Speaking of Stevie Ray Vaughan...

I love his main guitar, the one Stevie called his "number one." He beat the living hell out of that guitar, and it would still pull through and provide that sweet, full, wonderful tone. Just take a look at the picture below:



Look at the size of those strings! They're like telephone wires! I don't know how he managed to bend those strings so far considering that they were so heavy. I know a lot of other blues players now mimic that strategy of using thick strings to get that slick sound, like Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys.

Also, you just gotta love that worn out finish on the guitar's body. I believe Stevie Ray Vaughan bought that guitar used as it was, so that guitar definitely received its fair share of wear and tear. Just so cool; I wish my guitar looked (and sounded) like the "Number One."