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Throughout the history of the guitar, since it’s humble beginnings, there have been some models and designs that have stood out from the crowd.  Not just because of the innovative process of manufacture or that they feature the newest and most innovative designs and components, but that they have been used by the greatest and best guitarists of all time.

Probably the most popular guitar would be the Fender Stratocaster.  First made by Leo Fender, founder of the now mega famous Fender Guitar company back in the 1950’s, the Stratocaster or Fender Strat as it is more commonly known has taken it’s place amongst the legends of rock.  Now enjoying a cult following from new players and vintage guitar collectors alike, the Strat still powers the best of todays rock bands. 

The 1957 model of this guitar is probably considered to be the best and most collectable of the near 60 year run classic.  The 57 model features the infamous 2 tone sunburst color design, usually red and orange or black and yellow and can be seen being used by rock greats such as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin during more recent times.  After it’s inception all those years ago, the Strat was mainly used for playing blues style music until the likes of Hendrix blasted it into another world with started pushing the guitar and rock music to it’s limits and into a new era.  Jimi was one of many who was able to work with the Fender technicians and custom factory team to produce his own white signature model.  Leo Fender was famous for allowing and encouraging the worlds best guitar players to work with them to not only produce their own personalized signature models, but also innovate and evolve their existing designs through experimentation and customization. 

The Fender Stratocaster has been used for a variety of different music styles over the years from rock to blues and jazz.  It’s clean, clear sound allows the player the freedom to make any style of music accessible and the perfect build quality of each guitar is second to none.  The body of the strat is made from alder wood and the neck is made from maple with a rosewood fretboard.  The guitar features a set of 3 popular single coil pickups which helps give it the classic sound.  There is a 5 way selector switch that allows you to change between a combination of the pickups to generate different tones and a series of volume and tone knobs. 

The Fender Stratocaster is definitely one of the guitars that will go down in history as being a perfect and versatile instrument that helped change the face of rock and guitar music as we know it today.  Little did Leo Fender know that when he first created the Strat back in 1950, he would also be creating a legacy that will definitely span well over 100 years.

If you want to find out more information about classic rock guitars and get your chance to own a part of rock history, come to the authors website – Buy A Rock Guitar. More information and history of the Fender Stratocaster and other rock guitars awaits you there!

Keep rocking!