SRV's Number One

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Stevie Ray Vaughan's first wife was actually his favorite guitar. Number one, A 1963 Fender Stratocaster body with a '62 neck.

Stevie first purchased Number One in 1973 from Ray's Music Exchange in Austin Texas

Stevie Ray said that he knew straight away that there was something special about First Wife. He liked the sunburst finish and the thick, oddly shaped D-neck. Stevie Ray has been known to have large hands and so the unusually thick neck felt comfortable.

"I didn't even have to play it - I just knew by the way it looked that it would sound great. I was carrying my '63 Strat and asked if [Ray] would like to trade. Thank God he did, and it's been my main axe even since."

Number One is currently in possession of Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray's brother (After Stevie's death, Rene Martinez put the original neck back on Number One and presented it to the Vaughan family), although there are rumors that Number One was buried with Stevie in Dallas.