This guitar recently came into my pocession.
Think 1982....
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Guitar thread - one for the Stratocaster fans...
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Ahh a smith? My Old man is a strat nut....
My Bass player music journo sent me this today
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320243_285329171497088_133409023355771_1156469_280289741_n by tangwyn, on Flickr[/img]
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
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I hope it was cheap as some knobber has written over it...
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who's it signed by??
looks nice. Must admit I prefer the les paul gold top..
Still want a 3 tone sunburst strat with black pick guard and white pickups/controls!
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Nor sure about the gold finish. At least it doesn't have the 1970s peg head.
My dream guitar. A fiesta red Strat from the year of my birth- 1961
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Not quite a fender but mine's a 1991 Hank Marvin Signature series Squire, swapped out the pickups for origional, genuine 52 Texas Specials
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my fleabay bargain, US strat, it was 5 years old and had never been played when I bought it. It doesn't have the full bodied sound and sustain of my sg2000 but is a real joy to play and never needs tuning :). looks black in the photo but is wine coloured in better light.
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Oh since you asked
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I used to have one of these...
late 80s Hot Rod 50s Reissue MIJ Strat... Found it in a second hand shop with basically no wear, the neck was madly bowed from years of disuse and a lot of the small parts were corroded but apart from that, it was as new. Gorgeous thing... Ended up fitting it with a pair of Kinmans. But it was a lot better than I was and got sold on to someone who could use it.
Still have its sister- a 60s reissue HRR in sunburst with a rosewood neck. But it's in the middle of an eternal rebuild to turn it double fat with the pickup switch up in the top horn, and with a million coiltap and split modes, for some reason that made sense to me 10 years ago. Should really get it built... It's a bit hammered but dark sunbursts look good with a little wear and tear on don't they
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My brother who is a musician, his flat mate might have found a mid 60s strat in a junk shop, he paid 250 for it. If it turns out well hes £in. He said he wont sell though.
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Great pictures guys.....
Northwind, that looks like a monster!
uponthedowns, get the custom shop to make you one.
Guitars and bikes! You need n+1 dontcha?
Mine was a 1982 Dan Smith Gold on Gold, It weighs a ton, and sounds like no strat I've ever played before, yet still sound distinctly stratty.
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sorry, not feeling the love for that gold one.
gold is definately a gibson colour.
bet it still sounds sweet though
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Not a huge fan of strats but I agree that gold definitely looks better on a Les Paul imo. With cream p90 pickups
Since we're all posting pics now, here's my old parts strat. It had a Fender 70s style maple fingerboard/neck at one point which I sold on at a £60 profit
Looked nice but average to play. I'm a Gibson man.
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Gold strat makes me think of this guy. Still remember seeing him on TV in 1987 playing this guitar and blowing me away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8orzLEAvf3cDon't get on with strats due to knob placement getting in the way of my picking hand, but love the sound of a good one. Enjoy
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when I win the lottery
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Well if everybodyelse is showing...
The Fender triplets:
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Fenders by Sofaboy TT, on Flickr[/img]The strat (HSS):
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Strat by Sofaboy TT, on Flickr[/img]The Hotrod Tele (not quite gold but surely blonde is good enough...):
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Fender Vintage Hotrod n flowers by Sofaboy TT, on Flickr[/img]Posted 7 months ago # -
JOhn Mayer Strat, in grey/hotrods, Rocks Out..
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Strats & Teles are fine, but I prefer the Jazzmaster.
Marquee Moon by Television is a great example of Tom Veraines Jazzmaster.Posted 7 months ago # -
Indeed the Jazz is a fine quitar, Elvis Costello plays a mean Jazz, so too Jason Mraz..
hmmmm warm...
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kiwijohn - Member
Strats & Teles are fine, but I prefer the Jazzmaster.
Marquee Moon by Television is a great example of Tom Veraines Jazzmaster.
I'm sure I've read somewhere that most of MM is actually strats & teles. What with the old who did what part. Pretty sure Richard Lloyd didnt use a jazzmaster.
That said I've lusted after one for years. Almost persuaded a guy to sell me original one until hefound out that it was a last of the pre CBS and therefore worth a bob or two. Bugger...
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And
And
both made by myself.
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Is that an Iceman crossed with a Parker Fly??
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psychobiker - that Jazzy Manouche guitar looks very kewl. Do you make lot of guitars? Tell us more, please.
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Whats on the telly?
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I have only made the above 2 so far, more of a hobby, but I am a joiner so am at a slight advantage.
This is the build of the Archtop posted from another forum under and old username.
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=611781&highlight=making+an+archtop+guitar
And have just found the thread for the electric.
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=521500&highlight=making+an+electric+guitar
If you take the time to read them, please forgive me any mistakes, but they both play, and there are links to videos of them working.
I have more planned, but time is conspiring against me at the mo.
Thanks for asking.
Marcel
Sorry if they are a bit boring.
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when I win the lottery
I've got a 60's ES 330 which is essentially one of those; sounds great, looks great, doesn't play very well though (in need of a pro setup); if you're ever in Cardiff let me know and you can have a go of it. My favourite guitar at the moment is an old kit Strat copy, sounds awesome and plays very nicely, all for £100 or so.
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Stratobiker - your guitar is known as The Strat by the looks of the knobs. How's the EJ Strat doing?
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Well they're not Strats, but I've got these two:
DSC02629 by http://www.sussex-mtb.com, on FlickrBut I do enjoy a bit of \m/ so the strat doesn't really float my boat!
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