NGD - American Standard Strat

[duhvoodooman***]

I've been looking for a good deal on this specific Strat model for awhile and came across one on eBay for a very reasonable BIN price last week. It's an American Standard with an ash body, sienna sunburst finish and a rosewood fingerboard. I really lucked out on this one because it turned out to be a 2012 model, so it has the upgraded Custom Shop Fat '50 pickups which sound fabulous--power & clarity both, which can be hard to get in a single coil. Nice chunk of ash--three pieces, seamlessly joined together--and the grain pops out more than the photos show. Not too heavy, either. The sienna sunburst is the only American Standard color that Fender offers in ash, and I've loved this color since I first saw it. Though the guitar was sold as "used", it had obviously never been played--not a mark on it, protective plastic on the pickguard and rear cover plate, HSC with all the accessories (cord, strap, polishing cloth & trem bar) still wrapped up in the factory packing. Any marks you see in the photos below are just smudges from me handling it, or light/flash reflections. The seller was a music store in southeast Missouri, so I don't know if this was close-out stock, or a display model, or what. In any case, a beautiful guitar in unplayed condition. Set-up & intonation are spot-on--all I have to do is play it! Which I intend to do. A lot!

And if you'd like to help me pay for it: http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/21205

A few pics: