¿Qué músicos famosos tocaban una Fender Stratocaster?
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Billie Joe Armstrong (nacido en 1972), vocalista y guitarrista de Green Day, utiliza una copia de Fernandes Stratocaster con muchas pegatinas apodada "Blue". Armstrong modificó esta guitarra con una pastilla humbucking Bill Lawrence en la posición del puente. Tras sufrir daños por el barro durante su actuación en Woodstock '94, la pastilla del puente se sustituyó por una Seymour Duncan JB. La Blue se utilizó en la grabación de todos los álbumes de Green Day hasta Warning, y durante las actuaciones en directo de los primeros trabajos de Green Day, como sus canciones de Dookie. Armstrong también utilizó una Fender Stratocaster de la Fender Custom Shop durante la grabación de Nimrod.
Randy Bachman (nacido en 1943), miembro fundador tanto de The Guess Who como de Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO), que recientemente ha liderado el proyecto "Randy Bachman's Jazz Thing". Tras una visita a un quiropráctico, Bachman se convenció para cambiar una Gibson Les Paul por una Stratocaster más ligera. Modificó las pastillas de su primera Strat, colocando una pastilla Gibson en el mástil y una pastilla Telecaster en el puente, mientras dejaba la pastilla Stratocaster en el centro. Randy prefirió las Stratocasters y las guitarras personalizadas estilo Strat durante todos sus años con BTO. Aunque sus grupos son conocidos sobre todo por sus himnos simplistas de rock-radio, los solos de Bachman a menudo revelaban melodías complejas y fraseos con influencias jazzísticas. Entre las Stratocasters que utilizó se encuentran una '63 standard y una '71 four-bolt hardtail. Ha citado influencias guitarrísticas tan variadas como Lenny Breau, Leslie West, Wes Montgomery y Hank Marvin.

Jeff Beck en Amsterdam, 1979.
Jeff Beck (nacido en 1944-2023) - guitarrista de rock ganador de un Grammy, Beck era conocido por haber tocado en varias bandas, como los Yardbirds y su propio grupo The Jeff Beck Group. Beck tocaba principalmente una Stratocaster y también tiene una Strat de firma. Destacó por su innovador uso del sistema de vibrato de la Stratocaster. Hasta 1975, Beck había sido, principalmente, un guitarrista de Les Paul. En una entrevista con Jas Obrecht sobre el cambio a la Stratocaster, Beck declaró: "Con una Les Paul acabas sonando como otra persona. Con la Strat por fin sueno como yo".
Adrian Belew (nacido en 1949), es un guitarrista, cantante, compositor, multiinstrumentista y productor discográfico estadounidense. Quizá sea más conocido por su trabajo como miembro del grupo de rock progresivo King Crimson. También ha trabajado mucho como músico de sesión y de gira, sobre todo con Talking Heads, David Bowie, Frank Zappa y Nine Inch Nails. Durante gran parte de su carrera, Belew utilizó mucho una Stratocaster de aspecto desgastado, más tarde recordada en una canción como "The Battered Strat". Esta guitarra fue relicada por Seymour Duncan.

Ritchie Blackmore en 1977.
Ritchie Blackmore (nacido en 1945), miembro fundador tanto de Deep Purple como de Rainbow, y actualmente miembro de la banda Blackmore's Night. Tras comenzar su carrera utilizando varias guitarras Höfner y Gibson, Blackmore se pasó a una Stratocaster a finales de los 60 tras ver a Jimi Hendrix actuar con una. Las Stratocaster de Blackmore están modificadas; la pastilla central está bajada y no se utiliza (a veces está desconectada por completo) y los diapasones de sus Stratocaster están festoneados a partir del 10º traste. A principios/mediados de los 70, Blackmore era famoso por maltratar sus guitarras en el escenario, a veces destruyéndolas por completo. A finales de los 70, el guitarrista había encontrado un modelo de Stratocaster con el que estaba satisfecho, y siguió siendo su guitarra principal de escenario y estudio hasta que tuvo que volver a trastearla.
Tommy Bolin (1951-1976), guitarrista versátil que destaca por su influencia en géneros que van del blues acústico al hard rock y el jazz fusión. Fue el guitarrista principal de Zephyr, James Gang y Deep Purple. También tuvo una exitosa carrera en solitario y colaboró con artistas como Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon y The Good Rats. Bolin tocaba de oído y era conocido por su habilidad para la improvisación. Su guitarra principal era una Stratocaster de serie de 1963.

Joe Bonamassa en 2016.
Joe Bonamassa (nacido en 1977), guitarrista de blues rock, ha utilizado Stratocasters a lo largo de su carrera. Cuando tenía 12 años, Bonamassa tocaba una Fender Stratocaster carmesí de 1972. Bonamassa es conocido por su extensa colección de amplificadores y guitarras vintage. En 2018, Bonamassa ha dicho que tiene más de 1000 guitarras, una gran parte de las cuales son Fender Stratocasters.
Bill Carson (1926-2007), guitarrista de country y western, considerado por Fender "el hombre para el que se diseñó la Stratocaster".
Eric Clapton (nacido en 1945), guitarrista inglés de rock, al principio de su carrera tocaba guitarras Gibson. Cuando aún era miembro de Cream, Clapton compró su primera Stratocaster, Brownie, en 1969, que más tarde utilizó en "Layla" Blackie, un compuesto de tres guitarras diferentes, entró en servicio en 1970 y se tocó regularmente hasta su retirada en 1985. Se vendió en una subasta benéfica por 959.500 $ en 2004. En 1988, Fender presentó la Eric Clapton Stratocaster, el primer modelo de su serie Signature. Clapton ha sido durante mucho tiempo cliente de la Custom Shop de Fender[cita requerida].
Kurt Cobain (1967-1994), vocalista y guitarrista de la banda grunge Nirvana, utilizó Fender Stratocasters durante toda su carrera, usando la guitarra en el vídeo musical de "Smells Like Teen Spirit" y en la famosa actuación de la banda en el Festival de Reading de 1992. La Stratocaster más conocida de Cobain tiene una pegatina en el cuerpo con el texto "VANDALISMO: HERMOSA COMO UNA ROCA EN LA CARA DE UN POLICÍA".

