New Guitar - JV Strat!

[Riley]

Long story short, I've got a new Jimmie Vaughan Strat thanks to my Dad! It's a beauty. This guitar feels and sounds great stock. No need to mod a thing! I love the neck, how it's very 'V' like near the headstock and gradually gets more 'C' like near the body. Big frets! Great sounding alnico V Tex-Mex pups. The trem was floating which I dig now, and it works great. Has the large mass vintage block on the trem as well. Fit and finish on the guitar is wonderful. These MIM's are just awesome these days, especially the upper end MIM's. Always wanted an Olympic white Strat with a maple board! Strats are the shit, they are so musical and versatile.

I recorded a clip last night late, so I used the blackfaced channel on my AmpTramp and used OD pedals for the grind. Starts out clean, and various pup selection, then I kick on a chorus at 1:58, the turn that off and kick on a ZenDrive at 2:26, then switch that off to an OCD at 3:05 and include a Bad Monkey for boost at 3:50.

http://riley-music.com/Music/Guitar%20Stuff/JVStrat-Tramp-Zen-OCD-BM.mp3

Pics:

http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat1.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat2.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat3.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat4.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat5JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat6.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat7.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStrat8.JPG

-Peace
-nate

[Tone2TheBone]

Nate - Excellent. Good guitar. I want one of these to go with my Muddy Tele and well you and I have similar tastes from what I gather! Going to check out your links........congrats!

[SuperSwede]

Congrats Nate, those are fine instruments indeed!

[warren0728]

congrats....i have heard good things about that model.

ww

[Tone2TheBone]

The JV Strat is going to be my next guitar.....

[Riley]

The JV Strat is going to be my next guitar.....

Glad I could help your GAS! ;) Thanks guys, she's a player! :DR

-Peace
-nate

[Tone2TheBone]

Glad I could help your GAS! ;) Thanks guys, she's a player! :DR

-Peace
-nate

hahaha I've wanted one for awhile now. Its the guitar that I recommend to everyone else. I should eventually follow through on my own recommendations! The stock Tex Mex pups sound pretty good on your recording. Nice and bright. I like bright. I like nice. Stratty sounding. Is the pickguard single ply? I think I'd pop another tortoise shell on one if I had it. Erm...when I have it. GAS is wonderful thing. :) Thanks for sharing and great present for you!

[Iago]

Great Nate, nice tones and beautiful guitar... oh just gotta love white fenders ehehhe

[Cranium]

I was also thinking about the JV or Robert Cray strat, could you maybe post a few more pics of the neck like the back and the headstock, people say the pickguard lifts a little at the neck, does it bother you at all?

[Riley]

My pickguard seems to be fine and is flat all the way around. I don't mind the singleply. As for the neck, I'll have to get some shots sometime. I can tell you it goes from a V shape at the headstock to a nice C shape the closer you get to the body. It's the same neck as the Buddy Guy Strat, or at least cut the same.

-Peace
-Nate

[duhvoodooman]

Looks nice & sounds great, too! You got yourself one fine axe there, Nate!

[kerc]

Nate, congrats, my bro!

Now go get a tortoishell pickguard for it. :D

[Tone2TheBone]

Nate, congrats, my bro!

Now go get a tortoishell pickguard for it. :D

Yeah! Put a swirly one on there!

[TS808]

Congrats on the new axe! The JV strat is supposed to be one helluva buy, and the necks are great on those. I've never heard one person say anything bad about that guitar, and I would say it is VERY close to the American strats in terms of quality and sound.

[kerc]

Yeah! Put a swirly one on there!

I have him almost convinced, chatting through MSN. :DR

[Tone2TheBone]

hahaha Tell him we need pics afterwards to let him into our exclusive club. ;)

[tremoloman]

How does the V-neck differ from the modern-C? I've never had the chance to try a V-neck equipped Strat.

[Riley]

You guys mean something like this.......

http://riley-music.com/Pics/JVTort.jpg

Or this maybe........

http://riley-music.com/Pics/JVTort2.jpg

As for teh neck.....the V part is more at the headstock area and then it tapers to a nice C as you go down the neck. Best of both worlds imho!

-Peace
-Nate

[Tone2TheBone]

Nate - I think both of those combinations of 'guards are classic and killer diller. Are those Corel or Adobe vector images originally? Thats pretty cool.

[Riley]

Nate - I think both of those combinations of 'guards are classic and killer diller. Are those Corel or Adobe vector images originally? Thats pretty cool.

Thanks! Nope I used this website...to build them....hours could be spent on this site.....then did a print screen and pasted into a photo program to crop teh guitar.

http://www.nymphusa.com/kisekae/kisekaeE1.asp

Scroll down pick the model guitar and have at it!

-Peace
-Nate

[Tone2TheBone]

Hey cool thanks Nate!

[t_ross33]

awww man! Now I'm not going to get any work done today :( Gotta see what my tele-type will look like with a tortise shell pg :rolleyes:

[kerc]

Hey cool thanks Nate!

Bro, Kisekae is addictive!!! :D You'll love it.

[Tone2TheBone]

Bro, Kisekae is addictive!!! :D You'll love it.


I'm on my way there nowwwwwwwww. :)

[warren0728]

my kids play on kisekae all the time!! "how do you like this one, dad??"

ww :D

[Cranium]

Mwhahahahaha, mine are the prettiest! ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/Vash/untitled.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/Vash/untitled2.jpg

[Spudman]

Guys, come on! Just when I thought I was over my guitar obsession you go and put up these great pictures. Now I have to go back to Strats Annonymous. It's so embarrasing. "Hi my name is Steve and I'm a Strataholic." What am I going to say to my family?:D

[SuperSwede]

That site was really cool! Thanks :)

Spud, tell them that you had a relapse!

[Tinky-Winky]

Not only is it a nice guitar, but some tasty playing was going on there. The thing is, in the U.K it costs as much as american strats!

[Riley]

Thanks guys! I did swap the guard the other night with a 4 ply Tortoise shell. I love it. This guitar I think has become my #1!

http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort1.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort2.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort3.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort4.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort5.JPG

-Peace
-Nate

[Tone2TheBone]

Dang dude thats awesome! You're in the club now!

[warren0728]

that looks sweet riley! I want a tort guard on my strat knockoff but i'm afraid i might need to have it custom made...not sure if a standard one would work on my guitar...

ww

[t_ross33]

Looking good! Can't wait for my tort pg to arrive! I wanna be in the club too! :)

[sunvalleylaw]

Thanks guys! I did swap the guard the other night with a 4 ply Tortoise shell. I love it. This guitar I think has become my #1!

http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort1.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort2.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort3.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort4.JPG
http://riley-music.com/Pics/GuitarGear/JVStratTort5.JPG

-Peace
-Nate


Hey Nate, loved your playing on your sample. After looking at the pics of the tort pg, I might have to check one out for my 60th Std. Mine is 3 ply white now. Won't make me play like that overnight though. I love all the sounds you were getting out of yours.

Steve