Original sentence: Much of the popularity of the Stratocaster can be attributed to its versatility.Other notable Strat players include David Gilmour, John Mayer, Robin Trower, Ritchie Blackmore, Mark Knopfler, John Frusciante, Craig Nicholls and Jimi Hendrix.The neck, middle, and bridge (in the original manual, labelled "rhythm", "normal tone", and "lead", respectively) pickups provide a wide range of tones; the Stratocaster has been used for a variety of purposes, from the classic "Fender twang" to the slicing solos of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to the fat, crunching tones in Ritchie Blackmore's "Smoke on the Water"
Edited sentence: Other notable Strat players include David Gilmour, John Mayer, Robin Trower, Ritchie Blackmore, Mark Knopfler, John Frusciante, Craig Nicholls and, of course Jimi Hendrix