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A Fender Stratocaster electric guitar head stock is sanded at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The instrument, used by countless professional and amateur musicians, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2014. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( APTOPIX Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

Fender Stratocaster electric guitar bodies are sanded at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The iconic instrument, used by countless professional and amateur musicians, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2014. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

Fender Stratocaster electric guitar necks are prepared for assembly at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. Leo Fender developed the instrument in a small workshop in Fullerton, Calif. six decades ago. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

Fender Stratocaster necks are prepared for assembly at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The instrument, used by countless professional and amateur musicians, celebrates it's 60th anniversary in 2014. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

Fender Custom Shop Master Builder John Cruz works on a heavily-used Fender Stratocaster body at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Leo Fender developed the instrument in a small workshop in Fullerton, Calif. six decades ago. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

A Fender Stratocaster head stock is sanded in the Fender Custom Shop at the factory in Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Leo Fender developed the instrument in a small workshop in Fullerton, Calif. six decades ago. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

The nut is filed on a new Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Leo Fender's Stratocaster turns 60 in 2014. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

This Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 photo shows Fender Stratocaster electric guitar neck templates at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. Celebrating 60 years in 2014, countless musicians continue to use the instrument to make all genres of music globally. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

A finished Fender Stratocaster is adjusted by Kenneth Maas in the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Leo Fender developed the instrument in a small workshop in Fullerton, Calif. six decades ago. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

An original 1954 Fender Stratocaster head stock, left, is shown next to a 2014 model, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at a studio in Scottsdale, Ariz. April 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the very first Stratocaster ever sold. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

FILE - In this undated photo, Jimi Hendrix performs with a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar. The Stratocaster, used by countless professional and amateur musicians, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2014. (AP Photo/File) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

FILE - In this July 13, 1985 file photo, Eric Clapton performs at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia. The Fender Stratocaster, used by countless professional and amateur musicians, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2014. (AP Photo/George Widman) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

Guitar technician Vinnie Garcia hands Country legend Vince Gill his 1957 Fender Stratocaster after a sound check at the Mesa Performing Arts Center, in Mesa, Ariz. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Garcia, who has been best friends with Gill since the seventh grade, sold Gill his first Stratocaster for $200 and a pair of cowboy boots. Gill says, "I love the versatility of the guitar as much as anything, no matter what way you want to try to play it, it always responds." (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

Blues icon Robert Cray performs with his signature Fender Stratocaster at a concert in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. He says, "I use the Stratocaster because it has the sound I'm looking for and then some. It's surprising what sounds and tones comes out of the Stratocaster. It is such a simply built guitar, it's a workhorse." (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

An original 1954 Fender Stratocaster, left, is shown next to a 2014 model at a studio in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Leo Fender developed the instrument in a small workshop in Fullerton, Calif. six decades ago. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

An original 1954 Fender Stratocaster, foreground, is shown next to a 2014 model at a studio in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. The Stratocaster has a unique voice that differs from other electric guitars due to its 3 pickups and has been described as "glassy," "bright" or "clean." (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

John Mayer performs with his Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in Phoenix on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. When asked how the Stratocaster has shaped his creative process, he says, "It's the machine of my dreams. It's the Ford Mustang, the Marilyn Monroe, the lightning rod, surfboard, magic carpet for music." The iconic instrument, used by countless professional and amateur musicians, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2014. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

A brand new Fender Stratocaster is shown on a routing machine in the Custom Shop at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. The iconic instrument is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

The Fender Stratocaste neck templates of iconic guitarists Robert Cray, Yngwie Malmsteen and John Mayer hang in the Fender factory in Corona, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. The Fender Stratocaster, used by countless professional and amateur musicians, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2014. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )

Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen holds his Fender Stratocaster up as he finishes his performance at Wembley Arena in London on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. Commenting on the 60-year history of the Stratocaster, Malmsteen says, "The Strat's the original, and still the best, most beautiful, amazing, perfect electrical guitar period." (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Stratocaster Anniversary Photo Essay )