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The Drama Dude
Re: SDUG ULTIMATE AXE - Category 2; Fender Strats
My 1996 MIJ '62RI
This was my first ever electric guitar. Bought it when I was 13 years old I think. Had a white pickguard and white covered single coils in it. It was abused quite a bit. At one point, it was completely covered in stickers, I totally degaussed the neck pickup and took it out, moved the middle pup up to the neck position and the middle position was then just a gaping cavity. I replaced the original saddles with graphtech saddles (which are still there). At that point, I'd also taken out the bridge pickup and replaced it with a Dimarzio Fast track 2. That got taken out too. I chiseled the crap outta the bridge pickup cavity to make room for a humbucker. First it was a Super Distortion, then a PAF pro, then a DD HB103, then a JB8. Eventually I started feeling bad for it cuz it looked so so so far from the smooth blues machine that it is. So I ordered a nice black '62 pickguard, and some handwound alnico rod single coils from Rose Pickups with cream covers, got some cream knobs and tips (switch + trem arm), and cleaned off all the stickers and goop. It's still got dents, scratches and chips all over, but that's ok. It still looks a lot younger than its age (15 years old now!)
When I was growing up with this thing, I kinda hated it, because it simply was not capable of producing convincing metal tones. Now, I don't try to make it do things it can't. I just love it for what it is, and can't imagine I'd ever want to get rid of it.
My 1996 MIJ '62RI
This was my first ever electric guitar. Bought it when I was 13 years old I think. Had a white pickguard and white covered single coils in it. It was abused quite a bit. At one point, it was completely covered in stickers, I totally degaussed the neck pickup and took it out, moved the middle pup up to the neck position and the middle position was then just a gaping cavity. I replaced the original saddles with graphtech saddles (which are still there). At that point, I'd also taken out the bridge pickup and replaced it with a Dimarzio Fast track 2. That got taken out too. I chiseled the crap outta the bridge pickup cavity to make room for a humbucker. First it was a Super Distortion, then a PAF pro, then a DD HB103, then a JB8. Eventually I started feeling bad for it cuz it looked so so so far from the smooth blues machine that it is. So I ordered a nice black '62 pickguard, and some handwound alnico rod single coils from Rose Pickups with cream covers, got some cream knobs and tips (switch + trem arm), and cleaned off all the stickers and goop. It's still got dents, scratches and chips all over, but that's ok. It still looks a lot younger than its age (15 years old now!)
When I was growing up with this thing, I kinda hated it, because it simply was not capable of producing convincing metal tones. Now, I don't try to make it do things it can't. I just love it for what it is, and can't imagine I'd ever want to get rid of it.
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