The Stratocaster Thread

[juan_alderete]

may sticker dapat ng custom shop sa likod at red and blue dots... If I remember correctly blue for the neck pup and red for the bridge pup...

ganun pala yun, this is from a japanese strat pala.. ganun rin ba ang pag tag nila as opposed to replacement texas specials?..  nung nakita ko kasi yung official receipt sa kaibigan ko just recently(the one who bought it on jp and shipped it here). yung model nya '86 ST62-TX, kaya napa email ako sa fender

[jimy james]

You mean like this one? hehehe... 

WHOOOOAAA!!! That's what I'm Talkin' about dude!!!

[juan_alderete]

You mean like this one? hehehe... 

damn.. nice bike,  gandang pang ride yan manila to bicol..

[bluenote]

damn.. nice bike,  gandang pang ride yan manila to bicol..

Nah not my kinda ride... Im more of a supersport or streetfighter kind of a guy... Sure is nice to look at though...

[itchybrain]

quesotion lang po. how do you determine na texas specials ang nakalagay sa strats nyo?..

I recently emailed fender w/ pics of the guts of my guitar, asking them to tell me what kind of pickups is installed in one of my strats.. they magically said , it has texas specials, na surprise nga ako,

para maka sigurado lang.. anu sa tingin nyo

Custom Shop pups usually have these stickers:

[ussfdoc]

Custom Shop pups usually have these stickers:

You are correct - with the exception of the Texas Specials (unless they have started to do this in the last couple of years).

Back years ago, when the Fender Custom Shop first started making the Texas Specials, we used to comment on how anyone could just basically slap any set of alnico pickups in a strat and sell it claiming that it has texas specials in it because there were no identifying engravings, stamps, stickers or anything on them.

Be well,

Doc

[bluenote]

You are correct - with the exception of the Texas Specials (unless they have started to do this in the last couple of years).

Back years ago, when the Fender Custom Shop first started making the Texas Specials, we used to comment on how anyone could just basically slap any set of alnico pickups in a strat and sell it claiming that it has texas specials in it because there were no identifying engravings, stamps, stickers or anything on them.

Be well,

Doc

My Texas Specials are at least 10 years old and already have those stickers and blue and red dots...

[itchybrain]

You are correct - with the exception of the Texas Specials (unless they have started to do this in the last couple of years).

Back years ago, when the Fender Custom Shop first started making the Texas Specials, we used to comment on how anyone could just basically slap any set of alnico pickups in a strat and sell it claiming that it has texas specials in it because there were no identifying engravings, stamps, stickers or anything on them.

Be well,

Doc

Hi, Doc. Really? So how can you guys from Fender tell the difference from a Custom Shop to a Non-CS pup back then?

Thanks.

[juan_alderete]

Hi, Doc. Really? So how can you guys from Fender tell the difference from a Custom Shop to a Non-CS pup back then?

Thanks.

yes , thats exactly what im thinking too,on my case baka wild guess lang yung ginawa sakin, and my guitar is 20yrs old as indicated. I wonder if theyr making those back then..

[jansam]

mga sirs,
kinakalawang po ba yung mga neck plates ng authentic na fender strats?

[maxi_musikero]

i finally got my first electric guitar, after 10 years of playing guitar. 

i got myself a Squire Vintage Modified Stratocaster.  i haven't played through it yet (except when testing it in the store) since i'm still waiting for the amp.  i'll post the pics when i get it out of the box tonight. 

[CoCa]

i finally got my first electric guitar, after 10 years of playing guitar.   

i got myself a Squire Vintage Modified Stratocaster.  i haven't played through it yet (except when testing it in the store) since i'm still waiting for the amp.  i'll post the pics when i get it out of the box tonight. 

wow congrats men be sure to post pics here and share your new toy to the other kids in the playground:)

in lieu with the on-going topic here, my Custom Shop Abygail Ybarra's do have those stickers plus the hand-written "AY" sa likod. classic!

[itchybrain]

mga sirs,
kinakalawang po ba yung mga neck plates ng authentic na fender strats?

Yes, neck plates on orig gits get rusty too. Unless thy are Adamantium.  They usually have rust on the other side of the plate. The unseen side.

[jansam]

Yes, neck plates on orig gits get rusty too. Unless thy are Adamantium.  They usually have rust on the other side of the plate. The unseen side.

thanks po sir!
eh yung akin po mismo sa harap?

[guitbox]

posted this in the "Fender Guitar Users Thread" but i think mas applicable dito dahil strat-related naman tanong ko...

QUESTION:

have an alder body w/ rosewood fretboard strat.
sounds naturally "dark" --- is there a way to brighten it up?

[itchybrain]

thanks po sir!
eh yung akin po mismo sa harap?

Don't worry. As long as it still plays great, you don't have to fret (pun intended).  There's nothing like good 'ol WD40 to do the trick.  Normal yun.

[itchybrain]

posted this in the "Fender Guitar Users Thread" but i think mas applicable dito dahil strat-related naman tanong ko...

QUESTION:

have an alder body w/ rosewood fretboard strat.
sounds naturally "dark" --- is there a way to brighten it up?

Try other pups. bro. CS Texas Specials are usually bright. My Fat 50's are bright. I want it a little warmer. I solved that  one by tweaking my GE-7. Well, it worked for me.

[guitbox]

Try other pups. bro. CS Texas Specials are usually bright. My Fat 50's are bright. I want it a little warmer. I solved that  one by tweaking my GE-7. Well, it worked for me.

i also want it a bit warm but the bottom-ends seem to be quite heavy on the bass.  could also be bec. am using 11s.  anyhow, thanks for the input.

[guitbox]

Try other pups. bro. CS Texas Specials are usually bright. My Fat 50's are bright. I want it a little warmer. I solved that  one by tweaking my GE-7. Well, it worked for me.

i also want it a bit warm but the bottom-ends seem to be quite heavy on the bass.  could also be bec. am using 11s.  anyhow, thanks for the input.

[maxi_musikero]

my new and first electric guitar:

Squire Vintage Modified Stratocaster

Specs:

Color:  3-Color Sunburst
Body:  Indian Red Cedar
Neck:  Maple C-Shape (Polyurethane finish)
Fretboard:  Rosewood
Pickups:  3 Duncan Designed Single Coils

Pics:

[tam_guitar]

i bought my strat 3 years ago...

i started using it 2 days, and damn it rocks!!!

lalu na sa DS1 Brit Mod ni Mark

[.Geno.]

my new and first electric guitar:

Squire Vintage Modified Stratocaster

Specs:

Color:  3-Color Sunburst
Body:  Indian Red Cedar
Neck:  Maple C-Shape (Polyurethane finish)
Fretboard:  Rosewood
Pickups:  3 Duncan Designed Single Coils

Pics:

Very Good Choice!

[tam_guitar]

my strat MIM lang pero ganda ng tunog!!!

all i need now is blues lesson videos

[stringman]

Here's my Japanese Fender Squier Floyd Rose, I currently installed a low pro floyd from an Ibanez PGM (I have to rebuild the the Floyd Rose II trem) and also installed is a SD Invader bridge pickup (I think I wanna trade this HB).

[maxi_musikero]

i'm really having fun with my strat!  the neck/mid and mid/bridge positions are simply sweet spots!