’s on the cover of the album. I’ve had that guitar since my Belgrade days. I did a couple of takes with my old Marshall – the original 50-watt from back in the day. And I play a lot through my Mesa Boogie Mark IV." - Popovi? about her 2 Strats she plays.

In this image, of Popa Chubby at The Ferry in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 21, 2012, he can be seen using a Stratocaster. On the blog of a different venue, The Green Parrot Bar, [close-up photos](http://www.greenparrot.com/popa-chubbys-axe/) show the same flame image and markings. Popa Chubby seems to have played that bar several times over the years as evidenced by [other](http://www.greenparrot.com/popa-chubby-live-at-the-green-parrot/) [posts](http://www.greenparrot.com/popa-chubby-june-5-6/) on the bar's site.

http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-15-questions-blues-guitarist-albert-cummings Mentioned in this interview, as well visible playing on Fender's website... "The fist real guitar I bought is still the primary guitar I play today. It was a Lace Sensor Stratocaster."

In this YouTube video, Tommy Castro plays a '70's Stratocaster.

"I had one electric guitar, a 1960 Fiesta Red Stratocaster. We were playing barrooms and it was hotter than hell—I would be soaking wet at the end of every gig. I remember watching the Fiesta Red just come off the guitar onto my white shirt. I didn’t realize how much the guitar would eventually be worth. When I think back, it is hilarious that I was literally wiping the paint off the guitar. "

In this picture you can see Greg playing a Fender Stratocaster with a sunburst finish on stage

Only normally uses this guitar for the song "Howl" in the Been Listening album.

At this picture, we can see Tony playing his new Fender Stratocaster

Goldsmith admits at 2:31min that his Number two is a '62 Stratocaster.

Phil Wickham posted this photo to his Instagram stating while recording his 2013 album, "Ascension." He posted the following comment: - philwickham "This one has been getting the job done on this record. #stratocastastic"

As seen in this Instagram photo, Burton plays a sunburst Fender Stratocaster.

In this video Chad plays a guitar solo on his Fender Stratocaster. This was recorded in Amsterdam in the year 2006.

Bryan Ferry can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster at 12:59 in this Roxy Music live performance video.

He's been seen with so many different guitars, it hard to keep track.

In the clip Ric is playing either an origina 1954 or a reissue 1954 Stratocaster (either would make sense, The Cars were HUGE when/after Heartbeat City came out, so Ric would have the money for a 54' Strat, but also it could have been another Elliot Easton thing as Elliot was working with the early Fender custom shop off/on at the time, before they were even called that). Ric owned at least 2 other strats, a black on black 1977-1979 model, and a Black & White one that was smashed in the "True To You" video from his solo career. Also, Ric Ocasek has cited Buddy Holly as an influence so the fact he plays a Strat every so often is not that surprising.

In [this image from Ultravox's 1981 live performance at London's Crystal Palace](https://i.imgur.com/EQYKvvo.jpg), Ure can be seen playing a Strat.

I think at other times he used a Gibson SG. Stevie Shears aparently had a Selmer amp Which at the time was the only decent amp the band had. I read that somewhere.

What equipment are you using? Same white Stratocaster as always. A Tele. Just got a 1956 Les Paul TV Jnr from Stevie Klasson in Sweden. Love the sound of the P90 pickup. I've also got a reverse Firebird and a 335 which I play open tuned. Marshall amps then I switched to Fenders. A pair of Fender Vibro Kings sound good. Ten inch speakers. Not twelves. Find a good Fender amp that matches the guitar and off you go. I've got a Martin M38 acoustic I've played for 20 years which is a sweetheart; and a 12 string Guild acoustic which records like a dream.

Alex Chilton is pictured with a Fender Stratocaster (probably a 1950s model) in New York City during the late 1970s. He used Stratocasters extensively during his time performing with Big Star.

Chris Bell was pictured using a Fender Stratocaster, believed to date from the 1950s, while performing with The Jynx in the 1960s. He is also shown using a Fender Stratocaster in rehearsal footage of Big Star; this guitar was owned by Alex Chilton before being stolen in 1974.

Here you'll see a photo of Sylvian sitting with his Fender Stratocaster at Nomis Studios in London.

A Fender Stratocaster is clearly visible in this picture from Ian Crawford's Twitter. https://twitter.com/TheIanCrawford/status/756239988694614016

In one of the pictures, he is shown using a Strat...

In this photo from Fender's website, along with all of his Jaguars he is holding a Fender Stratocaster. He can also be seen playing Stratocasters in very early concert photos.

