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Stratocaster appreciation thread
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That Custom Classic 60s one in sonic blue with the mint green pickguard...I saw that in a shop and I thought it was one of the most beautiful guitars I'd ever seen. My friend that was with me decided to go with a Blizzard Pearl American Standard Strat and it certainly didn't sound or feel £600 than a MIM I'd played...hmm. Also, he's having loads of action, tuning and intonation issues with it.
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Not a Fender - Blade R4 from the lawsuit era (Fender headstock), but IMO looking very good.
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I've been through a hoard of guitars in the last few years but have sold them all (damn i need more work) and am down to just one strat and a JM build in progress.
Yesterday I rewired my strat with the 7 sound mod which means i can get the mustang sound i miss from a full scale. I've got a SD Antiquity II mustang set in the bridge and neck - sounds awesome to me and is easy to set up and play. I was a strat hater for many years, maybe i've suddenly i've got old and boring... also I'm playing a lot of afrobeat/soukous influenced stuff for the last few years and nothing hits this sound like a strat imho.
It's just a classic player 60s in sonic blue so won't post a pic as it looks pretty stock except the uncovered mustang pickups, but I have a major desire to swap out the body for an Allparts thinline strat body finished in thin Burgundy mist nitro and maybe add a lipstick in the middle position, that would be picture worthy...
Yesterday I rewired my strat with the 7 sound mod which means i can get the mustang sound i miss from a full scale. I've got a SD Antiquity II mustang set in the bridge and neck - sounds awesome to me and is easy to set up and play. I was a strat hater for many years, maybe i've suddenly i've got old and boring... also I'm playing a lot of afrobeat/soukous influenced stuff for the last few years and nothing hits this sound like a strat imho.
It's just a classic player 60s in sonic blue so won't post a pic as it looks pretty stock except the uncovered mustang pickups, but I have a major desire to swap out the body for an Allparts thinline strat body finished in thin Burgundy mist nitro and maybe add a lipstick in the middle position, that would be picture worthy...
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Best. Guitar. Ever.
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I bought this: http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 14&t=32289" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and I bought this for $75... it's an '83 Fender Japan JV Squier body, it's a nice piece of light Ash! I will leave the lady-thing for now.
The only thing is that I don't know which part to modify... make the neck 3-bolt or make the body 4-bolt? ugh...
and I bought this for $75... it's an '83 Fender Japan JV Squier body, it's a nice piece of light Ash! I will leave the lady-thing for now.
The only thing is that I don't know which part to modify... make the neck 3-bolt or make the body 4-bolt? ugh...
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electric12 wrote:Don't know if it's a general thing, but my Paisley one (it's from something like 1988- not too sure though) is much heavier than the recent reissues that I've tried. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing (I'll ask my back in a few years time!), but it may be worth bearing in mind if your girlfriend is not of the scrum-half/ heavyweight boxer physique!Totoro wrote:
Man, the Paisley Strats are lovely. My girlfriend has always regretted not snagging one when they got re-issued about 2004, she loved the look but couldn't afford it at the time. if anyone finds out if they're around anywhere let me know!
hah she certainly isn't, nope! and I'm sure the 2004 (i think?) reissues will be much, much cheaper so its win-win!
edit: just from a quick google search it appears there was a limited run in 2008 as well! Its a shame they don't ship over here really
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Please post picks when you are done with this one.OffYourFace wrote:I bought this: http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 14&t=32289" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and I bought this for $75... it's an '83 Fender Japan JV Squier body, it's a nice piece of light Ash! I will leave the lady-thing for now.
The only thing is that I don't know which part to modify... make the neck 3-bolt or make the body 4-bolt? ugh...
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nice!
but that isn't a JV body, but an SQ one like mine (the ones i posted some pages above). JV's were the 50's/60's repros, but the 3-bolts were all SQ's, which were the 70's repros. still, fantastic guitars.
the aztec lady reminds me kinda the cheech and chong van. hell yeah!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em55UD_lTjs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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but that isn't a JV body, but an SQ one like mine (the ones i posted some pages above). JV's were the 50's/60's repros, but the 3-bolts were all SQ's, which were the 70's repros. still, fantastic guitars.
the aztec lady reminds me kinda the cheech and chong van. hell yeah!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em55UD_lTjs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Pacafeliz wrote:nice!
but that isn't a JV body, but an SQ one like mine (the ones i posted some pages above). JV's were the 50's/60's repros, but the 3-bolts were all SQ's, which were the 70's repros. still, fantastic guitars.
the aztec lady reminds me kinda the cheech and chong van. hell yeah!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em55UD_lTjs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Pat.
Ahhh ok, thanks! I just thought they were all called JVs... this one has the deeper '50s contours but 3-bolt. It's a cool body.
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Witch hats!
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I used to dislike them quite a lot, then a few years ago I came across the one that I ended up buying 2 days later:
CIJ '68 RI
Now I want another one, only with a rosewood board and small headstock.
CIJ '68 RI
Now I want another one, only with a rosewood board and small headstock.
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