I was looking around on the web and came across what they call a, fender straight six strat with a atomic pick up, color back with maple finger board.
does any anyone have one or knows anything about it? Country made in? years of production? what it sounds like, etc? cowyboy

I believe its mexican made but a superb guitar. Several forum users own em and have been impressed with em.

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Yeah bro I own one and plan on getting some more. It kind of depends on what style of music that you play though. If you're a country dude, then I'd advise against it. It's geared more towards hard rock and metal. It's made in Mexico and there's only 831 of them around. I modded mine with a Seymour Duncan Distortion and it fits my style just fine. Just check out my page and you'll see that every little idea I just threw up was recorded with that axe. Like I said, it's definetly not for the country folk no matter what pickup you put into it as a result of the alder body/maple neck/fretboard combo with a single humbucker and no tone control, but I love it just the same because it's right up my alley.

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I believe that only about 830 were made. Flat black finish alder body, maple neck with 21 medium jumbo frets, 9.5" radius, 25.5" scale length, 1.650" nut width, single black un-covered Atomic humbucking pickup, black plastic master volume control, 3-ply parchment/black/parchment pickguard, vintage style synchronized tremolo with chrome hardware. Made in Mexico.

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Don't leave home without it!

I like it, it will work good for me. i found one new for $399. your sounds sound good. i am off to buy it. i ll let you know about it. thanks everyone, cowboy

I have one of 'em, as well. Bought it a couple of months back, the last one Ballew's had, and I'm glad that I found it 'cause I'd been planning to modify a Standard Stratocaster HSS into something similar. I would've used a 'bucker-sized P90 pickup, along with a tone control and Esquire-style wiring/switching, but oh well what do I know? My FSR Straight Six Stratocaster is just fine the way it is, and I'm not gonna gripe about no tone control when the guitar can flat out rock.

Matt

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I have one and it is a great Guitar for flat out Hard Rock and yes as someone said they are a factory special run of 831 . I got my Straght Six from Elderly Instruments they were good to deal with also Music Zoo had a few of them.

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I have had fun with My Straight Six

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson