Long story short, I've got a new Jimmie Vaughan Strat thanks to my Dad! It's a beauty. This guitar feels and sounds great stock. No need to mod a thing! I love the neck, how it's very 'V' like near the headstock and gradually gets more 'C' like near the body. Big frets! Great sounding alnico V Tex-Mex pups. The trem was floating which I dig now, and it works great. Has the large mass vintage block on the trem as well. Fit and finish on the guitar is wonderful. These MIM's are just awesome these days, especially the upper end MIM's. Always wanted an Olympic white Strat with a maple board! Strats are the shit, they are so musical and versatile.

I recorded a clip last night late, so I used the blackfaced channel on my AmpTramp and used OD pedals for the grind. Starts out clean, and various pup selection, then I kick on a chorus at 1:58, the turn that off and kick on a ZenDrive at 2:26, then switch that off to an OCD at 3:05 and include a Bad Monkey for boost at 3:50.

http://riley-music.com/Music/Guitar%...Zen-OCD-BM.mp3

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-Peace
-nate