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Welcome to my Stratocaster page! The only reason for this page's existence right now is to show off the photos of myself and the legendary Bill Carson whom I met recently at a Fender exhibit at Guitar Heaven in Nashville. Bill was one of the primary developers of the Fender Stratocaster in the early Fifties and he's just written a fascinating book called :"BILL CARSON- My Life & Times with Fender Musical Instruments" (co-written by Willie G Moseley). Bill's been called the Chuck Yeager of the Stratocaster because of all the "test flying" he did back in '53. The distinctive upper-horn was his idea, for example. It made the guitar balance perfectly hanging from the neck. He said that the heavy-bodied Les Paul would always "go south" on him in performance. Click on the thumbnails below to see myself and Bill holding my '56 Strat ("Like meeting an old friend", he said when he held it.) Bill in the Fifties.
Left to right, Legendary Bill Carson (primary developer of the Fender Stratocaster), and yours truly.
Left to right, Bill and yours truly.
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