NGD: Who here likes root beer?

DankStar

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Well this was a bit unexpected. I'd been thinking about possibly getting a Squire Classic Vibe tele and happened to mention it to my dad while visiting him over Thanksgiving. He loves Merl Haggard so I thought maybe he'd be down with that idea. He's got a kick arse guitar store close to his house and we stopped in to see what they had. The only telecasters they had were high end Fender and boutique type ones - not really my speed.

Then the store owner pointed out a "special run" root beer sparkle/flake MIM Fender strat that a guy bought, had professionally set up & replaced the humbucker with a Duncan '59 before trading it in for something else. I wasn't really looking for another strat, but my dad was digging how it looked and sounded, and it felt amazing and had a cool 70s vibe. I convinced my dad to leave so I could think about it but once in the car he convinced me to go back in & he got it for me as a present.

Pretty wild considering my dad got me my first real guitar back in the 80s and used to drive me to lessons when I was in high school.

Anyway, here it is:




 
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I am loving that color. I am thinking of doing a new built just to steal the vibe from you. Damn that is a beautiful axe. Good luck with her.
 
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What a cool day out with dad. Happy NGD! Next time you see dad play him some Hag on your new guitar in return!
 
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Ooh, that's one of my favorite Fender finishes. Great dad and I'm sure a very good guitar!
 
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Needs a pearlescent or metal flake pickguard to set it off. Maybe, even, a Hello Kitty decal.
 
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What a cool day out with dad. Happy NGD! Next time you see dad play him some Hag on your new guitar in return!

that's a good idea!

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I think a perloid guard might be a bit much, but I did see a cream guard and knobs on the net on one it looked pretty good. I'm digging the black right now.
 
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I love that color, even on autos too. I think that guitar suits you more than a Squier tele. You don't need to change pickups either.
 
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That was a big selling point having a duncan ready to rock in there. Plus I have the original pickup in the case (nice fender gig bag).
 
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The black guard looks killer on rootbeer. Don't change anything. The 59b doesn't get as much credit as it deserves.....great pickup.
 
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I love it. I bet it would look killer with a chrome or mirrored pickguard.
 
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That's a cool looking Strat. I love the color. Makes me thirsty for a bottle of IBC. :)
 
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