Eric Clapton en un concierto en Suiza el 19 de junio de 1977.
Ry Cooder (nacido en 1947), guitarrista, cantante y compositor conocido por su interés por la música folk estadounidense, sus colaboraciones con otros músicos notables y su trabajo en muchas bandas sonoras de películas. La forma de tocar la guitarra slide de cuello de botella de Cooder, que se escucha en obras como la banda sonora de la película de 1984 París, Texas, influyó en otros guitarristas como Bonnie Raitt y Chris Rea y contribuyó a la popularidad de la Stratocaster como guitarra slide. Para tocarla utiliza una Stratocaster de los años 60.
Robert Cray (nacido en 1953), guitarrista y cantante de blues desde hace mucho tiempo, Cray toca una Strat del 64 y se hizo fabricar su propio modelo Signature en 1990. El modelo Signature, fabricado por la Fender Custom Shop, combina aspectos de la Strat del 59 y de la del 64 de Cray, omite la barra de golpeo estándar de las Stratocaster e incluye pastillas personalizadas.
Dick Dale (1937-2019), considerado un pionero del surf rock, fue uno de los primeros propietarios de una Stratocaster; la suya se la regaló personalmente Leo Fender en 1955. Ha sido revolucionario experimentando con el sonido de la guitarra mediante el uso de una fuerte reverberación y un estilo único de punteo rápido, como se escucha en "Misirlou".
The Edge (nacido en 1961), guitarrista principal de U2, conocido por su forma de tocar percusiva y melódica y por el uso del delay, ha utilizado la Stratocaster como una de sus guitarras principales a lo largo de su carrera.
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John Frusciante en 2006.
John Frusciante (nacido en 1970), actual guitarrista de Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frusciante utilizó muchas Strats anteriores a los años 70, siendo la más notable su Stratocaster desgastada de 1962. Frusciante utilizó Stratocasters en todos los álbumes de Red Hot Chili Peppers en los que participó, como Mother's Milk, Blood Sugar Sex Magik,y Californication.

Rory Gallagher en 1987
Rory Gallagher (1948-1995), guitarrista irlandés de blues rock, a menudo considerado uno de los guitarristas de rock y blues más influyentes de todos los tiempos. Gallagher es muy conocido por su desgastada Stratocaster sunburst de 1961. Describe su maltrecha Stratocaster como "una parte de mi constitución psíquica". Cuando le preguntaron por su importancia, Gallagher dijo: "B.B. King ha tenido más de 100 Lucilles, pero yo sólo tengo una Strat, y no tiene nombre" La Stratocaster de Gallagher también ha sido reproducida por la tienda Fender Custom, con las especificaciones exactas de la original.
Lowell George (1945-1979), guitarrista y cantante principal de Little Feat Lowell era un experto en la guitarra slide, empleando su tono característico que conseguía mediante el uso de la compresión y las afinaciones abiertas, lo que le ayudaba a definir su sonido conmovedor y le proporcionaba los medios para tocar sus extensas líneas melódicas Además, solía cambiar las pastillas del puente de sus Stratocasters por pastillas de puente de Telecaster.

David Gilmour en 2006.
David Gilmour (nacido en 1946), como solista y guitarrista de Pink Floyd, Gilmour es reconocido por su enfoque compositivo único, basado en el blues, y sus expresivos solos. El autor Tony Bacon afirmó que "su solo en 'Comfortably Numb' sigue siendo para muchos un momento Strat definitivo" La guitarra preferida de Gilmour es una Fender Stratocaster modificada a medida Es propietario de la Strat #0001, que se fabricó en 1954 pero no fue la primera Stratocaster fabricada, ya que Fender no utiliza números de serie secuenciales Se considera a Gilmour uno de los guitarristas de Stratocaster más influyentes desde la invención del instrumento. La Stratocaster negra característica de David, utilizada con frecuencia en los conciertos de los años 70 y en los exitosos álbumes The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals y The Wall, aparece en un libro reciente de su técnico de guitarra de toda la vida, Phil Taylor, titulado Pink Floyd, The Black Strat-A History of David Gilmour's Black Stratocaster. La "Black Strat" se retiró en la década de 1980 en favor de una American Vintage Stratocaster de color Candy Apple Red equipada con pastillas EMG noiseless single-coil, como se vio en las giras Delicate Sound of Thunder y Pulse. La Black Strat se utilizó brevemente en el documental Classic Albums: Dark Side of the Moon antes de ser expuesta en el Hard Rock Cafe de Miami, Florida. David la sacó finalmente de su retiro en 2005 y le puso un mástil Fender Stratocaster del 83 para la reunión de Pink Floyd en el concierto Live 8. Posteriormente, David volvió a utilizarla para su álbum y gira "On An Island" en 2006 y cuando tocó "Comfortably Numb" con Roger Waters en su gira de "The Wall" el 12 de mayo de 2011 en Londres, y también tocó la mayoría de las pistas en el último álbum de Pink Floyd The Endless River y en su álbum en solitario de 2015 Rattle That Lock y su gira.

Buddy Guy en 1992.
Buddy Guy (nacido en 1936), guitarrista y cantante de blues estadounidense, Guy es conocido por tocar la Stratocaster durante toda su larga carrera. Jimi Hendrix y Stevie Ray Vaughan señalaron a Guy como una influencia tanto en su forma de tocar como en sus espectáculos. Desde principios de los 90, Fender ha sacado al mercado distintas variantes de la Buddy Guy Signature Stratocaster, generalmente con pastillas Lace Sensor doradas y circuitos modificados.
Albert Hammond Jr. (nacido en 1980), guitarrista de The Strokes, utiliza una Fender Stratocaster blanca como guitarra principal para grabar y tocar en directo. Hammond compró la guitarra en 1999 por 400 $, y la utilizó para grabar álbumes como Is This It y Room on Fire. En 2018, Fender lanzó un modelo signature de la guitarra de Hammond, con un clavijero más grande y un esquema de cableado de pastillas modificado.
George Harrison (1943-2001), guitarrista principal de los Beatles. Harrison y John Lennon obtuvieron Stratocasters Sonic Blue a juego en 1965. A diferencia de Lennon, Harrison empleó su Stratocaster más a menudo, utilizándola como guitarra principal durante las sesiones de grabación de Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band y el Álbum Blanco. En 1967, Harrison pintó a mano su Stratocaster con una pintura psicodélica, utilizando pintura Day-Glo en el cuerpo y esmalte de uñas de su mujer Pattie Boyd en el clavijero El apodo de la guitarra, "Rocky", está pintado en el clavijero. Se puede ver a Harrison tocando Rocky en la película Magical Mystery Tour, así como en El concierto para Bangla Desh.

Jimi Hendrix en 1967.
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), conocido por desarrollar el blues en un contexto moderno, la principal guitarra de escenario de Hendrix durante la mayor parte de su corta carrera fue una Fender Stratocaster. Aunque Hendrix tocaba como zurdo, tocaba una Stratocaster convencional para diestros volteada al revés, porque prefería tener los mandos de control en la posición superior. Hendrix fue responsable de un gran aumento de la popularidad de la Stratocaster durante su carrera. En referencia a su famosa quema de Stratocaster en el escenario en el Festival Pop de Monterey, se cita a Hendrix diciendo: "La vez que quemé mi guitarra fue como un sacrificio. Sacrificas las cosas que amas. Yo amo mi guitarra" En 1990, la Stratocaster blanca que Hendrix utilizó en el Festival de Woodstock de 1969 se vendió en una subasta de Sotheby's por 270.000 dólares, un precio récord en aquella época. En 1997, Fender fabricó una Stratocaster modelo tributo a Hendrix de edición limitada.
Buddy Holly (1936-1959), identificado como "el primer héroe Strat". Una estatua de Holly en su ciudad natal de Lubbock, Texas, le representa tocando su Stratocaster, y la guitarra también está grabada en su lápida Aunque la Stratocaster salió a la venta por primera vez en 1954, la guitarra no empezó a alcanzar popularidad hasta que Holly apareció en The Ed Sullivan Show en 1957 tocando una Strat con mástil de arce. Holly también apareció en la portada del álbum de The Crickets de 1957 The "Chirping" Crickets con una Stratocaster sunburst, lo que inspiró a Hank Marvin de The Shadows a adoptar la guitarra.
Ernie Isley (nacido en 1952), miembro del conjunto musical estadounidense The Isley Brothers, ha desarrollado tres Stratocaster Zeal personalizadas de Fender Custom Shop, utilizando su diseño personal.
Eric Johnson (nacido en 1954), guitarrista de Austin, Texas, ganador de un premio Grammy, Johnson ha tocado Stratocasters con regularidad durante su carrera y ha tocado muchos tipos diferentes de música. Ha participado en el desarrollo de un modelo Eric Johnson signature Stratocaster con Fender, que se puede comprar con mástil de arce y de palisandro.
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Mark Knopfler en un concierto en Hamburgo el 28 de mayo de 2006

