What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
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Twitch
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
Mine would be my 2003 Fender MIM Fat Strat, vintage white, white pickguard, maple fretboard. I'm on the market for pickups so I'll have to get back to you on that. I'm planning on putting a new bridge in along w/ some new saddles on the top 3 strings. Also plan on messing w/ the wiring.
Mine would be my 2003 Fender MIM Fat Strat, vintage white, white pickguard, maple fretboard. I'm on the market for pickups so I'll have to get back to you on that. I'm planning on putting a new bridge in along w/ some new saddles on the top 3 strings. Also plan on messing w/ the wiring.
Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
I like the single coil neck and humbucker bridge pickup setup this one has.
http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?partno=0264900
I like the single coil neck and humbucker bridge pickup setup this one has.
http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?partno=0264900
strat_master
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
I only own one, its my MIM strat i thnk made in 2001 and has a hot rial in the bridge it also has a rose wood fret board. Its not the ebst guitar in te world but i love it none the less.
I only own one, its my MIM strat i thnk made in 2001 and has a hot rial in the bridge it also has a rose wood fret board. Its not the ebst guitar in te world but i love it none the less.
Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
My 2003 American Series Chrome Blue w/maple. I love the stock single coils, too. My older Strat is a 2000 American Series Shoreline Gold w/rosewood. It was a Texas Special, but now it's a H/H with a '59 Trembucker in the bridge and a Jazz neck.
I was lucky; both of these Strats were great deals. The 2000 Texas Special was bought in 2000 for $650. The store said it was new, but someone bought it and returned it using their 10 day return policy. (The shop wouldn't admit it, though!) The pickguard plastic was gone, and it was strung with 10's rather than the stock 9's. They called it a "clearance" sale item. At first I hated the color, but it grew on me. A brand new one was going for $950 at the time, so I figured that I got a heck of a deal.
My 2003 Chrome Blue was a deal, too. I bought it this past summer during Fender's $100 rebate. This guitar was hanging on the wall for quite a while; I loved the color, but was against maple fretboards. After months of Strat hunting I realized that this was the most comfortable Strat I've ever played. So, I bought it, thinking that in time I'd get used to the maple fretboard. Well, after the first week I turned into a maple lover! Because this was a 2003 model, it was selling for $729. The new 2004's were going for $829. Since it was never sold, I bought it new and still received the Fender $100 rebate. So, I only paid $629...another good deal!
Okay, I'm done bragging now!
My 2003 American Series Chrome Blue w/maple. I love the stock single coils, too. My older Strat is a 2000 American Series Shoreline Gold w/rosewood. It was a Texas Special, but now it's a H/H with a '59 Trembucker in the bridge and a Jazz neck.
I was lucky; both of these Strats were great deals. The 2000 Texas Special was bought in 2000 for $650. The store said it was new, but someone bought it and returned it using their 10 day return policy. (The shop wouldn't admit it, though!) The pickguard plastic was gone, and it was strung with 10's rather than the stock 9's. They called it a "clearance" sale item. At first I hated the color, but it grew on me. A brand new one was going for $950 at the time, so I figured that I got a heck of a deal.
My 2003 Chrome Blue was a deal, too. I bought it this past summer during Fender's $100 rebate. This guitar was hanging on the wall for quite a while; I loved the color, but was against maple fretboards. After months of Strat hunting I realized that this was the most comfortable Strat I've ever played. So, I bought it, thinking that in time I'd get used to the maple fretboard. Well, after the first week I turned into a maple lover! Because this was a 2003 model, it was selling for $729. The new 2004's were going for $829. Since it was never sold, I bought it new and still received the Fender $100 rebate. So, I only paid $629...another good deal!
Okay, I'm done bragging now!
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rinse_master
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
I only have a Squier strat, but I like relic strat's, a '62 style in sunburst, with antiquities would do me just fine.
I only have a Squier strat, but I like relic strat's, a '62 style in sunburst, with antiquities would do me just fine.
Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
These American Series Strats are probably the best bang for the buck.
http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?partno=0117402
These American Series Strats are probably the best bang for the buck.
http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?partno=0117402
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
Hey Stratcat....For awhile there it was my 99 American Deluxe strat loaded with all Texas Hots...Lately it's been that blue aLder bodied Highway 1 strat that I built that has a Texas Hot in the bridge and the Surfers in the neck and middle and the Fralin Blender pot....Thanks to lew on that...I own several strats and I love em all really...
John
Hey Stratcat....For awhile there it was my 99 American Deluxe strat loaded with all Texas Hots...Lately it's been that blue aLder bodied Highway 1 strat that I built that has a Texas Hot in the bridge and the Surfers in the neck and middle and the Fralin Blender pot....Thanks to lew on that...I own several strats and I love em all really...
John
BlueSnMettle
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
Love my white '02 Jeff Beck Strat. Stock except for the Antiquity Texas Hots/Custom pups. Pure tone heaven, to my ears.
Peace,
Darrin
Love my white '02 Jeff Beck Strat. Stock except for the Antiquity Texas Hots/Custom pups. Pure tone heaven, to my ears.
Peace,
Darrin
Im_in_Disguise
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
I really like the MIM 50's classic strats (surf green a must), with a few mods to it:
*humbucker in the bridge
*hardtail or blocked trem, whatever you can get
*larger frets
soon as I get those mods done, my strat will be most equally loved and used amongst my other guitars
I really like the MIM 50's classic strats (surf green a must), with a few mods to it:
*humbucker in the bridge
*hardtail or blocked trem, whatever you can get
*larger frets
soon as I get those mods done, my strat will be most equally loved and used amongst my other guitars
JimiHWannaBe
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
my stock 50th anniversery MIA '57 RI Sunburst strat
my stock 50th anniversery MIA '57 RI Sunburst strat
That90'sGuy
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
I like G&Ls
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I remember playing and thoroughly enjoying the Fender Highway 1 series Strat.
I like G&Ls
.I remember playing and thoroughly enjoying the Fender Highway 1 series Strat.
strat_master
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Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
I wuld like to try maple for freat boards too, but my next axe is ognna be a gibson les paul junior, or something close to that, maybe later on some day.
I wuld like to try maple for freat boards too, but my next axe is ognna be a gibson les paul junior, or something close to that, maybe later on some day.
texasguitarslinger
Mo Cow Bellologist
Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
'62 neck on a '59 body.
'62 neck on a '59 body.
brisk
NeverLostologist
Re: What is your favorite Fender Stratocaster?
now I have three strats. 2002 MIA fender one has solid & dense body so I equipped with APS2's and Twangbanger. Warmoth one sounds somehow loose and soft so I equipped with SSL2 and SSL3. I have MIM hardtail that has a dense boby so I equipped with APS1's and SSL6.
Among them, I like 2002 MIA strat the best. It has great feel. Dense body and APS/Twangbanger compelement each other pretty well. Cheers.
now I have three strats. 2002 MIA fender one has solid & dense body so I equipped with APS2's and Twangbanger. Warmoth one sounds somehow loose and soft so I equipped with SSL2 and SSL3. I have MIM hardtail that has a dense boby so I equipped with APS1's and SSL6.
Among them, I like 2002 MIA strat the best. It has great feel. Dense body and APS/Twangbanger compelement each other pretty well. Cheers.
