fender MIA strat

shark

shark

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I just decided that I need a fender strat :D
I 've been browsing through some second hand guitars and was wondering, is there a year of manufacture that I should avoid?

So far I 've found strats (MIA standard) from 93, 97, 99 and 08... which one would be the best judging by the year only? (I know I should play it before I buy it, but an indication would be helpfull :))
 
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grumpy said:
I hear the 00's and up are the best.

Our local gray haired luither said he'd rather play (for tone) a 00s guitar instead of the older ones.

Also said nitro and poly has doesn't have that difference in tone. It just ages well.

I wish you well on your quest.
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Thx for the input :)

Anyone else have some info?
 
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I have 12 MIA strats.....yes, I went a little overboard during my strat phase but was picking them up for $400-$600 at every corner a few years back. I bought alot of HSS Lonestar strats and some SSS standards and converted them into HSS. A few I left stock. The years range from 91' to 05'. The one that stands out above the bunch is a black 97' with a maple neck. It's so comfortable and well put together. I don't think you'll go wrong with any of those years. The 00' and up have the rolled fingerboard edges, thats a pretty nice touch. I like them all but find myself drawn to the 97's............
 
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any year can be a good year of course no matter what they are made off... but the 93 could be a poplar body MIA strat... but it may be one hell of a strat! I don't mind poplar but Fender went thru a phase of using a lot of poplar in the MIA line because of a shortage of alder......

but out of all those years i would have to say the 08 would be the first place i'd look if i had a choice of the 4... Fender has been making some nice axes of late...

before i got my Custom Shop strat my number 1 strat was a beat to snot 1988 American Standard!
 
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Ok, I 'll avoid the '93 :)
Problem with the 08 is that I have to buy it new :D
Thx for the info...
 
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shark said:
Ok, I 'll avoid the '93 :)
Problem with the 08 is that I have to buy it new :D
Thx for the info...
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i don't mean to avoid the 93... it may very well be the best strat out of them all... take it on a strat by strat bases... good luck...

some people dislike the mid 90's era of MIA Strats...
 
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ah... misunderstood :)
also have to see what the rolled fingerboard is all about... never heard of it
 
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shark said:
ah... misunderstood :)
also have to see what the rolled fingerboard is all about... never heard of it
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they just take the sharp edge off the fingerboard... MIM strats fingerboard edge is left sharp... the MIA line has the edges slightly rounded to feel more like a worn in neck
 
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WhoFan said:
they just take the sharp edge off the fingerboard... MIM strats fingerboard edge is left sharp... the MIA line has the edges slightly rounded to feel more like a worn in neck
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Who needs the rest of the internet when you have the SD forum :D

Thanks for the fast replies, didn't even have the time to look it up :D
 
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yeah instead of f***ing google it it should be f***ing look it up in the SD forum
 
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I have a 93 Strat Plus...it is a great gtr, and I've owned a few Strats from the 70s and 80s. The neck is very sweet, w/excellent action.

Granted it it's a Plus, not a Standard, FWIW. It also came w/Fralin pups, which helps my opinion of it.
 
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My first and up till now only strat is a 00 MiM Strat and I must say that I've yet to find a more acoustically loud and full sounding guitar (in a Strat shape of course!!!).

As for the rounded edges, my strat's edges are rounded but I fail to recall if they always were that way or they got like that from me playing it to death :9:
 
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I have an MIA Strat from the '00 or '01, and it's excellent. I've played a lot of new Strats since the early '90s, and this one is pretty close to being everything I think a Strat should be. The latest new ones are better, though.
 
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