Вовсе не он создал 7-струнный страт. А фирма Fender. Он его заказал. Так же, как и Пейдж на Гибсоне - двугрифовую гитару.
In the United States, the jazz guitarist George Van Eps had a seven-string guitar built for him by Epiphone Guitars in the late
1930s and a signature Gretsch seven-string in the late 60s and early 70s.
Ну если придираться по поводу что это банки были -
The first
solidbody seven-string electric guitar was possibly an instrument conceived by Lenny Breau and built by the Californian luthier Kirk Sand in
1982.А =The first major company to experiment with the idea of a solidbody seven-string guitar was Fender, who
in 1987 signed an agreement with Alex
Gregory to produce a Stratocaster-style guitar
Короче особого приоритета в глазах народа Грегори не имеет, Как и ВанХалену зря двуручный тэппинг приписывают, известный задолго до. И справедливости ради - SG-подобная двухгрифка до Пейджа юзалась не один год...
The Gibson EDS-1275 is a
doubleneck Gibson electric guitar introduced in
1963 and still in production. Popularized by both rock and jazz musicians such as Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin,