mid life crisis : new strat guitar wanted

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greekdude

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Hello ppl! hope you are doing fine.
After 6 years with no new guitar, I decided it's time for upgrades. I grew up with classic rock and rock, then metal, then thrash, death, industrial you name it, then came the funk metal, nu-metal years, then Djent. Today I feel like going back to more relaxed times. I am starting to move away from modern sounds.

So long story short : I want a new strat which must :
- have playability , nice upper fret access
- 22 frets
- nice shreddy radius (12)
- classic looks
- no humbuckers
- all sort of sounds
- white
- maple fretboard
- locking tuners

So basically I want this : https://shop.fender.com/en-GR/elect...luxe-roadhouse-strat/0147302305.html?rl=en_US

What do you say? Thanks!
 
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Well, that's a nice Strat although I don't particularly like big headstocks. But everything else is great, and it isn't too expensive at all.
 
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I've been thinking the same thing lately but like mincer, I don't like the big headstock either or the mint pickguard
 
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Why do they use a mint pickguard and a black back cover?
 
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The pickup/preamp setup is a little unique on that guitar. Of course we are pickup tinkerers here, no reason to stop you. CN you play the guitar first?
 
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PFDarkside said:
The pickup/preamp setup is a little unique on that guitar. Of course we are pickup tinkerers here, no reason to stop you. CN you play the guitar first?
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I'll try !! I'll try to use a fine greek shop (nakas.gr) and stay away from online shops as much as I can. (especially thomann.de)
 
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solspirit said:
Why do they use a mint pickguard and a black back cover?
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the colors to me are so malmsteenesque! So I like it a lot! The black battery socket ehmmm I don't know , nornally none will ever care about it.
 
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That is a mighty fine guitar, it just needs black pickup covers and knobs. :)
 
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DOOOO EEEEEET!!!!!!!!

And get a Hot rails bridge, and cools rails neck, and super 7 switching.
 
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American elite strat.

Compound radius neck. I think it's the best fender strat made outside of the custom shop.
 
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I have the Roadhouse Strat. (I like the big headstock.) The cool feature of the RH is that is has a battery box, so can support active pups. I have a Livewire II set in mine. Sounds killer.
 
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ArtieToo said:
I have the Roadhouse Strat. (I like the big headstock.) The cool feature of the RH is that is has a battery box, so can support active pups. I have a Livewire II set in mine. Sounds killer.
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Thanks for the review. So you think the stock pups/S1 switch and the 6-position tone shaper was meh?
 
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The old Japan squier's aren't bad either-

one of the best strat's I've ever played, was an older Japan squier :).
(my dad owns it).

I'm trying to persuade him, to sell it to me, or atleast let me borrow it.

High prices, doesn't always mean "high quality" or "good tone" !! :D

-Erlend
 
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greekdude said:
Thanks for the review. So you think the stock pups/S1 switch and the 6-position tone shaper was meh?
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I bought it from a forum bro who had already removed all the active stuff before I got it. I had the Livewire Classic II's laying around, so it was a no-brainer purchase. I don't know how the original electronics sounded.
 
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ehmmmmm I imagine if the blackouts came in a "vintage" look that would be great hahaha. But anyways I don't think that its stock pups are garbage, they are noiseless as well, but who knows. I am thinking of sending my old strat back to my home town , bringing this to stock state, and then getting the deluxe roadhouse.
 
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greekdude said:
ehmmmmm I imagine if the blackouts came in a "vintage" look that would be great hahaha. But anyways I don't think that its stock pups are garbage, they are noiseless as well, but who knows. I am thinking of sending my old strat back to my home town , bringing this to stock state, and then getting the deluxe roadhouse.
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They definitely aren’t garbage. Between them and the preamp it may not be a vintage Strat tone, but I think it’ll sound pretty good straight out of the box.
 
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That is a cool strat. If you can swing it, do it. When I was living in Greece, I used thomann once. My favorite shops were in Patras because I lived there. There were two shops who were really good to me there. I never tried Nakas, in fact I have never heard of them until you mentioned them in this thread.

It has been 5 years since my last new guitar, so I have been in the market as well! Happy guitar hunting!
 
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Why don't you get one made just for you
To your specs

I mean. you have been playing for most of your life
Why not talk to a luthier
I really think you will be surprised at how affordable a custom built guitar can 3
Especially now
Most of my compatriots and myself are bleeding a fair bit from todays weird new normal
Talk to a local luthier
Play some of his/her product
If it feels good it is good
Keep it local if you can
It helps your micro economy
And
It makes you and your luthier happy people
 
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Peter Crossley said:
Why don't you get one made just for you
To your specs

I mean. you have been playing for most of your life
Why not talk to a luthier
I really think you will be surprised at how affordable a custom built guitar can 3
Especially now
Most of my compatriots and myself are bleeding a fair bit from todays weird new normal
Talk to a local luthier
Play some of his/her product
If it feels good it is good
Keep it local if you can
It helps your micro economy
And
It makes you and your luthier happy people
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I totally get your point. But part of the crisis thing is nostalgia and this can't be found in local technicians. Call me dump, you are right. I mean I totally get your point.
 
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