Here is a few pics of my newest tool. She is a 1999 American Standard Stratocaster, in factory Fender purple metallic. She is all original and mint mint mint. I had to get a couple pics with her sister, my 2004 American Standard in butterscotch blond over ash body. The rosewood board on the 1999 is just to die for, seriously, awesome grain and feels like butter. I am planning on keeping the 1999 in standard tuning(A440) and I keep the 2004 usually tuned 1/2 step down. My Gibby Explorer can go as low as I want so I have the best of all worlds as far as I am concerned.

Both Stratocasters are bone stock just like the day they left Fender factory.








hotrod

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1983 Gibson Explorer 1 (main axe)
2004 Fender American Standard Stratocaster (Butterscotch on ash 1 piece maple neck and fretboard) (my baby)
2008 BC Rich Assassin neck thru(fun toy)
Peavey 5150 212 combo (early model) FREAKIN CRUNCH MONSTER!

VERY nice family you have there. Enjoy them like any good father would.

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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

Nice new acquisition. Ummm ... can we see the Explorer?

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Laughing out loud with fear and hope, I have a desperate plan ...

Classy both of them, yeah... show us explorer.

Here are some pics of my 1983 Gibson Explorer 1 as requested by a couple folks. She is set up with factory installed "Pat. App. For" Kahler bridge, has the original dirty fingers PU in the neck and a Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge. Mohagany body and maple neck, rosewood fret board. She is a "natural relic'd", lol. Even the original case is relic'd over the years.








I still have the original recipt from the shop she was bought from in 1983, just a few weeks after she was made (according to serial number) and the original factory warranty card.


hotrod

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1983 Gibson Explorer 1 (main axe)
2004 Fender American Standard Stratocaster (Butterscotch on ash 1 piece maple neck and fretboard) (my baby)
2008 BC Rich Assassin neck thru(fun toy)
Peavey 5150 212 combo (early model) FREAKIN CRUNCH MONSTER!