Winona Ryder strumming a G on a Pre-CBS Fender

A list of known Fender Stratocasters & Telecasters owned by profiled musicians. Many of these has traveled the world and got stories to tell. And many changes hands to other players with new chapters to add to those stories.

This list was started on Strat-Talk in THIS thread and i decided to bring the idea to this site to collect all the stories you find spread around the internet and gather them in one place.

​The guitar will remained tagged to the original owner if...
...the original owner still owns it (obviously)
...the guitar is auctioned off to an anonymous individual / collector (non-player)
...the guitar remains in the family estate
...the guitars remains permanently or temporary lost or stolen
.....If a profiled artist takes over one, his name will be tagged with it.

Over time i will give a bio to the guitars that i can find history of, but you are welcome to write one yourself and send it over to me, and i will put it up here and tag your name on it if you wish. The bio must be a new piece, no cut and paste

Artist Owned Fenders

STRATOCASTERS

PRE-CBS SERIAL

  • 0001 - Rex Gallion Strat > David Gilmour

  • 0002 - Curtis Ray Young

  • 0003 - Terry Kath (White finish, anodized guard)

  • 0019 - Duane Allman

  • 0052 - Overend Watts '54 (Hardtail Sunburst)

  • 0057 - Ronnie Montrose

  • 0059 - Mark Knopfler ('54 Sunburst)

  • 0062 - Jeff Beck

  • 0086 - Eric Johnson

  • 0146 - John Entwistle

  • 0157 - Ronnie Wood

  • 0159 - Yngwie Malmsteen ('54 Black)

  • 0234 - Robbie Robertson '54 ‘Last Waltz’ ’ Bronze Refin

  • 0241 - Rick Vito

  • 0256 - Martin Cilia

  • 0258 - Eric Johnson

  • 0281 - Stephen Stills

  • 0335 - Lee Ritenour (Lost in a house fire)

  • 0549 - David Gilmour ('54 Sunburst)

  • 0562 - Eric Johnson

  • 0569 - Eldon Shamblin > Joe Bonamassa

  • 0570 - Jimmie Fadden

  • 0571 - Jimmy Bryant (original Black finish)

  • 0585 - Jean-Pierre Danel (‘Miss Daisy’)

  • 0641 - Ed King

  • 0667 - John Entwistle

  • 0697 - Lester Williams (’54 hardtail Sunburst) Reverb

  • 0707 - Joe Bonamassa (’54 hardtail Sunburst)

  • 0749 - Joe Bonamassa (’54 hardtail refin Red)

  • 0756 - Dave Roger (Dave´s Guitar Shop) ('54 Sunburst)

  • 0757 - Sturgill Simpson (’54 Sunburst)

  • 0758 - Wayne Moss (’54 refin Sunburst)

  • 0781 - Eric Johnson

  • 0805 - Arlen Roth ('54 Sunburst) Reverb

  • 0860 - Walter Becker (’54 refin Black)

  • 0884 - George Fullerton

  • 0893 - Joe Walsh ’54 Sunburst

  • 1056 - Jeff Beck

  • 1091 - Graham Nash (’54 Sunburst)

  • 6634 - Ronnie Wood (’55 Sunburst)

  • 6760 - Hank Williams Jr > Jean-Pierre Danel (‘Lady Rose’)

  • 6793 - John Frusciante (’55 Sunburst)

  • 6884 - Jeff Beck

  • 7070 - Thumbs Carllile (’55 Natural twin pickups)

  • 7179 - Randy Bachman (’55 White)

  • 7310 - Jerry Garcia (‘Alligator’) '55 refin Natural

  • 7431 - Eric Clapton (’54 hardtail Sunburst)

  • 7589 - Dave Rogers ('55 Blonde)

  • 7593 - Rick Nielsen (’54 leftie Sunburst)

  • 8046 - Joe Satriani ’56 (refin top) Sunburst

  • 8154 - Dave Rogers ('55 Sunburst)

  • 8211 - Richard Thompson (’55 Sunburst)

  • 8329 - Pee Wee Crayton (’54 Studebaker Red)

  • 8424 - Neal Schon ('55 Sunburst Ash 7.11lb)

  • 8711 - Ronnie Wood

  • 08863 - David Brewis (Kane Gang) ’56 Sunburst

  • 09011 - Ted Nugent (’56 Sunburst)

  • 09512 - Quentin Murray (56 Sunburst) Reverb

  • 09546 - Dave Rogers ('55 Sunburst)

  • 09391 - Mary Kaye Strat (promo picture) ’56 Blonde

  • 09704 - Billy Gibbons ’55 Sunburst hardtail

  • 10041 - Howard Reed > Joe Bonamassa ’55 Black

  • 10776 - Geddy Lee ’55 Sunburst

  • 11218 - Jean-Pierre Danel ’56 Fiesta Red (‘La Marquise’)

