New Strats Day…

[sal paradise]

I did a Kinx

After definitely saying I wasn’t going to start the year doing anything silly, well, I did something a little rash…. How do you know which 70s Strat will be good? Buy them both and try them! One will get keeped, the other sold.

‘77 stripped with new pots & dimarzio sds1, non-original case



‘73 all original, no case

[JVG]

Oh man, that 73

[Pacafeliz]

Ooooooh maaaaaan....

[luau]

Very nice! I'm a sucker for that '77.

Keep us posted on the competition.

[zhivago]

Very, very nice...a friend of mine has a '73 or '74 Strat that looks just like the Sunburst one, it is a great guitar!

[sal paradise]

The fun one arrived! I love it. Think I can feel Pat’s joy of getting your hands on an old beater. Although it smells like an old beater…

4kg, so not horrific. My 78 mustang was heavier. I really like the neck profile, it’s full but slim at the nut. Definitely not a 70s baseball bat. And with the P90-esque bridge pickup It’s instantly more me. Haven’t tried it with drive yet, so we’ll see. I’ve got a cool rails lying about I can fit if needed.

demo of neck pickup (played poorly) Matt Knopfler

[Shadoweclipse13]

Oh man. Both of those are lovely, but that '77 is GORGEOUS

[Pacafeliz]

...my old parts 72/73 Strat was the best one I'd ever had...

[sal paradise]

Soo, a little later than expected… 1973 Strat. Sent a lovely old flight case that seems shaped for LP/SG.

The finish has a few more issues than originally thought, including a nice burn above the pickguard. But generally in excellent condition & doesn’t smell like an old practice room

The guitar isn’t overly heavy, neck is slim at the nut & check out the grain pattern. Poly seems nice and thin. All in all, really nice guitar, and I’ve not seen many pre-75 CBS lefties so that’s a nice bonus. Looking forward to plugging it in shortly.

[JVG]

Beautiful, warts and all.

I think 73 was the last year of staggered pole pieces on Strat pickups, so it’s notable in that regard too.

Hope it sounds good!

[sessylU]

Left handed strats always look super offset and melty to me. Even the back of them.