Anyone who has ever played, made, or sold electric guitars will tell you that you can never go wrong with a Fender. The Fender Stratocaster is, without hesitation, the most popular electric guitar in the world, and for good reason. It symbolizes a radical evolution of design and sound. I remember the day my dad and one of his friends went to Charley’s Guitar Shop in Dallas, Texas, to buy a guitar. He came home with a Fender Strat and played it at least once a day for as long as I can remember. I later found out that the friend who picked out the guitar was actually Stevie Ray Vaughan. I grew up listening to Clapton, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, and, later in life, John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and John Mayer- all incendiary guitar players, all playing Fender Strats. Stevie Ray Vaughan played a Strat from Charley’s and so did my dad. That’s why the Fender Stratocaster is my Lovemark, and it’s also why I wouldn’t think of playing anything else.
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Symbolizes a radical evolution
Fender
17 September 2009
Anyone who has ever played, made, or sold electric guitars will tell you that you can never go wrong with a Fender. The Fender Stratocaster is, without hesitation, the most popular electric guitar in the world, and for good reason. It symbolizes a radical evolution of design and sound. I remember the day my dad and one of his friends went to Charley’s Guitar Shop in Dallas, Texas, to buy a guitar. He came home with a Fender Strat and played it at least once a day for as long as I can remember. I later found out that the friend who picked out the guitar was actually Stevie Ray Vaughan. I grew up listening to Clapton, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, and, later in life, John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and John Mayer- all incendiary guitar players, all playing Fender Strats. Stevie Ray Vaughan played a Strat from Charley’s and so did my dad. That’s why the Fender Stratocaster is my Lovemark, and it’s also why I wouldn’t think of playing anything else.