Rocky Kramer actuando en directo en 2018

Yngwie Malmsteen en Barcelona en un concierto de 2008
Ed King (1949-2018) es conocido por su trabajo con la banda de rock sureño Lynyrd Skynyrd de 1972 a 1975. Utilizó un modelo de 1959 con acabado negro y golpeador de tortuga para la mayoría de las grabaciones y actuaciones en directo de aquella época, y también un modelo de 1973 que utilizó cuando compuso el éxito "Sweet Home Alabama".
Mark Knopfler (nacido en 1949), conocido por su trabajo con la banda de rock británica Dire Straits. Knopfler es conocido por su forma muy particular y única de tocar con los dedos. La canción "Sultans of Swing", del álbum debut de Dire Straits en 1978, fue un gran éxito que mostraba el tono y la técnica característicos de la Stratocaster roja de Knopfler. Utilizó la Fender Stratocaster durante toda su carrera, como miembro de Dire Straits y en solitario. Fender produce ahora su Signature Stratocaster.
Greg Koch (nacido en 1966), conocido por su incendiario trabajo con la guitarra. Koch fue clínico y embajador de Fender. Tocó la Stratocaster durante muchos años e incluso grabó un álbum titulado Strat's Got Your Tongue. Es conocido por su amor a las guitarras Fender.
Rocky Kramer (nacido en 1990) es conocido por ser un "Maestro Guitarrista" noruego, que ahora vive en Estados Unidos. Kramer ha sido descrito como un virtuoso de la guitarra que "incendia la atmósfera con licks incandescentes", así como "uno de los guitarristas más fuertes y conmovedores desde Hendrix" Kramer toca y promociona las guitarras Fender Stratocaster.
Bruce Kulick (nacido en 1953), antiguo miembro y guitarrista principal de Kiss y Grand Funk Railroad. Kulick declaró en su sitio web personal que utilizó una Fender Power Stratocaster, un modelo con una pastilla humbucking en lugar de la pastilla single-coil del puente, para añadir una línea de solo de armonía a su canción "What Love's All About". Kulick utilizó una Fender Strat Plus amarilla de 1989 durante la grabación del álbum de Kiss Revenge de 1992, incluso para el exitoso single "God Gave Rock 'n Roll to You II". Revenge alcanzó el Top 20 en varios países.
Michael Landau (nacido en 1958), amigo de Steve Lukather y prolífico guitarrista de sesión de la década de 1980, ha utilizado muchas Stratocasters en su carrera y está trabajando con Fender desde 2016 para crear una Michael Landau Signature Stratocaster.
¡John Lennon (1940-1980), guitarrista rítmico de los Beatles, adquirió Stratocasters a juego con su compañero de banda George Harrison durante las sesiones de 1965 para Help! Sin embargo, Lennon rara vez utilizó su Stratocaster, que tocó sobre todo en "Nowhere Man" y durante las sesiones del Sgt. Pepper. En el álbum Imagine se utilizó una Strat diferente. John Lennon adquirió una "Strat" de color rojo manzana con herrajes de latón galvanizado en oro de 22 quilates hacia 1980. Una foto suya tocando esta guitarra en la cama una mañana de finales de 1980, poco antes de su muerte, se utilizó como funda interior del álbum The John Lennon Collection.
Alex Lifeson (nacido en 1953), guitarrista de Rush desde 1968, grabó por primera vez con una Stratocaster negra en el álbum de Rush de 1977 A Farewell to Kings. En 1979, modificó la Strat del 77 con una humbucker clásica del 57, una unidad de trémolo Floyd Rose (la primera que se fabricaba), un interruptor basculante Gibson en la parte inferior del cuerpo, y la recableó con volumen/tono maestro. Utilizó esa misma guitarra para los leads y la grabación directa de "Permanent Waves" de 1979. A finales de 1980, Alex Lifeson adquirió otras dos Strats en rojo y blanco, modificándolas exactamente igual que la anterior.
Yngwie Malmsteen (nacido en 1963), conocido por su trabajo en el género del metal neoclásico. Influenciado por toda una serie de músicos, Malmsteen se considera muy influyente por su uso de progresiones de acordes pesados de estilo clásico, frases interesantes y barridos de arpegios. Es conocido por tocar Stratocasters con diapasones festoneados.
Hank Marvin (nacido en 1941), guitarrista principal de The Shadows, Marvin tiene fama de ser el propietario de la primera Fender Stratocaster del Reino Unido (se la regaló Cliff Richard). La guitarra estaba acabada en un tono Rojo Fiesta, a veces denominado "Rosa Salmón". Esta guitarra, con su brazo de trémolo, contribuyó al sonido característico de The Shadows. Guitarristas como David Gilmour y Mark Knopfler atribuyen a Marvin y The Shadows, que tenían "la primera Strat que llegó a Inglaterra", haber influido en sus propias decisiones de comprar Stratocasters.
John Mayer (nacido en 1977), cantautor ganador de un Grammy, ha tocado Stratocasters a lo largo de su carrera y ha tenido una Fender Artist Series Stratocaster fabricada tanto en edición estándar como limitada.  Mayer utiliza la Stratocaster en una amplia gama de géneros musicales, lo que demuestra la versatilidad de la guitarra Tras las tensiones con Fender, se asoció con PRS Guitars para desarrollar la PRS Silver Sky, una guitarra basada en gran medida en la Fender Stratocaster.
Mike Oldfield (nacido en 1953), guitarrista británico que toca una amplia gama de guitarras e instrumentos. Su Strat "Salmon-pink", comprada en la época de su éxito Moonlight Shadow, es su guitarra favorita.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan actuando en 1983
Trevor Rabin (nacido en 1954), guitarrista de rock sudafricano (ahora tiene nacionalidad estadounidense) y compositor de bandas sonoras. Conocido sobre todo por su etapa con Yes (1982-1995; 2015-actualidad), Rabin posee y toca varias Stratocasters, y las considera su instrumento de cabecera.
Bonnie Raitt (nacida en 1949), guitarrista, cantante y compositora estadounidense de blues/R&B, toca una Stratocaster de 1965 apodada brownie, una Strat sunburst de 1963 que fue propiedad de Robin Trower, así como su Strat de firma.
Robbie Robertson (nacido en 1943), guitarrista y principal compositor de The Band. La principal guitarra elegida por Robertson fue una Stratocaster, a pesar de haber utilizado una Telecaster al principio de su carrera. Para The Last Waltz, Robertson mandó broncear una Stratocaster especialmente para su uso en la película. Más recientemente, Robertson hizo una aparición en directo muy poco habitual en el Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 de Eric Clapton utilizando una Stratocaster.
Nile Rodgers (nacido en 1952), músico estadounidense conocido por sus colaboraciones con Chic y por su estilo único de tocar, que utiliza mucho el acorde picado, tiene una Stratocaster de 1960 apodada cariñosamente "The Hitmaker" por su presencia en muchos singles de éxito.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (nacido en 1977 Kenneth Wayne Brobst), guitarrista principal y vocalista principal/de acompañamiento de The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. Nacido en Shreveport, Luisiana, Kenny comenzó su carrera como músico a los 16 años, mientras asistía al Caddo Magnet High School, y ha actuado internacionalmente con muchas de las grandes leyendas del blues.
Richard Thompson (nacido en 1949), músico inglés conocido sobre todo por tocar la guitarra con los dedos y componer canciones, fue miembro fundador de Fairport Convention antes de convertirse en artista en solitario. Durante muchos años, Thompson tocó una Stratocaster Sunburst del 59, con mástil de arce del 55. Esa guitarra está actualmente inservible y Thompson utiliza ahora una Stratocaster Sunburst del 64 con diapasón de palisandro.
Pete Townshend (nacido en 1945), guitarrista de The Who, utilizó una Fender Stratocaster durante las sesiones de grabación de "I Can See for Miles" y The Who Sell Out. Durante el Monterey Pop Festival de 1967, Townshend destrozó una Stratocaster tras la actuación de The Who, a la que siguió inmediatamente la actuación de Jimi Hendrix Experience, en la que Hendrix también destroza una Stratocaster. Desde 1989, Townshend utiliza exclusivamente una versión modificada de la Fender Eric Clapton's Signature Stratocaster.
Robin Trower (nacido en 1945), guitarrista británico de rock conocido por su trabajo en el grupo Procol Harum y su exitosa carrera en solitario, tiene su propia Signature Stratocaster fabricada por Fender. "Verle en el escenario con su Stratocaster de firma es tan característico para sus fans como sus canciones clásicas".

