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Not only did the Stratocaster provide many great rockers and bluesmen with their axe of choice, it also spawned a wave of interest from those wanting to learn. Not as expansive or heavy as a Les Paul, the Stratocaster's shape was key to its success since its genesis in 1954

It's curved back sat into your body perfectly, the thin neck was simple to get your hand around, the double cutaway's edges expertly tucked away the strap so it didn't get in the way and it also provided easy access to those higher frets to find those wailing screams. Few guitars are as user-friendly.

And it's not just aesthetics or practicality – the average Strat's clean, yet dominant, tone expertly chops through rhythmic strums to provide blistering solos. Just ask Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix. It's also the guitar that Bob Dylan infamously plugged in to obliterate the gap between folk and rock.