Photos: Stars and their Stratocasters

Guitar legend Jeff Beck performs at the Greek Theatre on Oct. 20, 2013.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Musician Joe Walsh performs at the David Lynch Foundation’s benefit honoring Ringo Starr with the Lifetime of Peace & Love award at the El Rey Theatre on Jan. 20, 2014.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Bonnie Raitt performs during the 37th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland in July 2003.  (Laurent Gillieron / Associated Press)

Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at KROQ’s “Almost Acoustic Christmasâ€� in December 2000.  (KMKirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The Edge performs onstage with U2 during the Sean Penn & Friends “Help Haiti Home Galaâ€� in Beverly Hills in January 2014.  (Jonathan Leibson / Getty Images for J/P Haitian Relief Organization)

Dick Dale before a private concert at the Santa Monica Airport in April 1996.  (Andrew Scholer / Los Angeles Times)

Pete Townshend of the Who plays his Stratocaster at Staples Center in January 2013.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

John Mayer performs in concert during his Born and Raised Tour 2013 at the Baltimore Arena in December 2013.  (Owen Sweeney / Invision / Associated Press)

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy performs at the new Fender Visitor Center at Fender Musical Instruments factory in Corona in September 2011.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits performs in March 2005 at the Burswood Dome in Australia.  (Paul Kane / Getty Images)

George Harrison’s brightly colored Stratocaster, “Rocky,â€� is among the former Beatle’s memorabilia on display at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)