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Adrian Belew performs onstage (left), his partially burned Strat
Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar

By Phil Weller Published

Belew had sought the expertise of his friend Seymour Duncan to fix his “ugly-ass guitar” – but he didn’t expect his trigger-happy solution

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Ritchie Blackmore performs onstage
Ritchie Blackmore's first Strat came from Eric Clapton's collection

By Phil Weller Published

Blackmore might be a Stratocaster icon now, but if it wasn’t for a bargain deal courtesy of Eric Clapton’s roadie, he may never have been

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Walter Trout
Walter Trout comes to the defense of CBS Strats

By Phil Weller Published

The blues great has championed his “off the shelf” 1973 Strat, which inspired the development of his Delaney Guitars signature model

Electric Guitars
Jeff Beck performs at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California on August 1, 2003
“I picked up my Fender and thought, ‘How the hell did I ever play this?’”: Jeff Beck once said “there was no turning back” to the Strat – here's why he eventually did just that

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Never one to creatively and sonically stand still, Beck – just as he had with the Strat – eventually grew dissatisfied with what he saw as the Les Paul's limitations

Electric Guitars
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 'Texas Flood' album artwork
"We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’

By Mark McStea Published

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made

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Robbie Robertson (left) and Eric Clapton perform during The Last Waltz at Winterland on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California.
"The Whole Song Turned Into Kind of a Guitar Dialogue Back and Forth": Watch Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton's Infamous ‘Guitar Duel’

By Scott Rowley Published

Video “Duel? It was more of a guitar conversation – with a lot of passion,” said Robertson

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Carlos Santana performs live on stage with Santana in London on November 16, 1973. He is playing Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar.
“I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes

By Alan di Perna Published

“It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master

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Jeff Beck performs at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 1999.
Watch Jeff Beck Play Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Blow TV Host's Mind

By Rod Brakes Published

Video The audience is left stunned while the presenter is rendered speechless by this awesome display of guitar-playing talent

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Bonnie Raitt performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, on August 6th, 1977. She is playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players

By Guitar Player Staff Published

From Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt, these deep cuts are bound to have you reaching for your Strat

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Rick Derringer from rock group Derringer posed backstage at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, Connecticut, USA in June 1976.
“If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault

By Guitar Player Staff Published

“My personal goal is just to make the next thirty years, or the next fifty,” Rick Derringer told ‘Guitar Player’ in 1975

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