I've got a Classic 50's and can assure you, you won't be dissapointed. The "v" neck isn't that noticeable and it's really well made.

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-Classic 50's Strat.
-Std. Telecaster.
-Mike Dirnt P-bass.
-Custody of SE Strat.
-Peavey Predator/Dean Evo/Epiphone DR150/Gibson Slide (much older than me).

Rellik Productions Inc.

Ah-ha! Well, see if you can haul yourself over to Exeter and visit Manson's guitar shop in McCoy's Arcade off the bottom of Fore Street. Gotta be one of the best done out guitar shops you'll ever visit, and you'll also see guitars made by the Manson brothers, Andy and Hugh, which will make your eyes pop out. Superb top drawer versions of famous guitar styles as well as some very weird and unusual things indeed.

Andy Manson's business partner in that shop is Adrian Ashton - who just happened to be the bass player in our high school band back in the '70s (I was the drummer at the time). A very excellent gentleman who'll sort you out guitarwise in the most helpful manner.

Tell him Ceri (pronounced Kerry) sent you. Won't get you any special treatment: everyone is well treated there.

Project Music in Bartholomew Street is another decent guitar shop in Exeter with a good range of Fenders, and there's also Musicroom in Sidwell Street. All together well worth a 45 minute train ride up from Plymouth. None of which is to say anything against Hartnoll Guitars, of course. Nice people.

There now, ClassicRock92: you didn't expect local knowledge like that on an American website, did you?

- C

EDIT: dopey spelling mistake...

That i did not expect So yes i go up to Exeter on Tuesday so im gonna check that out for sure! also i can test out the strats i want to then coz although i love hartnoll guitars its a little small so its not practical to sit and test really.

But thankyou hugely!
Hope to hear more from you sir!

~Alex~

You're welcome! Hope to hear more from you too - for instance, what you think about those Manson guitars, especially his Strat and Tele style ones. Many famous players wielding those instruments...

Good luck - C

My god Ceri i have some greats new im going to mansons tomorrow but I didnt click straight away but my guitar teacher used to own mansons...
Ian Randall if you know the name

Haha awesome that you should refer me there but anyway im checkin out mansons and project music

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A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski~

My god Ceri i have some great news im going to mansons tomorrow but I didnt click straight away but my guitar teacher used to own mansons...
Ian Randall if you know the name

Haha awesome that you should refer me there but anyway im checkin out mansons and project music

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A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski~

I would buy a highway one strat....