In this picture you can see East Bay Ray playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage

In the early-90's he often used a Fender Stratocaster

Steen uses the 2000's Fender Stratocaster, according to Premier Guitar interview.

In this Instagram post John Feldmann is smashing his Fender Stratocaster back in his Goldfinger days.

> My '88 #stratocaster from high school. Started as a #jeffbeck prototype with different guts. Smoked yellow from years of bars. Still plays surprisingly well. #rainyday #guitar #cleaning #monday

"Today was a clean guitar day! My toys consisted of a 1970 Fender Deluxe Reverb amp, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Roland JC120, Motion Sound Leslie, and an American made Fender Strat with lace sensors pickups!"

In this photo, Ulvaeus is seen playing the white Fender Stratocaster with the CBS era logo.

In this video you can see Matt using his strat while playing a very stripped version of his popular song brother.

In [this live televised performance](https://youtu.be/g55U11h7dUI?t=1m4s) from a 1987 episode of *The Tonight Show,* Gilbert can be seen performing with a Fender Stratocaster.

Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkinks used to play a Fender Stratocaster. There are numerous evidences of it, a live recording (here I enclose a short clip from it) and pictures.

In this image, posted to Kall's Instagram, Henrik can be seen playing a Stratocaster.

In the article he can be seen plaing live with this red Fender Stratocaster.

At 1:52 in this video we can see Matt playing his Fender Stratocaster

In the picture we can see Richards playing this guitar

We can see Leahy with this guitar in the image

In this Radio 1 Live Lounge, frontman Kieran Shudall can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster. The strat has significant wear but it does not look like any of the Roadworn models that fender make, giving the impression that this wear was not there when the guitar was first purchased.

Billy Thorpe playing a stratocaster on a stage

> I have a white Stratocaster like the Jeff Beck one really fantastic

Pal Waaktaar used strats the most often in the early days of A-ha. Here se can see him using one in concert from 1986 on the BBC. Probably one of the first publicized concerts where A-ha was actually playing live at their show (they did a round of pantomiming first as promo support prior). I've seen Paul with 3 of these at least, a black one, a blue one, and a burst one.

According to [Guitar Geek](http://www.guitargeek.com/peter-koppes-the-church-2011-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-diagram/), Peter uses a 2000 Stratocaster.

Hollis can be seen in a picture on this site with a Fender Stratocaster.

Walker can be seen in this photo playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Fender Stratocaster

Paddy playing a Fender Stratocaster Live in Munich 1985.

"I have some really cool guitars, too, like a ’65 Fender Mustang and a Fender Strat."

In this photo of Gerry and the Pacemakers performing at the world famous Cavern Club, Gerry is seen using a Fender Stratocaster.

On this video you can see Bobby Fuller himself using a Fender Stratocaster along with other live performance recordings .

Thompson live with the Red Krayola with his Strat, also featured on the cover of 'Malefactor, Ade'

Kirk hanging with his older brother and one of his favorite stratocasters

In this picture you can see Will playing a Fender Stratocaster

Lindsay Ell and Fender Stratotcaster

Martin's main guitar during the early days of Midnight Oil was the olympic white vintage Fender Stratocaster used in this video. He's used others but this is the one he used most of the time with the Oils.

As mentioned in the above photo. Jack is playing a white Fender Stratocaster on the last leg of the girlhood tour in Perth

In this instagram post, Sean Caskey shows his pedalboard for the Yumeno Garden tour.

Charly toca una Stratocaster, entre otros instrumentos durante el video.

Concierto presentación del disco "El amor después del amor"

Una de sus guitarras más usadas, su confiable strato. Algunos dicen que es surf green pero otros opinan que es un sonic blue decolorado.

He uses a Fender Stratocaster who was a gift of his father

Martin is seen using the Fender Stratocaster in Surf Green during a live show.

In this interview with Fender, Freddie Cowan tells how he got his first Stratocaster and why he finds it versatile.

Jack Tatum playing fender stratocaster at primavera fauna

Here you can see Goodman playing his Fender Stratocaster.

In this photo, we can see Depp playing a Fender Stratocaster in what looks to be a blonde finish. He can be seen playing this guitar in a performance with [Bill Carter](http://equipboard.com/pros/bill-carter) live on David Letterman's show, February 2013. See the video [here](https://youtu.be/PMbmDdNYmg0?t=2m12s). Depp's Strat looks to have a normal configuration, and has a maple neck.

Often used guitar

in this insta post, you can see eugene hutz preforming with a stratocaster

Dev Hynes can be seen in this video playing a clean Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar

He played this during the One Hot Minute tour.

