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Re: Fender Strat
I was looking at a Mexican strat that's listed near me and wondering if it's worth getting a cheaper guitar and up-speccing with better pickups and bridge etc.
Not really that relevant for this thread but I find when I don't have a strat, there is a gap.
Not really that relevant for this thread but I find when I don't have a strat, there is a gap.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Why not? Works for SX.Delayman wrote:I was looking at a Mexican strat that's listed near me and wondering if it's worth getting a cheaper guitar and up-speccing with better pickups and bridge etc.
Not really that relevant for this thread but I find when I don't have a strat, there is a gap.
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Re: Fender Strat
It's what I did with my Tele, MIM stock pickups were trash and I managed to find a pair of custom shop ones from a USA model going cheap on reverb or eBay, added the obsidian wire 4 way Tele kit and haven't looked backDelayman wrote:I was looking at a Mexican strat that's listed near me and wondering if it's worth getting a cheaper guitar and up-speccing with better pickups and bridge etc.
Not really that relevant for this thread but I find when I don't have a strat, there is a gap.
Has to be a keeper though, will never get my money back!
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Re: Fender Strat
The thing for me is, an SX or Mexi Strat is always just that and ultimately leaves me yearning. No matter how much I spend or how good it sounds. Plus you mostly always lose on the resale. A genuine USA Strat is always that and will hold its resale value especially if unmolested. Not saying that the others can't be great instruments.
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Re: Fender Strat
I'm currently fettling a tele sx neck for my blackwood tele. I've been making a neck for that one for the last two years (its doubtful I'll get it finished in the next 2 years) so I want something attached to the bloody thing
Its a good neck made way better by stripping amber lacquer, rounding over in places, refretting and dressing properly.
Its a good neck made way better by stripping amber lacquer, rounding over in places, refretting and dressing properly.
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Re: Fender Strat
How do you find the blackwood as a body wood? I got some PNG grown rosewood to use as a drop top and tryin to think of a good body wood to pair it with. Will likely hollow the snot out of the body - see if I can get some acoustic resonance.Bg wrote:I'm currently fettling a tele sx neck for my blackwood tele. I've been making a neck for that one for the last two years (its doubtful I'll get it finished in the next 2 years) so I want something attached to the bloody thing
Its a good neck made way better by stripping amber lacquer, rounding over in places, refretting and dressing properly.
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Re: Fender Strat
Sounds great to me, naturally resonant but I did get the wood from Adrian, so it was always going to be good.
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Re: Fender Strat
Danny had a great Road Worn Strat ages ago...they can be very good.
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Re: Fender Strat
I really want to dispose of my skinny little fretboard fingertip dragging Fender frets... procrastination
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Re: Fender Strat
Still got itGrantB wrote:Danny had a great Road Worn Strat ages ago...they can be very good.
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Re: Fender Strat
First guitar I bought was a 1990 MIM Strat, one of the few guitars I still have and it's honestly better than many of the USA's I have played.
Guess it's kinda like my Tokai, an absolute killer LP with the wrong name on the headstock. Depends on whether that's gonna bother you after a while or not
Guess it's kinda like my Tokai, an absolute killer LP with the wrong name on the headstock. Depends on whether that's gonna bother you after a while or not