That other thread about non-Strat playing guitar heroes made me want to see pictures of some of them playing Strats. To start things off, here's the guy we usually see playing a Gold Top, Mr. Dickey Betts:




Extra Bonus points for Knowing Dickey's actual first name.

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... and here's his old partner in crime, best known for a nice flamey Les Paul (or even an SG):

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And another, Mr. Page, not usually thought of as a Strat player:

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Hello orvilleowner how are you buddy? hope your having a great day today

I'm doing just fine, vinny. Thanks for asking.

Did you know that Peter Green played Strats a lot? I guess after selling his Sunburst Les Paul to Gary Moore, what else did he have left to play?!?

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Not known for playing Fender but here's Kirk Hammett, with a beauty:



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I hear this guy even played a Strat from time to time. (I gotta keep googling for a pic of that!)

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You know, the upper fret access on that guitar must have been pretty lousy since it only has one cutaway which doesn't help any when the guitar is upside down.

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Right. I'm thinking he compensated somehow!

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O.O

The last Greeny interview i read he's not playing strats. He sometimes plays an esquire. He mainly plays localy made (switzerland where he lives now) single pickup guitars, just a pickup and a output jack. Saying (your gonna love this) the electrics interfere less with the tone of the guitar.

If you follow the documentary through youtube its quite apparent that he's still a bit poorly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTSpOUHkFE4
(around 4 minutes the willie dixon cover 'need your love so bad' played on a strat, as was 'albatross' too. A friend at the recording session told me).
Shame for the bloke, the only guitarist i've ever wanted to hear for more than 4 minutes.

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Kirk looks like his Strat has made him go weak at the knees... unless that's a heat mirage brought about by wearing a black ensemble in the desert...

(This post has been completely edited - because changes further up the thread made what was here before redundant.)

There's a strange anti-Joe Bonamassa thing going on at present, as if someone had claimed he was the Guitar Messiah and it seems necessary to prove he isn't. So to show support for a player I enjoy, here's Joe on his gold flake Strat (mostly an LP player, these days):



Cheers - C

Thanks Ceri, I added another (above) as well. The hosting site might have a limit on the number of downloads.

Here's another guy not normally seen playing a Strat, Warren Haynes

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Haha - we're crossing in cyberspace! I've now changed my post, above...

- C

Awwww, I liked that black n white of Duane ....

I haven't been able to find a picture of Les Paul (the man) playing a Strat ...

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