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And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way cool.

Strats are my favorite electric guitars, and I've got quite a collection.

I was playing a Fender Telecaster when I first joined.

In early '57, I bought a Fender Telecaster.

The Telecaster doesn't really sound that good for the kind of rock and roll that a lot of people played.

I mainly use Stratocasters. I like a lot of different kinds of guitars, but for what I do, it seems that a Stratocaster is the most versatile. I can pretty much get any sound out of it, and I use stock pickups.

I was a stoopball fan. I played stoopball all the time.

I'm a Gibson guy. I play anything from Hummingbirds to J200s.

My mom bought me a white Strat, but that wasn't what I wanted, so I went to a guitar store in Cleveland and - the guy told me it was a really good deal - made an even swap for a blue Teisco Del Ray. I loved that guitar and used it a bunch.

I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.