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Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner is a new breed of Strat champion. His wry observational lyrics are the Monkeys’ trump card, but he’s a tight rhythmist too. Plus, he gets ‘new wave revival’ points for wearing his Strat high.

His main Stratocasters are an olympic white American Standard (pictured), and later a black Mexican Standard, both sporting maple fretboards.

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