  • 12073 - Eric Clapton (‘Brownie’)

  • 12739 - Joe Bonamassa ’56 Blonde

  • 13099 - Joe Walsh (‘Jericho’) Custom Paint-job

  • 13385 - Eric Clapton ’56 Sunburst

  • 13673 - Dave Rogers '56 Sunburst

  • 14138 - Joe Bonamassa ’56 Sunburst

  • 14206 - Neal Schon '56 Blonde 7.11lb

  • 14845 - Eric Stewart ’56 Sunburst

  • 14971 - Marshall Chapman ’56 Sunburst

  • 15846 - Lenny Kravitz ’56 Sunburst

  • 16398 - Johnny Wade '56 Sunburst

  • 18093 - Jimi Hendrix > Stephen Stills ’57 leftie refin Blonde

  • -16845 - Eddie Cletro ’57 Desert Sand

  • -17488 - Mark St John (Kicss) ’57 Sunburst

  • -18009 - Hank Marvin ’57 Sunburst

  • -18520 - Roy Lanham ’57 Seminole Red

  • -20019 - Ronnie Wood ’58 Blonde

  • -20036 - Eric Clapton (‘Blackie’)

  • -20662 - Adrian Peritore (of The Motels) ’57 refin Blonde

  • -20701 - Ex-Homer Haynes > David Gilmour ’57 refin Blue

  • -22102 - Hank Marvin ’57 Sunburst

  • 023286 - Billy Gibbons ’57 refin Pink

  • 025335 - Neal Schon '58 Sunburst 7.03lb

  • 024582 - Neal Schon '58 Sunburst 7.5lb

  • 025473 - Tony Joe White ’58 Sunburst

  • 025560 - Robben Ford ’58 Sunburst (STOLEN)

  • 026057 - Billy Corgan ’58 hardtail Sunburst

  • 026813 - Billy Corgan ’58 Sunburst

  • 026860 - Bill Carson ’57 Lucite

  • 027696 - John Oates ’58 refin Natural

  • 028228 - Buddy Holly ('Last Performance') ’58 Sunburst

  • 29482 - Eric Clapton ’58 Blonde

  • 29912 - Paul Kossoff ’58

  • 31345 - Bob Daisley ’59 Sunburst

  • 32467 - John Squire ’58 Sunburst

  • 32882 - John Entwistle ’59 refin Red, Gold Hardware

  • 33841 - John Osborne ’59 refin Sunburst

  • 33880 - Jim Messina > Cliff Richard ’59 refin White

  • 34346 - Hank Marvin ’59 Fiesta Red

  • 35058 - Bruce Thomas ’59 Sunburst

  • 35562 - Steve Marriott > Ray Minhinnett '59 Sunburst

  • 36806 - Ed King ’59 refin Black

  • 37296 - Mickey "Guitar" Baker '59 Sunburst

  • 38309 - Richard Thompson ’59 Sunburst

  • 38393 - Smokin’ Joe Kubek ’59 Sunburst

  • 40470 - David Knopfler refin Black

  • 42466 - Randy Bachman ’59 refin black

  • 42685 - Neal Schon '60 refin Blonde 7.12lb

  • 43787 - Neal Schon '60 Sunburst 7.2lb

  • 45547 - Richard Fortus ’60 refin Sunburst

  • 45813 - Bill Carson ’59 red with red headstock

  • 48769 - Alvin Lee ’60 hardtail Sunburst

  • 50091 - Ralph Ellis (Swinging Blue Jeans) ’60 Sunburst

  • 50304 - Stan Webb ’60 refin Red

  • 51257 - Neal Schon '60 Sunburst 7.11lb

  • 52564 - Porl Thompson ’60 hardtail Sunburst

  • 52692 - Mike McCready ’60 Sunburst

  • 56599 - Jeff Beck ’60 White

  • 59716 - John Shanks ’61 refin Purple over Sunburst, replaced electronics

  • 61071 - Eddie Van Halen (‘Frankenstein’)

  • 61229 - Walter Becker ’61 Sunburst

  • 61249 - Eric Johnson '61 Fiesta Red

  • 64351 - Rory Gallagher ’61 Sunburst

  • 65810 - Vic Flick ’61 refin White

  • 66072 - Johnny Marr Sunburst with earlier ’57 maple neck

  • 68354 - Mark Knopfler - '61 (Fiesta Red Refin)

  • 69320 - Billy Duffy > Johnny Marr ’63 Black

  • 70012 - Johnny Marr ’62 Olympic White

  • 72102 - Paul Kossoff > Dave Murray

  • 72961 - Jimi Hendrix ’61 Sunburst

  • 74534 - Graham Forbes (Incredible String Band) ’62 refin

  • 77235 - Neal Schon '62 Sunburst 7.5lb

  • 77620 - Neal Schon '62 Olympic White 7.7lb

  • 80022 - Peter Thorp ’61 refin Sunburst

  • 80122 - Jimmie Vaughan ’62 White

  • 80470 - Mark Knopfler (62' Black)

