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Find out more about the artists who rely on Fender products to get their sound. Everyone from the forefathers of rock 'n roll to the artists at the top of today's music charts use Fender gear. Dial in the artist you want, then branch off to find a convenient link to their discographies, courtesy of CD Universe.

Artist	Band	Gear
Jeff Beck	Yardbirds	Signature Strat player
Ritchie Blackmore	Deep Purple, Rainbow	Strat player
Eric Clapton	John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, Cream, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek & the Dominoes, solo	Signature Strat player
Kurt Cobain	Nirvana	Jag-Stang creator
Robert Cray		Signature Strat player
Dick Dale	Same	Fender Custom Artist Series Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster
Bob Dylan		His Strat caused a sensation at the '65 Newport Folk Festival
David Ellefson	Megadeth	Precision Bass player
John Frusciante	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Strat player
Buddy Guy		Signature Strat player
Jimi Hendrix		Fact: Jimi played a right-handed Strat strung left-handed.
Dusty Hill	ZZ Top	Tele Bass player
Gary Hoey		This guy can really play!
Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly & the Crickets	Buddy made the Strat popular with the young crowd
Waylon Jennings		Tele player
Eric Johnson		Strat player
Mark Knopfler	Dire Straits	This Sultan of Swing plays a Strat
Yngwie Malmsteen		Signature Strat player
Bonnie Raitt		Signature Strat player
Johnny Rzeznik	Goo Goo Dolls	Guild guitar player
Keith Richards	Rolling Stones, solo	Tele player
Robbie Robertson	The Band	Tele player
Richie Sambora	Bon Jovi + solo artist	Signature Strat player (famous talkbox user)
Scott Shriner	Weezer	P-Bass player
Bruce Springsteen		Tele player
George Strait		Guild D100 acoustic player
Robin Trower	Procol Harem, solo	Strat player
Stevie Ray Vaughan	Double Trouble	Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster