Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted September 14, 2014 Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 My, what a big head stock you have, Body color is subjective, always liked surf though. Got it used in almost mint condition. Didn't know about the American Special Stratocasters before I bought this guitar. I think it is pretty cool line. I do like the vintage trem and large headstock. They come with Texas Special pickups which I'm quickly warming up to. They sound glorious with distortion and or overdrive. The cleans are really nice but they are a little different then that standard Strat sound. They have a little bit more of a Americana sound to them. That's cool though and it has pushed me into a little bit different song writing territory, which is welcome. Very versatile pickups. The down side was that when it got here it needed to be totally reset up. The first owner had it set up in a way that was just off. It sounded dead, too, so my first impression was not good. When the trem is decked it kills the open sound of a Strat. Was really unimpressed with how the guitar sounded. Pulled one of the springs (down to two a la Jeff Beck) and that let the trem float to a nice height. Bingo, she came to life. Had it about a week now. All is well. I think it is a keeper. Party on, Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members papaschtroumpf Posted September 14, 2014 Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 shiny! I personally like this color. Glad you were able to make it sound nice. HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 14, 2014 Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. Sweet looking Strat. . . . When the trem is decked it kills the open sound of a Strat. Was really unimpressed with how the guitar sounded. . . . Wow. I must be absolutely destroying the sound of mine by blocking the trem (excuse me, I mean vibrato). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted September 14, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. Sweet looking Strat. Wow. I must be absolutely destroying the sound of mine by blocking the trem (excuse me, I mean vibrato). I wouldn't go that far, but yeah, just use your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted September 14, 2014 Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 looks nice! enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted September 14, 2014 Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 Awesome Strat, HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 Nice looking guitar. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 It sure looks pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 Nice I like the color alot. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 Very nice guitar, great color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted September 15, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 Yikes, Billy. And to think, some lucky bugger gets to play with that.Hmmm, what a world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'd never leave the house if it was me, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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