Yibaphi abaculi abadumile abadlala iFender Stratocaster?
Context:I-A<unk>E UBillie Joe Armstrong (owazalwa ngo-1972), umculi oholayo nomgcini wegitare weGreen Day, usebenzisa ikhophi yeFernandes Stratocaster enamathele kakhulu ebizwa ngokuthi "Blue". U-Armstrong walungisa lesi sigingci nge-pickup kaBill Lawrence ehlezi ebhulohweni. Ngemva kokulimala odakeni ngesikhathi bedlala eWoodstock '94, i-pick-up yasebhuloho yathathelwa indawo i-Seymour Duncan JB. I-Blue yayisetshenziswa ekurekhodweni kwe-albhamu ngayinye yeGreen Day kuze kube yi-Warning, nangesikhathi sokudlala bukhoma komsebenzi wokuqala weGreen Day, njengezingoma zabo ezivela kuDookie. U-Armstrong futhi wasebenzisa i-Fender Stratocaster evela e-Fender Custom Shop ngenkathi eqopha uNimrod. URandy Bachman (owazalwa ngo-1943), oyilungu elisungula iThe Guess Who neBachman <unk> Turner Overdrive (BTO) osanda kuhola iphrojekthi ethi "Randy Bachman's Jazz Thing". Ngemva kokuvakashela udokotela wamathambo, uBachman wancengwa ukuba ashintshe iGibson Les Paul ayise kuStratocaster elula. Waguqula amapikicha ku-Strat yakhe yokuqala, wafaka i-Gibson pickup entanyeni kanye ne-Telecaster pickup ebhulohweni, ngenkathi eshiya i-Stratocaster pickup phakathi. URandy wayethanda ama-Stratocaster nama-guitar enziwe ngokwezifiso e-Strat-style kuyo yonke iminyaka yakhe ese-BTO. Nakuba amaqembu akhe edume kakhulu ngezingoma zawo ezilula zomsakazo we-rock, ukucula kukaBachman eyedwa ngokuvamile kwakwembula izingoma eziyinkimbinkimbi namazwi ahambisana ne-jazz. Phakathi kwama-Stratocaster akhe asetshenziswayo kukhona i-'63 standard ne-'71 four-bolt hardtail. Uye wabala amathonya e-guitar ahlukahlukene njengoLenny Breau, Leslie West, Wes Montgomery noHank Marvin.  UJeff Beck e-Amsterdam, ngo-1979. UJeff Beck (owazalwa ngo-1944-2023) - umgadli wegitare lomculo we-rock owathola umklomelo we-Grammy, uBeck wayaziwa ngokudlala amaqembu ahlukahlukene afana ne-Yardbirds neqembu lakhe iThe Jeff Beck Group. UBeck ngokuyinhloko wadlala i-Stratocaster futhi une-Strat eyingqayizivele. Waziwa ngokusebenzisa kwakhe okusha uhlelo lwe-vibrato lwe-Stratocaster. Kuze kube ngo-1975 uBeck, ngokuyinhloko, wayengumdlali waseLes Paul. Engxoxweni noJas Obrecht mayelana nokushintshela ku-Stratocaster, u-Beck wathi, "Nge-Les Paul uvele uqede ukuzwakala njengomunye umuntu. Nge-Strat ekugcineni ngizwakala njengami". U-Adrian Belew (owazalwa ngo-1949), ungumculi waseMelika, umculi, umbhali wezingoma, umculi wezinsimbi eziningi nomkhiqizi werekhodi. Mhlawumbe waziwa kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe njengelungu leqembu le-rock eliqhubekayo iKing Crimson. Uphinde wasebenza kakhulu njengomculi weseshini nohambo, odume kakhulu ngamaTalking Heads, uDavid Bowie, uFrank Zappa, kanye ne-Nine Inch Nails. Phakathi neningi lomsebenzi wakhe, uBelew wasebenzisa kakhulu i-Stratocaster ebukeka igugile, kamuva yakhunjulwa ngengoma ethi "The Battered Strat". Lesi sigingci sasigcinwe nguSeymour Duncan.  URitchie Blackmore ngo-1977. URitchie Blackmore (owazalwa ngo-1945), oyilungu elisungula iDeep Purple neRainbow, futhi njengamanje uyilungu leqembu iBlackmore's Night. Ngemuva kokuqala umsebenzi wakhe esebenzisa iziginci ezahlukahlukene zeHöfner neGibson, uBlackmore washintshela ku-Stratocaster ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960 ngemuva kokubona uJimi Hendrix edlala ngayo. I-Stratocasters kaBlackmore ishintshiwe; i-pickup emaphakathi yehlisiwe futhi ayisetshenziswanga (kwesinye isikhathi ihlukaniswe ngokuphelele) futhi ama-fingerboards akhe e-Stratocaster wonke ahlanjululwa kusuka ku-10th fret phezulu. Ngasekuqaleni / maphakathi nawo-1970, uBlackmore wayedume ngokuhlukumeza iziginci zakhe esiteji, kwesinye isikhathi ezibhubhisa ngokuphelele. Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1970 lo mculi wesigingci wayethole imodeli ye-Stratocaster ayeneneliseka ngayo futhi yahlala iyisiginci sakhe esiyinhloko nesiginci sesitudiyo kwaze kwaba yilapho kufanele ivuselelwe. UTommy Bolin (1951-1976), umculi wesiginci owaziwa ngethonya lakhe ezinhlotsheni ezisukela ku-acoustic blues kuya ku-hard rock kanye ne-jazz fusion. Wayengumdlali wegitare oholayo weZephyr, iJames Gang neDeep Purple. Ubuye waba nomsebenzi wakhe wedwa ophumelelayo, futhi wabambisana nabaculi abanjengoBilly Cobham, u-Alphonse Mouzon kanye neThe Good Rats. UBolin wayedlala ngezindlebe futhi wayaziwa ngekhono lakhe lokwenza izinto ngaphandle kokuhlela. I-guitar yakhe eyinhloko kwakuyi-Stratocaster ka-1963.  UJoe Bonamassa ngo-2016. UJoe Bonamassa (owazalwa ngo-1977), isigingci se-blues rock, usebenzise ama-Stratocasters kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. Lapho eneminyaka engu-12 ubudala, uBonamassa wadlala iFender Stratocaster yowe-1972 enombala obomvu. UBonamassa waziwa ngeqoqo lakhe elikhulu lama-amplifier nama-guitar akudala. Ngo-2018, uBonamassa uthe unama-guitar angaphezu kwe-1000, ingxenye enkulu yawo ingamaFender Stratocasters. UBill Carson (1926<unk>2007), umculi wesiginci wasemaphandleni kanye nasentshonalanga ohlonishwa nguFender ngokuthi "indoda i-Stratocaster eyakhelwe yona". U-Eric Clapton (owazalwa ngo-1945), umculi we-rock waseNgilandi, ekuqaleni wadlala ama-guitar kaGibson ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe. Ngenkathi eseseyilungu leCream, uClapton wathenga i-Stratocaster yakhe yokuqala, i-Brownie, ngo-1969, eyasetshenziswa kamuva ku- "Layla". I-Blackie, eyakhiwe ngamagitala amathathu ahlukene, yaqala ukusebenza ngo-1970 futhi yayidlalwa njalo kwaze kwaba yilapho ithatha umhlalaphansi ngo-1985. Lathengiswa endalini yokusiza umphakathi ngo - 2004 ngo - $959 500. Ngo-1988, iFender yethula i-Eric Clapton Stratocaster, eyimodeli yokuqala yochungechunge lwayo lweSignature. UClapton ube yikhasimende lesikhathi eside leFender Custom Shop. [ isidingo ] UKurt Cobain (1967-1994), umculi oholayo nomgcini wegitare weqembu le-grunge iNirvana, wasebenzisa iFender Stratocasters kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe, esebenzisa isiginci kuvidiyo yomculo ethi "Smells Like Teen Spirit" nasekusebenzeni kweqembu elidumile eReading Festival ngo-1992. I-Stratocaster kaCobain eyaziwa kakhulu inesiqephu esibhalwe ukuthi "UKUCHITHA: Kuhle Njengetshe Ebusweni Bamapholisa".  U-Eric Clapton ekhonsathini eSwitzerland ngoJuni 19, 1977. URy Cooder (owazalwa ngo-1947), umculi, umculi nomqambi owaziwa kakhulu ngentshisekelo yakhe kumculo wesintu waseMelika, ukusebenzisana kwakhe nabanye abaculi abavelele, kanye nomsebenzi wakhe kuma-soundtracks amaningi amafilimu. Ukudlala kukaCooder isiginci se-slide, okuzwakala emisebenzini efana ne-soundtrack yefilimu yango-1984 iParis, eTexas, kuthonye abanye abashayi besigingci abanjengoBonnie Raitt noChris Rea futhi kwaba nomthelela ekuthandweni kweStratocaster njengegitare le-slide. Usebenzisa i-Stratocaster yangama-60 ukuze adlale kanjalo. URobert Cray (owazalwa ngo-1953), umculi wesikhathi eside we-blues, uCray udlala i-Strat ka-64 futhi waba nomodeli wakhe we-Signature owenziwe ngo-1990. Imodeli yesiginesha, ekhiqizwa yiFender Custom Shop, ihlanganisa izici zeCray's '59 Strat kanye ne-64, ilahla ibha ejwayelekile ye-Stratocaster, futhi ifaka ama-pickups enziwe ngokwezifiso. UDick Dale (1937<unk>2019), obhekwa njengephayona le-surf rock, wayengomunye wabanikazi bokuqala be-Stratocaster; eyakhe yanikezwa yena uqobo nguLeo Fender ngo-1955. Ube ngumsunguli wokuhlola umsindo wesigingci ngokusebenzisa i-heavy reverb kanye nesitayela esiyingqayizivele sokukhetha okusheshayo njengoba kuzwakala ku- "Misirlou". U-Edge (owazalwa ngo-1961), umculi oholayo we-U2, owaziwa ngokudlala kwakhe okushayayo, okune-melodic nokusebenzisa ukubambezeleka, usebenzise i-Stratocaster njengenye yamagitare akhe amakhulu kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. F<unk>J  UJohn Frusciante ngo-2006. UJohn Frusciante (owazalwa ngo-1970), umculi wamanje weRed Hot Chili Peppers, uFrusciante wasebenzisa ama-Strats amaningi ngaphambi kweminyaka yama-70, okuphawuleka kakhulu ukuthi yi-Stratocaster yakhe egugile yango-1962. UFrusciante wasebenzisa i-Stratocasters kuwo wonke ama-albhamu e-Red Hot Chili Peppers ayebandakanyeka kuwo, kuhlanganise ne-Mother's Milk, i-Blood Sugar Sex Magik, ne-Californication.  URory Gallagher ngo-1987 URory Gallagher (1948-1995), umculi wegitare wase-Ireland, uvame ukubhekwa njengomunye wabadlali begitare be-rock and blues abanethonya elikhulu kunabo bonke. UGallagher waziwa kakhulu nge-Stratocaster yakhe eyayigugile ngo-1961. Wachaza i-Stratocaster yakhe eyayibhidlikile ngokuthi "iyingxenye yokwakheka kwami ngokwasemzimbeni". Lapho ebuzwa ngokubaluleka kwayo, uGallagher wathi, "UB.B. King uye waba nezingu-100 zeLucille, kodwa mina ngine-Strat eyodwa kuphela, futhi ayinalo igama". I-Stratocaster kaGallagher nayo yakhiqizwa kabusha yisitolo se-Fender Custom, ngokucaciswa okuqondile kweyokuqala. ULowell George (1945<unk>1979), isigingci esiyinhloko nomculi weLittle Feat. ULowell wayeyingcweti ekudlaleni isiginci esishukumisayo esebenzisa ithoni yakhe eyigugu ayithola ngokusebenzisa ukucindezela nokuvula okuvulekile okwamsiza ekuchazeni umsindo wakhe onomphefumulo kanye nokumnika izindlela zokudlala imigqa yakhe yomculo enwetshiwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayejwayele ukushintshanisa ama-bridge pickups ama-Stratocasters akhe ngama-Telecaster bridge pickups.  UDavid Gilmour ngo-2006. UDavid Gilmour (owazalwa ngo-1946), njengomculi oyedwa nomdlali wesiginci wePink Floyd, uGilmour udunyiswa ngendlela yakhe eyingqayizivele, yokwakheka okusekelwe ku-blues nokwenza i-solo. Umbhali uTony Bacon wathi "ukudlala kwakhe yedwa ku-'Comfortably Numb 'kuhlala kungumzuzu oqondile we-Strat". I-guitar uGilmour ayithandayo i-Fender Stratocaster eyenziwe ngokwezifiso. Ungumnikazi we-Strat # 0001, eyakhiwa ngo-1954 kodwa kwakungeyona i-Stratocaster yokuqala eyenziwe kusukela i-Fender ingasebenzisi izinombolo ze-serial ezilandelanayo. UGilmour uthathwa njengomunye wabadlali be-Stratocaster abanethonya elikhulu selokhu kwasungulwa lo mshini. I-Stratocaster emnyama kaDavid, esetshenziswa kaningi kumakhonsathi ama-1970 nakuma-albhamu athandwayo I-Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Izilwane kanye neThe Wall, ivezwe encwadini yakamuva kaPhil Taylor, osenesikhathi