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Post subject: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:09 am
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Hi All,
I am a new member to the Strat family.

Recently got into a relationship with this beauty :)


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:51 pm
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Pretty much my dream spec. :-)

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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:56 pm
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Very nice, welcome to the world of Stratocaster.


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 4:21 pm
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Welcome to the club, Strat2Die4!

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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:00 pm
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Welcome to the club! Enjoy the relationship with that beauty!

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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:31 am
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Location: In a house....unless I'm at work....then I'm in a shop.
She look like a real beauty, I have always loved the three color burst on a Adler body.

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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:29 am
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She's quite nice!

Love mine, (Sienna Burst/maple neck/Fat 50s..)


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:19 pm
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Congrats. That's a beautiful Strat.


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:18 pm
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Beautiful. I got mine last November and love it. It's a 3 color with RW fingerboard. The fat 50's give it that great Strat sound with some extra punch.


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:37 pm
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Thanks all of you for welcoming me here

I have changed the strings from 9-42 to 10-46 as I like the sound of 10s . Since the shop offered me a free check-up after the guitar was delivered, I had it set-up for the new strings.

Hopefully I can change the strings next time without taking it back to the shop again.


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:03 pm
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Strat2Die4 wrote:
Hopefully I can change the strings next time without taking it back to the shop again.

As long as you stick to the same brand of strings as well as the thickness, a set-up is generally not needed.

Caveat: If living in a zone with temperature and humidity differences between summer and winter, you will generally benefit from a truss rod adjustment (neck bow) twice a year. For an American Standard, that can be done without removing the strings.
Sight along the fretboard from the bridge to the nut - it should have just a tiny bit of dip in the middle. If it has become a big dip, or if the strings hit the middle when you depress the first and last fret, take it to get the truss rod adjusted, or learn how to do it yourself.
If you live in a dry climate, you might not need it at all, or years in-between. But if you live up North, or where there are wet seasons, count on adjusting it at least twice a year. Wood is wood, so this is natural.


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:50 am
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That is really a very nice looking Strat. Fender's three-color-sunbursts have come a long way since the early days. Less bull's eye looking. Very nice, sir, very nice.


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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:34 pm
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Beautiful!
I just bought one myself! Classic guitar!!! Congrats

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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:35 am
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bh1812 wrote:
Beautiful!
I just bought one myself! Classic guitar!!! Congrats



Fabulous, Hope you are enjoying it.
Did you get it set up? The settings on mine were not great when I received it.

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Post subject: Re: My new American Standard Strat
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:39 am
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Strat2Die4 wrote:
Hi All,
I am a new member to the Strat family.

Recently got into a relationship with this beauty :)


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Sweet guitar Strat2Die4! I went with the Rosewood fretboard.

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