  • 80593 - Chris Montez ’62 Sunburst

  • 83840 - George Harrison (‘Rocky’)

  • 84153 - John Frusciante ’62 Sunburst

  • 85024 - Chris Buck ’62 refin Red

  • 86026 - Gypie Mayo ’62 refin Red

  • 86694 - Johnny Marr ’62 Olympic White

  • 87029 - James Stevenson ’62 refin Lake Placid Blue

  • L14737 - Dave Rogers '63 Stripped Korina Strat

  • L20674 - Dave Rogers '64 Lake Placid Blue

  • L27250 - Dave Roger '64 Black Stratocaster

  • L45572 - Dave Rogers '64 Candy Apple Red

  • L59451 - Dave Rogers '65 Lake Placid Blue Strat

  • L64322 - Dave Rogers '65 Dakota Red Strat

  • L74470 - Dave Rogers '65 Seafoam Green Strat

  • L86093 - Dave Rogers '65 Olympic White

  • L01310 - Joe Bonamassa ’63 Sunburst

  • L01460 - Neal Schon '63 Fiesta Red 7.1 lb

  • L01960 - Rick Nielsen ’63 Sunburst

  • L03555 - Nile Rodgers ’63 refin Natural

  • L04224 - Neal Schon '63 Olympic White 6.1 lb

  • L04868 - Rick Nielsen ’63 Sunburst

  • L05919 - Nile Rodgers ‘Hitmaker’ hardtail refin White with ’59 maple neck

  • L06042 - Mike Pender ’63 refin Natural

  • L07125 - Jess Carson (Midland) ’63 refin Sunburst

  • L07334 - Neal Schon '63 Olympic White 7.6 lb

  • L08044 - Mike Oldfield ’63 Fiesta Red

  • L08391 - Jan Akkerman ’63 Sunburst

  • L08573 - Jimi Hendrix ’63 White

  • L09784 - Gary Boyle (Brian Auger Trinity) ’63 White, used by Jimi Hendrix

  • L11291 - Bob Daisley ’63 Fiesta Red

  • L12084 - Kirk Hammett ’63 White

  • L13266 - Mike Bloomfield ’63 refin Black

  • L13996 - Mike Oldfield '63 Lake Placid Blue

  • L14080 - Joe Bonamassa ’63 Blonde

  • L14261 - Chris Duarte ’63 Sunburst (STOLEN)

  • L14985 - Jimi Hendrix ’63 refin White

  • L16009 - Randy Bachman ’63 Sunburst

  • L17218 - Kirk Hammett ’63 refin Black

  • L18068 - Johnny Marr ’64 Lake Placid Blue

  • L20684 - Bernie Torme ’63 refin White

  • L20693 - John Entwistle > Neal Schon '64 Black 7.8 lb

  • L20757 - Neal Schon '63 refin Candy Apple Red 7.5 lb

  • L21671 - Neal Schon '64 refin Lake Placid Blue 7.9 lb

  • L21725 - Gary Moore (‘Funky Claude’) ’63 refin Natural

  • L22839 - Steve Holland ’63 refin Black

  • L24249 - Bugs Henderson ’64 hardtail Sunburst

  • L24643 - Pete Townshend ’64 Sonic Blue (smashed)

  • L30027 - Doyle Bramhall II ’64 leftie Sunburst

  • L31229 - Neal Schon '64 Fiesta Red Korina 7.5 lb

  • L31324 - Bob Dylan ('Newport Festival') ’64 Sunburst

  • L33225 - Matt Tuck > Neil Schon ’65 Sunburst

  • L33237 - Neal Schon '64 Candy Apple Red 7.1 lb

  • L34820 - Neal Schon ’65 Sunburst

  • L35103 - Neal Schon '64 Fiesta Red 8.0 lb

  • L38371 - Neal Schon '64 Sunburst 7.5 lb

  • L38705 - Jimi Hendrix leftie Sunburst

  • L38950 - Brian Setzer '64 Sonic Blue

  • L39460 - Rick Nielsen ’64 Sonic Blue

  • L39491 - Bob Dylan refin Gold Sparkle

  • L44297 - Robin Trower ’64 sunburst

  • L45185 - Jim Hendrix ’64

  • L46900 - Neal Schon '64 Black 8.1 lb

  • L46965 - Neal Schon '65 Olympic White 7.7 lb

  • L48580 - Ronnie Lane '64 Refin Red w/ Aftermarket Neck

  • L50160 - Smokin’ Joe Kubek ’64 refin Daphne Blue

  • L53431 - Buddy Guy ’65 Olympic White

  • L58136 - Lenny Kravitz ’65 Fiesta Red

  • L58293 - John Osborne ’65 Sunburst

  • L65003 - Nile Rodgers ’65 Sunburst

  • L65878 - Taj Mahal ’65 refin Blonde

  • L67820 - Richie Sambora ’65 Candy Apple Red

  • L68025 - Jimi Hendrix ’65 Sunburst

  • L68296 - Johnny Marr > Noel Gallagher ’65 Sunburst

  • L70612 - Ronnie Montrose ’65 refin Red

  • L75916 - Sheryl Crow ’64 Candy Apple Red

  • L76734 - Johnny Marr ’64 refin White

  • L76785 - John Entwistle ’65 Olympic White

  • L77400 - Lenny Kravitz ’65 Olympic White

  • L81409 - Stevie Ray Vaughan (‘Lenny’)

  • L86068 - Neal Schon '65 Fiesta Red 7.6 lb

  • L89024 - Jimi Hendrix ’65 White

  • L95996 - Rick Derringer ’65 Sunburst

CBS SERIAL

  • 103581 - Dave Rogers '68 Firemist Gold Strat

  • 104234 - Dave Rogers ' 65 Sonic Blue Strat

  • 107518 - Dave Rogers - '65 Charcoal Frost Metallic Strat

  • 213078 - Jimi Hendrix '67 Strat

  • 222625 - Jimi Hendrix '68 Black Beauty (Last Photo Strat)

  • 237688 - David Gilmour - '66 Stripped Natural

  • 240981 - Jimi Hendrix - '68 "Woodstock Strat"

  • 244458 - Jimi Hendirx - '68 Sunburst

  • 286 705 - Jimi Hendrix -'68 Black w Maple Neck

  • 38979 - David Gilmour - '69 Black Strat

  • 553682 - Billy Corgan - '75 "Gish Stratocaster" (Stolen and Found)

  • F393895 - Doug Fieger (The Knack) '72 Sunburst

MODERN SERIAL

TELECASTERS

PRE-CBS SERIAL

  • 0040 - David Gilmour - '50 Broadcaster

  • 0053 - David Gilmour - '50 Broadcaster

  • 0344 - Roy Buchanana - '52 Telecaster

  • 0543 - David Gilmour - '51 Blonde Esquire

  • 0686 - Roy Buchanan - '52 Telecaster

  • 0942 - Norman Harris - '51 Blackguard Tele

  • 1056 - Jeff Back '54 Blonde Contoured Esquire

  • 1518 - Lenny Kravitz - '52 Blackguard Tele

  • 1593 - Slash - '52 Blackguard Tele

  • 1361 - Danny Gatton

  • 1744 - Eric Weissberg '53 Telecaster

  • 1992 - Waylon Jennings - '53 Telecaster Leather

  • 2126 - Joe Bonamassa '53 Telecaster

  • 2165 - Joe Bonamassa - 52 Tele, Green Refin & Modified

  • 2287 - Vince Gill - '52 Blackguard

  • 2324 - Roy Buchanan - '53 "Nancy"

  • 2365 - John Entwistle - '53 Telecaster Blonde

  • 2410 - Woody Jackson - '53 Telecaster Blonde

  • 2610 - Danny Gatton - 1952 Blackguard

  • 2681 - Terry Reid >Joe Bonamassa - "52 Blackguard

  • 2726 - Danny Gatton - '52 Worn and Signed Esquire/Tele

  • 2846 - David Gilmour - '52 Fender Telecaster Blonde

  • 2955 - Mike Campbell - '51 Broadcaster "Heartbreaker"

  • 3641 - Ted Greene - '52 Telecaster Blackguard

  • 3717 - Vince Gill - His #1 ''53 White Blackguard

  • 4545 - Mark Knopfler - '54 Blonde Telecaster

  • 4658 - Graham Nash - '52 Telecaster

  • 4883 - Danny Gatton - '53 Telecaster (His main)

  • 50062 - Jimmy Page / '59 "The Dragon"

  • 026176 - Muddy Waters / '58 "The Hoss"

  • L11155 - Mike Bloomfield / '63 Telecaster

CBS SERIAL

  • 178112 - Mark Knopfler - '66 Custom Tele Sunburst

  • 226254 - David Knopfler - '69 Thinline

  • 235594 - George Harrison '69 Rosewood Telecaster

  • 271961 - Mike Bloomfield '69 Thinline (Reverb)

  • E316334 - Jeff Buckley / '83 Blonde Tele

  • #None# - Keith Richards / Micawber '53 Telecaster

  • #None" - Joe Bonamassa / '51 "The Bludgeon" NoCaster

  • #Unknown# - Syd Barret / '62 Mirror Esquire (SOLD and LOST)

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