Archive for October, 2007
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Red’
Red is a ‘64 Strat, originally with right-handed neck which was replaced with a left-handed neck in late 1986 (both had rosewood fingerboards).
A bit of wear in the red finish on the bottom of the body shows that Red was actually black or sunburst to begin with, and was later refinished. This one was also […]
SRV’s ‘Charley’
Not a true Stratocaster, ‘Charley’ is a Strat-style guitar assembled from spare parts by the owner of Charley’s Guitar Shop, Charley Wirz.
It’s hard enough to know the details of Stevie’s Strats when they began their career as Fender stock Strats… but since this guitar was cobbled together from spare parts in the first place, […]
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Main’
Given to Stevie in 1984 by Billy Gibbons, “Main” is a Hamiltone Strat-style guitar made by James Hamilton of Buffalo, NY (who, incidentally, is that guy standing next to SRV, in case you were wondering.)
This axe is a little bit thicker than a Stratocaster, a little bit heavier, and does not have the arm cut-out […]
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Scotch’
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s number one guitar was, obviously, ‘Number One,’ and it’s clear that ‘Lenny‘ was his number #2. Number One was his wife, and Lenny was his mistress, and everything was groovy.
…until ‘Scotch’ came along and messed up SRV’s happy home.
Variously referred to as a 1960, ‘61 or ‘63 Strat , ‘Scotch’ had […]
SRV’s Yellow Strat
The mystery of SRV’s guitars extends even to the name of this guitar… was it “Yellow,” “The Yellow One,” “Butter,” “Butterscotch (not to be confused with Scotch)” or did it even have a name at all?
This ‘59 Strat was sold to Charley Wirz (of SRV axe fame) by Vince Martell, lead guitarist of Vanilla Fudge […]
