When Albert Hammond Jr needs to lay down tracks, either for The Strokes or for his solo work, the guitar he chooses is a customized 1985 reissue of the classic '72 Stratocaster. With a personalized pickup switching system that provides the neck/bridge combination by reversing the usual 1 and 3 switch positions, a decked tremolo bridge and all the proper vintage appointments, it's a truly individual instrument. This Custom Shop signature model carries all those features, plus the artist's signature on the headstock.

The Fender Artist Series Eric Clapton Stratocaster, is one of their most popular artist signature models. The "soft V" neck profile (the shape of the neck in cross section) on the Eric Clapton Stratocaster has a distinctly comfortable fretting-hand feel that takes the more pronounced sharpness of a 50s "V" profile and "softens" it into a somewhat more rounded shape. Ideal for players with larger hands whose thumb extends over the edge of the fingerboard.

Jason Isbell is a Grammy Award-winning Alt Country/Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his solo career, his work with his current band the 400 Unit, and his time in the southern rock band Drive-By Truckers. His signature Telecaster features Fenders Road Worn finish on a double-bound, solid alder body, custom Tim Shaw pickups and a cutaway bridge plate with vintage-style barrel saddles for a combination of modern and vintage features.