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OT - Any Fender Strat guru's out there?
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Mr. Ovation |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Well, maybe it's not really that far off topic considering Fender's role these days... Anyway, several years ago I picked up a Strat at a guitar show. The truss rod was blown which was fine cause I wanted to play with putting a GS neck on it anyway, and as luck would have it, a friend of mine wanted the neck. Well, the GS neck was a fun idea, but really didn't work out that well so I thought I would find a nice strat neck and that would be that. In the process, I decided to try and find out what guitar I had in the first place. The term "goth strat" was knocked about a bit, but in searching the web I come up empty. It had the original plastic protective on the pick guard when I got it, and I believe it was a Made in USA strat too, which was the attraction of why my friend wanted the neck.. but in reality I don't recall. It was an actual Fender guitar, not a clone, is all I'm sure of. It is flat black, with a gunmetal gray pick guard. H-S-S pickups. If anyone has any idea what model this guitar was, or know anything about it other than "yep.. that's a strat" I'd be interested. It's not critical thing, just like to know what I have, and it's been a little more intriguing since my searches have turned up nothing. Thanks in advance. | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | A Stratosomething | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | Stratamacallit? | ||
lanaki |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575 Location: big island | stratdakine? since you used to live here, that'll work. | ||
Mr. Ovation |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I was going to be a "Stratovation" or an "Ovationcaster" but the neck is too high, and while I could fix that... it's a bunch easier to just find a neck that fits and bolt it on. The odd part (to me) is that I can even make up words with the words Fender Strat in it, and I get google hits and photos of guitars that match what words I put in. This... I get nothing really close other than black guitars. The flat black ones so far have either the special edition "chrome" pick guard, or just a white one. Just one of those curiosities of life. | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | Get a Warmoth neck, they're great. | ||
ProfessorBB |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | There's something about the shape of a Strat that just simply feels right. Can't help you with what you've got for the body. The neck is the tell-tale sign for USA-made. Maybe there are additional codes inside the pup routings. | ||
Mr. Ovation |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I agree on the Warmoth neck. Unless I stumble on a strat neck that just "feels right." | ||
Jeff W. |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039 Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | StratOcaster? | ||
kotadawg |
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Joined: November 2007 Posts: 1486 Location: Cincinnati | Have you tried posting on the Gear Page ? I'm sure someone there knows. | ||
AussieJames |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3084 Location: Brisbane Australia | Miles, I'm pretty sure that is a "Highway 1" Strat. Budget line but USA made. They were(are) available in a range of colours including flat black with rosewood fretboard and vintage style hardware. AJ | ||
muzza |
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Joined: August 2005 Posts: 3736 Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Now, it's a Strat-O-various | ||
Paul Blanchard |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 1817 Location: Minden, Nebraska | The body does look like a Highway One HSS in Ebony Transparent. It did come with the vintage style bridge, and that particular color had black pickup covers and knobs. | ||
wilblee |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 1320 Location: Round Rock, TX | Do you remember if the original neck had the larger, 70's-styled headstock? | ||
stonebobbo |
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Joined: August 2002 Posts: 8307 Location: Tennessee | I put together my own StratoViper. With a nice maple neck donated by the moody one, and an 80's Celebrity hard body guitar that had a broken pointy headstock, I created a monster. It actually worked out real well. The intonation is spot on, and it plays like a dream. However, it indeed is no match for Mr. Big's FrankenViper, as you can tell from the look on his face. | ||
Mr. Ovation |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by Paul Blanchard: The body is definately a flat black, not transparent at all, although I guess they could call it anything they want. The body does look like a Highway One HSS in Ebony Transparent. It did come with the vintage style bridge, and that particular color had black pickup covers and knobs. When did the Highway 1 series come out? I bought this in 2004 I believe, maybe even 2003. It's been a while. I had initially wanted to put a Viper neck on it, but as I recall, the scale wasn't close enough. | ||
MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13983 Location: Upper Left USA | It could sure use a Wood veneer PG... maybe Crotch cut Walnut. Warmoth (in Tacoma) is definately the way to go. | ||
AussieJames |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3084 Location: Brisbane Australia | That's way cool Bobbo!! :cool: Highway 1 Strats were introduced in 2003 and are still available. As PB said they are available in HSS configuration. I see that Fender are about to introduce a range of Strats, Teles and Basses called "Road Worn". They are made to look old and well used and at basic prices. I don't think that will help the value of their "Custom Shop" guitars. I guess it's just sell sell sell to the masses. AJ | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I just got a card from Fender (or Guitar Center, whichever) advertising the "Road Worn" Series... There is a beat-up (looking) Tele on the ad, minus the bridge cover. First thing I thought was, If I buy a new Telecaster from y'all, I want the Ashtray! I guess that I ain't the Target Market. I get Old guitars and try to make them look New... Not the other-way-around. :cool: | ||
cholloway |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791 Location: Atlanta, GA. | Road Worn Fenders heheh... they should come with the T-shirt with tattoos imprinted on the sleeves. "Yeah, I'm COOL!" | ||
stonebobbo |
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Joined: August 2002 Posts: 8307 Location: Tennessee | .. and a voice processor to give you the "three-packs-and-two-fifths-a-day" sound. :rolleyes: | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654 Location: SoCal | Originally posted by stonebobbo: Of course, if you just double up'd on the "three-packs-and-two-fifths-a-day", you'd have the voice in 6 months....... and a voice processor to give you the "three-packs-and-two-fifths-a-day" sound. :rolleyes: | ||
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