Hey All......There is a great book I found today called... The Fender Stratocaster Handbook that gives you everything on how to maintain, set-up, troubleshoot, and mod a strat....ANY STRAT....and...YOUR strat..by Paul Balmer....great book, I HIGHLY advise if you wish NOT to pay the guitar tech lots of $$$. it's about 200 pages long...hardcover...It also has stories on all of claptons favorite axes including detailed info on "blackie", the beatles, hendricks, knopfler, beck, vaughn, holly. Vintage, AMSTD, MIM, MII, squier, EC custom shop, etc...great book....

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Your Fender HSS Standard Stratocaster in Electron Blue was made at the Fender Ensenada Plant in Mexico in the Year: 2008.
Final Assembly Date: July 30th, 2008
Model Number: 013 4700 587
Serial # MZ8031252

I got a copy of this book about a month ago. A GREAT tool for those seeking info on how to setup, maintan & modify your Strat

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"I like the way he puts Yngwie J. Malmsteen on his album covers. You know,....so you don't confuse him with all the other Yngwie Malmsteens in the business"


2008 Fender MIM Stratocaster
2010 Epiphone Masterbilt
2009 Fender Super Champ XD

It's a good book and on my bookshelf too.

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Don't leave home without it!

where can i pick one up?

Thanks, Trauma. That book is on my Amazon wish list, but it's nice to hear a personal review. I'm planning a little Stratocaster surgery soon, so I think I'll go ahead and pick it up!

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

I picked mine up from the music section of Barnes & Noble. Also another GREAT read that just came out is called "Totally Guitar:The definitive Guide" which is a 608 page monster with 2,000 photos, 1,000 playing tips, over 250 chord diagrams and the history on over 100 guitar companies, Amps, playing styles from blues to reggae, with 40 pages reserved for Fender guitar history as well as every guitar you can imagine, maintenance, set up, etc......really great books.

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Your Fender HSS Standard Stratocaster in Electron Blue was made at the Fender Ensenada Plant in Mexico in the Year: 2008.
Final Assembly Date: July 30th, 2008
Model Number: 013 4700 587
Serial # MZ8031252

I will check into it thanks!!

I don't have a Strat (yet), but I took this out of my local library--and it was an interesting and fun read--If I ever get a Strat I will also pick up my own copy of the book.

In the meantime Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair Guide 3rd Edition is a great book as well--with references to Strats and other guitars--it even comes with a DVD. (That one I have and have used.)

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It wasn't Willy-Nilly, it was at crows.

I also got mine from the local library. Excellent book. I will eventually have to get my own copy.

i picked up a copy of this one too and can second the recommendations from the other guys. worth the money.

I ordered a copy of this book a couple of days ago. Heard nothing but good about it and I am so into working on my Strats right now.

Also, my wife got me the Stratocaster Chronicals book for Christmas - it's a great book about the Stratocaster that I would highly recommend!

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2004 Fender Squire Strat Aged White
2007 Fender Deluxe Ash Stratocaster Cherry Burst
2009 Fender Telecaster Surf Green
2006 Fender Hot Rod Blues Jr.

Full title, author and ISBN number please; I want to order one!!

+1 for TSC! my all time favorite Strat/Fender book. I am looking forward to the new book on the Fender Custom Shop, which ME reported in the AME section of the forum.

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Stratocaster Chronicles here:
http://www.fenderusa.com/store/enter.php?product=0995057000&department=library_books&node_id=9:0

Stratocaster Handbook here:
http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Stratocaster-Handbook-Maintain-Troubleshoot/dp/0760329834/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241129230&sr=1-1

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www.jimstigall.com
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2004 Fender Squire Strat Aged White
2007 Fender Deluxe Ash Stratocaster Cherry Burst
2009 Fender Telecaster Surf Green
2006 Fender Hot Rod Blues Jr.

[quote Stratocaster Handbook here:
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Stratocaster-Handbook-Maintain-][/quote]

thanks