View unanswered posts | View active topics

It is currently Tue Mar 17, 2020 6:41 am

Board index » Fender Guitars » Stratocaster® Guitars

All times are UTC - 7 hours



Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 2
  [ 27 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next
Go to page 1, 2  Next
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
AusMongrel
Post subject: My Dream Guitar Arrived today!!
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:26 am
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:19 pm
Posts: 26
Hey All,

My SRV Strat (Circa 1992) arrived today and she is absolutely beautiful!! Talk about untouched. So much so that the plastic cover on the clasps of the case is still there. Check out the pics.

I have to decide now to play her, or keep her for sentimental value! :(

http://www.hardworking.com.au/srv/srv.jpg

http://www.hardworking.com.au/srv/srvcase.jpg

http://www.hardworking.com.au/srv/srvclasp.jpg

Man I am happy as!!

Cheers
Mongrel
Top
Profile
Fender Play Winter Sale 2020
nikininja
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:29 am
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:47 am
Posts: 15336
Location: In a galaxy far far away
I vote for PLAY. Its too good not to play it.

_________________
No no and no
Top
Profile
JPD
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:07 am
Offline
Professional Musician
Professional Musician
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:53 am
Posts: 1686
Location: Brooklyn NY
Bring life into that SRV Strat, it begs to be played. That`s my next guitar. Enjoy yours...

_________________
Image
Top
Profile
Troublecall
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:28 am
Offline
Professional Musician
Professional Musician
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:05 am
Posts: 1813
Location: Middle Tennessee
Congrats to you! My vote also goes to play it, play it, play it....

_________________
Ignorance IS bliss - and I am the happiest person here!
Top
Profile
AusMongrel
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:41 am
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:19 pm
Posts: 26
Lads...

Guess What....

I played her! She feels like a comfy old shoe. So comfy it aint funny! I have a mate who reckons he hated it. Said it was too uncomfortable to play. Well - Suck eggs to him... because this thing is just fantastic.

She sounds beautiful too - although needs some new strings. I think they too are from 1992!!

One question though - and I have no reason to doubt the collector whom I bought it from, but would there be any way of confirming that the pickups are the originals?

Cheers
Mongrel
Top
Profile
all_thumbs09
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:00 am
Offline
Professional Musician
Professional Musician
User avatar

Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:59 am
Posts: 1250
Location: Mississippi
Congrats on your new stick! I say wail on that puppy like it stole from ya's!

_________________
"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"
Top
Profile
Ceri
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:05 am
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:57 am
Posts: 13164
Location: Peckham: where the snow leopards roam
AusMongrel wrote:
One question though - and I have no reason to doubt the collector whom I bought it from, but would there be any way of confirming that the pickups are the originals?


Hi AusMongrel: well, you could take a look at the solder joints and see if they appear to have been redone or not. That's a "vintage guitar expert" type of thing - other people here better able to talk about it than me...

Cheers - C
Top
Profile
cwpainter
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:20 am
Offline
Aspiring Musician
Aspiring Musician
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:42 pm
Posts: 602
Location: New York, New York
Pickups will have cloth covered wires and Custom Shop stickers on the back. If the previous owner didn't take the plastic off of his case I doubt that he would have bothered to play around with the pickups though!

_________________
Custom Shop '59 Strat with John Cruz Master Design Pickups
Vibro King
Fulltone Clyde>Deja-Vibe>TS-808>TS-9>Boss Tuner
Top
Profile
nikininja
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:30 am
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:47 am
Posts: 15336
Location: In a galaxy far far away
as Ceri said checking the solder joints is the best way to tell. Fender's soldering is super neat, even on squires. It looks like a machine made pcb solder joint. Anything less i'd tell the seller, "you swapped the pickups out!" and stand my ground. Its ultimately your word against his though. Unless you find some SRV pickups (whatever model they happen to be) strip them and yours and compare the 2 sets.

_________________
No no and no
Top
Profile
AusMongrel
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:35 am
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:19 pm
Posts: 26
Cool - Thanks lads! I have to restring her so I will poke my head in and have a look.

Cheers
M
Top
Profile
steviegee
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:36 am
Offline
Aspiring Musician
Aspiring Musician
User avatar

Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:54 pm
Posts: 432
Location: Columbus, OH
...nice axe...play away!!! :)
Top
Profile
Ceri
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:51 am
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:57 am
Posts: 13164
Location: Peckham: where the snow leopards roam
Texas Specials in the SRV, is that right?

Like cwpainter says, someone who doesn't even take the plastic off the case locks ain't likely to be messing with the innards - specially if the strings look old. It would be a kind of bizarre con to run at this level of the market...

Cheers - C
Top
Profile
3-Tone
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:05 am
Offline
Roadie
Roadie
User avatar

Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:22 pm
Posts: 223
Gratz on your dream strat!!! :D
Top
Profile
cwpainter
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:10 am
Offline
Aspiring Musician
Aspiring Musician
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:42 pm
Posts: 602
Location: New York, New York
Ceri wrote:
Texas Specials in the SRV, is that right?

Like cwpainter says, someone who doesn't even take the plastic off the case locks ain't likely to be messing with the innards - specially if the strings look old. It would be a kind of bizarre con to run at this level of the market...

Cheers - C



Yes, Texas Specials were developed for the SRV Strat. I hesitate to bring it up because there is much controversy surrounding the development and placement of these pickups in his guitar.

That's a good point about the solder joints too- there will definitely be evidence of someone tinkering around in there.

_________________
Custom Shop '59 Strat with John Cruz Master Design Pickups
Vibro King
Fulltone Clyde>Deja-Vibe>TS-808>TS-9>Boss Tuner
Top
Profile
belphedeus
Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:06 am
Offline
Aspiring Musician
Aspiring Musician

Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:59 am
Posts: 406
Ceri wrote:
AusMongrel wrote:
That's a "vintage guitar expert" type of thing - other people here better able to talk about it than me...


Could that be /me points to orville awww Ceri you're too humble.

Congrats mate on that spanking beautiful SRV strat!!!Looks nice.....get some lemon oil on her before you restring..... :D
Top
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 2
  [ 27 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next
Go to page 1, 2  Next

Board index » Fender Guitars » Stratocaster® Guitars

All times are UTC - 7 hours

Fender Play Winter Sale 2020

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 2 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: