New Strat Day

Riverdragon · #1 07-14-2009, 10:13 PM

Well a week or so ago I was hit with a case of Strat GAS that I could not fight. Didn't have a ton of money to buy one so I figured I would give a Mexi a shot after hearing good things from owners and also learning that Fender made some worthwhile hardware upgrades this year. So today I recieve it and am very happy. The fit and finish is pretty much perfect. Fret work is good and it plays like a dream. I have heard you can get good ones and bad ones, so I must have gotten a good one. It came straight out of the box in tune and perfectly setup. Didn't make a single adjustment. It even sounds pretty nice with the stock pickups. I like having something that encourages me to play stuff other than metal. Should have bought one of these a while ago.

Oh you want pics you say??????????????

Okay.......

nato101010 · #2 07-14-2009, 10:17 PM

Does she stay in tune when whammy'd?

Riverdragon · #3 07-14-2009, 10:24 PM

So far. Haven't gone crazy on it though. It will be getting graphtech, nut and saddles and some schaller locking tuners soon though. So I really don't care. Not that I intend to go all Vai on the thing anyway

kotornut · #4 07-14-2009, 10:36 PM

Beautiful. I love Olympic white, white pickgaurd and a maple fretborad.

callen3615 · #5 07-14-2009, 11:43 PM

GREAT SUCCESS!

teokiatuan · #6 07-14-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by callen3615

GREAT SUCCESS!

totally...

sweet score

CosmicDebris · #7 07-15-2009, 12:12 AM

Very nice and dig those strats.

ColinMmmmm · #8 07-15-2009, 12:20 AM

Yep, strats rule. That looks sweet.

Ekim · #9 07-15-2009, 12:43 AM

That is EXACTLY the Strat I want. White with white PG and maple neck. I keep seeing them in Sam Ash and it sickens me I don't have one.

Timbaline · #10 07-15-2009, 02:25 AM

Nathan Explosion "That is not Metal Arghhhhhh!!!"

MattyG · #11 07-15-2009, 02:36 AM

very nice!
I love how the strat has a way of telling you how it wants to be played - like I can play what I like on an Ibanez, but plug in a strat and I'm all jazz and funky-chicca-wicca stuff

**jaxadam** · #12 07-15-2009, 02:48 AM

For some reason I always picture the ideal strat with a white (cream) body and maple board.

Let us know how those new and improved parts work out, because there may be a possibility I might pick one up!

**jim777** · #13 07-15-2009, 01:10 PM

Very nice, very classy

smooth55 · #14 07-15-2009, 01:31 PM

Looks great and as far from metal as you can get...except for maybe a ukelele. Congrats on the NGD.

yellowshirtguy · #15 07-15-2009, 03:08 PM

How do you like it? I've got a guy that wants to sell me a Fender American strat for $500. Has a lot of dings and body damage, but it plays pretty good.

Just can't decide if I want to spend $500 on a strat when I've been saving for a custom radius/JS.