reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Nice JP’s!
Straturday!
- Thread starter Mark Wein
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Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
I think of you every time I pick up that gold strat. Gold paint, gold hardware middle pickup failboat.
My rules are for me. I'm glad everyone likes what they play.
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
4 weeks...I really want to play that 7/8 Strat. Like, really want to play it.
Flatspotter
What?
Do you notice any difference in tone with the short scale? I've been thinking of putting a 24.75" conversion neck on one of mine.Warmoth, 24.75"... BG V60 pickups, Fender AmStd bridge, Hipshot tuners
20170702_104725 by jelloman 1965, on Flickr
Warmoth, 24.75"...SD JB, Cool Rails, P-Rails, Hipshot bridge and tuners
2017-11-26_03-05-49 by jelloman 1965, on Flickr
Warmoth 7/8, 24.75"...SD Cool Rails, Hipshot bridge and tuners
2018-02-25_05-19-54 by jelloman 1965, on Flickr
Warmoth Hybrid, 24.75"...SD Alnico2 Tele set, Wilkinson bridge, Hipshot tuners (pic is out of date)
20170702_104313 by jelloman 1965, on Flickr
...More Tele than Strat, but...
I really need to get better pictures. Better lighting. Better background.
I need to move.
Peavey Raptor Plus EXP. It’s dark blue.
Partscaster that I assembled. The body and neck came from Maverick here of the forum.
It’s dark green.
MIM with TexMex pickups and CTS pots.
And last, the knock off SRV Strat. I feel kinda dirty about this one because I expected it to be super obvious that it’s knock off, but it’s a pretty decent player.
I need to move.
Peavey Raptor Plus EXP. It’s dark blue.
Partscaster that I assembled. The body and neck came from Maverick here of the forum.
It’s dark green.
MIM with TexMex pickups and CTS pots.
And last, the knock off SRV Strat. I feel kinda dirty about this one because I expected it to be super obvious that it’s knock off, but it’s a pretty decent player.
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
You definitely sacrifice some of the "snap" the longer scale (and higher string tension) give you, but it still sounds like a strat...I put .011s on it once and that made up for a lot of it, but I stick with .010s now and live with the lack of attack...
Where I notice it a lot more is on the Tele...the decreased attack removed a lot of "twang", and the Alnico2 pickups and roller wound GHS Nickel Rockers took out the rest...I don't mind because I was looking for the bridge tones Dan Steinhardt (That Pedal Show) gets from his Tele...
CBHScott
How did I get here?
I think of you every time I pick up that gold strat. Gold paint, gold hardware middle pickup failboat.
I LOVES those Aztec gold Strats
CBHScott
How did I get here?
How do you like the Chapman?
Knox in Box
Rustbelt refugee.
Hated the JB jr it came with passionately.
Construction wise it's a fabulous guitar other than the defect it has that makes it a factory second (rip in the top).
Plays fantastic, and all Hipshot hardware is hard to not like. After switching to the Hot Rails in the bridge I really dig it.
I LOVES those Aztec gold Strats
It is an interesting guitar. Fender made these as an attempt to make a Mexico/USA hybrid model. The hardware is all US Custom Shop stuff, and very high quality. The pickups are Custom Shop Texas Specials. The guitar was made in Mexico, so presumably the body, neck, assembly, finish all took place there. I read on the net that the bodies were made in the US and sent to Mexico as the US hardware made it easier to do the initial work in the US factory with the routing and stuff...I have no idea if that is true or not. The guitar is alder, which is kind of what fender was using in the US stuff at the time. Finally, they slapped a decal under the finish on the back of the headstock that says "special edition". They made 250 of this model back in 2003. All I can say is that the thing is an amazing strat and the neck on it is absolutely amazing. It feels like the damn US Custom Shop made this thing. I guess the MIM factory spent some extra time on these. These were made for Fender Europe and never sold in the US.
Here is a link to another one for sale with some better pics. Mine is in brand new/mint shape.
https://reverb.com/item/485960-gorg...er-strat-in-aztec-gold-fender-special-run-fsr
sunvalleylaw
Yep.
On the left is my first electric. 2006 MIM 60th Anniversary, Tex Mex pick ups. On the right is my project from last year, my kinda sorta pseudo Rivers Cuomo-ish HH.
sunvalleylaw
Yep.
Old man yells at strats.
blind radish
ZaZen
reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I had a MIJ Strat in that color. It’s the only Strat I ever got along with. I sold it when I moved from Florida. It’s the one guitar I regret selling.
telecaster911
Kick Henry Jackassowski
sunvalleylaw
Yep.
Sometime, I want to make a garbage tele out of old parts and maybe a nice warmoth neck, that I can sticker up and thrash around with.
Danhedonia
Noted duckfat enthusiast
Sorry for the double post in the other ... meant to add this.
I love this fucking guitar.
I love this fucking guitar.