ElUnoAstuto
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I sold all my guitars and kept just my Jackson, which is the best playing/sounding guitar I've had, and have owned the longest. I had wanted a cheap beater to throw in the car or noodle around the house on, and about 3 weeks ago I picked up a mint condition 2000 MIM standard strat for $107. Being the compulsive dumbass that I am, I traded it in for my Peavey Valveking, and I've been kicking myself ever since. So 3 days ago I poked my head into my favorite pawn shop just because I was passing through that side of town, and they had a 2003 MIM Standard in the most beautiful sunburst I've ever seen on a guitar, priced at $109! I got it for $100 out the door, and now it's my beater.:smokin:
I've noticed a lot of differences between the two strats. The 2000 was extremely light, like the lightest guitar I've ever played, it was great. This 2003 is a pretty heavy strat man, like almost as heavy as my old Epi LP, its a good chunk of wood. On the 2000, the neck seemed narrower, more of a C shape, and didn't really have that "high gloss" slick finish, it was more of a thin/satin finish, whereas the 2003 has the slick high gloss finish and is a little wider, more like a mellow D shape. The tuners, bridges, and hardware are all the same as far as I remember. The frets on both of them are really small, is that a common Fender thing, or will that vary from strat to strat?
The lighter 2000 strat seemed much more resonant, like acousticly it was much louder than the 2003, but the 2003 has a much thicker tone plugged in. I think if it were up to me, I wish I'd have kept both, and just combined the parts I liked best from the two, kinda' like Clapton and Blackie. At any rate, what kind of qualities/traits do you guys look for in a good strat?
I've noticed a lot of differences between the two strats. The 2000 was extremely light, like the lightest guitar I've ever played, it was great. This 2003 is a pretty heavy strat man, like almost as heavy as my old Epi LP, its a good chunk of wood. On the 2000, the neck seemed narrower, more of a C shape, and didn't really have that "high gloss" slick finish, it was more of a thin/satin finish, whereas the 2003 has the slick high gloss finish and is a little wider, more like a mellow D shape. The tuners, bridges, and hardware are all the same as far as I remember. The frets on both of them are really small, is that a common Fender thing, or will that vary from strat to strat?
The lighter 2000 strat seemed much more resonant, like acousticly it was much louder than the 2003, but the 2003 has a much thicker tone plugged in. I think if it were up to me, I wish I'd have kept both, and just combined the parts I liked best from the two, kinda' like Clapton and Blackie. At any rate, what kind of qualities/traits do you guys look for in a good strat?
