As some of you will know from another thread, I was hoping to cut a great deal on a Roadhouse Strat. It turns out that I just couldn't make it work out in my favour so, instead of that, I picked up a 2010 Fender Standard Strat (MIM) in Brown Sunburst finish - I managed to get a good trade-in on my Epi SG and also got the Strat for $70 less than their normal price.

Although the photos displayed here don't really do the burst justice, it is one of the nicest bursts I've seen in a while. I must say that, so far, I am very very impressed with this Strat in terms of both looks and feel and cannot wait until the new strings settle in so that I can hear what she can really do (getting a little bit of fret buzz that I attribute to the new strings I installed).

Anyway, here are some photos from my NGD!

Nice axe. I'm partial to bursts myself. Enjoy your new guitar.......... Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

I think they are great guitars too. Admittedly, I have limited experience with Strats but I get the impression that at least some of the complaints about them are more the result of cork sniffing and snobbery than anything else.

Beautiful Strat!! I just got my latest Strat (2010 MIM) a few weeks ago! Great guitars! Enjoy
ABS

Thanks.



Congrats! Which colour/fretboard combination did you get?




They really are - I'm almost sorry now that I wasted time with my Epiphones. Then again, if I hadn't I might not appreciate the Strat as much as I do.

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2010 Fender Standard Stratocaster (Brown Burst)
Marshall Class 5

colchar,
I got Maple fretboard and Lake Placid Blue. My wife and I will be retiring not far from Lake Placid and the color is sharp. My MIM Tele is in burst so I can really appreciate yours!!!
ABS

My former roommate had the Squier in that combination and it looked really sweet. I was dead set on a maple fretboard and the box for mine was labeled 'maple' but it turned out to be rosewood and, looking at my burst now, I am glad that it was.

But I can picture exactly how that Lake Placid blue with a maple board looks and damn but its sweet.

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2010 Fender Standard Stratocaster (Brown Burst)
Marshall Class 5

Nice guitar. Thanks for the pics.

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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

Nice color combo. I got the same color MIA last November.

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Yes, the burst does extend well beyond the contour on the back.

The burst is one of the most unique I have seen and I am rather proud of this guitar. I took some better photos today (still not great, but better than the ones I originally posted) so here are a couple of those. In some of them you can see the grain of the wood and in others the burst is emphasized. The last couple really show off the burst.

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2010 Fender Standard Stratocaster (Brown Burst)
Marshall Class 5