I'm loving this strat variant.

axisus

Sure, lots of you will probably hate it, but this guitar certainly ticks my boxes!

It's a Stratospheric Loft HSS by Paoletti guitars. I would but that guitar in a shot if I had the funds!

Philly_Q

I think there was one in the classifieds quite recently?  Certainly @imalrightjack had one.  But not with a Floyd, I don't think.

Funkfingers

JHS/Encore/Vintage Sambora?

imalrightjack

Philly_Q said:

I think there was one in the classifieds quite recently?  Certainly @imalrightjack had one.  But not with a Floyd, I don't think.

@Philly_Q I had a Paoletti but much uglier. Sounded great but huge and odd neck. 

Sarge

I'm aware your chips don't need pissing on, but I'm unzipping anyway.... that is fucking horrible 

Philly_Q

imalrightjack said:

Philly_Q said:

I think there was one in the classifieds quite recently?  Certainly @imalrightjack had one.  But not with a Floyd, I don't think.

@Philly_Q I had a Paoletti but much uglier. Sounded great but huge and odd neck. 

Huge neck?  I'd assumed they would be skinny.  Now suddenly I'm interested...

imalrightjack

I just remember it being big and uncomfortable. Weird even. 

hollywoodrox

I could live with it, it’s not the prettiest but the stars and Floyd make up for it

HAL9000

Sorry, but the stars are right up there with PRS bird inlays when it comes to reasons not to buy.

CavemanGrogg

It just screams reliced, or refinished Richie Sambora signature Strrat  to me.  The off-white with maple board and stars inlay was/is the most common variation, but they are available in other colours, like sunburst - can't remember if it was 2 or three 3 tone personally I've never been able to tell the difference, even black with silver paisley, with a rosewood board, and all of them where available with either stars or dots inlays, and this wasn't just year dependent, some years you could actually pick between stars or dot inlays.

Don't get me wrong, it's a nice guitar, but I'd rather buy the real thing - I have a soft spot for the RS signature Strat as it was my very first Fender, and have it reficed or refinished, it would probably work out cheaper too.

hollywoodrox

Gotta love Richie 

Philly_Q

hollywoodrox said:

Gotta love Richie 

I'd prefer to think it was optional.

carlos

It's so nice there are tastes out there for everything. Even star inlays.

Funkfingers

Philly_Q said:

hollywoodrox said:

Gotta love Richie 

I'd prefer to think it was optional.

You are Orianthi Panagaris and I claim my fifty Guineas.

roberty

Would 

BillDL

One thing that I'm not so keen on are the brass rims/flanges from 12-bore shotgun cartridge casings that are used for the knobs.  They are possibly just decorative facsimiles of the real thing, but I don't like firearms.

stickyfiddle

I don’t like the curve where the pickguard is cut across. It doesn’t quite flow with the rest of the guard - it either needs more defined “corners” or none at all. 

Otherwise I’m not against it. Though you could build one for a chunk less money..

CHRISB50

I don't think I've ever seen a Paoletti that I wouldn't be happy to put on the fire, to keep me warm.

For a standard Strat shaped guitar they seem to have a knack for making them look particularly shit. 

(Apologies to the Paoletti owners!)

punchesjudy

That’s bloody awful that is. 

mrkb

Lovely - way better than those old fashioned 3TSB or Fiesta red strats !!!

axisus

OK so the general vibe/consensus that I'm getting is that we all love it!