My new Strat - Classic 50s Stratocaster

[tremoloman]

Sweet pickup T2TB! Now you can look like Jeff Beck minue the 2-point tremolo!

When do we get to hear the new baby cry?

 

[Tone2TheBone]

tOt - I past my mid life crisis 8 years ago when I was 35!

Thanks again 6S9L, t_ross, warren, B K, Spud, very funny Voo.

Trem - Thanks buddy. As soon as I get over this cold or allergy or whatever it is I'll record something on it. I can't hear to save my life. My head and ears are all stuffbed upb! *cough cough spit*...bleck.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Hey, Tone! Hope you are over your cold and are enjoying that thing. In honor of your purchase, my widgetcaster (http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/showcase/details.php?wid=586) that displays a strat on my computer dashboard is set the maple neck 50's strat. It is pool aquamarine instead of your seafoam, but it gives me the idea. Puts me in a sunny surfy stratty kind of mood on a nice sunny day here in Idaho. Cheers!

P.S., if you are not over that cold, you could start a band called Tone and the Phlegmpets or something like that. Always thought the phlegmpets might make a funny college band name.

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Hey, Tone! Hope you are over your cold and are enjoying that thing. In honor of your purchase, my widgetcaster (http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/showcase/details.php?wid=586) that displays a strat on my computer dashboard is set the maple neck 50's strat. It is pool aquamarine instead of your seafoam, but it gives me the idea. Puts me in a sunny surfy stratty kind of mood on a nice sunny day here in Idaho. Cheers!

P.S., if you are not over that cold, you could start a band called Tone and the Phlegmpets or something like that. Always thought the phlegmpets might make a funny college band name.

You are a funny man sir. I'm feeling better and that new Strat is DA BOMB dude. I am one happy Stratocaster owner. I just told Robert why I love it so much. It's stock and it's right up there in terms of sound and ping with my modded out MIM Standard. But the best thing is....it's a 50s Strat how cool is that!

I have to correct a couple of you guys though...this is Surf Green...not Seafoam Green. Seafoam Green is darker. Surf is pale in comparison.

Surf Green
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Seafoam Green
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[Lev]

Fantastic guitar Tone - wow everyone's been getting new stuff while I've been away - we need to revive a few of those cyber jams now!!

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Fantastic guitar Tone - wow everyone's been getting new stuff while I've been away - we need to revive a few of those cyber jams now!!

Thanks Lev. Cyber jam sounds good to me. R

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I have to correct a couple of you guys though...this is Surf Green...not Seafoam Green. Seafoam Green is darker. Surf is pale in comparison.

Surf Green
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Seafoam Green
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Ah, I see! Very nice.

 

[LagrangeCalvert]

I thought that color was called Daphne blue?...My 50 players strat (mine was made in 99 and its starting to age though) Daphne blue...then again, im not the greatest at calling colors (ask my girlfriend). Could be the light in the pick or just could be my eyes.

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thats my classic players strat....I picked my up (before I modded the crap out of it) for 130 with the case from a friend that bought a guitar thinking she wanted to learn to play.

Either way tone...IMHO that guitar is the most bang for you fender buck!

 

[Tone2TheBone]

LC - No, your guitar is Daphne Blue based on the pics I've seen. I think you might need to change your computer monitor color hues or something or maybe your monitor is going out. There is a definate color difference ask these guys.

 

[LagrangeCalvert]

I believe you...my eyes are horrible...and I viewed the pics on a laptop....after looking at them again I can deff tell yours is green...not to mention mine is almost 10 years old now and is starting to patina that yellow the finish does...

Seeing yours is making me GAS bad for another 50's strat!

 

[guitartist]

Congrats, Tone, that's a gorgeous strat you've got there. I love surf music, and that is the perfect guitar for it. I've always wanted a strat that color, it's such a cool retro look (I didn't know that Fender had two colors of green that close together, interesting).
And that maple neck is making me drool....I used to have an El Cheapo Hondo strat with a maple neck, and I sure miss it now. The only maple-neck I have now is my Squier '51, and I've slowly come to the realization that I prefer playing on a maple neck.

Man, just looking at that guitar makes me want to play "Miserlou"!

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Congrats, Tone, that's a gorgeous strat you've got there. I love surf music, and that is the perfect guitar for it. I've always wanted a strat that color, it's such a cool retro look (I didn't know that Fender had two colors of green that close together, interesting).
And that maple neck is making me drool....I used to have an El Cheapo Hondo strat with a maple neck, and I sure miss it now. The only maple-neck I have now is my Squier '51, and I've slowly come to the realization that I prefer playing on a maple neck.

Man, just looking at that guitar makes me want to play "Miserlou"!

Speaking of Miserlou I've taken a crash course in surf instrumental lately. I might have plucked Wipeout here and there throughout my lifetime jokingly but I never took Surf music seriously....until now! All week I've been playing Miserlou, Wipeout, Walk Don't Run, Pipeline et. al.! This 50s surf green guitar has THE surf vibe it's too fun! Yes the tinted maple neck with the soft V is to die for. Best neck Fender ever made. R

 

[guitartist]

That's way cool, Tone! I never get tired of those tunes and they sure are a blast to play.

 

[7lords]

That's way cool, Tone! I never get tired of those tunes and they sure are a blast to play.

Went and saw Dick Dale last Saturday night - sure is a blast to listen to as well.

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Went and saw Dick Dale last Saturday night - sure is a blast to listen to as well.

You saw Dick Dale? Dang that would be cool. My eyes are peeled on our local casino circuits for surf music. All we get usually are the old R&B groups.

 

[7lords]

You saw Dick Dale? Dang that would be cool. My eyes are peeled on our local casino circuits for surf music. All we get usually are the old R&B groups.

Yep, played at a bar here in town on Saturday night - about 400 people in attendance

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Hey, Ray Davies was playing a mapled necked strat with a metallic surfy looking green on Austin City limits tonight. There was noise in our room and when he was playing the strat and I couldn't hear his playing all that well, but it sure looked cool up there. He was promoting his 06 solo album (must be a re-run). His voice is not what it was but he is still creative. Anyway, the retro surf looking strat looked good up there. Show is still on here. I hope he brings the strat back out.

EDIT: The strat is back on. A little deeper green depending on the light, and metallic as I said. White PG. Pretty guitar and vintage look. Sounds clean, warm and bright.