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    Default Picked up my 60th Anniversary Std. Strat. WOW

    Hey all, got to pick up finally my 60th Std. Strat last night. All I can say is wow. Although I am just a newbie, I can say that it feels and plays (just strings ringing, no amp yet) better than the others I have been fiddling around with and trying in stores, etc. I also liked a Highway One strat I tried at guitar center, it was a little darker and smokier sounding for some reason, but I kept coming back to this model. In the stores, the 60th just sort of felt right. This particular one just feels right in my hands. These pics are not of my actual guitar, but it looks like the attachments to this post.

    I have a cable coming at the rec of Superswede for plugging into garageband and my mac, and am closing in on my amp. Hope to have it by Christmas. The guy that sold me this guitar will sell me his Marshall AVT50 for 350, but I am still kind of leaning toward the Vox AD50VT. Anyway, just was so excited I needed to share with the group.

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    Sweet looking axe there, Steve. If I was in the market for another Strat, it would definitely come down to the 60th Anniv. model you got and the Jimmie Vaughan model. Both look like fantastic values--a whole lot of guitar for the money. Some great values available in MIM Strats these days, for sure! And if the 60th "feels right" to you, that's the really important thing.
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    Congrats on the new guitar!!
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    Sweet! I want one of those too!
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    The 60th anniv. strat is a great guitar! I played a lot on it when I were looking for a new guitar. Congrats!
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    Hey, congratulations. It looks like a great guitar.
    Does it have a vintage shaped neck (V shaped profile)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpfeifer
    Hey, congratulations. It looks like a great guitar.
    Does it have a vintage shaped neck (V shaped profile)?

    -- Jim

    Thanks Jim. Re: the neck, it is a modern C. I think the Jimmie Vaughn model that is similar (mexican made, tex mex pu (a little hotter bridge maybe)) has the vintage V neck.
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    Congrats on the new purchase, GAS is settling in, do not fight it, you can only treat the symptoms. It's great when you find one that just "fits" eh ?

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    Nice guitar.
    When I was in Guitar Center last week that was the only model American Strat that I played that felt it was one of those 'just right' guitars.

    Congrats.

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    beautiful guitar....congrats....gas sets in quickly around here!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    When I was in Guitar Center last week that was the only model American Strat that I played that felt it was one of those 'just right' guitars.
    Spuds, there are a couple of 60th anniv. Strat models, and one of them is American, but I'm pretty sure this is the MIM model. Everything I've read about it says it's right up to the American Strat quality level, and a total steal at less than half the price. Just a great value!

    The MIM's are the "blizzard pearl" silvery color and the American model only comes in 3-T sunburst.
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    there are some VERY good mim fenders out there. When i bought my mim tele i played ALOT of teles and really thought i would get an american one...but that agave blue mim tele kept calling my name and i had to get it....still one of the best playing guitars i have!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by duhvoodooman

    The MIM's are the "blizzard pearl" silvery color and the American model only comes in 3-T sunburst.
    Isn't Mexico America? It was the Pearl finish and it was flawless. Great guitar.

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    Some of those MIM Strats are right on par with the Americans. Too bad that they get dismissed offhand a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Plank_Spanker
    Some of those MIM Strats are right on par with the Americans. Too bad that they get dismissed offhand a lot.
    Some is the keyword here. I tried and examined many other Mexican Strats the other day and the 60th was way above all the others for some reason.
    Then again I've been playing a 2005 at the local music store that is very well done too.

    I'm sure if I had access to a room full of 60th Strats I would find lemons there too...still, just set me up with the guitars and the room and I'd be happy to QC all of them. Whada job!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    Some is the keyword here. I tried and examined many other Mexican Strats the other day and the 60th was way above all the others for some reason.
    Then again I've been playing a 2005 at the local music store that is very well done too.

    I'm sure if I had access to a room full of 60th Strats I would find lemons there too...still, just set me up with the guitars and the room and I'd be happy to QC all of them. Whada job!

    I agree with "some".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    Some is the keyword here. I tried and examined many other Mexican Strats the other day and the 60th was way above all the others for some reason.
    Then again I've been playing a 2005 at the local music store that is very well done too.

    I'm sure if I had access to a room full of 60th Strats I would find lemons there too...still, just set me up with the guitars and the room and I'd be happy to QC all of them. Whada job!

    Spud and Spanker: (sounds like a good name for a tavern)

    When I was trying out guitars at GC and a couple other stores, I felt the MIM Bizzard Pearl like I got was better than a couple of other MIMs I picked up (I am sure there are really nice ones out there) and on par with the Highway One MIA strat, just a different tone. I tried a couple of the MIM 60ths and the one at GC did not seem quite as nice as the one in the Boise store, but still better than the other MIMs. Might have just been me. The one I got is at least as good as the one at the Boise store and as Spud says, seems flawless to me. I think Ensenada is taking pride in this model.
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    What a coincidence, I was just coming to the forum to brag about my new 60th aniv. and here you are with your new one too , I will post some pictures of mine soon.
    I never liked Fender guitars (this is my first) but this one was really nice, its played so easy and I just love the all maple neck which I really wanted on my next guitar, also it has a really big steel (I think) block, although replacing strings is somewhat wierd since they actualy have to go through the block but tuning is so much easier then on my Ibanez with the Floyd Rose, it takes like 20 minutes to get that thing in tune and then I have to adjust the bridge cause it always ends up to low or too high, this one is like 2 minutes tuning and almost no adjustments needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranium
    What a coincidence, I was just coming to the forum to brag about my new 60th aniv. and here you are with your new one too , I will post some pictures of mine soon.
    I never liked Fender guitars (this is my first) but this one was really nice, its played so easy and I just love the all maple neck which I really wanted on my next guitar, also it has a really big steel (I think) block, although replacing strings is somewhat wierd since they actualy have to go through the block but tuning is so much easier then on my Ibanez with the Floyd Rose, it takes like 20 minutes to get that thing in tune and then I have to adjust the bridge cause it always ends up to low or too high, this one is like 2 minutes tuning and almost no adjustments needed.

    Hey . . . Congrats on yours as well!! As I have said, I love mine. That maple neck is really nice in this finish. Less cold appearing than the Clapton type finish.
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