I thought you meant you had to trade your Strat to save your woman's life up until now i couldn't think of another reason, there are a lot apparently. mclmk8d
"I had a Charcoal Frost 2006 MIA StratI decided to trade it for My new toy"
lovely, have fun!

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

Great color, it might be Teal but I cant say for sure. Your Charcoal Frost was a beauty also, why did you feel the need to 86 it. Well it still looks like a good trade for everyone

this reminds me of my new mim strat- lake placid blue with maple neck

i put the pearloid pickguard on mine. i put chrome knobs and pickup covers too. it shines

great choice- rock on in good health!

Thanks for the info.
I's an extremely hard color to photograph...it comes out blue. The photos I posted were run through Photoshop to match the actual color of it. It's as close as I could get it.
Could you email me a copy of the color cart for that year...maybe scan it?

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Current Gear: Ron Kirn Barnbuster Tele,
Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

There really wasn't a reason other than the fact that I love those old blues and greens that Fender made, and I like the maple necks. The Charcoal Frost was beautiful also. Both were great sounding guitars, very little difference in tones; I must admit that the neck on the Charcoal was the SMOOOTHEST neck I ever played; it was that satin nitro that was as smooth as a baby's butt with talcum powder on it
SBLS, currently, there is no woman in my life...I got divorced a year and a half ago after 22 years of marriage, and nothing has piqued my interest yet. Needless to say, it is strange dating after all that time.
Besides, we all know that if having to chose between a guitar and a woman, the guitar would win out

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Current Gear: Ron Kirn Barnbuster Tele,
Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

that is funny, things have a way of coming around Bro, when you meet her let us know

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

congratz to your new toy, great looking. but the charcoal frost looking great too.

cheers

OK, here's what I found.
Color chart for 1999 American Standard Guitars.


Now, you say that your 1999 MIA Strat photographs blue and you fixed it with photoshop to get the correct color?
So the only color on the chart that's close is the Strat pictured in "Aqua Marine".

congrats, sweet guitar, enjoy.

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2012 American Vintage Telecaster 1958
09 Fender american deluxe strat.
97 Gibson les paul special P90's double-cut
65 Princeton reverb re-issue
2010 Guild Gad-F40e

I finally found out the color of my Strat thanks to Jeff Krause at Fender (Brad, give him a big pat on the back for me). He looked it up by serial number and it's Aqua Marine Metallic...very tough color to photograph well.

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Current Gear: Ron Kirn Barnbuster Tele,
Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

Enjoy!!!

Nice! My Strat is the exact same color.

I really like the charocol frost with the rosewood neck but the other is nice to.

I thought you traded for something else, glad to see it was another Stratocaster. I like both of them, your new color (I think Aqua Marine) is one fine looking axe. Hope it sounds as good as it looks. Good Job!!!

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

The charcoal was gorgeous, no doubt, but it was a tuxedo. Maybe a little subdued. Your new one's a ROCKER!! Let it rip!

I kind of like the look of the maple fretboard too. Don't know why.

Have fun,

Gridlok