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| - The Fender Stratocaster was George Harrison's main guitar from 1965 through 1967. Retreived During recording sessions for Ticket to Ride, this iconic guitar was used on several classics such as You're Going to Lose That Girl, Drive My Car, Nowhere Man (with John), Taxman, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. During the Sgt. Pepper sessions, George painted his guitar in a psychedelic finish and called it Rocky. This guitar had continued use, being in such songs as I am the Walrus and All You Need Is Love. John also used one, most notably in Ticket to Ride and Nowhere Man.
- The Vintage 60′s Fender Stratocaster electric guitar is the instrument used by Mafuyu in Sayonara Piano Sonata light novel. Vintage Fender models are highly valued by collectors for their investment potential and players who prefer the tone quality of older models. Along with the Gibson Les Paul, Stratocaster is the most popularly copied electric guitar shape. "Stratocaster" and "Strat" are trademark terms belonging to Fender.
- Kurt liked to have Japanese Fender Stratocasters to destroy at shows. Kurt preferred Japanese Stratocasters because of availability and smaller frets. Kurt had two all-white Strats with 3 white single-coil sized pickups. The stock pickups were replaced with Seymour Duncan Hot rails, white or black at any given time because these pickups damaged easily. Both guitars had various necks. One of these Strats was used at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1992 for Lithium, which was trashed at the Seattle Center in '92 as well. The other Strat was trashed at Argentina. However, before Kurt had these two white Strats, he had a White Strat with 2 white single-coil sized pickups and tilted black bridge humbucker. It had the "K" sticker.
- The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is Billie Joe Armstrong's model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top horn for balance while standing. The Stratocaster has been used by many leading guitarists, and thus can be heard on many historic recordings. Along with the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and the Fender Telecaster, it is one of the most common and enduring models of electric guitar in the world. The design of the Stratocaster has transcended the field of music to rank among the classic industrial designs of all time; examples have been exhibited at major museums around the w
- Standard Series: Navy Blue, Blizzard Pearl, Blue Agave, Black, Chrome Red, Brown Sunburst, Electron Blue, Midnight Wine, Arctic White, Sonic Blue American Standard Series (as of 2008): Black, 3-Color Sunburst, Olympic White, Blizzard Pearl, Charcoal Frost Metallic, Candy Cola (alder), Sienna Sunburst (ash) Highway One Series: Midnight Wine, Flat Black, White Blonde, 3-Color Sunburst, Daphne Blue, Honey Blonde Other colors may be available Image:Fender strat.jpg
- The Stratocaster's radically sleek, contoured body shape (officially referred to by Fender as the "Comfort Contour Body") was a marked difference to the flat, slab-like design of the Telecaster. The body features a unique curve on the upper back and a gradual curve at the front bottom, where the player's right arm rests. The one-piece maple neck's uniquely-shaped wide "dogleg"-style headstock again contrasted to the very narrow Fender Telecaster's headstock shape. The strings are anchored on a through-body synchronized tremolo. Portal: Backstage File:Views-icon.png
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| - Kurt liked to have Japanese Fender Stratocasters to destroy at shows. Kurt preferred Japanese Stratocasters because of availability and smaller frets. Kurt had two all-white Strats with 3 white single-coil sized pickups. The stock pickups were replaced with Seymour Duncan Hot rails, white or black at any given time because these pickups damaged easily. Both guitars had various necks. One of these Strats was used at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1992 for Lithium, which was trashed at the Seattle Center in '92 as well. The other Strat was trashed at Argentina. However, before Kurt had these two white Strats, he had a White Strat with 2 white single-coil sized pickups and tilted black bridge humbucker. It had the "K" sticker. Kurt also had four black Fender Strats. One of them had a black pickguard, 2 white single-coil sized pickups and a black full-sized humbucker in the bridge, used as early as 1991. It had a sticker saying "Vandalism: As beautiful as a rock in a cop's face" and "Courtesy of the Feederz: Office of Anti-Public relations". This guitar was smashed in Paris around spring '92 or winter '91. Another one of them had a white pickguard, two single-coil sized pickups and a full-sized black humbucker in the bridge, which was smashed during the recording of "Endless, Nameless on Nevermind. Once fixed, it had a black pickguard and black pickups with a Tune-O-Matic bridge. It can currently be found at the Hard Rock Cafe. The third black Strat had a white pickguard and was set up like the all white Fender Strats and it was also from around the same time. Dave smashed this guitar in '92 at the Reading Festival, and after the show, BBC Radio 1 sound engineer Miti Adhikari recalls a guy wandering around collecting the pieces. The guitar also ended up at the Hard Rock Cafe. The fourth black Strat had a white pickguard as well, however, this guitar was reduced to splinters in January 1993 in Sao Paulo by Kurt. Afterwards, Kurt handed out the broken remains to the audience. Kurt has also been seen with a sunburst Strat with a white pickguard and three white single-coil sized pickups. This Strat was smashed in Florida. Smashed during the East Coast leg of the In Utero tour, Kurt also had a Candy apple red Japanese '57 Fender Strat, with a rosewood neck and a white single ply pickguard. Kurt used 5 or 6 black Fender Mexican Strats with white pickguards and black Seymour Duncan Hot rails in the bridge during the In Utero tour, used mostly for smashing.