In this video you can see Clem playing a " Fender Strat" with a rosewood neck.

> The writing studio’s compactness leant itself nicely to Bayley’s process. Keeping his essentials within arm’s reach, he has guitars: Hofner 176, Fender Stratocaster, Selmer Classical, Fender Precision bass with flat-wound strings, Roland Jupiter-6, Korg MS-20, ARP 2600—which made it onto every song on the album—a vintage Neumann U 87 microphone, and a couple of API preamps. Recording happens into Pro Tools, with Ableton preferable for sequencing and programming. Keeping things simple allows Bayley to whiz around, patching in what he needs quickly.

Mike Stroud plays Fender Stratocaster Arctic White with Rosewood Neck

Joseph playing his main guitar.

This image shows Morrison changing the strings on his Fender Stratocaster.

Steve used a modified Stratocaster as a backup to his main 'Black Sled' guitar in the days of Big Black and Rapeman. It was modified with an aluminum pickguard, had its middle pickup ripped out and had a locking input jack. It can also be seen [here] (http://www.benzilla.com/uploads/2011/08/bbfx2.jpg) and [here.] (http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutpj8BbU01qffv5do1_1280.jpg)

In this video, at 3:21, YUI is using a Fender Stratocaster in black, with a maple neck.

RJ posted a picture on Instagram prior to his show at the Manchester O2 Apollo. The picture featured his two strats... one white and one sunburst, standing in front of a Two Rock Crystal amp.

Munaf regularly uses a Fender Yellow Stratocaster

In this interview he says that he has a 1978 Fender Stratocaster.

Seen being used in this picture.

This guitar can be seen here.

In this video we can see Tim playing on a vintage white strat with a tortoise pickguard.

He's playing a Stratocaster that he put together from various '60s Strat parts.

During the whole presentation in KCRW, we can see King Krule playing a Stratocaster with a custom paint job: a sunflower on a blue field.

in this photo , Leader guitarist of simple plan , Jeff stinco using FFrender Strat Electric Guitar

Under "guitars" section, his 1965 Fender Stratocaster is listed.

Alex is pictured playing a black Fender Stratocaster.

In the two photos immediately under the first you can see that they are Fender Strats.

one of his strats that he dosent use for lessons

Christo Bowman plays a Red Fender Strat extensively, as seen in this video at 0.30 onwards.

Ray Libby plays Fender Strats extensively, one example of this can be seen in this video where he plays his white Strat.

He doesn't use it as much as he used to.

FENDER STRATOCASTER WITH BILL LAWRENCE SIDE BY SIDE HUMBUCKER SINGLE BAR AND CCDB GUITAR TREK PRE AMP ON BOARD + 9 -9 VOLTS NECK SETUP BY WACHUWAN NY CITY.

"The Black Strat." tweets Eli as he shows off his Strat.

Throughout the set Ritzy plays a couple of Fender Strats. Visible at 01.30 (tobacco strat) 11.28 (midnight blue strat) & 42.26 (black strat) Note the bridge pickups, Seymour Duncan Hot Rails.

Mark can be seen here playing a white Fender Strat.

Keeping it in the Fender family, César is shown here with a Strat.

BONDY CAN BE SEEN USING A BLACK STRAT IN THE INSTAGRAM POST FROM A ACOUSTIC SESION WITH VAN MCCANN.

According to an article on Guitarthai, in addition to his own signature ESP Eclipse lineup, Sugizo also used an ESP Horizon, Fender Jaguars, Fender Stratocasters, Fender Telecasters, Gibson ES175, a Gibson Les Paul Custom, a Richenbacker 330, and electric violins made by Kranz. He also used Diezel VH4 head, a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier head, a Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet, a TC Electronic TC 2290 Rackmount Dynamic Digital Delay, Decimator ProRack G power conditioner, a script Phase 90, a Boss CE-2 Chorus pedal, a Boss OD-1 pedal, a Providence Final Booster, a Digitech Whammy II, an Eventide Pitchfactor, an Eventide TimeFactor, an Eventide ModFactor, a TC Electronic G System, a Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, a Blackstar HT-DIST Distortion pedal, and a Providence Stampede Overdrive.

Ritchie is often seen using either a Blacktop or a Sunburst Fender Strat.

In this Instagram photo, Big Wild posts a photo of his Fender Strat. He says: > The melody maker, the chord killer, 'la guitarra dorada'. Bought this used a year ago and it inspired a lot of ideas for Superdream. It looks to be Arctic White finish with a rosewood fretboard, and White Pearl pickguard. It also features a matching headstock.

During the 1992 Pink Bubbles Go Ape tour with Helloween Roland is seen playing a red stratocaster.

In this old pic, Ben is playing his Fender Stratocaster

At 1:58, One of the members of BTSM can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster.

in this facebook pic we can see him using a fender strat

Adamson uses a White Fender Stratocaster in this video from 0:00 to 0:30. This video is taken from an East Berlin Peace concert the year before the wall came down. Adamson also owned a sunburst stratocaster from 1983 and a natural stratocaster from the mid 1990's.

We can see a Strat here. It might be a 70's reissue or from 70's. Big headstock can narrow down the possible models.

Loves David Gilmour style starts

He is just using it... damn

Throughout the whole concert you can see Will Toledo playing a fender Stratocaster at any given moment.

Zac used a painted start when they played south by southwest

You can clearly see Max plays a white Fender Strat in this video, and I was there in person to see it. This has been Max's primary guitar since SWMRS started and he named it "Princess".

According to Premier Guitar, Osborne uses "Blackie" - the guitar made of 1968 Fender Stratocaster body and unknown neck. It is tuned to open D and strung with D'Addario strings. It also has Seymour Duncan pickup in the middle position.

Rob is seen using a brown stratocaster with lace sensor pickups on "Grace, Too".

"Though a Gibson guy since his start, Geissman acquired this ’66 Strat in high school, “But, I didn’t know what to do with a Fender,” he said. In the early ’70s, he sold it, then in 2014 found it for sale online. “I noticed the Chiquita sticker on the bridge cover – put there by my stepbrother to cover his initials, and thought, ‘That’s gotta be the same guitar.’ It was, so I got it back.” "

"It has been far too long since I've played my strat"

Richard used a sunburst stratocaster in Daddy's Speeding live in Royal Albert Hall (2014)

In this video, we can see how Avey Tare play his Fender Stratocaster and also how he sings one of the most beautiful melodies of this world.

In [this live performance clip from *TFI Friday*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrvoYXwjns), Pottsy performs "What Do You Want From Me" with a Strat, which is visible from the [22-second mark](https://youtu.be/TVrvoYXwjns?t=22s) through the rest of the video.

shuggie otis with a strat.

In this picture you can see Eddie playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage

Here's Curtis (presumably in the early days of The Impressions) with a maple neck, black stratocaster.

Ben seems to be using a white Fender Strat. Visible at 0:47

You can see him playing the item at 0'38''.

[This photo](https://i.imgur.com/487kT5o.jpg) from the Reegs' Facebook page shows Fielding performing live with a Strat.

In this undated live image, we see Adrian performing with his trusty Stratocaster.

In this [live image from a 1983 performance by the Comsat Angels](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2KnTxZIEAAzCzP.jpg), Fellows is pictured with his long-serving black Strat.

Early 1990's American Strat. James said he paid about $500 for it.

used this on the pom pom tour

Here, Matt can be seen playing a Sunburst Strat with a black pickguard.

In this demonstration video, Takayoshi Ohmura can be seen using a Fender Stratocaster, which has a scalloped maple neck.

"I've been playing Fender Stratocasters since 1972 and I love them. I love the way they look. Plus, they have this cool history about them -- that whole West Coast, post-war, one-man, artist-entrepreneur thing." - Guitar Player magazine interview

"I also have a Stratocaster with Lace Sensor pickups and a Blackmore mod that I use a lot, a Gibson ES-335, and a Santa Cruz acoustic that’s my main acoustic at home."

Connan uses this guitar live

played in the video for "snakedog"

Here you can see Dylan playing a Fender Stratocaster on his Instagram

Chris is playing a white Stratocaster in the background in the Squeeze video 'Up the Junction'.

On VH1 Bands Reunited - A Flock of Seagulls, Paul can be seen playing a black Fender Stratocaster with maple neck.

At 5:42 in the recording of Fun Boy Three's perfromace at the Regal Theatre Terry Hall can be clearly scene with a Fender Stratocaster

1974 model. Presented by CBS as a replacement for a previously owned Stratocaster that had been stolen.

Dines is visible with 1994 Fender Stratocaster at 2:35 minute mark into this video.

Mirar segundo 3:57

As seen in this 2006 concert starting 0:20.

Another Strat used by Johnny, it's vintage white in color with a white pick guard and a zebra hum bucker in the bridge. Not as broken worn in as much as his other Strat.

According to Guitar Geek's rig diagram, Anderson uses the Fender Stratocaster guitar in sunburst finish.

