Hendrix... he could make any guitar sound good.... if he were still around today he could even make a squier strat sing!... his playing was great, not least because he could play some pretty soulful stuff.... playing fast and shredding (80's lycra rock!) just isn't cool IMO!.
Also Hendrix managed to sound good with an upside down right-handed strat that went out of tune through excessive use of the trem bar every 5 minutes... also becuase it was way before floyd roses were invented to prevent tuning problems, he was way out of tune in most live performances, but still managed to make it all work, and sound amazing too