- The Stratocaster's radically sleek, contoured body shape (officially referred to by Fender as the "Comfort Contour Body") was a marked difference to the flat, slab-like design of the Telecaster. The body features a unique curve on the upper back and a gradual curve at the front bottom, where the player's right arm rests. The one-piece maple neck's uniquely-shaped wide "dogleg"-style headstock again contrasted to the very narrow Fender Telecaster's headstock shape. The strings are anchored on a through-body synchronized tremolo. The Stratocaster features three single coil pickups, with the output originally selected by a 3-way switch. Guitarists soon discovered that by jamming the switch in between the 1st and 2nd position, both the bridge and middle pickups could be selected, and similarly, the middle and neck pickups could be selected between the 2nd and 3rd position. This trick became widespread and Fender responded with the 5-way pickup selector (a standard feature since 1977). The neck and middle pickups are each wired to a tone adjustment knob, while the bridge pickup, which is slanted towards the high strings for a more trebly sound, has no tone control for maximum brightness. All three pickups' volume level is controlled by a single volume knob. The placement of the knobs allowed for relatively easy manipulation of the sound with the right hand while playing. The Stratocaster is noted for its bright, clean and 'twangy' sounds. The neck pickup has a mellower, fuller and louder sound compared to the brighter and sharper tone of the bridge pickup. The middle pickup provides a sound somewhere between the two. Portal: Backstage File:Views-icon.png
- Standard Series: Navy Blue, Blizzard Pearl, Blue Agave, Black, Chrome Red, Brown Sunburst, Electron Blue, Midnight Wine, Arctic White, Sonic Blue American Standard Series (as of 2008): Black, 3-Color Sunburst, Olympic White, Blizzard Pearl, Charcoal Frost Metallic, Candy Cola (alder), Sienna Sunburst (ash) American Deluxe Series: Amber, Chrome Silver, Montego Black Metallic, 3-Color Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Aged Cherry Burst, Olympic White Pearl, Black, Honey Blonde, Candy Apple Red, Butterscotch Blonde, 2-Color Sunburst, (Factory Special Run): Lake Placid Blue, Teal Green Transparent, Natural, Cobalt Blue Metallic, Vintage White Highway One Series: Midnight Wine, Flat Black, White Blonde, 3-Color Sunburst, Daphne Blue, Honey Blonde Other colors may be available The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as a Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed by George Fullerton, Leo Fender and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously to the present. The Stratocaster has been used by many leading guitarists, and thus can be heard on many historic recordings. Along with the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and the Fender Telecaster, it is one of the most common and enduring models of electric guitar in the world. The design of the Stratocaster has transcended the field of music to rank among the classic industrial designs of all time; examples have been exhibited at major museums around the world.[1] The Stratocaster has been widely copied; as a result, the term "Strat" is often used generically when referring to any guitar that has the same general features as the original, regardless of manufacturer. Image:Fender strat.jpg
- The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is Billie Joe Armstrong's model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top horn for balance while standing. The Stratocaster has been used by many leading guitarists, and thus can be heard on many historic recordings. Along with the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and the Fender Telecaster, it is one of the most common and enduring models of electric guitar in the world. The design of the Stratocaster has transcended the field of music to rank among the classic industrial designs of all time; examples have been exhibited at major museums around the world. In its original form, the Stratocaster was offered initially in a 2-color sunburst finish, together with a solid deeply contoured ash body, a one-piece maple neck with 21 frets, black dot inlays and Kluson machine heads until 1957, when Fender started making bodies made from solid alder. There was also a set of available custom colors that wasn't standardized until 1960. These custom colors were mostly automobile lacquer colors made by Dupont and could be had for an extra 5% cost. The single-ply, 8-screw hole white pickguard was a unique concept that allowed all of the guitar's electronic components - except the recessed jack plate - to be mounted on one easy-to-remove surface. Subsequent Stratocaster designs (by both Fender and other imitating companies) have ostensibly improved upon the original in usability and sound, but vintage Fender models are still often worth large amounts of money and some prefer the timbre of older models. The Stratocaster has been widely copied; as a result, the term "Strat," although a trademark of Fender Musical Instrument Corporation, is often used generically when referring to any guitar that has the same general features as the original, regardless of manufacturer.
- The Fender Stratocaster was George Harrison's main guitar from 1965 through 1967. Retreived During recording sessions for Ticket to Ride, this iconic guitar was used on several classics such as You're Going to Lose That Girl, Drive My Car, Nowhere Man (with John), Taxman, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. During the Sgt. Pepper sessions, George painted his guitar in a psychedelic finish and called it Rocky. This guitar had continued use, being in such songs as I am the Walrus and All You Need Is Love. John also used one, most notably in Ticket to Ride and Nowhere Man.
- The Vintage 60′s Fender Stratocaster electric guitar is the instrument used by Mafuyu in Sayonara Piano Sonata light novel. Vintage Fender models are highly valued by collectors for their investment potential and players who prefer the tone quality of older models. Along with the Gibson Les Paul, Stratocaster is the most popularly copied electric guitar shape. "Stratocaster" and "Strat" are trademark terms belonging to Fender.
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