Playing is fender sunburst with manuel garcia

In this wikipedia he is playing a blonde stratocaster

"... the combination of this amp and an American Stratocaster remain close to my heart. Fuck it, I'm old."

In this video you can see Steve Gunn using a Black Stratocaster

Dann Huff is cited as playing a 63' Fender Stratocaster in this profile from the 1980's.

Here's Michael Been at an early Call gig playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

At 6.15 in this video JD shows us his Fender American Vintage Strat. His is a modern made by Fender based on a 50's American Strat.

In this photo, Pierce is seen playing a White Fender Stratocaster with Walter TV.

Savage is shown using one live

seen on the wall at 0:16

Aiden Jude keeps the "Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar" in his basement where he makes many of his track

Has been seen playing it live as a part of Mac Demarco's band

His most commonly used guitar

sant use this guitar ocasionally with white color and lace sensor pickups

Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover use

"I had a nanny who was in a rock band when I was about 8 or 9, and she would bring her guitar to my house and teach me her songs. She was so rad. She never cared about me doing homework as long as I learned a new song or a few new chords each night. I then saved up my money and when I was 11 bought my first guitar, a sunburst Fender Stratocaster. I then started writing my own songs and making up guitar riffs and recording them on an old four-track."

It is seen in this photo that Seamus is playing a Fender Stratocaster.

At 1:24, Stu is seen playing a white Fender Stratocaster for the rest of the performance.

In this picture you can see Jeff playing a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar live.

Zach's main guitar is a Japanese made lefty Fender Stratocaster, handpainted by himself. He uses Ernie Ball strings (.010-.046) and Dunlop medium picks. Image from Premier Guitar's [Rig Rundown](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/23529-rig-rundown-awolnations-zach-irons) with Zach Irons.

This is a photo gallery of Carl Perkins' guitar we can see Carl playing on a 1970 Stratocaster

In this photo you can see Bailey using his Fender Stratocaster in white, he also uses another in black.

In this video he says he uses a Fender Strat as Stevie Ray Vaughn also uses one.

You can clearly see here that he is using a white Fender Strat.

She plays this guitar with the strings on backwards, so a normal right-handed guitar can be played left-handedly.

Here you can see him using a Fender Stratocaster

In this video (2:41min) from 2016 Dawes member Taylor Goldsmith says that Rawlings had recently bought a '58 Stratocaster.

in this video alberto play a black stratocaster

You can see Weatherall using a white Fender Strat here at Reading Festival

He use this guitar with Desore and MG.

He can be seen playing a strat while shooting a music video. In an interview with Wonderingsound.com: "Before Michael Kiwanuka topped BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll and earned himself a thousand comparisons to Bill Withers, the singer-songwriter wanted to sound like Jimi Hendrix or The Band. He pined for a Fender Stratocaster, instrument of choice for both Hendrix and Robbie Robertson."

In this video, we can see he is playing with a Fender Statocaster electric guitar

""Aint life swell from a pretty little distance" A @happy___co x @apollo_films Production"

"This is '62 Strat and I have a lot of guitars that are like working man's vintage guitars. [...] It is a vintage guitar, it has all pickups, the wood is original, but some things have been done to it, that it made more affordable for a guy like me, just a working guy like me. And you can see that someone has put a Floyd Rose or a Kahler or something and they took it off and spray painted, and put the original bridge, but it just plays great, it's super light-weight, I played like a million solos on this guitar. So I'll do a lot of rhythm playing in a middle or neck position, and then I'll do my solos on the bridge position. And a lot of Stratocasters have bridge pickups that could be thin-sounding, but this one is just..fat. It's a fat, gnarly and noisy and great, so I've used this. Whoever had it before me, you can guess it was girlfriends' name, Helen. [someone carved this name into the guitar]. But this is a '62 and at some point I first got it, I put locking tuners on it, but it just plays great, stays in tune and you know, what I'm looking for in an instrument is something that stays in tune. It sounds great, but you know, staying in tune is really important. Especially when you're recording." - Greenberg about 1962 Fender Stratocaster.

