I don't collect guitars and I have all I want...sort of...lol
I have a 1970's Mexican Strat that I took out of the case for the first time in several months. It was still in tune. Wonders never cease. I have owned enough Fender guitars in the past to start a music store. No more.
I looked on Reverb and these cheap guitars are now going for $500 and up...way up!!
I payed perhaps $250 used for the guitar. It is the best Stratocaster I every played. Sometimes you don't have to spend a lot of money to get a good guitar.
Mine is far from standard except for the neck, machine heads and the body. Rio Grande pickups and to many other mods to list.
I am not sure what it is actually worth but a lot more than I thought it was.
Billy
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I had a very nice Strat at one point, was a 1994 Mexi model, maple fingerboard on brown sunburst. Think I paid around $300 CDN for it at the time, about 10 years ago, and sold it within the year since I just didn't like the sound. If I still had it I could probably get around $600.
Thinking back, I'm fairly certain I could've been very happy with it had I changed the pickups, as I've since played some very high end American Strats that had the same 'Custom Shop Noiseless Pickups" and didn't like their sound much either!
Anyway, I'm very happy with my 1980 Ibanez Blazer, sounds better than most Strats I've played and only cost $100!
This is one of the points I wanted to make. As we said back in California during the gold rush, "gold is where you find it". The same thing can be said about guitars. A $100 Ibanez can sound better than a $1000 custom shop Strat.
I still have the pickups that came in the Strat but I got the Strat from the guy who makes Rio Grande pickups and I new what I wanted it to sound like. The pickups were over $200 bucks. I lined the inside of the guitar with copper and changed the pots and switches. I added a second capacitor and switch. I have a set of Grover machine heads for the guitar but never got around to installing them. I did rework the nut and a bit of polishing on the bridge. So...I still have five or six hundred dollars tied up in the guitar. I am very happy with the guitar. I will say I went through a bunch of Strats before I found a good one.
This does not compete with the Andersons or the Les Paul I own as it is it's own animal.
There are zero scratches or defects in the guitar.
Billy
Last edited by Planobilly; 08/06/2111:38 AM.
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I have always loved my first and only Strat. A Mexican Strat from the mid 90s makes this going on 30 years old and still plays wonderful. A little dusty now, just like me.
Cool stuff Dan. I did a sound test I recorded with the Strat when I finished the work. I uploaded it to sound cloud but I must have deleted it.
I have another Robin Tonemunger. The Strat style on steroids. Both tone knob and volume knob pull out for two positions. This was the original prototype that was supposed to go to Europe for sale there but never happened. Bart and Dave and I have been friends at high school. Dave and I play acoustic and Mandolin together in a past life...lol I opened for the Electro Magnets for Eric Johnson with this guitar. Part of my distant past. OMG, I must be starting into my 13th childhood...lol
Billy
EDIT: Special 45 Long Colt guitar slide in the case that can be used for other things also...Sorry, it a Texas thang...lol
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Billy, I would love to dig into the history of that Strat. Can you send me the serial number so I can do that? I love doing that kind of thing!
Sure Eddie but the neck is not original. It is a Mexican Strat neck that Bart or Dave of Rockin Robin guitar company in Houston, Texas put on the guitar for me. I sort of remember that neck came off a guitar from the 1980 or 1990. Jezze Eddie, I been to sleep at least twice sense that time.
Billy
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I have a 1970's Mexican Strat that I took out of the case for the first time in several months.
Originally Posted By: Planobilly
Sure Eddie but the neck is not original. It is a Mexican Strat neck that Bart or Dave of Rockin Robin guitar company in Houston, Texas put on the guitar for me. I sort of remember that neck came off a guitar from the 1980 or 1990.
Hi Billy, The serial number on that Mexican neck is from 2005/6 and the original 70s Strat would have had the three-bolt, micro-adjustable neck - not a straightforward switch. I hope Rockin Robin gave you the old 70s neck to keep, because on it's own it's probably worth more than a Mexican Strat!
To tell the truth there is know telling what I truly remember about all this Stratocaster stuff. I have had so many Strats I got from Bart anything is possible.
