The Strat thread

jd0272

@WezV that stripey bursty humbuckery Strat thing is bloody gorgeous!!! And I'm dead picky about gitfiddles. 

DrBob

dean2371 said:

No worries, hope the partscaster comes together well

Hmmm,

Well off of the back of seeing yours I've just done a search on t'web and found a mint one in Glasgow (Where it just so happens I'm going next week !) so there's a thought.

Maybe...

dean2371

Sounds like a result. Will be interested in some photos when you've got it

bazxkr

Wow, that is a whole load of gorgeous Strats on show here... I have 5 at the moment...here they are...

Top to bottom...

White Fender 2005 CIJ ST43, USA Fender 2006 LE Diamond 60th anniversary, natural partscaster, white Fender 1997 MIJ Blackmore Sig, black Fender MIM Roland 

Cheers Baz

dchwhite

This is one of my Strat bitsas. Bit of a forum spectacular - with the exception of the neck plate* and jack plate**, the parts were all bought or traded for from here, from (IIRC) @Adam_MD, @fusionista, @redrighthand and @DrBob

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/11603537353_eaee1d0360.jpg



........................
*Bizarrely, the cheapest place in all the internet to buy neck plates turned out to be two villages away in my quiet corner of Cambridgeshire.
**Axetec

shobet

A couple of mine. 

And that reminds me, I really need to clear up that room.

bazxkr

shobet said:

A couple of mine. 

And that reminds me, I really need to clear up that room.

No need, Looks tidy enough to me...just add a couple of more strats LOL Love those metallic reds

Cheers

Baz

Elx

DiMarzio Injectors instead of the Gold Lace sensors...

Elx

Deluxe in Aged Cherry Burst, not in my possession anymore, and I hate myself for selling it...

KevKahuna

My  2004(ish) Deluxe.. 

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/kjk2205/stratdeluxe6.jpg~original

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/kjk2205/stratdeluxe1.jpg~original

Neil

Elx said:

Deluxe in Aged Cherry Burst, not in my possession anymore, and I hate myself for selling it...

Obviously recreating Hendrix burning his Strat at Monterey.

Brilliant!

downbytheriver

KevKahuna said:

My  2004(ish) Deluxe.. 

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/kjk2205/stratdeluxe6.jpg~original

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/kjk2205/stratdeluxe1.jpg~original

My that's lovely!

dindude

This thread has got me liking the block saddle look again, may be time to change back hhmmm.

luscombe

a brand new (never played) 1982 Dan smith in sienna Sunburst that I sold 12-months ago. It's value was that it was untouched, so i never dared to use it1 I'd rather have guitars with honest signs of use.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m199/jeffsilvaire/New 1982 Fender Dan Smith Strat/100_1502-1.jpg

xwolf5150

That Dan Smith was lovely.
Why hadn't anyone played it ?
Must be a dog. ..
Not impressed with the supplied case either. . Lol.

Gru

bazxkr;115916" said:

Wow, that is a whole load of gorgeous Strats on show here... I have 5 at the moment...here they are...Top to bottom...White Fender 2005 CIJ ST43, USA Fender 2006 LE Diamond 60th anniversary, natural partscaster, white Fender 1997 MIJ Blackmore Sig, black Fender MIM Roland 

Cheers Baz

Really like the CIJ at he top. Seeing as you have both maple and rosewood boards, do you have any preference of which you prefer to play? Do they feel different to play, sound different in tone?

I have struggled to find that many maple board strats to try, in my local shop the guitars with rosewood normally outnumber the maple by 20:1

Strat wise I only have a cheap affinity, again with a rosewood board, but I loved the Pacifica I had with maple.

Gru

KevKahuna;116822" said:

My  2004(ish) Deluxe.. 

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/kjk2205/stratdeluxe6.jpg~original



http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/kjk2205/stratdeluxe1.jpg~original

Very nice, it looks immaculate. I missed the grain in the first picture, but it works really well with the trans green finish.

bazxkr

Gru said:

bazxkr;115916" said:

Wow, that is a whole load of gorgeous Strats on show here... I have 5 at the moment...here they are...Top to bottom...White Fender 2005 CIJ ST43, USA Fender 2006 LE Diamond 60th anniversary, natural partscaster, white Fender 1997 MIJ Blackmore Sig, black Fender MIM Roland 

Cheers Baz

Really like the CIJ at he top. Seeing as you have both maple and rosewood boards, do you have any preference of which you prefer to play? Do they feel different to play, sound different in tone?

I have struggled to find that many maple board strats to try, in my local shop the guitars with rosewood normally outnumber the maple by 20:1

Strat wise I only have a cheap affinity, again with a rosewood board, but I loved the Pacifica I had with maple.

I do have a thing about maple necks & my Albert Lee has a MN too. CIJ/MIJ are superb guitars.

The MN do feel different to RW strangely enough almost like need a lighter touch, but think that it is in my mind rather than the wood. Difficult to know about the tone as all the guitars have different pups, bridge etc. so all sound different anyway. Know what you mean about very few MN about in the shops.

The natural partscaster one I have has a warmoth MN & they are not silly priced. Maybe try to find a reasonably priced MN to fit the affinity then you will be able to A-B necks accurately ?  Have known affinitys be upgraded and punch way above their weight.

Cheers Baz

paulk

Lexie1

That is just gorgeous.