eside esebenza naye, enesihloko esithi Pink Floyd, The Black Strat<unk>A History of David Gilmour's Black Stratocaster. "I-Black Strat" yasuswa eminyakeni yama-1980 yasetshenziselwa i-Candy Apple Red American Vintage Stratocaster efakwe ama-pickups e-EMG angenawo umsindo njengoba kubonwe ohambweni lwe-Delicate Sound of Thunder ne-Pulse. I-Black Strat yasetshenziswa kafushane kwi-documentary Classic Albums: Dark Side of the Moon ngaphambi kokuba iboniswe eHard Rock Cafe eMiami, eFlorida. Ekugcineni yabuyiselwa emuva nguDavid ngo-2005 futhi yafakwa umgexo we-Fender Stratocaster ka-83 wokuhlangana kabusha kwePink Floyd ekhonsathini ye-Live 8. UDavid wabe eseyisebenzisa futhi i-albhamu yakhe ethi "On An Island" kanye nohambo lwakhe ngo-2006 nalapho edlala i- "Comfortably Numb" noRoger Waters ohambweni lwakhe lwe- "The Wall" ngoMeyi 12, 2011, eLondon futhi wadlala iningi lama-leads ku-albhamu yokugcina kaPink Floyd i-Endless River kanye ne-albhamu yakhe yedwa ka-2015 i-Rattle That Lock kanye nohambo lwayo.  UBuddy Guy ngo-1992. UBuddy Guy (owazalwa ngo-1936), umculi nomculi we-blues waseMelika, uGuy waziwa kakhulu ngokudlala i-Stratocaster kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe omude. Uyaziwa nangokuthi uyadlala; UJimi Hendrix noStevie Ray Vaughan bobabili bakhomba uGuy njengethonya ekudlaleni kwabo nasemibukisweni yabo yesiteji. I-Fender ikhiphe ukuhlukahluka okuhlukahlukene kwe-Buddy Guy Signature Stratocaster kusukela ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-1990s; ama-guitars ngokuvamile anezinsimbi zegolide ze-Lace Sensor kanye namasekethe aguquliwe. U-Albert Hammond Jr. (owazalwa ngo-1980), umculi we-The Strokes, usebenzisa i-Fender Stratocaster emhlophe njengegitare lakhe eliyinhloko lokuqopha nokusebenzisa bukhoma. UHammond wathenga isigingci ngo-1999 ngo- $ 400, futhi wasisebenzisa ukuqopha ama-albhamu afana ne-Is This It ne-Room on Fire. Ngo-2018, iFender yakhipha imodeli yesiginesha yesigingci sikaHammond, enekhanda elikhulu nesikimu sezintambo esiguquliwe. UGeorge Harrison (1943<unk>2001), owayengumdlali wesiginci ohola iBeatles. UHarrison noJohn Lennon bathola ama-Sonic Blue Stratocaster afanayo ngo-1965. Ngokungafani noLennon, uHarrison wayevame ukusebenzisa i-Stratocaster yakhe, eyisebenzisa njengegitare lakhe elikhulu ngesikhathi kuqoshwa i-Rubber Soul, i-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, ne-White Album. Ngo-1967, uHarrison wapenda ngesandla i-Stratocaster yakhe ngopende we-psychedelic, esebenzisa upende we-Day-Glo emzimbeni kanye ne-nail polish yomkakhe uPattie Boyd ekhanda. Igama lesidlaliso laleli gitala, elithi "Rocky", libhalwe ekhanda lalo. UHarrison angabonakala edlala uRocky kwifilimu ethi Magical Mystery Tour kanye nakuThe Concert for Bangla Desh.  UJimi Hendrix ngo-1967. UJimi Hendrix (1942<unk>1970), owaziwa ngokuthuthukisa i-blues esimweni sesimanje, isiginci esiyinhloko sikaHendrix ngesikhathi esiningi somsebenzi wakhe omfushane kwakuyiFender Stratocaster. Nakuba uHendrix ayedlala ngesandla sobunxele, wadlala i-Stratocaster evamile yesandla sokudla ephendulwe phezulu, ngoba wayekhetha ukuba nezibambo zokulawula zisesimweni esiphezulu. UHendrix waba nesibopho sokwanda okukhulu kokuthandwa kweStratocaster ngesikhathi somsebenzi wakhe. Ekhuluma nge-Stratocaster yakhe edumile esiteji eshisa eMonterey Pop Festival, uHendrix ucashunwa ethi, "Ngesikhathi ngishisa isiginci sami kwakunjengomhlatshelo. Udela izinto ozithandayo. Ngiyasithanda isiginci sami". Ngo - 1990, i - Stratocaster emhlophe eyasetshenziswa uHendrix eMkhosini WaseWoodstock ka - 1969 yathengiswa endalini yaseSotheby ngo - $ 270 000 - okuyinani eliphakeme kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi. Ngo-1997 iFender yakhiqiza i-Stratocaster eyisikhangiso esilinganiselwe sikaHendrix. UBuddy Holly (1936<unk>1959), owaziwa ngokuthi "iqhawe lokuqala leStrat". Isithombe sikaHolly edolobheni lakubo laseLubbock, eTexas, simveza edlala i-Stratocaster yakhe, kanti isiginci naso siqoshwe ethuneni lakhe. Nakuba ukukhululwa kokuqala kwe-Stratocaster kwafika ngo-1954, isigingci asizange siqale ukuthandwa kwaze kwaba yilapho uHolly evela ku-The Ed Sullivan Show ngo-1957 edlala i-maple-neck Strat. UHolly wabuye waboniswa esembozweni se-albhamu yeThe Crickets yango-1957 ethi The "Chirping" Crickets ene-Stratocaster enelanga, ekhuthaza uHank Marvin weThe Shadows ukuthi athathe isiginci. U-Ernie Isley (owazalwa ngo-1952), oyilungu leqembu lomculo laseMelika i-Isley Brothers usungule ama-Zeal Stratocasters amathathu enziwe ngokwezifiso avela ku-Fender Custom Shop, esebenzisa umklamo wakhe. U-Eric Johnson (owazalwa ngo-1954), umculi wegitare owathola i-Grammy Award wase-Austin, eTexas, uJohnson udlale i-Stratocasters njalo ngesikhathi somsebenzi wakhe futhi udlale izinhlobo eziningi zomculo. Uye wahlanganyela ekuthuthukiseni isignesha Eric Johnson Stratocaster imodeli nge Fender, okuyinto angathengwa kokubili Maple futhi rosewood izintamo. K<unk>P  UMark Knopfler ekhonsathini eHamburg ngoMeyi 28, 2006  Rocky Kramer enza bukhoma ngo-2018  U-Yngwie Malmsteen eBarcelona ekhonsathini ngo-2008 U-Ed King (1949 <unk> 2018) waziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe neqembu lomculo we-southern rock i-Lynyrd Skynyrd kusukela ngo-1972 kuya ku-1975. Wasebenzisa imodeli yango-1959 ene-refinish emnyama ne-turtise pickguard ekuqopheni okuningi nasekusebenzeni bukhoma ngaleso sikhathi, kanye nemodeli yango-1973 ayisebenzisa lapho ebhala i-hit ethi "Sweet Home Alabama". UMark Knopfler (owazalwa ngo-1949), owaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe neqembu lomculo we-rock laseBrithani i-Dire Straits. UKnopfler waziwa ngokudlala kwakhe ngendlela ehlukile. Ingoma ethi "Sultans of Swing", evela ku-albhamu yokuqala ye-Dire Straits ngo-1978, yaba yimpumelelo enkulu eyabonisa ithoni kanye nobuciko obuboniswe ku-Stratocaster ebomvu kaKnopfler. Wasebenzisa iFender Stratocaster kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe, njengelungu leDire Straits nomsebenzi wakhe wedwa. UFender manje ukhiqiza i-Signature Stratocaster yakhe. UGreg Koch (owazalwa ngo-1966), owaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe wesigingci ovuthayo. UKoch wayengudokotela we-Fender futhi engummeli. Wayedlala i-Stratocaster iminyaka eminingi futhi waze waqopha i-albhamu ethi Strat's Got Your Tongue. Uyaziwa ngokuthanda kwakhe ama-guitar kaFender. URockey Kramer (owazalwa ngo-1990) waziwa ngokuba yiNorway "Master Guitarist", manje ohlala e-United States. UKramer uchazwe njengomculi wesigingci "oshisa umkhathi ngama-incandescent licks", kanye "nomunye wabadlali besigingci abanamandla futhi abahlaba umxhwele kakhulu kusukela kuHendrix". UKramer udlala futhi avume ama-Fender Stratocaster. UBruce Kulick (owazalwa ngo-1953), oyilungu lesikhathi eside futhi ongumgcini wegitare weKiss