Belated NGD!

[Brian Krashpad]

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!:

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/q85/s720x720/1375190_10151900426423879_983903420_n.jpg

Here's what she looks like from the front:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5479/10191293645_652456db4e_b.jpg

Already gigged her in church, no problems with the possible exception of re-adjusting to Fender scale:

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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. ;)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/10270042715_5bffb6552f.jpg

The end!

[Eric]

Pretty cool. I am also not much for strats, but I like the wood color. What do you mean by


There's a slight mismatched join? HNGD and nice work following the KGDR.

[Brian Krashpad]

Pretty cool. I am also not much for strats, but I like the wood color. What do you mean by [mismatched join]

? HNGD and nice work following the KGDR.

Thanks, the color of the different blocks of wood in the body isn't uniform. The top edge (as one holds it) piece is a shade darker than the one to which it's joined.

[Eric]

Thanks, the color of the different blocks of wood in the body isn't uniform. The top edge (as one holds it) piece is a shade darker than the one to which it's joined.
Ah, I see what you mean.

[tjcurtin1]

Can't beat that deal with a stick! I like the color and while I'm not a fan of the big style strat headstock, it looks good somehow in that color combo. Nice score!

[Brian Krashpad]

Thanks TJ. I prefer the smaller headstock as well, but since my prior Strat had a Peavey headstock, this is actually an upgrade in that aesthetic department. ;)

[Monkus]

what a deal!!!! Good on you Krash, looks great!

[Brian Krashpad]

Thanks Monkus!