HAHA! Yep you're a New Orleans man! Thanks for the reply. The rest of the posters must think we are crazy. I would like to meet you some day. Great find on the guitar. Thanks for the reply.

Sure is purty, kk.

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2007 MIM Sunburst Standard Tele
2000 MIM Sunburst Standard Strat
1978 Fender SF Twin Reverb
1978 Ibanez PT-909 phaser
2011 Digitech DigiDelay
2011 Digitech Screamin' Blues OD

Hi kk5fe: very pretty Strat, to be sure! Congrats. I can just see the join in the body timbers at the end but it is invisible front and back. Nicely done!

I was curious about the 500k pots and looked up the wiring diagram:

http://www.fender.com/support/diagrams/ ... 21APg4.pdf

That sheet shows 500k pots, so I presume Fender put them there deliberately. Probably felt to be the appropriate pairing with the Seymour Duncan pickups: I'd think twice before second guessing them on that one - though I might be inquisitive to hear what the difference would sound like with 250s. Up to you!

Far as the brand is concerned: if they are malfunctioning then of course they need to be changed. Otherwise, with all due respect to the hallowed CTS I might be tempted to leave them alone. I have a 20+ year old Squier and apart from the body timber the unbranded pots are the only thing that's original. They work fine...

Cheers - C

the fender special edition lite ash strat. had a brilliant
five year run. i have a 07 and i simply love it. i paid $645
new for mine( no case) craftmanship of this little jem
is simply fantastic! solid ash body/birds eye maple v shape
neck/seymour duncan alnico pro II pu's/brass trem block.
this is a MIK Fender Stratocaster but i would match this baby
to any MIA production made Fender strat. this baby is pure tone and
ball's. it's a shame its gone now but i consider myself lucky
to own one.

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What is the final word on this one? The MIK would match any MIA, even a HO? I'm confused now!

So alnico II is better than III.
I cant hear the difference.
Vnecks are better than C's.
Where will it ever end?

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No no and no

I wonder where V's that have worn into C's sit in that mix

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No no and no

Which one is better?

Please tell me the one you like better! Oh well, I give up!

keep going your proving my point

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I just wanted to know what your opinion is on both guitars as it seems to be the same for both models. No problem my friend. Good night!

What point my friend?

You did well my friend. Nice guitar and a sweet deal.

RK

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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

Well, since I started this thread I wanted to show it as it looks now. I made a couple of changes to it since I first posted these photos. I had some Texas Specials already so I mounted them in a B/W/B pick guard with a new switch and 250k pots with white knobs. I think it looks nice... but then again everyone thinks their own kids look great! I kept the original intact in case I want to go back.... This photo also has my AS73 in it.... so bear with me... My Lite Ash is a 2004 model and I love it!

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'00 American Deluxe Stratocaster (Kinman Hx pups)
'08 Ibanez AS73 (Gibson Burstbuckers)
Fender DeVille 410

That's a real nice guitar you have there! In fact, the whole setup is nice!