My top three favorites all played Strats

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. SRV
3. Eric Clapton

Just look at the Fender Artist series.

just about every single great guitarists you can think of played a Strat as the main guitar! I was trying to think of a few that didn't play a Strat and could not come up with many. Mainly BB King, then there is Jimmy Page - but I would consider him more of a great song writer then a great guitarist. I think of him as a good guitarist and a great songwriter. Not really a great Guitarist in the same league as the three mentioned above. Other notable high profile guitarists that dont play a Strat would be Slash and Randy Roads and who else? There are a lot of good guitarists that don't play a Strat but not many great guitarists.

Well, let's see. Off the top of my head and in no particular order: Les Paul, Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, Ted Nugent, Andres Segovia, Angus Young, and of course, Esteban.

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how many of them would you consider truly great guitarists and not just good guitarists in comparison?

Hello Scot06,

Lets,s not forget the Duane Allman, Dickey Betts and that Derek Trucks.
and of course Estaban.

And the list will go on.

Cheers.

Segovia and Atkins (and of course, Esteban).

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Every great jazz guitarist who ever lived, most country guys, all the acoustic and classical masters, every bluegrass monster... and, of course, Esteban.

Are you seriously asking if they would be considered "great" and not just merely "good" when compared to Hendrix and SRV and Clapton? Or did you mean something else in your second post?

I know I've said this before, but: If I made a list of who I considered the 100 greatest guitarists, Jimi, Stevie and Eric wouldn't even be one the list, let alone at the top.

sorry, I meant rock/blues type electric guitarists.

Tuck Andress and Esteban. Mike

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Well, I'm sure he played Strats all the time, but he's more known for playing rickenbacker. You guys might not think he's great, but I think he's come up with a lot great guitar hooks. It's of course, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

How about the 3 Kings. Freddie, Albert and BB.

Carlos Santana, Johnny Winter...

I'd have to say:

B.B King
Freddie King
Albert King
Carlos Santana

Do I think they are in the same league as SRV, Hendrix and Clapton i'd have to say yes I do.

Carlos is one of the greatest most influential guitarists on the planet. (yes thats more of a personal opinion) and the three kings are the heart and soul of the blues.

.....but did they play with the same number of fingers as Django Reinhardt

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Brian May, Martin Barre, Frank Zappa, Angus Young, and Esteban.

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

Carlos Santana, Angus Young, Duane Allman, Ted Nugent and Jimmy Page. That's some damn good company regardless of what guitar they play!