My first Fender Stratocaster was actually my first guitar. I was lucky enough to have my father who is a lover of music and an ex roadie of some big bands so when he introduced me to his friend Ian, a session guitarist at the time i wanted to play guitar from that day on.
Ian took me into his dining room and tried to teach me 'Smoke On The Water' which i picked up quite quickly. At the time it was quite close to xmas and i knew i wanted a guitar as my gift. I told my dad "I want the same guitar as Ian" to which my dad replied "thats a Fender Stratocaster, are you sure thats the one you want" of course im sure its a STRAT!!
The month leading to xmas passed and on xmas day i awoke to find a 1998 Black MIM Fender Stratocaster with maple neck in a hard case under the tree
I still have that guitar and it is my main guitar, thats where my obsession started and for me the Strat is the best guitar available.
Incase any of you ask, the Strat Ian owned was an original 1970 Fender Stratocaster with rosewood fingerboard, it was white when he got it but it was then and still is a yellow/creme colour
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Craig
