NICE!! Don't sound so cheap to me...!
Pulled the trigger on an "el Cheapo" Strat, the Fender Deluxe Lone Star.
Texas Specials and a Duncan Pearly Gates Humbucker.
Went for the gloss black, brown shell pick guard and rosewood board.
This pic isn't that great, but it's sharp guitar.
Pickups are surprisingly quiet.
Pretty simple really...you get all the classic strat sounds, plus some extra punch from that humbucker.
Spent a lot of time making setup adjustments (truss rod, string height & intonation).
Should have put my preferred strings on too, but I didn't have an extra set.
I like the way Fender finishes their necks...smooth satin.
Fret work seems fine to me.
So far, seems like a decent budget guitar.
Gotta let it settle in, stretch the strings out, and see how long it stays in tune.
NICE!! Don't sound so cheap to me...!
Very nice!! I'm playing my strat right now (Hell ZeroDot) and it is one fun guitar. I love bouncing between the single coils and the humbucker.
Rock on!
Looks like it was meant to be. Congrats. That's a sharp looking guitar.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Nice! I really like those!
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Guitars:
Fender 2006 MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS in 3TS
Ibanez RG 570 with a bridge Invader
ESP M II Deluxe with a Tune-o-Matic bridge
Eleanor, the magical, mystical Road Worn wonder Tele
Blackstar HT Club 40
Cool! Nice Strat.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
I'd "do" that Strat!
HNGD!
Very nice Strat, RB. Congratulations and enjoy!
Guitars
Wilburn Versatare, '52 FrankenTele(Fender licensed parts), Fender USA Roadhouse Strat, Fender USA Standard B-bender Telecaster, Agile AL 3000 w/ WCR pickups, Ibanez MIJ V300 Acoustic, Squier Precision Bass,
Amps
Ceriatone Overtone Special, Musicman 212 Sixty-Five, Fender Blues Jr., Peavey Classic 30, Fender Super Reverb, Traynor YCV-40 WR Anniversary w/ matching 1x12 ext. cab, Epiphone SoCal 50w head w/ matching 4x12 cab (Lady Luck speakers), Avatar 2x12 semi-open back cab w/ Celestion speakers
Pedals
Digitech Bad Monkey, Digitech Jamman, DVM's ZYS, Goodrich volume pedal
Great guitar. Congrats! I had an older AmStd Lone Star with the original Duncan humbucker and DiMarzio singles. It was very versatile. I sold it because I play my JV more plus I used the cash to fund another superstrat. I kinda miss it.
Sweet guitar! Just joined the Strat club myself - been playing a Michael Kelly Valor X for a couple of years, lovely tone, slim neck. Turned the big 50 last month and my big brother bought me an American Standard Black and white strat. Struggled to get used to it for a while but now my fingers have stopped bleeding it sounds amazing - loving the bullet strings.
Still can't believe I got such an amazing Bro'!!! Just needed to tell someone who would appreciate it !
Welcome to The Fret, anticlox. Be sure to give us an introduction over in The Fret Players section when you get the chance.
So, is your brother accepting applications for another brother?
Guitar: Gibson SG Standard Natural Burst, Squier CV 50's Tele, Hell Guitars No. 2, Squier CV 50's Strat, Reverend Club King 290, Taylor 522e 12-Fret mahogany,
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Short Scale
Amp: Fender Super Champ X2 Head, Egnater Tweaker 15, Fender Mustang I, Acoustic B20 1x12 bass amp
Pedal: Budda Budwah wah, Wampler Ego Compressor, Electro-Harmonix Soul Food, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Wampler Velvet Fuzz, Seven Sisters Eve Tremolo, TC Electronics Gravy Tri Chorus & Vibrato, Catalinbread Echorec, TC Electronic Alter Ego 2 Delay, Hardwire Supernatural Ambient Verb, MXR Carbon Copy, Catalinbread RAH, Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, BYOC Mouse 2.0 Distortion, BYOC Boost/OD-2
Personally that is one of my favorite strats, plus the Roadhouse. Something about the way the ones I've played sound and feel. Maybe I'll get one some day. How does it compare to the American Standard?
Duffy Bolduc
South Williamsport, Pa.
"Now all the things that use to mean so much to me has got me old before my time." G. Allman, "Old Before My Time", Hittin' the Note.
Major changes to guitars and amps, to be updated soon.
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The only other Fender I have owned is an American Standard Tele. In my opinion, this Strat is of similar quality, especially the neck and fretwork. It seems well-built, plays great, and stays in tune with light tremolo use. I adjusted the bridge for less float, and that really improved tuning stability.
You can also buy those nice Fender Locking Tuners or Schallers, almost the same, and they work really well and are a nice inexpensive addition to an already nice guitar. I have some on a couple strats and just put some on my mint used tobacco flame Singlecut Tremolo PRS SE I just got, but those were mini Grovers, also very nice tuners that help keep it in tune by reducing the number of winds around the post that you have to make when restringing. Usually only one to one and a quarter turns around the post. This eliminates slack and reorientation of the string windings around the post when you suddenly relax the string tension while using the tremolo more than just slightly, or by wringing it out good. They make restringing a lot quicker as well.
Duffy Bolduc
South Williamsport, Pa.
"Now all the things that use to mean so much to me has got me old before my time." G. Allman, "Old Before My Time", Hittin' the Note.
Major changes to guitars and amps, to be updated soon.
Fiance - Supportive of musical art