Ike Turner en 1997.
Ike Turner (1931-2007), guitarrista, músico, compositor y productor discográfico estadounidense conocido por su trabajo con la Ike & Tina Turner Revue y los Kings of Rhythm. Turner fue uno de los primeros en adoptar la Stratocaster, ya que compró una cuando salió a la venta en 1954. Sin saber que el brazo de trémolo de la guitarra podía utilizarse con un efecto sutil, Turner la utilizó para tocar solos chillones, en picado y buceando. Turner explicó su técnica diciendo: "Pensé que era para hacer gritar la guitarra; la gente se emocionaba mucho cuando usaba esa cosa". Turner también era conocido por tocar Telecasters y Jaguars. En 2004, Fender Custom Shop fabricó una Ike Turner Signature Stratocaster, limitada a 100 unidades.
Ritchie Valens (1941-1959), pionero del rock and roll famoso sobre todo por su canción de rock latino "La Bamba", tocaba con una Strat sunburst.
Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020), guitarrista de la banda de rock duro Van Halen, es famoso por su "Frankenstrat", una copia de Stratocaster modificada toscamente con la pastilla de puente de bobina simple sustituida por una humbucker PAF. Esta modificación convirtió a la Frankenstrat en una de las primeras Superstrat, que son guitarras con cuerpo de Stratocaster pero características diferentes. Una réplica de su guitarra se encuentra en el Museo Nacional de Historia Americana de la Institución Smithsonian de Washington, D.C..
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990), conocido por su forma de tocar la guitarra al estilo del blues tejano, fue un guitarrista de blues estadounidense al que se considera muy influyente por su estilo de guitarra de conducción empapado de estilo rítmico. Vaughan destacaba por tocar una Stratocaster equipada con un sistema de vibrato para zurdos. También era conocido por afinar su guitarra medio paso hacia abajo y por utilizar cuerdas pesadas de calibre .13.
Cory Wong (nacido en 1985/86), guitarrista rítmico de Vulfpeck, y conocido por su estilo limpio de guitarra funk "lead rhythm", utilizó Stratocasters durante toda su carrera. En 2021, Fender lanzó la Cory Wong Signature Stratocaster. Una característica exclusiva de este modelo es el "botón de pánico de la cuarta posición", que utiliza uno de los controles de tono para "bloquear" la guitarra en la cuarta posición, y desactiva el selector.
Ronnie Wood (nacido en 1947), guitarrista de los Rolling Stones desde 1975. Los principales instrumentos de escenario de Wood son Strats Sunburst de 1954 y 1955. También utiliza una Telecaster del 52.
James "J.Y." Young (nacido en 1949), guitarrista de la banda de rock multiplatino Styx, utiliza una Stratocaster como guitarra principal casi exclusivamente desde 1967.
Hay pocas guitarras tan icónicas como la Fender Stratocaster.  Esta guitarra se desarrolló originalmente a principios de los años 50 y ha arrasado en todo el mundo.  Para nombrar a algunos guitarristas de Stratocaster muy notables, la lista tendría que incluir a Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Yngwie Malmsteen, Buddy Guy y John Frusciante.  Como puedes ver, esta lista abarca muchos géneros y habla de la flexibilidad de este instrumento.
Which famous musicians played a Fender Stratocaster?
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Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), lead singer and guitarist of Green Day, uses a heavily stickered Fernandes Stratocaster copy nicknamed "Blue". Armstrong modified this guitar with a Bill Lawrence humbucking pickup on the bridge position. After sustaining damage from mud during their performance in Woodstock '94, the bridge pickup was replaced with a Seymour Duncan JB.[2] Blue was used on the recording of every Green Day album until Warning, and during live performances of Green Day's early work, such as their songs from Dookie. Armstrong also used a Fender Stratocaster from the Fender Custom Shop while recording Nimrod.
Randy Bachman (born 1943), a founding member of both The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) who recently fronted the project "Randy Bachman's Jazz Thing." After a visit to a chiropractor, Bachman was persuaded to switch from a Gibson Les Paul to a lighter Stratocaster. He modified the pickups on his first Strat, putting a Gibson pickup at the neck and a Telecaster pickup at the bridge, while leaving the Stratocaster pickup in the middle.[3] Randy favored Stratocasters and custom Strat-style guitars throughout his years with BTO.[4] Though his bands are mostly known for their simplistic rock-radio anthems, Bachman's soloing often revealed complex melodies and jazz-inflected phrasing. Among his Stratocasters used are a '63 standard and a '71 four-bolt hardtail. He has listed guitar influences as varied as Lenny Breau, Leslie West, Wes Montgomery[5] and Hank Marvin.[6]

Jeff Beck in Amsterdam, 1979.
Jeff Beck (born 1944-2023) - a Grammy award-winning rock guitarist, Beck was known for playing for various bands such as the Yardbirds and his own group The Jeff Beck Group. Beck primarily played a Stratocaster and also has a signature Strat.[7] He was noted for his innovative use of the Stratocaster's vibrato system.[8] Up to 1975 Beck had been, primarily, a Les Paul player. In an interview with Jas Obrecht about switching to the Stratocaster, Beck stated, "With a Les Paul you just wind up sounding like someone else. With the Strat I finally sound like me."[9]
Adrian Belew (born 1949), is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson. He has also worked extensively as a session and touring musician, most famously with Talking Heads, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, and Nine Inch Nails. During much of his career, Belew made extensive use of a weathered-looking Stratocaster, later memorialized in song as "The Battered Strat." This guitar was relic'ed by Seymour Duncan.[10]

Ritchie Blackmore in 1977.
Ritchie Blackmore (born 1945), a founding member of both Deep Purple and Rainbow, and currently a member of the band Blackmore's Night.[11] After starting his career using various Höfner and Gibson guitars, Blackmore switched to a Stratocaster in the late 1960s after seeing Jimi Hendrix perform with one. Blackmore's Stratocasters are modified; the middle pickup is lowered and not used (sometimes disconnected completely) and his Stratocaster fingerboards are all scalloped from the 10th fret up. Through the early/mid 1970s Blackmore was notorious for onstage abuse of his guitars, sometimes destroying them completely. By the late 1970s the guitarist had found a Stratocaster model he was content with and it remained his main stage and studio guitar up until it had to be refretted.
Tommy Bolin (1951-1976), a versatile guitarist who is noted for his influence in genres ranging from acoustic blues to hard rock and jazz fusion. He was the lead guitarist for Zephyr, James Gang and Deep Purple. He also had a successful solo career, and collaborated with artists like Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon and The Good Rats. Bolin played by ear and was known for his improvisational skill. His primary guitar was a stock 1963 Stratocaster.[12][13]

