NGD - American Standard Strat

[duhvoodooman***]

Thanks, guys! I'm really enjoying this guitar. The Fat '50's pickups are really impressing me--the tone through my Tweed Royal or AC15 is to die for, both clean and with light to moderate overdrive.

One correction, which I added to my original post--the body is three pieces of ash, not a single piece. I came across references to a "3-piece ash body" a couple of places online, and when I looked VERY closely, I could discern a discontinuity in the grain about 2.5 - 3" from center on either side. But I can't see any discernible seam where the pieces are joined, and there's no change in shade between them--pretty impressive job of matching up the three pieces. The closer I look this guitar over, the more impressed I am with the workmanship.

[kidsmoke*]

Beautiful guitar DVM, congrats. I have yet to bond with a strat, and I believe the p'ups are the culprit. For sure comfortable hanging around your neck.

On a separate, but related note

The Fat '50's pickups are really impressing me--the tone through my Tweed Royal or AC15 is to die for, both clean and with light to moderate overdrive.

Have I missed your review of this amp, now that she's been up and running for a little while?

[duhvoodooman***]

....Have I missed your review of this amp, now that she's been up and running for a little while?

Just posted at some length in my Tweed Royal thread: http://www.thefret.net/showthread.ph...510#post232510

Not only that but he took the bridge clean off! That's hard core. That's old school. He can rawk without any strings!

Strings?!? We don't need no stinkin' STRINGS!! They're just a crutch for second-rate players. Since I took them off, I haven't played one bad note on the guitar....