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>But a lot of his designs were copied endlessly and we wouldn't have the modern shredder superstrat if not for him.
I agree wholeheartedly, the Beretta being the first example that springs to mind that copied his humbucker placement. What I was getting at though is he was basically winning pro circuit races with clapped out corollas that he built in his garage, its a testament to how good he was, not the brand of guitars he played. I too have my own 80's shitplank shredder that was definitely inspired by his affinity for doing whatever he wanted.