Joe Bonamassa in 2016.
Joe Bonamassa (born 1977), a blues rock guitarist, has used Stratocasters throughout his career. When he was 12 years old, Bonamassa played a crimson 1972 Fender Stratocaster. Bonamassa is known for his extensive collection of vintage amplifiers and guitars.[14] In 2018, Bonamassa has said that he has more than 1000 guitars, a large fraction of which are Fender Stratocasters.[15]
Bill Carson (1926–2007), a country and western guitarist credited by Fender as "the man for whom the Stratocaster was designed."[16]
Eric Clapton (born 1945), an English rock guitarist, originally played Gibson guitars early in his career. While he was still a member of Cream, Clapton bought his first Stratocaster, Brownie, in 1969, which was later used on "Layla".[17] Blackie, a composite of three different guitars, went into service in 1970 and was regularly played until its retirement in 1985. It was sold at charity auction for $959,500 in 2004. In 1988, Fender introduced the Eric Clapton Stratocaster, the first model in their Signature series. Clapton has been a long-standing client of the Fender Custom Shop.[citation needed]
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), lead singer and guitarist of grunge band Nirvana, used Fender Stratocasters throughout his career, using the guitar in the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and in the band's famous performance at the 1992 Reading Festival. Cobain's most well-known Stratocaster has a sticker on the body with the text "VANDALISM: BEAUTIFUL AS A ROCK IN A COP'S FACE."[18]

Eric Clapton in a Switzerland concert on June 19, 1977.
Ry Cooder (born 1947), a guitarist, singer and composer who is well known for his interest in American folk music, his collaborations with other notable musicians, and his work on many film soundtracks. Cooder's bottleneck slide guitar playing, heard on such works as the soundtrack to the 1984 film Paris, Texas, influenced other guitarists such as Bonnie Raitt and Chris Rea and contributed to the popularity of the Stratocaster as a slide guitar.[19] He uses a '60s Stratocaster for such playing.[20]
Robert Cray (born 1953), a long-time blues guitarist and singer, Cray plays a '64 Strat and had his own Signature model made in 1990. The signature model, manufactured by the Fender Custom Shop, combines aspects of Cray's '59 Strat and the '64, omits the standard Stratocaster whammy bar, and includes custom pickups.[21]
Dick Dale (1937–2019), considered a pioneer of surf rock, was one of the first owners of a Stratocaster; his was given to him personally by Leo Fender in 1955. He has been revolutionary in experimenting with the sound of the guitar by using heavy reverb and a unique fast-picking style as heard on "Misirlou".[22]
The Edge (born 1961), lead guitarist of U2, known for his percussive, melodic playing and use of delay, has used the Stratocaster as one of his main guitars throughout his career.[23]
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John Frusciante in 2006.
John Frusciante (born 1970), the current guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frusciante used many pre-70s Strats, with the most notable being his worn 1962 Stratocaster. Frusciante used Stratocasters in every Red Hot Chili Peppers album he was involved with, including Mother's Milk,[24] Blood Sugar Sex Magik,[25]and Californication.[26]

Rory Gallagher in 1987
Rory Gallagher (1948–1995), an Irish blues rock guitarist, often credited as one of the most influential rock and blues guitarists of all time. Gallagher is well known for his worn 1961 sunburst Stratocaster. He described his battered Stratocaster as "a part of my psychic makeup". When asked about its importance, Gallagher said, "B.B. King has owned over 100 Lucilles, but I only own one Strat, and it hasn't got a name."[27] Gallagher's Stratocaster has also been reproduced by the Fender Custom shop, to the exact specs of the original one.[28][29]
Lowell George (1945–1979), primary guitarist and singer of Little Feat.[30] Lowell was proficient on slide guitar employing his trademark tone which he achieved through use of compression and open tunings helping to define his soulful sound as well as giving him the means to play his extended melodic lines.[31] Additionally, he used to swap the bridge pickups of his Stratocasters for Telecaster bridge pickups.

David Gilmour in 2006.
David Gilmour (born 1946), as a solo artist and guitar player for Pink Floyd, Gilmour is credited for his unique, blues-based compositional approach and expressive soloing. Author Tony Bacon stated "his solo on 'Comfortably Numb' remains for many a definitive Strat moment."[32] Gilmour's guitar of choice is a custom modified Fender Stratocaster.[33] He is the owner of Strat #0001, which was manufactured in 1954 but was not the first Stratocaster made since Fender does not use sequential serial numbers.[34][35] Gilmour is considered to be one of the more influential Stratocaster players since the instrument's invention.[36] David's signature black Stratocaster, used frequently in 1970s concerts and on the blockbuster albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, is featured in a recent book by his long-time guitar tech Phil Taylor, titled Pink Floyd, The Black Strat—A History of David Gilmour's Black Stratocaster.[37] The "Black Strat" was retired in the 1980s in favour of a Candy Apple Red American Vintage Stratocaster fitted with EMG noiseless single-coil pickups as seen on the Delicate Sound of Thunder and Pulse tours. The Black Strat was briefly used on the documentary Classic Albums: Dark Side of the Moon before being put on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Miami, Florida. It was finally brought out of retirement by David in 2005 and fitted with a '83 Fender Stratocaster neck for the Pink Floyd reunion at the Live 8 concert. David subsequently used it again for his "On An Island" album and tour in 2006 and when he played "Comfortably Numb" with Roger Waters on his tour of "The Wall" on May 12, 2011, in London and also played most of the leads on the final Pink Floyd album The Endless River and his 2015 solo album Rattle That Lock and its tour.