Here's the B-52's with "Give Me Back My Man" live in 1982 on the Mesopotamia tour with Ricky on a Stratocaster (probably the same from the original source). (ORIGINAL SOURCE) Ricky's playing a Strat on this concert photo - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1663402643926861&set=g.8183524066&type=1&theater To add more details. Starting around the tour for Mesopotamia in 1981-1982, Ricky started using a black Fender Stratocaster a lot. This may be the same guitar also used by Keith Strickland later (ie, the one seen in the "Love Shack" video). Ricky used this guitar in many different tunings or may have had multiple Stratocasters. It appears this one is a vintage pre-CBS model going off the small headstock and maple neck, possibly late 1950's. You can tell when Ricky plays it because it's got a much more airy, modulating, and pingy sound than his other guitars. It's also possible his sister Cindy ALSO used this guitar for "There's a Moon in the Sky" and Kate used it for "52 Girls" as well on this tour. May be the communal B-52's guitar. not much of that is known. In the video he's in DADxBB tuning. He also may have had one in BADXG#C# tuning for Party out of Bounds and Quiche Lorraine as well. Ricky continued to use the Strat right up until he passed on, and apparently Keith may have started using it on Cosmic Thing onward.

This is a photo of a man in his underwear playing a Fender Stratocaster in 2012

This guitar has noise-cancelling Seymour Duncan pickups. It was used on Gerard Way's record, "Hesitant Alien", as well as on the Aquabats Super Show.

Amber Bain with her blue Fender Stratocaster.

"Practicing a bit of old shcool guitar with my buddy today #beatles #BTO #fender #stratocaster #beachboys"

Can't think of much to say about this guitar. It's a Stratocaster. I don't actually play this one myself; it's just part of the band arsenal.

Live in México he used his Lefty Strat

At 3:32 of this video, Travis can be seen putting on a Fender Stratocaster during his set at a Mexican Summer Label showcase concert.

Stratocaster fender used during Rasura recordings

In the attached photo, Matt Taylor is seen playing a Fender Stratocaster at the opening of Lollapalooza's Sound Stage.

Jurvanen posted this on Instagram showing his different strats. He even named his first record "Pink Strat".

Painted purple, with a parchment pickguard

"I have a Gibson Flying V that doesn’t get used much, and an ’80s Fender Stratocaster that also doesn’t get used much. There’s a recent Les Paul Special that I like a lot."

First visible in this video at 0:30.

This is Paul's most used guitar on tour.

at 0:04 in the video you can see Henry playing a white stratocaster

Miles is seen using a red Fender Stratocaster

Used in Août in Éclats

at 2:35 James begins his solo on his Black Fender Strat, Can't tell the model from the video.

In this picture Brian can be seen playing a white Fender Stratocaster.

As mentioned on this Instagram post.

Here Mateus is seen using a Stratocaster for the major part of the song.

George playing a Stratocaster with The Bad Seeds

In this picture you can see James playing a Fender Stratocaster on stage at a Beach Slang concert

In this picture you can see Ruben to the right of the stage playing a red Fender Stratocaster at a Beach Slang concert

In this video, Glenn Fricker compares a modded Mexican Standard Stratocaster to an Eric Johnson signature model. Glenn Fricker's Fender Stratocaster has been modded with Fishman Fluence Modern and Stratocaster pickups.

In this photo, Mikey can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster during their show at the Echoplex.

Over the years of touring with Can and other artists, Michael Karoli has been seen almost exclusively playing Olympic White Fender Stratocaster.

"Nesta última marca, merecem menção duas Fender Stratocaster, da série especial The Strat – uma azul metálica, a outra num tom de vermelho batizado “Cherry Maple Red”."

In this 1980 live video you can see him play a Fender Stratocaster.

At 0:29 it is completely visible that Dylan is playing a Fender Stratocaster.

We see Gustavo Scholz with a fender stratocaster in this video

Here is Denny using a fender stratocaster

In the video you can see Achim Reichel playing a Sunburst Fender Stratocaster.

A Stratocaster electric guitar, manufactured by Fender, can be spotted in Collier's music room.

In this photo, Kelsea Ballerini can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in surf green finish, with a rosewood fingerboard and a white pickguard.

In this picture from late 2017 you can see Michael playing his brother's (Brian D' Addario) Fender Stratocaster at a show in Asbury Park, NJ.

In this picture we can see Yuri playing a white Fender Stratocaster.

In the picture you can see Viktor Tsoy playing a white Fender Stratocaster.

He has recently been touring with a Fender Stratocaster that appears to have an aftermarket bridge pickup.

Black Strat seen several times throughout video.

In the picture you can see Helmuth Franke and something that looks like a Fender Stratocaster in his hands. Second source: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CjJ5NBYSXh4/hqdefault.jpg

In this video Michael tells about his first electric guitar. That was red Fender Stratocaster made in Japan. https://youtu.be/6d3MFT7c388

Parker Griggs mainly uses an American Standard 3-Tone-Sunburst Stratocaster on Stage, which has been his companion ever since going on tour.

