The Sunburst Guitar Thread

[markb]

Hey Mark, can you tell me something about this guitar? I've seen nearly the same one some time ago in a shop.

It's a 1994 Special Edition. The '93, '94 and '95 SE strats were made for Fender Europe as limited runs. They were mostly just US standards with different finishes and a "special edition" neck plate. The '94 was alternatively available as a blonde with a tortoise guard. They ran to a few hundred pieces per edition but because they weren't available in the USA (I'm guessing) they don't even appear in most strat guides.
I think the black Roadhouse start has a similar colour scheme to mine.

 

[Andy]

LP and Hamer

 

[ted s]

Sorry, the Tele's not burst but she snuck in.

 

[FrankenFretter]

Love the Sunburst...

My Ibanez acoustic:

And the SX Strat:

And a more recent look at the Strat:

 

[Spudman]

My Ibanez acoustic:

And a more recent look at the Strat: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/G4Vs2SMT8gVso2pT9XxIYg?feat=directlink

It's interesting to notice that the Strat has alnico pickups versus the less expensive ceramics that usually come in budget guitars.

 

[FrankenFretter]

It's interesting to notice that the Strat has alnico pickups versus the less expensive ceramics that usually come in budget guitars.

Yeah, it didn't come with those. Those are the GFS Texas Stagger Premiums. Not that the original pickups sounded horrible, but Strats should always have Alnico pickups for the single-coils. Always. For whatever my humble opinion may be worth, anyway. :whatever:

Btw, good eye, Spud.

 

[Perfect Stranger]

 

[Spudman]

Yeah, it didn't come with those. Those are the GFS Texas Stagger Premiums. Not that the original pickups sounded horrible, but Strats should always have Alnico pickups for the single-coils. Always. For whatever my humble opinion may be worth, anyway. :whatever:

Btw, good eye, Spud.

I feel better now knowing that those aren't the stock pickups. I don't know why but I just do.
:messedup:

Beautiful guitars Stranger.

 

[FrankenFretter]

I feel better now knowing that those aren't the stock pickups. I don't know why but I just do.

Maybe because at $129, that would be somewhat of a crime for that SX to have Alnico pickups?

 

[Auriemma]

My first electric

Its replacement.

 

[Ascension]

Love a good burst
Here are a the USA Washburn Super Strat Quilt Top bursts I own.

1993 MG 104

One of Grover Jacksons Washburn shop "toys"

1995 MG 120 Artist

 

[MichaelE]

Epiphone ES-175

 

[Ascension]

That's the Fender Prosonic 30W ClassA with 2x10 Celestions.
A great amp with a massive highgain-channel. I had the two Twins before (last pic above) and tested a mates Deluxe Reverb RI - the Prosonic is my favourite Fender so far.
The cabinet is made by a local builder (www.tube-town.de) with a flexible back and loaded with one G12H anniversary and one greenback

Kewl another Prosonic fan!! I play those pretty exclusively.
I have owned a bunch of um right now I have a pair of um. This one a converted into a 1/12 tweeked out combo

And this MONSTER a 120 watt head with verb I bought off Brad Whitford:master: :master: from Aerosmith. It's a Zinky one off handbuild and flat is one BAD mofo!!!

I just sold a 2/10 combo and a Black head.
Sorry for the hijack tiz just find another Prosonic fan here:AOK: !! And and now back on topic .

 

[MichaelE]

That's cool owning some previously pro-used gear. Especially hand-built, point-to-point wiring!

Did you pick it up from him in person?

 

[Ascension]

That's cool owning some previously pro-used gear. Especially hand-built, point-to-point wiring!

Did you pick it up from him in person?

Bought it directly from him but not face to face. This one is a PCB amp but I have talked to Bruce Zinky (former Fender amp CS designer) about it, he told me the full story and that it's a little "different". This one has a Prosonic combo chassis but runs the full power section from the Tonemaster. The combos had verb the heads did not + the combos were voiced slightly differently from the heads. It's the only Prosonic head built with verb and the only 120 watt Prosonic ever built + a little of that Zinky magic as Bruce himself built this one:AOK: .
Here are some clips

Cleans at STUPID LOUD volume!!
http://www.box.net/shared/81i3d3tus4
Crunches
http://www.box.net/shared/m6pbbva0co
Solo voice
http://www.box.net/shared/80qal8ug4k
Live with a Church group
http://www.box.net/shared/1pkcpet94o
All is pure amp tone

 

[ibanezjunkie]

my guitar teacher Jon (whos off to Italy next week, lucky.) has a Fender USA strat in sunburst.

its effing lovely.