Archer250
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As I play more, and my tastes develop, I start to have a very, very soft spot for Strats. To me, they're THE most expressive guitars. They sound great, look great, and usually aren't heavy. And I've always been open to all brands, domestic, outsourced, or Western/Japanese-made.
Last Wednesday, my ex-teacher took me to his favorite luthier's, and I immediately fell in love with the most stunning solid-colored guitar I've ever laid my eyes on. Crafted in my homeland, the red strat was then unassuming, aside from its attention-grabbing color. It then sported 3 single coils, a plain white pickguard, and nickel/silver medium frets. I spent the next week-and-a-half selling off gear to buy it, and had it modded in the shop while I did so. With slightly extra value added, I paid the full amount yesterday, and have just received THE best guitar I've ever played.
The specs, as I am told, are as follows:
Body: Superior alder
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Maple
Nut: Bone
Hardware: Gotoh
Electronics: Gotoh
Pickups: original hand-wound single coils
Now the parts I had the luthier modified:
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio AT-1
Bridge tone pot: Fender/CTS no-load pot
Stainless steel jumbo frets
Pearloid pickguard
I'll upload clips later, but right now, I just can't put it down. This guitar looks great, is light, and sounds UNBELIEVABLY FAR beyond its modest price. It impresses me even moreso than my friend's Fender Custom Shop Strat.
Last Wednesday, my ex-teacher took me to his favorite luthier's, and I immediately fell in love with the most stunning solid-colored guitar I've ever laid my eyes on. Crafted in my homeland, the red strat was then unassuming, aside from its attention-grabbing color. It then sported 3 single coils, a plain white pickguard, and nickel/silver medium frets. I spent the next week-and-a-half selling off gear to buy it, and had it modded in the shop while I did so. With slightly extra value added, I paid the full amount yesterday, and have just received THE best guitar I've ever played.
The specs, as I am told, are as follows:
Body: Superior alder
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Maple
Nut: Bone
Hardware: Gotoh
Electronics: Gotoh
Pickups: original hand-wound single coils
Now the parts I had the luthier modified:
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio AT-1
Bridge tone pot: Fender/CTS no-load pot
Stainless steel jumbo frets
Pearloid pickguard
I'll upload clips later, but right now, I just can't put it down. This guitar looks great, is light, and sounds UNBELIEVABLY FAR beyond its modest price. It impresses me even moreso than my friend's Fender Custom Shop Strat.
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