Stratocaster appreciation thread

[sal paradise]

[JVG]

Hey man, i don’t recall seeing a comparison of your Strats, unless i missed it in a NGD thread or something.

What are your thoughts? I simply love the look of the 73 and want it to sound amazing.

Cheers!

[sal paradise]

Hey man, i don’t recall seeing a comparison of your Strats, unless i missed it in a NGD thread or something.

What are your thoughts? I simply love the look of the 73 and want it to sound amazing.

Cheers!

The 73 is lovely. Never come across a pre-75 CBS with original finish before. It’s lightweight, pickups are pretty punchy & the neck is super comfortable. It’s v slim at the nut & doesn’t get massive once you get to the 12th fret. Great for me.

The 77 feels like home. It’s a good 500g heavier & the neck is a little bigger, nothing that bothers me though. The SDS-1 in the bridge is right up my street, although it seems to play weird with the Princeton and drive pedals - they react as though the output is higher than my Les Paul.

73 is going to get flipped. I might regret it, just that I don’t need one Strat, let alone two. And a sadly cynical outcome is there’s profit in it: something I need after taking a £500 hit on selling the CS Jaguar.

P.s. my friend is over from Australia in June & I could persuade try to persuade him to fly it back if you wanted

[JVG]

Don’t tempt me!

3-tone sunburst large headstock strats have always had a special place in my heart.

[Unicorn Warrior]

After playing an AV II in a shop, I’ve never wanted a strat so bad. The most stereotypical guitar ever. Yet, I want one of them. Unfortunately, after splurging on a Les Paul last year it will be a while before I can get my hands on one. Adult priorities loom.

[MattK]

Dammit I just traded a Classic Vibe for a late 70s Yamaki Strat in a beautiful aged pink plus a little cash. I'm supposed to be getting RID of guitars.

[MattK]

Also - picked up this old warhorse FST-70 cheap-ish a couple of years ago.

Not strictly necessary but I felt I had to do this:

Trying to decide if the other plastics should go black as well. It's a very good guitar and I want it to look its best.

[JVG]

Trying to decide if the other plastics should go black as well. It's a very good guitar and I want it to look its best.

I’m not usually a fan of black pick guards, but in this case it looks great. I’d leave the other plastics as they are - it makes it more visually interesting.

[Chippertheripper]

Black on black is so nice.

Pardon my repost.


I have another pg waiting, that I’m gonna do a single vol only on, a little lower, but I’ve pushed any/all guitar projects to the side for a few, and it’s still waiting.

[MattK]

That’s OSG for you, two well considered opinions … opposite to each other!

[Futuron]

The white knobs don't do it for me on the black pickguard. I'd match them to the pickups. That would be nicer than all black.

[Chippertheripper]

In no way am I intending on taking away from the Gilmour aesthetic.
I love that too.

[MKR]

Trying to decide if the other plastics should go black as well. It's a very good guitar and I want it to look its best.

Black pickguard looks awesome but i would find a set of cream knobs to match the pickups.

[terminalvertigo]

Recently, I've actually fallen out of love for the strats.

I have a nice beat sunburst '62, but sometimes i wonder why.
My comp stang and '62 jag can really cover most of the "strat" anyway.

[MattK]

I do have cream knobs, but for some reason they creep me out, they look like soft candy or something. I agree the white is too white. I’ll try some black ones when I find some.