Members Brian Krashpad Posted October 14, 2013 Members Share Posted October 14, 2013 So anyhow, a friend from my church band needed a step-up guitar from whatever he had at the time, and not being a Strat guy, I sold him my Peavey USA Predator a year or so ago. Been Stratless ever since. Happened to have a spare Benjamin lying about, and one of those package deals popped up on local craigslist. Squier Standard Strat, w/a Kustom 12A hybrid practice amp, for a hundred even. Since the Strats street for $230 or so new, even without the amp (which I really didn't need), it still beat my Krashpad Good Deal Rule, which is to try to pay less than half of street price new. There's a slight mismatched join, which is one of my pet peeves, but I'm not really a Strat feller anyhow, so I can overlook it, especially for such a cheapie. I usually have cheapies just so I do have "a" Strat. I think this is about my 5th, and the first one with alnico pickups, so that's kinda cool. Also, my first Strat with a rosewood board, so she's going to be called "Rosie." I have some work to do to adjust the trem springs, so I temporarily blocked it so I could use it at church. I stuck an old game cartridge in the back and it did the trick, haha!: Here's what she looks like from the front: Already gigged her in church, no problems with the possible exception of re-adjusting to Fender scale: Oh, and here's the Kustom. Fun little amp. Since it has a line output and a speaker output, I can always throw it in the van and keep it as an "emergency" amp in case something breaks. The end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted October 14, 2013 Members Share Posted October 14, 2013 Nice score. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted October 14, 2013 Members Share Posted October 14, 2013 Happy New Strat and Amp Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted October 14, 2013 Members Share Posted October 14, 2013 Brian Krashpad wrote: There's a slight mismatched join, which is one of my pet peeves, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted October 14, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2013 *BLEEP* wrote: Brian Krashpad wrote: There's a slight mismatched join, which is one of my pet peeves, ... Haha, I know! But I am one of those "ain't broke don't fix it" types. If it were a ding I could quickly Sharpie out, that sorta thing I might do. But disassemble and repaint a $100 guitar? Not gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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