Members eichaan Posted January 5, 2014 Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hard to believe, it still looks so young! But seriously, what other new products from 1954 still look cutting edge? I recently wrote this blog post about the Strat and some famous players: http://icarusanybody.blogspot.com/20...in-fender.html Who are your favorite Strat players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted January 5, 2014 Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 KnopflerHendrixBlackmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.scary96 Posted January 5, 2014 Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 Knofler. But the 54' Corvette looks cutting edge as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted January 5, 2014 Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 Great read, thx for sharing.Hank MarvinDave AlvinMark Knopfler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted January 5, 2014 Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 Happy 60th birthday to the Strat I've never owned one. I don't know why. I just never got around to buying one. My brother had one briefly (he won it in a competition - lucky bugger) and sold it to buy a synth (this was back in the days when synths were starting to take over the world). As I recall he wouldn't let me anywhere near it. Brothers eh?Arguably (though I'm sure Les Paul afficionados will chime in with objections here) the most iconic guitar of all time.Oh and as to the question re fave players:Hendrix (of course)RIchard ThompsonAdrian Belew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.scary96 Posted January 5, 2014 Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 I remember a 90's MIM my cousin refinished to shell pink. Most kick ass pink finish I seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted January 5, 2014 Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 This Richard Thompson's restored Strat from the fifties. He used it as his main guitar from the early seventies into the mid-nineties. Believe it or not, this was the only one he took on tour all those years, and he used it on classics like "Shoot Out the Lights," and "Walking on a Wire." This is also the guitar that Mark Knopfler was hearing before Dire Straits... RT is the reason I play a Strat at all. Before him, I didn't like Strats. They're awesome instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 Ty Tabor used a Strat Elite in his early days, and he's one of my favorites. Just about all notable guitarists have used a Strat at some point. I don't think it's ever passed out of popularity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheraton Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 Lots of great players already mentioned. One more:Ry Cooder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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