plasticscouse
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This is an 84-87 e series Fender Strat Standard, ST362 7.25" radius Rosewood. I bought for my birthday in March (I was born in 85 so I'm taking it to be a birth year guitar) I was very happy with it in the shop:
As you can see I opened it up thinking t was one of the legendary ones with US electronics but no, it was all the "cheap" electronics. I was diappointed at the time. So I tried to mod it, changed the pickups for Custom 54s I had. I actually preferred the stock ones. They lovely low output, smooth and warm, I find that the 54s were a bit too trebely and harsh for my ears. so back in they went. I tried to change the ugly black string trees, but completely changed the feel for the work.
I've just tried to put in a full sized Trem block from a Mexican series one, (the Japanese one is tapered). But alas foiled again. Different sizes. the Japanese one is wider. the whole trem system is a different size.
The only things that have stuck is adding the tone to the bridge and changing the green capacitor for an old .05 ceramic disc one. doesn't sound any different.
It must be telling me it's perfect as it is. I must accept it as a wonderful sounding and feel guitar and play it.
Do anyone have any information on these anyway? I can get information on the reissues with the "correct" appointments of trees alnicos etc, or the Contemporary Floyd Rose esque ones, but not these. what wood is the body, it's very light. It doesn't matter relaly I'm one of those who like to know everything about my guitars.
As you can see I opened it up thinking t was one of the legendary ones with US electronics but no, it was all the "cheap" electronics. I was diappointed at the time. So I tried to mod it, changed the pickups for Custom 54s I had. I actually preferred the stock ones. They lovely low output, smooth and warm, I find that the 54s were a bit too trebely and harsh for my ears. so back in they went. I tried to change the ugly black string trees, but completely changed the feel for the work.
I've just tried to put in a full sized Trem block from a Mexican series one, (the Japanese one is tapered). But alas foiled again. Different sizes. the Japanese one is wider. the whole trem system is a different size.
The only things that have stuck is adding the tone to the bridge and changing the green capacitor for an old .05 ceramic disc one. doesn't sound any different.
It must be telling me it's perfect as it is. I must accept it as a wonderful sounding and feel guitar and play it.
Do anyone have any information on these anyway? I can get information on the reissues with the "correct" appointments of trees alnicos etc, or the Contemporary Floyd Rose esque ones, but not these. what wood is the body, it's very light. It doesn't matter relaly I'm one of those who like to know everything about my guitars.
