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July 21st, 2018, 07:47 PM
#1
NGD - another red Strat
Really wanted to try another Strat after selling my Squier CV a while back. There are so many great players who get terrific sounds with them, of course, but I wanted the warmer end as opposed to the very glassy, almost metallic sound that the single coils can have. Seemed to me that the MIM strats had more of that warmth (the ceramic pups, I imagine). I decided to keep an eye out for a beat-up MIM with a $200 price tag. Within 2 weeks, I saw this pristine 1999 in midnight wine on Craig's List for...$200! I love it - sounds great, comfortable to play.
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
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July 21st, 2018, 08:46 PM
#2
Awesome deal! I would have gotten it in a heartbeat. I really like the new MIMs that Fender just came out with too.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
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July 22nd, 2018, 07:36 PM
#3
Yeah, I couldn't believe my luck when I saw the post - ran up to Boston the next day to get it before it was gone... I agree - the new MIM's look really nice - Alnico pups now instead of ceramic, tho I like the ceramics in this one.
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
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July 22nd, 2018, 09:02 PM
#4
Sweet deal!
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July 23rd, 2018, 01:30 AM
#5
Great Deal wish you a tons of good times ! I start to feel the itch of GAS for a Vox AC C1
Guitars:
1978 Fender Telecaster Thinline Custom USA, New Nash TL-72 Thinline Telecaster, 1965 Harmony Meteor, H71, 1986 Fender Telecaster Esquire MIJ, New Martin J-41 Special, 1933 National Duolian, 1941, New Eastwood Mandocaster 12 strings
Amps:
Tweed Vibrolux Custom Denis Manlay, 1976 Fender Deluxe Reverb Silverface
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July 23rd, 2018, 04:35 AM
#6
Originally Posted by
Jipes
I start to feel the itch of GAS for a Vox AC C1
GAS is an itch you can't quite scratch...
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July 23rd, 2018, 09:31 PM
#7
Originally Posted by
Jipes
Great Deal wish you a tons of good times ! I start to feel the itch of GAS for a Vox AC C1
Joyo makes a pedal for that, too...
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
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July 25th, 2018, 07:29 AM
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Guitars:
1978 Fender Telecaster Thinline Custom USA, New Nash TL-72 Thinline Telecaster, 1965 Harmony Meteor, H71, 1986 Fender Telecaster Esquire MIJ, New Martin J-41 Special, 1933 National Duolian, 1941, New Eastwood Mandocaster 12 strings
Amps:
Tweed Vibrolux Custom Denis Manlay, 1976 Fender Deluxe Reverb Silverface
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July 25th, 2018, 09:41 PM
#9
Originally Posted by
stingx
GAS is an itch you can't quite scratch...
Well, you can scratch it and it seems gone... for a while..... seems it's an itch that you can't get rid of... "GAS never sleeps" as one member here used to say!
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
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July 26th, 2018, 11:18 AM
#10
That is a steal! HNGD!
Guitar: Gibson SG Standard Natural Burst, Squier CV 50's Tele, Hell Guitars No. 2, Squier CV 50's Strat, Reverend Club King 290, Taylor 522e 12-Fret mahogany,
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Short Scale
Amp: Fender Super Champ X2 Head, Egnater Tweaker 15, Fender Mustang I, Acoustic B20 1x12 bass amp
Pedal: Budda Budwah wah, Wampler Ego Compressor, Electro-Harmonix Soul Food, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Wampler Velvet Fuzz, Seven Sisters Eve Tremolo, TC Electronics Gravy Tri Chorus & Vibrato, Catalinbread Echorec, TC Electronic Alter Ego 2 Delay, Hardwire Supernatural Ambient Verb, MXR Carbon Copy, Catalinbread RAH, Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, BYOC Mouse 2.0 Distortion, BYOC Boost/OD-2
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August 25th, 2018, 09:00 PM
#11
Congrats on a new axe! Hope it brings you sweet tones!
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August 26th, 2018, 05:58 PM
#12
Thanks, Robert - it plays so nicely, and sounds great with the Joyo pedal - as do all of my guitars and the amp! First pedal I've found that really does so much to shape the sound in ways that fit my taste. Playing with the 'voice' pot and the 'gain' just gives a wealth of tonal variation.
I really like the neck on this strat, very sleek and comfortable, satin finish which I like better than the gloss. The body resonates nicely so it feels lively unplugged. As I noted, it has a warm-ish strat tone, which I like.There is an internal vibration with B and B flat notes anywhere on the neck that you can hear/feel unplugged, which seems to be connected to the middle pickup (if I press on it the vibration stops) - I'll take off the pickguard at some point to see if there is something loose in there. All in all, it feels like a gift that fell in my lap!
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
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August 26th, 2018, 07:03 PM
#13
Kirk Lorange's Red Strat Blues........played on a Red Strat.........duh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh3orNb2n5s
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August 26th, 2018, 08:10 PM
#14
Wow, what an interesting player - unusual tone and phrasing creating an awesome and unique sound. Thanks, Pie, for that link!
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp