Thank you, Jim. Appreciated.

jrx2396: not only was what I said not sarcastic or "smart" (look up the word sarcastic if you are having difficulty with it), every word of it was in fact exactly true. Your thread was asking about what you seemed to think is a special paint job. It isn't.

My tone was friendly and gently humorous, as everyone else here seems to have easily understood. I happen to be someone who has no difficulty at all in apologising when I do something wrong. In this case I haven't.

You on the other hand have. We don't talk down to newbies round here, but when someone first walks into a room full of people they do well not to start rudely sticking their finger in folks' faces. Think about your attitude if you plan on staying around.

Oh, and look up the word "refrain" so that you can use it correctly. And that is not sarcasm either: though it is terse.

- C

Judging by the fact that it is a 21 fret Strt with a vintage trem and the article from Fender called it a "Standard Strat", my money would be that this guitar is an Arctic White MIM Strat. I would think that if it were a MIA Strat, Fender would have labled it American Standard Strat.

With or without the signatures that is a pretty guitar. Maybe not $2.8M pretty...

If I was the heir to the Qatar throne's dad and sitting king, I might just have to have a talk with little Sheihka about the best use of this kind of money. Had it been me, I would have used $2.79M of the money to purchase a Citation Jet and lessons. Then I would have flown from Qatar to St. Louis and taken in a Cards game (what else do you do with that kind of cash?). On the way back to the airport I stop into GC and use my left over pocket change to pickup a new Arctic Whitre Standard Stratocaster. With next weeks allowance I would have invited Clapton, Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Brian May, Liam and Noel Gallagher, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, David Gilmour, Tony Iommi, Mark Knopfler, Angus and Malcolm Young, Paul McCartney and Sting out to my place in Qatar, had them autograph the guitar and play a 6 month long private concert and provide me with private guitar lessons. But that is just me. I guess I am just way to frugal.

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2012 American Standard Strat Charcoal Froast
2009 Standard Strat Sunburst Brown
Blues Junior Tweed NOS
2007 Line6 Spider Jam

i gots a mainstreet sg signed by them (and Phil Rudd, Brian Johnson, and Cliff Williams)

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So the OP has never seen a maple necked rosewood fingerboarded strat before but wants to paint one? I'd like to be a fly on the wall for that little episode. Delusions of grandeur as well as a lack of dictionary access and intercourse skills, is my diagnosis. Luckily the treatment of these symptoms is quite pleasant and doesnt have to be painful, if care is taken during self administration. Get out around other people a bit.


Oh that IS being a smart arse, sarcastic, caustic and a vain attempt at humour too. If you feel its delivered with malicious intent then you really need more social interaction.

Just so were all clear about it.

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