Buddy Guy in 1992.
Buddy Guy (born 1936), an American blues guitarist and singer, Guy is well known for playing the Stratocaster throughout his long career. He is also known for his wild showmanship; Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan both pointed to Guy as an influence on both their playing and their stage shows. Fender has issued several different variations of a Buddy Guy Signature Stratocaster since the early 1990s; the guitars generally have gold Lace Sensor pickups and modified circuitry.[38]
Albert Hammond Jr. (born 1980), guitarist for The Strokes, uses a white Fender Stratocaster as his main guitar for recording and live use. Hammond bought the guitar in 1999 for $400,[39] and used it to record albums such as Is This It and Room on Fire. In 2018, Fender released a signature model of Hammond's guitar, featuring a larger headstock and a modified pickup wiring scheme.[40]
George Harrison (1943–2001), lead guitarist for the Beatles. Harrison and John Lennon obtained matching Sonic Blue Stratocasters in 1965. Unlike Lennon, Harrison employed his Stratocaster more often, using it as his main guitar during the recording sessions for Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the White Album. In 1967, Harrison hand-painted his Stratocaster with a psychedelic paint job, using Day-Glo paint on the body and his wife Pattie Boyd's nail polish on the headstock.[41] The guitar's nickname, "Rocky", is painted on the headstock. Harrison can be seen playing Rocky in the Magical Mystery Tour film as well as The Concert for Bangla Desh.[42][43]

Jimi Hendrix in 1967.
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970), known for developing blues in a modern context, Hendrix's main stage guitar through most of his short career was a Fender Stratocaster.[44] Although Hendrix played left-handed, he played a conventional right-handed Stratocaster flipped upside down, because he preferred to have the control knobs in the top position. Hendrix was responsible for a large increase in the Stratocaster's popularity during his career. In reference to his famed on-stage Stratocaster burning on the Monterey Pop Festival, Hendrix is quoted as saying, "The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar."[45] In 1990, the white Stratocaster used by Hendrix at the 1969 Woodstock Festival sold in a Sotheby's auction for $270,000, a record price at the time. In 1997 Fender produced a limited edition Hendrix tribute model Stratocaster.[46]
Buddy Holly (1936–1959), identified as "the first Strat hero." A statue of Holly in his home town of Lubbock, Texas, portrays him playing his Stratocaster, and the guitar is also engraved on his tombstone.[47] Although the initial release of the Stratocaster came in 1954, the guitar did not begin to achieve popularity until Holly appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957 playing a maple-neck Strat.[48] Holly was also pictured on the cover of The Crickets' 1957 album The "Chirping" Crickets with a sunburst Stratocaster, inspiring The Shadows' Hank Marvin to adopt the guitar.[36]
Ernie Isley (born 1952), member of the American musical ensemble The Isley Brothers has developed three custom Zeal Stratocasters from Fender Custom Shop, using his personal design.[49]
Eric Johnson (born 1954), a Grammy Award-winning guitarist from Austin, Texas, Johnson has played Stratocasters regularly during his career and has played many different types of music. He has participated in developing an Eric Johnson signature Stratocaster model with Fender, which can be bought with both maple and rosewood necks.[50]
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Mark Knopfler in a Hamburg concert on May 28, 2006

