The Fender "Strat" – The Ultimate Electric Guitar?
Is the “Stratocaster”, Leo Fenders concept of a “working man’s” instrument, the ultimate electric guitar? Just consider the roster of players: Buddy Holly, Hank Marvin, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, Bob Dylan and that’s just a tiny number of “names”. So Why nearly sixty years since it’s introduction is the Fender Stratocaster still the most popular electric guitar in the world? (And the most copied!)
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