neGrand Funk Railroad. Kulick wathi kuwebhusayithi yakhe siqu ukuthi wasebenzisa Fender Amandla Stratocaster, imodeli nge pickup humbucking esikhundleni single-coil ibhuloho pickup, ukwengeza ukuvumelana solo umugqa ingoma yakhe, "Yini Uthando Konke Mayelana". U-Kulick wasebenzisa i-Fender Strat Plus ephuzi yango-1989, ngesikhathi kuqoshwa i-albhamu ye-Kiss Revenge yango-1992, kufaka phakathi ne-hit single, "UNkulunkulu Unikeze I-Rock 'n Roll Kuwe II". I-Revenge yafinyelela kuma-top 20 emazweni amaningana. UMichael Landau (owazalwa ngo-1958), umngani kaSteve Lukather kanye nomdlali wesiginci onguchwepheshe wama-1980, usebenzise ama-Stratocaster amaningi emsebenzini wakhe futhi usebenza noFender kusukela ngo-2016 ukudala i-Michael Landau Signature Stratocaster. UJohn Lennon (1940<unk>1980), isiginci sesiginci seBeatles, wathola ama-Stratocasters ahambisanayo nomlingani wakhe weqembu uGeorge Harrison ngesikhathi sokuqopha i-Help! ngo-1965. Kodwa-ke, uLennon wayengavamile ukusebenzisa i-Stratocaster yakhe, eyayidlalwa kakhulu ku- "Nowhere Man" nangesikhathi se-Sgt. Pepper sessions. I-Strat ehlukile yasetshenziswa ku-albhamu ethi Imagine. UJohn Lennon wathola i-candy apple red "Strat" enegolide eliyi-carat elingu-22 elenziwe ngethusi elenziwe ngethusi cishe ngo-1980. Isithombe sakhe edlala lesiginci embhedeni ekuseni ngolunye usuku ngasekupheleni kuka-1980, ngaphambi nje kokuba afe, sasetshenziswa esembozweni sangaphakathi se-albhamu ethi The John Lennon Collection. U-Alex Lifeson (owazalwa ngo-1953), owayengumgcini wegitare weRush kusukela ngo-1968, waqala ukuqopha nge-Stratocaster emnyama ku-albhamu kaRush ka-1977 ethi A Farewell to Kings. Ngo-1979, washintsha i-'77 Strat nge-'57 classic humbucker, iyunithi ye-Floyd Rose tremolo (eyokuqala eyenziwe), inkinobho yokuguqula i-Gibson engxenyeni engezansi, futhi yavuselelwa ngevolumu / ithoni eyinhloko. Wasebenzisa lelo gita elifanayo ukuze aqondise futhi aqophe ngokuqondile i-"Permanent Waves" yango-1979. Ngasekupheleni kuka-1980, u-Alex Lifeson wathola amanye ama-Strats amabili abomvu namhlophe, ewalungisa ngendlela efanayo nalawo angaphambili. U-Yngwie Malmsteen (owazalwa ngo-1963), owaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe ku-neo-classical metal genre. Ethonywe uchungechunge lomculi, uMalmsteen uthathwa njengomuntu onethonya elikhulu ngokusebenzisa kwakhe ukuqhubekela phambili kwe-chord ngesitayela seklasikhi esindayo, imishwana ethokozisayo kanye ne-arpeggio sweep. Uyaziwa ngokudlala ama-Stratocasters ngama-fretboards ane-scalloped. U-Hank Marvin (owazalwa ngo-1941), umculi we-guitar we-The Shadows, uMarvin kuthiwa ungumnikazi we-Fender Stratocaster yokuqala e-UK (ayinikezwa nguCliff Richard). I-guitar yaqedwa ngomthunzi weFiesta Red, kwesinye isikhathi obizwa ngokuthi 'iSalmon Pink'. Leli gitala, elinengalo yalo yokudlidliza, laba nengxenye ekwakhekeni komsindo ohlukile weThe Shadows. Abadlali besigingci abanjengoDavid Gilmour noMark Knopfler badumisa uMarvin neThe Shadows, ababenayo "iStrato yokuqala eyafika eNgilandi", ngokuthinta izinqumo zabo zokuthenga amaStratocasters. UJohn Mayer (owazalwa ngo-1977), umculi / umqambi wezingoma owathola umklomelo weGrammy, udlale ama-Stratocasters kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe futhi waba ne-Fender Artist Series Stratocaster eyenziwe ngendlela ejwayelekile futhi elinganiselwe. Ukusetshenziswa kukaMayer kweStratocaster