Rocky Kramer performing live in 2018

Yngwie Malmsteen in Barcelona in 2008 concert
Ed King (1949–2018) is known for his work with the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975. He used a 1959 model with a black refinish and tortoise pickguard for most recordings and live performances at that time, and also a 1973 model which he used when writing the hit "Sweet Home Alabama".
Mark Knopfler (born 1949), known for his work with British rock band Dire Straits. Knopfler is known for his very particular and unique fingerstyle playing. The song "Sultans of Swing", from Dire Straits' debut album in 1978, was a huge hit that showed the characteristic tone and technique displayed on Knopfler's red Stratocaster. He used the Fender Stratocaster throughout his entire career, as a member of Dire Straits and his solo career. Fender now produces his Signature Stratocaster.[51]
Greg Koch (born 1966), known for his incendiary guitar work. Koch was a Fender clinician and ambassador. He played the Stratocaster for many years and even recorded an album called Strat's Got Your Tongue. He is known for his love of Fender guitars.[52]
Rocky Kramer (born 1990) is known for being a Norwegian "Master Guitarist," now living in the United States. Kramer has been described as a guitar virtuoso "setting fire to the atmosphere with incandescent licks,"[53] as well as "[o]ne of the strongest and most poignant guitarists since Hendrix."[54] Kramer plays and endorses Fender Stratocaster guitars.[55]
Bruce Kulick (born 1953), long-time member and lead guitarist of Kiss and Grand Funk Railroad. Kulick stated on his personal website that he used a Fender Power Stratocaster, a model with a humbucking pickup in place of the single-coil bridge pickup, to add a harmony solo line to his song, "What Love's All About." Kulick used a 1989 yellow Fender Strat Plus, during the recording of the 1992 Kiss Revenge album, including for the hit single, "God Gave Rock 'n Roll to You II." Revenge reached the Top 20 in several countries.[56][57]
Michael Landau (born 1958), friend of Steve Lukather and prolific session guitarist of the 1980s, has used many Stratocasters in his career and is working with Fender as of 2016 to create a Michael Landau Signature Stratocaster.[58]
John Lennon (1940–1980), the Beatles' rhythm guitarist, acquired matching Stratocasters with bandmate George Harrison during the 1965 sessions for Help!. However, Lennon rarely used his Stratocaster, which was notably played on "Nowhere Man" and during the Sgt. Pepper sessions. A different Strat was used on the Imagine album. John Lennon acquired a candy apple red "Strat" with 22 carat gold electroplated brass hardware around 1980. A photo of him playing this guitar in bed one morning in late 1980, shortly before his death, was used an inner sleeve of the album The John Lennon Collection.[59][60][61]
Alex Lifeson (born 1953), the guitarist for Rush since 1968, first recorded with a black Stratocaster on the Rush 1977 album A Farewell to Kings. In 1979, he modified the '77 Strat with a '57 classic humbucker, a Floyd Rose tremolo unit (first ever made), a Gibson toggle switch on the lower bout, and rewired with master volume/tone. He used that same guitar for the leads and direct recording for 1979's "Permanent Waves." In late 1980, Alex Lifeson acquired two more Strats in red and white, modifying them exactly the same as the former.[62][63]
Yngwie Malmsteen (born 1963), known for his work in the neo-classical metal genre. Influenced by an array of musicians, Malmsteen is regarded as highly influential for his use of heavy classical-style chord progressions, interesting phrases and arpeggio sweeps. He is known for playing Stratocasters with scalloped fretboards.[64][65]
Hank Marvin (born 1941), the lead guitarist of The Shadows, Marvin is reputed to be the owner of the first Fender Stratocaster in the UK (given to him by Cliff Richard). The guitar was finished in a shade of Fiesta Red, sometimes referred to as 'Salmon Pink'. This guitar, with its tremolo arm, contributed to the Shadows' distinctive sound.[66] Guitarists such as David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler credit Marvin and The Shadows, who had "the first Strat that came to England", with influencing their own decisions to buy Stratocasters.[36]
John Mayer (born 1977), a Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, has played Stratocasters throughout his career and has had a Fender Artist Series Stratocaster made in both standard and limited edition form.[67][68] Mayer's use of the Stratocaster in a wide range of musical genres is noted as a testament to the guitar's versatility.[19] After tensions with Fender,[69] he partnered with PRS Guitars to develop the PRS Silver Sky, a guitar heavily based on the Fender Stratocaster.[70]
Mike Oldfield (born 1953), a British guitarist who plays a wide range of guitars and instruments. His "Salmon-pink" strat, bought at the time of his hit Moonlight Shadow, is his favorite guitar.[71]
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Stevie Ray Vaughan performing in 1983
Trevor Rabin (born 1954), a South African (now has American citizenship) rock guitarist and film score composer. Most well known for his time with Yes (1982-1995; 2015–present), Rabin owns and plays several Stratocasters, and considers it his go-to instrument.
Bonnie Raitt (born 1949), an American blues/R&B guitarist, singer, and songwriter, plays a 1965 Stratocaster nicknamed brownie, a 1963 sunburst Strat that used to be owned by Robin Trower as well as her signature Strat.[72]
Robbie Robertson (born 1943), guitarist and principal songwriter for The Band. Robertson's main guitar choice was a Stratocaster, despite using a Telecaster early in his career. For The Last Waltz Robertson had a Stratocaster bronzed especially for his use in the film.[73] More recently Robertson made a very rare live appearance at Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival using a Stratocaster.
Nile Rodgers (born 1952), an American musician known for his contributions with Chic and unique playing style that makes extensive use of the chop chord, has a 1960 Stratocaster affectionately dubbed as "The Hitmaker" for its presence on many hit singles.[74]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born 1977 Kenneth Wayne Brobst), lead guitarist and lead/backup vocalist for The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Kenny started his playing career at age 16, while attending Caddo Magnet High School, and has performed internationally with many of the great blues legends.[75]
Richard Thompson (born 1949), an English musician best known for his finger-style guitar playing and songwriting, was a founding member of Fairport Convention before becoming a solo artist. For many years Thompson played a '59 Sunburst Stratocaster, with a maple '55 neck.[76] That guitar is currently unserviceable and Thompson now uses a '64 sunburst Stratocaster with a rosewood fingerboard.[77]
Pete Townshend (born 1945), the guitarist for The Who, used a Fender Stratocaster during the recording sessions for "I Can See for Miles" and The Who Sell Out.[78] During the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, Townshend smashed a Stratocaster after the Who's set, which was immediately followed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience's performance where Hendrix also destroys a Stratocaster. Townshend has exclusively used a modified version of the Fender Eric Clapton's Signature Stratocaster since 1989.[79]
Robin Trower (born 1945), a British rock guitarist known for his work in the band Procol Harum and his successful solo career, has his own Signature Stratocaster made by Fender. "The sight of him onstage with his signature Stratocaster is as characteristic to his fans as his classic songs."[80]

Ike Turner in 1997.
Ike Turner (1931-2007), an American guitarist, musician, songwriter and record producer known for his work with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and the Kings of Rhythm. Turner was an early adopter of the Stratocaster, buying one on its release in 1954. Unaware that the guitar's tremolo arm could be used to subtle effect, Turner used it to play screaming, swooping and diving solos. Turner explained his technique by saying: "I thought it was to make the guitar scream—people got so excited when I used that thing." Turner was also known to play Telecasters and Jaguars. In 2004 Fender Custom Shop produced an Ike Turner Signature Stratocaster, limited to 100.[81]
Ritchie Valens (1941–1959), a pioneer of rock and roll mostly famous for his Latin Rock song "La Bamba", played with a sunburst Strat.[82]
Eddie Van Halen (1955–2020), guitarist of hard rock band Van Halen, is notable for his "Frankenstrat", a crudely modified Stratocaster copy with the single-coil bridge pickup replaced with a PAF humbucker. This modification made the Frankenstrat one of the earliest Superstrats, which are guitars with a Stratocaster body but different features. A replica of his guitar is located in the National Museum of American History part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[83]
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), known for his Texas blues style guitar playing, was an American blues guitarist who is considered highly influential for his driving guitar style soaked with rhythmic style playing. Vaughan was noted for playing a Stratocaster equipped with a left-handed vibrato system. He was also known for tuning his guitar down a half-step and using heavy .13 gauge strings.[84][85][86]
Cory Wong (born 1985/86), rhythm guitarist for Vulfpeck, and known for his clean funk 'lead rhythm' guitar style, used Stratocasters throughout his career. In 2021, Fender released the Cory Wong Signature Stratocaster.[87] A unique feature of this model is the 'fourth position panic button', which uses one of the tone controls to "lock" the guitar in fourth position, and disables the selector switch.
Ronnie Wood (born 1947), guitarist playing with the Rolling Stones since 1975. Wood's main stage instruments are 1954 and 1955 Sunburst Strats. He also uses a 52 Telecaster.[88]
James "J.Y." Young (born 1949), guitarist of multi-platinum rock band Styx, has been using a Stratocaster as his principal guitar almost exclusively since 1967.[89]
There are few guitars as iconic as the Fender Stratocaster.  This guitar was originally developed in the early 1950's and has taken the world by storm.  To name a few very notable Stratocaster players the list would have to include Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Yngwie Malmsteen, Buddy Guy and John Frusciante.  As you can see this list spans many genres and speaks to the flexibility of this instrument.