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Stratguy

Stratguy

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I ran across this 2009 MIM Strat in a local music store, and I must have gone back four or five time to play it again. I had never heard a Strat with the amazing sustain that this Strat has. I kept trying it through different amps to make sure it wasn't the amp, then I tried to figure out if it had been modified. The only thing I could see is that the pickups had staggered pole pieces. I haven't had the time to pull off the pickguard to see what the pickups might be, but I did pull off the back plate to compare the tremolo block to the blocks on my other MIM Strats, and I can't see any appreciable difference, other than a number stamped into the block on this one, although the metal appears the same. The pickups are slightly smaller than my other Strats, but they fit perfectly in the pickguard, so at this point I am guessing that this guitar may well be stock for 2009. The research will continue, although for now I am just enjoying hearing the amazing sustain.

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when i looked at those pics of your new/used strat.....the first thing that immediately came to mind was......"remember when you were young......"
looks a lot like the one he used in the 90's. specifically the one he used at Knebworth '90 concert.

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Danhedonia said:
So nice! How about some parchment p/g and knobs ... ???:grin:
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Given that changing the cosmetics won't change the tonez, it's possible that it could happen somewhere down the road.

mongooz said:
when i looked at those pics of your new/used strat.....the first thing that immediately came to mind was......"remember when you were young......"
looks a lot like the one he used in the 90's. specifically the one he used at Knebworth '90 concert.

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Yeah, I knew he played a red Strat at one point, which is good because I prefer red over black. Of course, I have a lot of technique work to do if I'm going to make it sing like his!
 
Prages said:
Nice!

I bought a used MIM Strat at Music Go Round about a year ago. It is a great guitar.

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Looking at those pickups on your Strat, they look exactly like mine - flush on the outsides, and gradually rising toward the middle. They're almost like the vintage 60's type type. Mine have a bit more bottom end to them. How about yours?
 
Stratguy said:
Yeah, I knew he played a red Strat at one point, which is good because I prefer red over black. Of course, I have a lot of technique work to do if I'm going to make it sing like his!
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the pink floyd portion of that concert is still up on youtube, if you want to see it. i think it's some of his best live work ever. and it was in the pouring rain, no less.
 
Stratguy said:
Looking at those pickups on your Strat, they look exactly like mine - flush on the outsides, and gradually rising toward the middle. They're almost like the vintage 60's type type. Mine have a bit more bottom end to them. How about yours?
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i have a MIM Jimmie Vaughn and the MIM pickups are actually better sounding than the MIA pickups, until you get up into the serious $$ models.
 
Rick 381 said:
Looks familiar,
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I love mine. One of my favorites. Enjoy. HNGD
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Years ago, I had a red Strat, which I think was my second Strat - after a Midnight Blue. I ended up giving it to my son-in-law for his birthday, after he had come home from his second deployment. My "new" one is like that Strat coming back home, but even better. :)
 
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