In Clapton's 60-year career he has survived the double whammy of heroin addiction and alcoholism that often left him incapable of doing anything on stage other than lie flat on his back.

Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck played a huge part in developing the standard rock guitarist, but they had their influences before they started playing.

I love Strats, I’m such a Strat girl, and Fender actually recently did the 70th-anniversary Strat. And so this is one of the ...