NGD: AM Deluxe Strat

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Picked up a like new 2014 AM Deluxe Strat this evening. After a new set of strings and a quick setup, this thing plays like butter. Sounds killer and looks just as good. Time to get my Joe Holmes on!!

 
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Nice ax man, always loved white Strats with the red tortoise shell pickguards. Classic look.
 
Re: NGD: AM Deluxe Strat

Picked up a like new 2014 AM Deluxe Strat this evening. After a new set of strings and a quick setup, this thing plays like butter. Sounds killer and looks just as good. Time to get my Joe Holmes on!!


How does this compare (attention-to-detail-wise) with your Gibbies?
 
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Love it! I've always wanted one just like this, or in black with the same appointments.
 
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Nice!

Can i see the charvel journeyman?

Here's a picture of the Journeyman before I installed the Gotoh V100N. I've actually done a lot of work to this guitar. Gotoh locking tuners, new Trem and a graphite nut. It's a great playing guitar. If it had a neck pickup, I'd probably use it a lot more. Lol

 
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How does this compare (attention-to-detail-wise) with your Gibbies?

I think it compares nicely. It is a very well built guitar. I love the compound radius on the fretboard. The previous owner had it set with the action high enough to play slide on...lol. I put a fresh set of strings in and did a good setup and I'm really enjoying the guitar.

Played it at practice last night and my band mates commented on how good it sounded. I know a lot of people don't like the Fender N3 pickups, but I think they work just fine. Considering that I play hard rock through a seriously high gain amp, I think they sound Stratty enough. And I've always liked the Atomic humbucker. It's kinda somewhere in between the JB and the Custom 5. It's got a "blower" switch, but I honestly am not coordinated enough to use it. lol.
 
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Congrats! Awesome guitars; however, really like that Charvel more!

lol. Thanks. I dig the Charvel as well. :)

I think it just bypasses the pots.

Fender calls it a "Passing lane" circuit. Basically no matter where you have the pickup selector, if you hit the switch it automatically goes to the bridge pickup and bypasses all the controls. It's a neat concept, but I'll just stick to the selector switch. Lol.
 
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lol. Thanks. I dig the Charvel as well. :)



Fender calls it a "Passing lane" circuit. Basically no matter where you have the pickup selector, if you hit the switch it automatically goes to the bridge pickup and bypasses all the controls. It's a neat concept, but I'll just stick to the selector switch. Lol.

That is an interesting concept...but I would just stick with the regular selector switch too. lol
 
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I like the looks of it with the white PUs and Tortes Shell PG. The paint almost looks pearly in the pic, is it?
 
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