Ha, ha - Congrats. I'm here at work and normally photos won't show up, but as fate would have it, these did. Looks nice.
Hmm, maybe they got the names mixed up.
How did they notify you?
I'm a member of several guitar and music sites on the internet, as are many of you. I've mentioned in another thread (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=7456) about the official Fender Forum (www.fender.com) that they were having a giveaway for their 1-year anniversary - the prizes were:
Grand Prize - A Fender VG Stratocaster
2nd Prize - A Fender G-DEC 30 Amp
3rd Prize - A $300 spending spree on the Fender on-line store
Strum had indicated that he claimed the first prize, and I claimed the 2nd one - the amp. Well, I won the grand prize - yes, I have won a Fender VG Stratocaster. It was shipped via ground to me on the 24th of July, and it is scheduled to arrive on the 31st of July.
I was asked what color and neck type I might want - I specified it, and the guy who runs the site, Brad knows what it is, but it will be a surprise to me when I get it.
This will be my first actual Fender guitar, my first Fender MIA model guitar, and of course, my first modeling type guitar. It will be my 2nd Stratocaster, since I own a very nice Squier Standard Strat in Cherryburst w/Rosewood Fingerboard.
Well the guitar arrived yesterday. The neck is wonderful - the rolled fingerboard edges feel so fine. The body looks wonderful - it's the new color available this year - Blizzard Pearl. It even sounds great. I dialed thru some of the various settings and it does sound really nice - it will take some time to work thru what the guitar can do - there are a lot of choices. However, the guitar as a plain Strat feels and sounds great.
And here's some quick shots:
I need to thank Fender and staff over at the Fender Forum site for my prize and of course the folks who build my new guitar. It's very, very nice.
Gil
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a 1973 Léro Model 58 Dreadnought; a 1998 Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Natural; Taka - a 2005 Squier '51 Black
Yume - a 2006 Squier Standard Strat Cherryburst; Houbi - a 2008 Fender VG Strat Blizzard Pearl won via fender.com
Pedals: Home made board; Visual Sound 1 Spot Power; Danelectro Chicken Salad, Fab Chorus, Echo & Flange; DVM Phasers To STUN; EHX LPB-1; Fender PT-100 Tuner
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD; Vox DA-5 in Camo
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GAS: Squier Classic Vibe '50s Tele; Barber Tone Press Pedal; DigiTech Bad Monkey Pedal
Ha, ha - Congrats. I'm here at work and normally photos won't show up, but as fate would have it, these did. Looks nice.
Hmm, maybe they got the names mixed up.
How did they notify you?
Mark
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thats so awesome! Very jealous, but nice to see a fretter win something!
Email - the official notice must have been spam trapped somewhere - the Fender admin Brad sent me a note from his gmail account and said I had won "something" - he then sent me a copy of the official notice - I couldn't believe it - it's the first thing of any value I've won since high school :Originally Posted by just strum
Gil, a very happy camper
Where ever you go, there you are
a 1973 Léro Model 58 Dreadnought; a 1998 Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Natural; Taka - a 2005 Squier '51 Black
Yume - a 2006 Squier Standard Strat Cherryburst; Houbi - a 2008 Fender VG Strat Blizzard Pearl won via fender.com
Pedals: Home made board; Visual Sound 1 Spot Power; Danelectro Chicken Salad, Fab Chorus, Echo & Flange; DVM Phasers To STUN; EHX LPB-1; Fender PT-100 Tuner
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD; Vox DA-5 in Camo
Computer: Apple MacBook Pro, PowerMac G4; Line6 Toneport KB37; M-Audio Black Box Pedal Board, Trigger Finger & DX4 Monitors
Software: Ableton Live Lite; Apple Garageband; Cockos Reaper; Line6 Gearbox/POD Farm with Model Packs
GAS: Squier Classic Vibe '50s Tele; Barber Tone Press Pedal; DigiTech Bad Monkey Pedal
Congrats - first time I ever heard someone actually winning something other than scratch offs.nice guitar.play it well Gil
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That's really cool that you won! I don't know what a Fender VG is, but it looks like it has some kind of piezo pickup (and an extra knob). Have you played with that feature to see what it does and how well it works?
Is the Fender admin Brad Traweek? If it is he was an avid G&L guitar collector and was the original web admin of the guitars by Leo discussion board. Some years ago he sold the board to G&L and went to work for Fender. I don't know whether Fender knows it, he still has several G&Ls in his collection.
Very sweet Gil! Congratulations. That is one nice lookin' strat.:
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congrats gil...that is a nice looking guitar! and you sure can't beat the price! :
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Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TROriginally Posted by just strum
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Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
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A whole hearted congrats Gil! Glad to see a great guitar fall into nice hands :
Play it in good health!
Cheers
David
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Way Cool!! Congrats. I've always been a bit skeptical re: these kind of giveaways. Nice to know the prizes are actually delivered.
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Very cool, Gil...
I have a friend who would call this serendipity. Enter a contest, forget about it until you suddenly get this notice that you won first prize. That'll make your day...:
very cool! she's a beaut!
2006 Washburn WD55SW Augusta, 2006 Washburn J28S12DL, Washburn EA20SDL,
2008 American Standard Fender Telecaster
2008 Rondo Limited Edition SST, G&L ASAT Semi-Hollow, Gibson LP Ultra
Way cool Gil let us know how you like it.Sumi
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Ahhhrrr!!!
Oh excuse me... Congratulations Gil: I initially had a little jealousy but I got over it rather quickly
That is one fine guitar. I played one a while back and it has some nice sounds, and like you say the Strat part is still all Strat plus lots of other cool sounds and tunings:
Here is one of a few demo's by Greg Koch of the VG Strat, an awesome player by the way.
Congrats again...AAhhrrr!!!
M29
Awesome I enter fender and gibsons giveaways as well as others all the time.
Never won ,but maybe there is hope!!!
Gil congrats brother!!!!! :
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Sweet guitar! Congrats! Who's the old guy?
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congrats, beautiful piece
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I have read you may be able to dial in just about any sound you want out of her...have fun and crank it..! Congrats...Dan
Congrats! Awesome guitar, and you give all of us who enter those contests hope.
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