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  1. I've owned several post-2008 Standard Strats (wasn't it 2006 when they changed specs, though?) and I have a 2010 American Standard.


    A friend and I decided to do an experiment. We took a 2008 MIM Standard Strat and my 2010 American Standard and compared them BLINDFOLDED, using the same string setup (D'addario .010's) and through the same Deluxe Reverb amplifier. We wanted to "see" if it would be noticeable in a blind taste test.


    The two guitars felt very similar. Almost undetectable differences. The tone was where you could hear differences. The American Standard's tone was just a bit more refined. It had better articulation. The MIM pickups had higher output, and sounded nice, but was just a little more muddy. A little bit more thud came from the MIM, which translated into less note definition.

     

    good stuff, thanks. it hadn't occured to me that the MIM's have hotter pickups, but I guess they actually do.

  2. Some MIM Fenders are clearly a cut above, but they are also priced accordingly, like this one:


    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/fender-classic-player-50s-stratocaster-electric-guitar

     

    I think I'm mainly focussing in on the standard line of guitars -- the Standard Strat/Tele and the American Standard Strat/Tele. I don't want to fly off into the weeds here.

     

    And if possible I'm particularly interested in people who own them -- As a person who has become experienced and war hardened iwth the whole process of acquire/purge/acquire/purge, I'm well aware of the fact that it can be very hard to fully assess an instrument in factory condition. Instruments really need a break in period as well as time to grow on you before a really good opinion can be formed.

  3. I know this may be an old topic and I have opinions on it and have expressed them, but it's something I've been thinking about again. Looking at the issue of standard strats/teles and american standard strats and teles and how they actually compare in real life.

     

    And in this case, I'm specifically talking about post 2008 MIMs and similarly modern MIAs. Most of us gear heads have had a great deal of experiences through the years to call on as it pertains to Fender guitars, but I want to recalibrate the discussion to focus only on the most modern standard instruments, especially with the understanding that the MIMs, in particular, have really been souped up since 2008 and in my experience some of the older ones just don't compare to them. The American standards (the strat in particular) have also seen some modernizations in recent years.

     

    Where I'm at right now is that I'm a person who, back in 2009, bought both a new standard tele and a new standard strat and have an extremely high opinion of both of them. I've never owned a modern american standard, though, and that's part of why I want to update the discussion.

  4. over the past 2 years or so I've learned that I think I'm mostly a fender guy after all. I like solid colors and big white pickguards. and the longer scale length, while in some ways is a bit harder to play, I think is more musical.

     

    one gibson I really want is a firebird. yum. too bad about the $$$ though.

  5. Killing off the old thread because the cabinet is sold. And I took some better pics.

    Egnater Rebel 20 head in excellent condition. New JJ 12ax7's in the preamp section. Includes gig bag and manual. $415 shipped conus.

    Possible guitar trades welcomed. I have a few bucks I can add for the right guitar.


     

    I love these. so is the 20 watts enough to keep up with a loud drummer?

     

    oh and reverse spam: looking for a little 59 (tele bridge) or hot rails tele bridge.

  6. I sell cool {censored} on ebay and buy cool {censored} on ebay. don't know what you're talking about, op.

     

    btw: I never sell with "buy it now" or best offer. just time your auction so it ends at a hot time and give it 7 days to cook and it'll almost always get a good price as long as it's presented well. reserve prices are annoying so I don't use them, usually I'll just have a starting price low enough to be a good deal but high enough that I can deal with the possibility of it going for that low. that said, it virtually never goes too low because I know how to sell.

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