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Duff
February 10th, 2010, 10:57 PM
Here are some pictures of my new CV strat, aged white pickguard loaded with Fender Custom Shop Texas Special pickups straight from the shop I bought it from, at my request and of course, cost. Worth it. It sounds incredible. New pots, caps, switch, and jack of high quality.

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MAXIFUNK
February 11th, 2010, 12:01 AM
Very cool addition Very nice AXE.

mrmudcat
February 11th, 2010, 12:32 AM
looking good!

tjcurtin1
February 11th, 2010, 08:08 PM
You know, no shop I visited had any of the CV's in the color schemes other than bursts. Nice to see one of these - purty! I imagine the Texas pups are hotter than the stocks...? I have to say that I love the tone of the stock pups in mine.

Tig
February 12th, 2010, 08:29 AM
Very sweet! I'm sure it sounds like heaven, too. I like the blue.



// Well, I'm still on the fence between a 50's and 60's CV Strat. I'll buy one within the next 2 or 3 days. I'd love a 50's with its maple neck, but with the 60's Alnico pickups instead. I'll likely go with the 50's and change pickups or even a loaded pick guard later.

Now, should I go with the 2-tone burst or the white with ugly (replaceable) gold pick guard.... Hmmmm........

Spudman
February 12th, 2010, 10:47 AM
Get the 50s and play it for a few months before you make a decision to change the pickups. They really are quite good and have their own unique flavor. You might like it.


Very sweet! I'm sure it sounds like heaven, too. I like the blue.



// Well, I'm still on the fence between a 50's and 60's CV Strat. I'll buy one within the next 2 or 3 days. I'd love a 50's with its maple neck, but with the 60's Alnico pickups instead. I'll likely go with the 50's and change pickups or even a loaded pick guard later.

Now, should I go with the 2-tone burst or the white with ugly (replaceable) gold pick guard.... Hmmmm........

sumitomo
February 12th, 2010, 11:07 AM
SWEET! I'm a fan of those 50's anlico 3 pups!Sumi:D

msteeln
February 12th, 2010, 11:35 AM
I'll likely go with a loaded pick guard later.I forget who I mentioned this to, but again, be aware the CV's pickguard is unique to that guitar per the screw holes and won't match up with your standard Strat replacement.

ZMAN
February 12th, 2010, 01:23 PM
Hey Duff did you finally get that new Nikon camera. Certainly a lot of guitars pics lately. LOL

Duff
February 12th, 2010, 05:45 PM
No Nikon DSLR yet, this is a great Canon point and shoot.

I have a stock CV fifties that sounds great, probably as good as the Texas Specials in the new CV fifties LPBlue, but just different.

I would agree with Spud. Keep it stock. Give it a chance to be what it is and learn about it and the pickup heights, action, etc. Could be a collectors item some day, they sound so good and are really well built.

A guy was playing a CV sixties the other day that I pointed out to him and he bought it; thru a Fender SCXD. He had been playing one of the new Fender American Specials and the CV sixties sounded better to both of us at a five hundred dollar difference. He got it for 298.

You will probably love the stock CV sixties pickups a real lot, all BS aside.

MAXIFUNK
February 12th, 2010, 05:52 PM
I would agree with Spud. Keep it stock. Give it a chance to be what it is and learn about it and the pickup heights, action, etc. Could be a collectors item some day, they sound so good and are really well built.


I agree with you 100%

Tig
February 12th, 2010, 09:37 PM
Get the 50s and play it for a few months before you make a decision to change the pickups. They really are quite good and have their own unique flavor. You might like it.

I think I'll wait like you suggest. I played the new CV 50's (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=14495) tonight before I went to work and really liked what I heard. It pulled off some sweet tones playing over some David Gilmour backing tracks, thanks in part to my BYOC Mouse and OD-2 pedals. I never got these tones from my trusty P-90's or Seymour Duncan HB's!

I will change the super thick, white pick guard out with a mint green one. Most of the holes should line up, and I don't mind drilling holes in guitars for the rest! (don't worry, I have a few decades of wood working under my belt)

navenjohnson
February 22nd, 2010, 07:06 PM
Just ordered the CV 50's strat (olympic white) yesterday. CAN'T WAIT!!!.

Tig
May 19th, 2010, 03:41 PM
I just replaced the wimpy stock tremolo block with a heavy brass one from GFS on my CV 50's Strat. I wasn't expecting much difference (hoping, not expecting), but was pleased that the sustain is quite noticeably longer now. Installation was a breeze for my first time to pull apart a Strat trem assy. However, if I want to start using the tremolo arm, I'll have to ovalize the existing trem plate's hole, as the block doesn't match up for the arm.

I also replaced the stock tree with a roller tree, just for fun.

Spudman
May 19th, 2010, 07:04 PM
I just replaced the wimpy stock tremolo block with a heavy brass one from GFS on my CV 50's Strat. I wasn't expecting much difference (hoping, not expecting), but was pleased that the sustain is quite noticeably longer now. Installation was a breeze for my first time to pull apart a Strat trem assy. However, if I want to start using the tremolo arm, I'll have to ovalize the existing trem plate's hole, as the block doesn't match up for the arm.

I also replaced the stock tree with a roller tree, just for fun.

That's good news. Would you mind posting the part number for those that wish to do the same...namely me.

tjcurtin1
May 19th, 2010, 07:50 PM
I know that the GFS steel trem blocks can be purchased with a matching bridge plate, saddles and trem bar so that you can avoid the mismatched hole problem. I didn't know they were also making a brass block now...

Tig
May 19th, 2010, 08:31 PM
That's good news. Would you mind posting the part number for those that wish to do the same...namely me.

I used the "Import 10.5 mm Spaced" one in the middle...
http://store.guitarfetish.com/upstandbrtrb.html

This one:
http://store.guitarfetish.com/im10spbrtrbl.html

Maybe someone with more Strat/Squier experience can tell us if there is a better choice.

Tone2TheBone
May 20th, 2010, 11:41 PM
Why doesn't this one come with a tinted '50s neck?