All things aside, this Fender Stratocaster plays super well no matter what the year. I have a warehouse in Texas that has a bunch of necks and guitar parts. I have not been there due to the pandemic in over two years. Several vintage Fender amps, airplane parts, and god only knows what else...lol
The current neck on the guitar does not require adjustment to very often even with me leaving it in the case for the last several months tuned to standard. tuning.
Billy
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and how did hank marvin get those great "tones" on his fenders...when others struggled to get them ? what was the secret sauce ? eg on wonderfull land song... and loads others. best om
Well "tone" produced from any guitar if a function of the player. Of course installing different pickups can make a radical difference in the sound. How to wind pickups is a whole other subject. Less pronounced differences can be a function of the bridge, Kahler bridges sound different than Floyd Rose but they don't look too much different.
Some things just keep the guitar in tune like locking machine heads which don't really change the tone.
Tone to a very large degree is in you fingers. No two people playing the same guitar will sound exactly alike.
The nut can effect both tone and function.
I have never liked the style of bridge of older Fender Stratocaster because of the allen screws which are sharp if not ground and polished. They sit at different heights to conform to to the radius of the neck and are uncomfortable to move the palm of you hand across.
Newer Strats have different bridges. As I have said before, electric guitars are not simple machines and many things are not obvious.
It is also very common for people to like things that don't function very well. Many times they just don't know any better and many times they put up with the lack of function because they like the look of something. Form is secondary for me and follows second to function. I don buy guitars because some of my guitar hero people play a certain brand or model. Peer pressure/influence is a common factor in decision making which more often than not produces poor results.
Billy
A few things every guitar player should have.
Last edited by Planobilly; 08/07/2104:41 AM.
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LOL...after I looked at the above picture it reminded me that " I don't like to ware no shoes , make love to the women while I'm living, get drunk on a bottle of booze" Saturday morning in Florida...LOL
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LOL...after I looked at the above picture it reminded me that " I don't like to ware no shoes , make love to the women while I'm living, get drunk on a bottle of booze" Saturday morning in Florida...LOL
Was thinking that would make a good song until I discovered it is...lol
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LOL Musiclover, as you can see, more than a few people here in the States know the words to all of David's songs. Perhaps it is a sign of serious mental illness for me to communicate in fragments of lyrics of songs...lol
Cheers,
Billy
Another reason I like Anderson Guitars, I don't have to remember when it was made...lol Well...I suppose I do have to remember if it was 1912 or 2012.
Last edited by Planobilly; 08/07/2111:34 AM.
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Seize the moo-ment If you feel like you’ve herd all these cow puns before, you probably have deja-moo
LOL Musiclover, as you can see, more than a few people here in the States know the words to all of David's songs. Perhaps it is a sign of serious mental illness for me to communicate in fragments of lyrics of songs...lol
Cheers,
Billy
Another reason I like Anderson Guitars, I don't have to remember when it was made...lol Well...I suppose I do have to remember if it was 1912 or 2012.
The presence of that date stamp explains this tattoo under my armpit.
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This is one of the points I wanted to make. As we said back in California during the gold rush, "gold is where you find it". The same thing can be said about guitars. A $100 Ibanez can sound better than a $1000 custom shop Strat.
I still have the pickups that came in the Strat but I got the Strat from the guy who makes Rio Grande pickups and I new what I wanted it to sound like. The pickups were over $200 bucks. I lined the inside of the guitar with copper and changed the pots and switches. I added a second capacitor and switch. I have a set of Grover machine heads for the guitar but never got around to installing them. I did rework the nut and a bit of polishing on the bridge. So...I still have five or six hundred dollars tied up in the guitar. I am very happy with the guitar. I will say I went through a bunch of Strats before I found a good one.
This does not compete with the Andersons or the Les Paul I own as it is it's own animal.
There are zero scratches or defects in the guitar.
Billy
Looks great! I've always liked that particular blue Fender uses - what is it, Lake Placid Blue? Either way, looks great to me!
Looks great! I've always liked that particular blue Fender uses - what is it, Lake Placid Blue? Either way, looks great to me!
The have Lake Placid Blue and and Sonic Blue. My Telecaster is Sonic Blue. It looks SO MUCH BETTER with the black pickguard than the white!!! Picture is fuzzy because it was dark and I took it both zoomed and with a flash.
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