An unknown model strat used for the tracking of Stolas' self-titled LP

In the video you can see Anthony Giorgio playing his Fender Stratocaster.

From live review of Crocodile's Endless Flowers album at The Thames club in London

You can see if you look closely enough that the guitar head says Fender

In this performance from 2016, Luppen can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster

Luke can be seen in almost every video using a Fender Stratocaster

According to John Carpenter's website, a Fender Stratocaster was used on the "Escape from New York" soundtrack.

"He also owns two Fender Stratocasters-a '56 sunburst and a red one from '63-a Gibson J-200 flat-top acoustic that he always takes on the road, a Rickenbacker Bake-lite 6 string lap steel, and a Gibson Super 400 arch-top that he almost never touches."

The Fender strat's single coils provide contrast to its contemporary, the Gibson Les Paul that Vocalist Mason Shillito uses. Providing the best 'tone' when liberally coated with gain. As seen in the picture with Mason Shillito in the foreground

Fender st362v 1984, fiesta red impecable y hermosa, con microfonos klein 59

SSS Strat with block inlays. Not sure if he still uses this guitar.

Can be seen playing an unidentified fender stratocaster throughout the whole show.

"My first guitar was a Strat, seen clearly in this video".

you can see bregovic using the guitar through the music video

The whole video Jorge is using a fender stratocaster

In [this video] of a Medicine rehearsal from 1992, we see Laner playing a Strat with a humbucker in the bridge position. It makes it's first appearance around the 0:20 mark and is featured throughout.

1:25 Brian playing for soundtrack of "The Expendables"

The guitar is played by Teemu in several photos and videos.

Glenn playing a solo gig uses his classic Black Fender Stratocaster w/maple fretboard.

As seen in Carmen's Instagram account.

as in his instagram page

In this photo, Dodi can be seen playing his 1957 Black Fender Stratocaster is one of his favourite instrument. He worked with her very often, with his historical band "Pooh" and as lead artist.

Here we can see Krzysztof playing his fender stratocaster live

In this [live video from 1992](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPs6RX8pe24), Swales can be seen playing a Stratocaster throughout the performance.

"Right now I’m split between two main guitars. One is a Strat. I was a Les Paul guy for years, and then I kind of rediscovered the Strat more recently and I’ve found my own voice a little more on it. Before, I always felt there was some element in the back of my mind of feeling as though I was a poor imitation of Slash. But I think as soon as I stepped over to a Strat, that helped me find my own voice."

Look at 6:53 in this video and look can get a pretty good look at this strat, sadly there isn't reallly a way to identify the year but since the video is from the 80's we can assume it's from around that era

Used in this August 17 live performance of “Jack the Ripper vs. Hannibal Lecter”.

Featured in this video.

He uses a black Fender Strat with 2 covered humbuckers in it, he often uses it live for most songs.

Many places Gil is pictured playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

he uses this a lot

Its a strat one of the greatest guitars ever to exist it isso amazing it is so great i love it dolphins

Seen in multiple live videos and instagram posts. Although it is unclear weather this is a mexican or american made strat.

In this Instagram video, Rynx can be seen using a blue Fender Stratocaster to record a new song

Seen throughout the video for Television Romance.

[This image gallery](http://beintheloopchicago.com/the-soft-moon-metro/) from a 2018 live performance by the Soft Moon shows Vasquez performing with a Strat.

In [this image from a September 2017 live performance](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4211/34812498553_51310e6e6f_z.jpg), Andrew Clinco plays a Strat.

Logan esta tocando una Fender Stratocaster para Halfnoise en esta foto

As seen in a Facebook, Rocky Kramer's photo-op with his new Engl Powerball 2 amplifier and a Fender Stratocaster in-hand.

Toni Torres use a fender stratocaster in his studio HCTSOUND

Seen in several concert pics

Lord Phobos has played the Fender Stratocaster on stage a few times.

Another member of Rhodes’ Fender family is a ’62 Strat.

In this video Cha Hun can be seen holding his Fender Stratocaster

At 1:30 and throughout the video, Jae can be seen using a Fender Stratocaster

Partscaster with John Mayer like sound

proof of use in this music video from 0:07 onwards "I've owned this guitar for 20 years. It has really served me well and offers a different sonic option. I recently upgraded the pickups to Seymour Duncan Hot Rail (Bridge) and Cool Rail (Neck)"

He uses an Special One, but I didn't found it, so I'll use the normal model as a example

"Picture of me playing my @Fender Stratocaster"

Emma can be seen with this guitar at around 5:16 into this video.

