This Fender Stratocaster electric guitar was made in 1999, though I don't yet know when my friend purchased it. Various models of the Strat, as it is commonly called, were played by famous musicians including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Buddy Holly and many others.
Photo 1 Setup
The tabletop and background are a single sheet of black velvet. Two medium continuous-light lamps are on the top and middle right side. A small continuous-light lamp is on the bottom right. Those three lamps evenly light the six strings from top to bottom. A reflector on the left side casts the reflection on that side of the body. A reflector on the tabletop casts the reflection that wraps around the bottom of the guitar.
Photo 2 Setup
The background is black velvet. Two white reflectors larger than the subject are immediately to its right and left. A medium continuous-light lamp casts light on the subject and both reflectors from above.
Photo 3 Setup
The tabletop is black felt embedded with shiny flecks. A medium continuous-light lamp above and on the right side lights most of the body and the right side of the tabletop. A small continuous-light lamp above and on the left side lights most of the shiny metal. It also lights a reflector on the right side that bounces light onto that area of the body to definte its edge and shape. A medium continuous-light lamp near the tabletop at the upper left side lights that area of the tabletop and defines that area of the edge and shape of the body. It also lights a reflector placed underneath the camera that brightens a small part of one piece of shiny metal to define its shape. A small continuous-light lamp to the left of the camera at the level of the tabletop brightens the lowest, horizontal shape in the scene. A reflector resting on the neck and positioned at a 45 degree angle above the scene brightens the three smallest strings. Just in case you lost count, that's four light sources and three reflectors, which is surely a record for my tiny makeshift studio.
Photo 4 Setup
The background is brown art paper. The light area in the background was created during post-processing. A medium continuous-light lamp very close to the subject to create soft shadows was below it and to the right. A large reflector on the left side created the brightly lit areas of the metal tuning machine and the strings.