ezinhlotsheni eziningi zomculo kuphawulwe njengobufakazi bokusebenziseka kahle kwesigingci. Ngemuva kokungezwani noFender, wasebenzisana nePRS Guitars ukuthuthukisa i-PRS Silver Sky, isiginci esisekelwe kakhulu kuFender Stratocaster. UMike Oldfield (owazalwa ngo-1953), umculi waseBrithani odlala uhla olubanzi lwama-guitar nezinsimbi. Uhlobo lwakhe lwe-"Salmon-pink", aluthenga ngesikhathi ehlabelela i-Moonlight Shadow, luyigitala lakhe alithandayo. Q<unk>Z  UStevie Ray Vaughan ehlabelela ngo-1983 UTrevor Rabin (owazalwa ngo-1954), waseNingizimu Afrika (manje unobuzwe baseMelika) umculi wegitare lomculo we-rock nomqambi wamafilimu. Waziwa kakhulu ngesikhathi sakhe noYebo (1982-1995; 2015 <unk> okwamanje), uRabin ungumnikazi futhi udlala ama-Stratocasters amaningana, futhi uwubheka njengethuluzi lakhe lokuya kulo. UBonnie Raitt (owazalwa ngo-1949), umculi waseMelika, umculi, nombhali wezingoma, udlala i-Stratocaster yango-1965 ebizwa ngokuthi i-brownie, i-Strat yango-1963 eyayiphethwe nguRobin Trower kanye ne-Strat yakhe. URobbie Robertson (owazalwa ngo-1943), isigingci nombhali wengoma oyinhloko weThe Band. URobertson wayekhetha i-Stratocaster, yize esebenzisa i-Telecaster ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe. Ngefilimu ethi The Last Waltz uRobertson wayene-Stratocaster eyenziwe ngethusi eyayizosetshenziselwa ifilimu. Muva nje uRobertson wenze ukubonakala okuphila okungavamile kakhulu ku-Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival esebenzisa i-Stratocaster. UNile Rodgers (owazalwa ngo-1952), umculi waseMelika owaziwa ngeminikelo yakhe nge-Chic kanye nesitayela sokudlala esiyingqayizivele esisebenzisa kabanzi i-chop chord, une-Stratocaster yango-1960 ebizwa ngothando ngokuthi "The Hitmaker" ngenxa yokuba khona kwayo ezingomeni eziningi eziphumelelayo. UKenny Wayne Shepherd (owazalwa ngo-1977 uKenneth Wayne Brobst), umculi ohamba phambili kanye nomculi ohamba phambili / wokuxhasa iThe Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. Wazalelwa eShreveport, eLouisiana, uKenny waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokudlala eneminyaka engu-16, ngenkathi efunda eCaddo Magnet High School, futhi wadlala emazweni omhlaba nezinganekwane eziningi ze-blues. URichard Thompson (owazalwa ngo-1949), umculi waseNgilandi owaziwa kakhulu ngokudlala kwakhe isiginci ngomunwe nangokubhala izingoma, wayeyilungu elisungula iFairport Convention ngaphambi kokuba abe ngumculi oyedwa. Kwaphela iminyaka eminingi uThompson edlala i - Sunburst Stratocaster ka - 59, enentamo ka - 55 yemaple. Leso siginci okwamanje asisebenzi futhi uThompson manje usebenzisa i-Stratocaster ka - 64 ene-rosewood fingerboard. UPete Townshend (owazalwa ngo-1945), umculi we-The Who, wasebenzisa i-Fender Stratocaster ngesikhathi kuqoshwa izingoma ezithi "I Can See for Miles" nelithi The Who Sell Out. Ngesikhathi seMonterey Pop Festival ngo-1967, uTownshend waphihliza i-Stratocaster ngemuva kwesethi ye-Who, okwalandela ngokushesha ukusebenza kweJimi Hendrix Experience lapho uHendrix naye ebulala i-Stratocaster. I-Townshend isebenzise kuphela inguqulo eguquliwe yeFender Eric Clapton's Signature Stratocaster kusukela ngo-1989. URobin Trower (owazalwa ngo-1945), umculi we-rock waseBrithani owaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe eqenjini le-Procol Harum nomsebenzi wakhe ophumelelayo we-solo, une-Signature Stratocaster yakhe eyenziwe yiFender. "Umbono wakhe esiteji ephethe i-Stratocaster yakhe eyingqayizivele uyisici sabalandeli bakhe njengezingoma zakhe zakudala".  U-Ike Turner ngo-1997 U-Ike Turner (1931-2007), umculi waseMelika, umculi, umbhali wezingoma nomkhiqizi wamarekhodi owaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe ne-Ike & Tina Turner Revue kanye ne-Kings of Rhythm. UTurner wayengomunye wabasebenzisi bokuqala be-Stratocaster, ethenga eyodwa lapho ikhishwa ngo-1954. Engazi ukuthi ingalo yesiginci ingasetshenziselwa ukwenza umthelela ongaqondakali, uTurner wayisebenzisa ukudlala ama-solo akhwazayo, ashayayo futhi agxumayo. UTurner wachaza inqubo yakhe ngokuthi: "Ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakuzokwenza isiginci sikhale - abantu babejabule kakhulu lapho ngisebenzisa leyo nto". UTurner wayaziwa futhi ngokudlala i-Telecasters ne-Jaguars. Ngo-2004 iFender Custom Shop yakhiqiza i-Ike Turner Signature Stratocaster, elinganiselwe ku-100. URitchie Valens (1941<unk>1959), umhlahlandlela we-rock and roll odume kakhulu ngengoma yakhe ye-Latin Rock ethi "La Bamba", wadlala nge-Strat enelanga. U-Eddie Van Halen (1955<unk>2020), umgadli wegitare leqembu le-hard rock i-Van Halen, udume nge- "Frankenstrat" yakhe, ikhophi ye-Stratocaster eguqulwe ngokwedlulele nge-pickup enesondo elilodwa esikhundleni se-PAF humbucker. Lokhu kuguqulwa kwenza iFrankenstrat yaba enye yama-Superstrats okuqala, okuyiziginci ezinomzimba we-Stratocaster kodwa ezinezici ezihlukile. Inguqulo yegitare lakhe itholakala eNational Museum of American History eyingxenye yeSmithsonian Institution eWashington, D.C. UStevie Ray Vaughan (1954<unk>1990), owaziwa ngokudlala kwakhe isiginci sesitayela seTexas blues, wayengumgcini wesiginci se-blues waseMelika obhekwa njengomuntu onethonya elikhulu ngesitayela sakhe sokushayela isiginci esimanzi ngesitayela sokudlala esinesigqi. UVaughan waziwa ngokudlala i-Stratocaster ene-vibrato yesandla sobunxele. Wayaziwa nangokuthi wayelungisa isiginci sakhe isiginci isigamu sesinyathelo futhi esebenzisa izintambo ezisindayo ze-13 gauge. UCory Wong (owazalwa ngo-1985/86), isiginci sesigqi seVulfpeck, futhi owaziwa ngesitayela sakhe sokudlala isiginci esihlanzekile, wasebenzisa ama-Stratocasters kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. Ngo-2021, uFender wakhipha iCory Wong Signature Stratocaster. Isici esiyingqayizivele sale modeli 'yinkinobho yokwethuka yesimo sesine', esebenzisa okunye kokulawula ithoni "ukukhiya" isiginci esimweni sesine, futhi ikhubaze inkinobho yokukhetha. URonnie Wood (owazalwa ngo-1947), umculi odlala neRolling Stones kusukela ngo-1975. Izinsimbi zomculo eziyinhloko zikaWood ziyi-Sunburst Strats yango-1954 nango-1955. Usebenzisa ne-Telecaster engu-52. UJames "J.Y". U-Young (owazalwa ngo-1949), ongumgcini wegitare weqembu lomculo we-rock le-multi-platinum i-Styx, ubelokhu esebenzisa i-Stratocaster njengegitare lakhe eliyinhloko cishe kuphela kusukela ngo-1967.
Zimbalwa izinsimbi zomculo eziwuphawu njengeFender Stratocaster. Lolu hlobo lwesiginci lwasungulwa ekuqaleni kwawo-1950 futhi seluthathe umhlaba wonke. Uma sibala abadlali abambalwa abavelele beStratocaster uhlu kufanele lubandakanye uJimi Hendrix, uStevie Ray Vaughn, uEric Clapton, uJohn Mayer, uYngwie Malmsteen, uBuddy Guy noJohn Frusciante. Njengoba ungabona lolu hlu luhlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zezingoma futhi lukhuluma ngokuguquguquka kwalesi sitho.