NGD! Am Std Sienna Sunburst Strat

[FuseG4]

Plays like butter, sounds awesome.
Very, very airy compared to both the MIM strats I've owned before this. The wound strings definitely retain bite, though. It's quite a shock that this strat would so thoroughly trump the last one I had, even though I hand picked the last one out of 6 or 7 MIMs.

The am std pickups aren't too bad until you hit full on overdrive. If I were using this only as a clean guitar, I'd probably keep the stock pickups. The no-load bridge tone control is genius. No more "do I wire a bridge tone control and lose that sting or do I leave it and suffer from permanent thinness?".

The ash body is pretty hawt.

I'm naming her "Arisa".

I'm glad I got this, it really goes with the tweaker. Like, really.

Obligatory pics!

[jake_xms3_punk]

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NICE! I want one seinna burst is in my top 3 strat colours, the others being white and seafoam green (or is it surf green? ). congrats! the no load thing is a good idea, i always make no load pots for my guitars.

[Kam]

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Freakin' beautiful, man. Congratulations.

[FuseG4]

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Oh man I almost wanna call out of my shift so I can play this thing.
I love the midrange dip in this guitar and these pickups, it's so... straty. I've gotta find some pickups like this that don't mush up with gain.

[MetalManiac]

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GORGEOUS> I LOVE Cherryburst Strats!! Yep, there is a great big difference in quality and tone with a good American Standard. The select wood and the expert craftsmanship and quality control . Glad you noticed.

[Scott_F]

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cool

[mwalluk]

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Wonder what it would look like if it was an LP..... jk,.... congrats

[crusty philtrum]

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Lovely looking guitar, congrats.

You might find that A3 pickups would hold up better under distortion. If i was asked what are some good A3 Strat pickups, i'd have no hesitation recommending BKP Apaches.

[voggin]

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That is awesome. Beautiful burst

[d1dsj]

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Beautiful guitar, play it well!

[AlexR]

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Beautiful!

The recent guitars Fender seem to be putting out are (IMO) much better than when I last bought a Strat ('94). Even with masses of Poly on the vintage white 2006 I've got it still really sings.

A nice set of ssl1's (with maybe a ssl 5 in the bridge) and that guitar will really come alive

[MetalManiac]

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Beautiful!

Even with masses of Poly on the vintage white 2006 I've got it still really sings.

There is no difference on the production Strats with so called "thin Skin" Nitro. It's a purely cosmetic alone issue. The "thin skin" nitro Hwy 1's are plastered with as much undercoating as the Polys. You have to go back aways considerably timewise to get an authentic Nitro or great quality Poly finish, or go Custom shop Fender, and pay the extra for a high class Nitro paint job. The paint on a custom shop guitar is easily 1/3 the cost of the product.

[FuseG4]

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Beautiful!

The recent guitars Fender seem to be putting out are (IMO) much better than when I last bought a Strat ('94). Even with masses of Poly on the vintage white 2006 I've got it still really sings.

A nice set of ssl1's (with maybe a ssl 5 in the bridge) and that guitar will really come alive

I'm thinking of going a different route. I had SSL-1s in the last strat and there's something kind of warm and thick about them, and I'm thinking I wanna stay bright and very glassy.

Thinking '57/'62s. AFAIK they are THE fender sound, for better or for worse.
I'm gonna wait and see where these stock ones take me though. I'm in no hurry.

Dunno. I'm also thinking of trying Ant Surfers.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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We have had quite a few of those in the shop!
Love those, congrats!
Don't get the pickup change though!

[BloodRose]

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gorgeous! Congrats! Fitting name too!