I've fancied trying a Stratocaster for a while & decided to sell a couple of other guitars to fund one.
This appeared locally & despite not having actually sold my other guitars, I pulled the trigger.
https://imgur.com/a/342qB8UIt's a MIM Standard Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue. In almost mint condition- no marks on it & plastic still on scratchplate etc.
I'm amazed at how easy it is to play. It sounds great & the satin neck is lovely.
I'm not normally a fan of maple boards, but think it looks awesome.
It lacks a trem arm, so I need one of those. I might upgrade the block if someone can remind me of the name of the guy who makes them & sells on eBay.
I need to mod it so the bridge is connected to a tone pot, but doubt that's a big job.
The only downside is that MrsLostSon isn't very impressed at the violation of the "one in, one out" rule... So, who wants to buy my Epiphone Century?!
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I’d always thought Strats were boring, but playing it is effortless.
(I put a stuck a set of Oil CityStone Tones and a Callaham sustain block into mine. Turned an already good guitar into an even better one.)
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There are a couple of strat pickup sets in the classifieds that appeal-Oil City StoneTones and Mojo Fat 50s. As soon as I have some cash I think I’ll invest, not that the stock ones sound “bad” they’re just a little weak.
I swapped them out for SD stacked humbuckers because I wanted hum cancelling pickups, not because they weren't any good.
I sold the entire loaded plate on here (Minus the 5 way switch if I remember correctly) for £70.
Ok I sold them cheap because I wanted to help a friend and fellow forum member out so I wanted them sold ASAP but even so, I couldn't have got more than £120 for them at top dollar.
If you see those Shaw designed pickups for around £100 I'd say they're a very good buy and will really wake up a Mex Strat.
HNGD.