mikesr1963

Covid took a lot of us. Time to rebuild. Stronger! Faster! Better than before!

You mean like this one? It’s been my main amp for over 15 years. Pretty much only use the clean channel with a variety of pedals. I can dial in everything I like to play. Others have come and gone but this one is always on. A lot of the time it’s paired with a Fender Frontman 25 with a 412 cab. I love it.

No tone difference at all on the bridge pickup

Got these tow Xavier’s on the double coupon sale thing GF. Both had crazy fret sprout that I spent about an hour each on. Other than that both sound and now feel great. Blonde is a ash body black is an alder body

Yes, when she was slide stepping up the neck it sounds like she slid one to high. Do it again so it doesn’t look like a mistake and then work out of it. She did ok, total pro.

Since I figured out how to use them I like them all. Strat quack positions 2&4 with slight adjustment of the tone knobs brings it out. There is also a Wah effect you can get using your pick and skin of your finger. With some effort it’s quite pronounced. Les Paul type guitars the with both pickups on and the pots dimed, turn back the volume a little on the neck and then the same on the bridge. Those are the sweet tones from those guitars. Over the years I found it’s not the big adjustments but fine adjustments and patience the can yield wonderful results.

Stock 20th Anniversary Affinity.

My Squier gang.

Started here in 02 under another name. Had this one since 06.

3110SE

Still have mine.

Let’s wake this place up. I’m baaaacccckkkkk.

I was looking at some American Strats the other day and found this one and liked it. I went on line and ordered a new pickguard and back plate from Musiclily through Amazon to return my 20th Anniversary Squier Affinity Strat back to stock appearance.

Under this name 2006. Under another 2004, but I got a perma band under that name.

I'm bummed today after reading the spec for a lot of Squier models on the Fender website. I've never played a strat or tele made from basswood. I have basswood guitars but they're metal with names like Ibanz and Schecter. Does a basswood strat have quack? Does a basswood tele have twang? I don't know because I don't want either made from basswood. I even have guitar with a body made from poplar. The VW guitar First Act made as a give away with Volkswagon cars some years back. I like, for the $70 I paid for it with it's custom strap and made to fit that guitar gig back all with VW monograms. It's unique and I wouldn't have paid $449 for it. My favorites are Affinity Strats made of Alder and Standard Strat made of Agathis. Each with the Rosewood fretboards. I like the Strats from 2002 (20th Anniversary models) to 2008, and Stagemasters and Double Fat Telecaster Deluxes from 2001. I like the 2002 through 2008 models because I can get them for $25 to $75 in great shape. The Stagemasters and Double Fat Telecaster Deluxes from 2001 are a different story. Nice ones do surface for good prices but more than not for a good example you will have to step up and pay. The Jim Root Tele is mahogany, the John 5 Tele is Alder, and the J Mascis Jazzmaster is basswood. Each is $499 at the top of the Squier tower. Everything below is made from: Basswood, laminated maple, poplar, soft maple, pine, or nato.