They are talking about it at 24:50 "...well this is an interesting one: that's called a cootercaster, so it's kinda like built from a Fender body and these are actually lap steel pickups." "my producer actually had this made and I asked him if I could borrow it and take it on tour[...] and I use this for slide work."

It's an 80' Fender Stratocaster

Dacus playing a Strat with Chicago in 1979.

Evan is using a fender strat in this picture.

He played this in the hamilbags

Jardine on his 60's gear: "The problem is we kept losing them because we toured so much. They’d get stolen right off the back of the truck. We could never keep them in stock. We’d just have to get new ones, so I don’t have a clue where they are. So through the Sixties we’d just keep recycling them. I have a couple of replica Strats that play almost as good as the originals, or as the one I was playing in the Eighties, which is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I think I’m gonna ask for it back so I can go out and play it. It’s nice to look at, but it should be played."

maple fretboard and surfer green stratocaster, usa to my point of view

maple fretoboard, usa stratocaster to my point of view

Jakob plays an all white Stratocaster with a maple neck. He has used it for the majority of Mt. Eddy's shows/tours.

Photo of Tracey performing live in EBTG on her Stratocaster Featured in a photo in a Independent newspaper article promoting her book Bedsit Disco Queen

In this photo you can see him using a Stratocaster in sunburst.

Red with rosewood fretboard. Used frequently during the Imperiet years.

Fender Stratocaster is included in the equipment list.

In this photo, Finn is playing his Fender Stratocaster (with a very cool pickguard)

Can be seen using Strat for pretty much every live performance.

Pye Hastings has played a Red Fender Stratocaster, (probably) loaded with 3x EMG DG20 pickups. The guitar seems to have a signature on the headstock, so it might be a custom shop or a signature guitar.

As seen on instagram.

Sacha can be seen playing a white Strat in this video.

Pata owns a fender stratocaster.

On his studio wall

The other guitar in the video.

In this post, anthony shows the fender strat sent to him by Billy from fender guitars

Q-"What year is this guitar ?" Mark Speer-"Probably a 2001 reissue. It's not a vintage or anything." He added DiMarzio Cruiser on neck and bridge position. Modified five-way switch with middle pickup wired the wrong way. Tusk saddles on the bridge.

Seen on Instagram

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In this performance, Jade Lilitri (Oso Oso) plays a Fender Road Worn Stratocaster.

Featured in this video. According to the video description, Spender no longer has the guitar.

Throughout this video Justice clearly plays a Fender Stratocaster.

guitarist is playing it

In this photo we can see his Fender MIM Stratocaster in Arctic White with a maple neck.

Here yunngblud can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar in Australia

As a member of Mayday, Stone is known to use Fender Stratocasters in his band.

MONTE CLARK GALLERY Vancouver, July 22 2017

The guitar is resting on the amp. The headstock says "Fender Stratocaster".

As long as he has been a part of Agent Fresco, Þórarinn has always played Fender Stratocasters, and amplifiers.

"It's very difficult to capture the beautiful neck on my 1999 Relic Strat, but here it kinda is... The thing is amazing. #straturday"

Instruments around the room include a Fender Strat with a telecaster neck; a Yamaha CS80 ("still my favourite synth") and a MultiMoog, both of which he tries to steer clear of since they are distinctive of After The Fire days; latest acquisition: a Yamaha DX7 with the KX5 ("it's a dummy MIDI keyboard that works with the DX7 for slinging round your neck and posing with. It's great actually. It's got all the things the DX7 does; all touch response, breath control, modulation, pitch bend, sustain.").

You can see him using it during live concert at caffe!

Chad is seen playing a surf green fender strat in a live bedroom session

In this article Mark Bowen's gear is listed near the bottom of the page including his 1972 Fender Stratocaster.

Bas Phaff is playing on a Fender 60th anniversary Stratocaster

Speer is seen using a Fender Stratocaster throughout

In this video she plays a white Fender Stratocaster. Can also be seen in numerous other videos.

Tony is seen in multiple videos using a Fender Strat

Nick is seen with his Strat in this photo. NOTE: His version has a humbucker in the bridge.

John is seen using a Strat in this Facebook photo. Source: [aMiniature - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Aminiature-167158870036746/)

From her official Instagram post, you can see Amy using a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar. [2016].

> My favorite acoustic guitar is a YAMAHA APTX1 cuz it’s tiny and fun and my electric guitar is a fender strat (but there’s a lot of other great ones)