'With a Strat you can rule the world'

randella

"Curves, Contours, and Bodyhorns" pinpoints the exact moment I became obsessed with the Hendrix/Zappa Strat, as well as discovering Dweezil. Happy days!

topdog91

OilCityPickups said:

Not to forget Fast eddie Clark or Dave Murray ... 

Both using humbuckers, right?

guitars4you

mudslide73 said:

guitars4you said:

Neil said:

Quite a mention for John Squire in the article but I usually associate him with a Les Paul rightly or wrongly. 

Reminds me of the 'Strat Pack' life in concert in 2004 - a 50th anniversary gig of all stars - And guess who comes on to play Al Right Now with Paul Rodgers ? - Brian May - A true Strat man if I ever saw one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then there was a Strat documentary a few years ago - Can't recall if Sky Arts or BBC etc - More of a documentary as against a concert, with certain Strat orientated players talking about its history and why they work so well - And guess who was a main contributor that night - Another king of the Strat - Yes Keith Richards - Yes right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Curves, Contours and Bodyhorns from 1994 (I think) - originally on ITV iirc.

 

That is it - Thanks

Neilybob

With THIS strat I can rule the world........... maybe............ and if someone buys it for me. 

https://guitarvillage.co.uk/product/fender-stratocaster-olympic-white-pre-owned-1964-vg-l32042

randella

Neilybob said:

With THIS strat I can rule the world........... maybe............ and if someone buys it for me. 

https://guitarvillage.co.uk/product/fender-stratocaster-olympic-white-pre-owned-1964-vg-l32042

Oooh pretty. I don't generally go in for white Strats, but you'd have to prise that from my cold dead hands.

ICBM

If you want a young guy who uses a Strat, there’s one with his name on the headstock…

guitars4you

ICBM said:

If you want a young guy who uses a Strat, there’s one with his name on the headstock…

Yes and Swifty plays a Taylor - Pity Jacko didn't play a guitar built by Grover

LionAquaLooper

Also a pity Chappers doesn't play a Chapman stick.  
Or does he?  

richardhomer

guitars4you said:

ICBM said:

If you want a young guy who uses a Strat, there’s one with his name on the headstock…

Yes and Swifty plays a Taylor - Pity Jacko didn't play a guitar built by Grover

John Martyn played a Martin…

Devil#20

Lot's of names here for Strat players and most of them played other guitars for large parts of their careers too. Gallagher played a Tele for a while, Blackmore a 355, Hendrix an SG, Hank a Burns etc. However, one name who hasn't cropped up in the list and I've never seen play anything but a Strat is Eric Johnson. Pound for pound probably one of the cleanest, finger accurate players out there. Superb talent and good enough to have a signature Strat named after him. 

Having said all that, my favourite Strat player has to be Ritchie Blackmore. He's the sole reason I picked up a guitar in the first place. His formal tuition from a young age allowed him to play pretty much any musical style. A musician's musician I'd say. 

topdog91

guitars4you said:

Then there was a Strat documentary a few years ago - Can't recall if Sky Arts or BBC etc - More of a documentary as agaAnd guess who was a main contributor that night - Another king of the Strat - Yes Keith Richards - Yes right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This happens a lot when subjects are watered down for the masses. IIRC Keef was also mentioned in the Guardian article in the OP going on about Strats!

Philly_Q

Devil#20 said:

Lot's of names here for Strat players and most of them played other guitars for large parts of their careers too. Gallagher played a Tele for a while, Blackmore a 355, Hendrix an SG, Hank a Burns etc. However, one name who hasn't cropped up in the list and I've never seen play anything but a Strat is Eric Johnson. Pound for pound probably one of the cleanest, finger accurate players out there. Superb talent and good enough to have a signature Strat named after him. 

Devil#20

Philly_Q said:

Devil#20 said:

Lot's of names here for Strat players and most of them played other guitars for large parts of their careers too. Gallagher played a Tele for a while, Blackmore a 355, Hendrix an SG, Hank a Burns etc. However, one name who hasn't cropped up in the list and I've never seen play anything but a Strat is Eric Johnson. Pound for pound probably one of the cleanest, finger accurate players out there. Superb talent and good enough to have a signature Strat named after him. 

Fair point. However, and in reality, I've never seen him play anything but a Strat. I used to live in Dallas and made the trip down to Austin most weekends and used to see him playing in bars in and around 6th street a lot and at Antone's and the Continental etc. Saw some really good bands playing the bars which were free entry and just paying for your beer. Good times. 
 

guitars4you

^^^^^^ you'd be hard pushed to find any/many artist who is a one man guitar man (person) - Look hard enough and you'll find pics of any guitar hero playing another make/model, be it in the studio or live - But as an overview they are still associated with one main model - Today most of us would say EC is a Strat man and has been for over 50 years - But he has used various other Gibson models on recent albums 

Bigsby

Devil#20 said:

Lot's of names here for Strat players and most of them played other guitars for large parts of their careers too. Gallagher played a Tele for a while, Blackmore a 355, Hendrix an SG, Hank a Burns etc. 

"Large parts" is really stretching it! Hendrix owned the SG Custom from late '68 and had replaced it with a custom flying V by 1970. He generally only played any Gibson live for a couple of blues songs, most of the set would be on a Strat. So not really a large part of his career.