Editing Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster

{{Infobox Guitar model
|title=Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
|image=[[File:Fendersrvstratfront.jpg|250px]]
|caption = 2003 Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
|bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|manufacturer=[[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]]
|period=1992—present
|bodytype=[[Electric guitar#Solid body|Solid]]
|necktype=[[Bolt-on neck|Bolt-on]]
|woodbody=[[Alder]]
|woodneck=[[Maple]]
|woodfingerboard=[[Pau ferro]] or [[Dalbergia nigra|Brazilian rosewood]]
|bridge=Left-handed American vintage [[Whammy bar#Fender synchronized tremolo|synchronized tremolo]]
|pickups=Three Texas Special [[single-coil]]s
|colors=Three-color [[Sunburst (finish)|sunburst]]
}}

The '''Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster''' is the signature model [[electric guitar]] of [[United States|American]] [[guitarist]] [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], based on his favorite guitar, Number One. The guitar debuted at the [[NAMM Show]] in January 1992 and began selling at various music stores.<ref name="srvstrat">{{Cite web
  | last = Hopkins
  | first = Craig
  | title = The Fender S.R.V. Signature Series Stratocaster
  | work = SRV Fan Club
  | year = 2011
  | url = http://stevieray.com/srv-strat.htm
  | accessdate = February 1, 2011}}</ref>

Number One, also called First Wife, was the nickname given by [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] to his favorite [[Fender Stratocaster]], built ca. 1963.<ref name="kingtone">{{Cite web
  | last = Hopkins
  | first = Craig
  | title = Stevie Ray's King Tone
  | work = SRV Fan Club
  | year = 2011
  | url = http://www.stevieray.com/gear.htm
  | accessdate = January 31, 2011}}</ref> In 1974, he acquired the guitar as a trade at a music store in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name="kingtone"/> In 1990, it was retired due to many replacements of [[fret]]s, though he continued to play it occasionally. In 1992, the Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster was released, based on the specifications of Number One.<ref name="srvstrat2">{{Cite web
  | title = Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
  | publisher = [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation]]
  | year = 2010
  | url = http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0109200800
  | accessdate = January 31, 2011}}</ref> Vaughan used Number One on almost every recording with [[Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble]].<ref name="kingtone"/>

==Background==
In the late 1980s, Fender had informally planned to release a standard Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster, with 500 limited edition tribute guitars being produced by the [[Fender Custom Shop]]. The project was delayed until 1990, when Fender presented Vaughan with three prototypes of his signature guitar on June 7, 1990, backstage at the taping of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]''. With the notable "SRV" stickers on the pickguard being completely worn off, Vaughan requested for replacement stickers to the staff of ''The Tonight Show'', giving him [[Letraset]] script-style lettering.<ref name="srvstrat"/> Vaughan liked the lettering so much that he proposed that the lettering be engraved into the [[pickguard]], as it appears today.

The signature model didn't go into production until 1991 at the direction of Vaughan's brother [[Jimmie Vaughan|Jimmie]].<ref name="srvstrat"/> The Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster made its debut at the [[NAMM Show]] in January 1992, with [[Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble]] [[drummer]] Chris Layton, Jimmie, [[Buddy Guy]], [[Albert Collins]], and [[Eric Gales]] attending the event.<ref>[http://stevieray.com/images-a/art/srvstrat-namm.jpg SRV Strat debut, January 1992]</ref>

==Features==
The final product is essentially what Number One would be if brand new, featuring an [[alder]] body with a three-color [[Sunburst (finish)|sunburst]] and a [[Varnish#Polyurethane|polyurethane varnish]]; a thick, oval-shaped [[maple]] [[Neck (music)|neck]] [[Wood finishing|finished]] in a polyurethane gloss with 21 [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop]] 6105 narrow jumbo [[fret]]s, 12" [[Fingerboard#Radius|radius]], and [[pau ferro]] [[fingerboard]]. Earlier models featured a [[Dalbergia nigra|Brazilian rosewood]] fingerboard. Three Texas Special [[single coil]] [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]]s were wired into the guitar, similar to the original 1959 pickups in Vaughan's "[[Number One (guitar)|Number One]]" guitar. Other unique features include [[Gold plating|gold plated]] hardware, left-handed vintage [[Whammy bar#Fender synchronized tremolo|synchronized tremolo]], and the "SRV" script-style initials [[Engraving|engraved]] into the pickguard.

==Limited Edition "Number One" Tribute Guitar==

A team from [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] visited [[Jimmie Vaughan]] in Austin to examine the original Number One. They recorded every aspect, recording the output of each pickup, weighing the wood and hardware, measuring the shape of the [[Neck (music)|neck]], and using [[caliper]]s to reproduce every scratch, dent, or wear on the guitar.<ref name="tributeinfo">{{Cite web
  | title = Stevie Ray Vaughan "Number One" Stratocaster
  | work = zuitar.com
  | year = 2011
  | url = http://www.zuitar.com/guitar/100117-Stevie_Ray_Vaughn_Number_One_Stra.html
  | accessdate = January 31, 2011}}</ref>

In November 2003, the [[Fender Custom Shop]] announced a limited run of 100 Number One tribute Stratocasters. They debuted at the [[NAMM Show]] on January 15, 2004. The original Number One was thoroughly examined and measured for the reproduction. The Number One tribute Strats were constructed by master builder John Cruz, who made all of the 100 replicas. Each guitar was priced at $10,000.<ref name="srvstrat"/>

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[[Category:Fender Stratocasters]]