I am new to this website, & wondered what are some of the favorite colors of members & their strats? I have a white blonde american fat strat with a maple neck. Tho I'd like to get another strat with a rosewood fretboard.

Hi Tc rocker and welcome to the forum, I think you'll like it here. I have an American Deluxe Strat in Montego black with a gold pickguard, with a rosewood fingerboard. At first I did'nt like the colors but it is steadily growing on me. You dont see a lot of Montego black so it's a little different than your standard black with a white pickguard.

White blonde is definitely one of my favorites! I also really like plain old gloss black.

Welcome to forum, tc; I'm fairly new here, too.

If you've got a white with maple, it may be time for a "classic" sunburst with rosewood. I love that classic look but, that is the beauty of the stratocaster so many beautiful colors to chose from.

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I really like my purple metalic, but my overall favorite color combination on a strat is black body, black knobs, black pickguard and maple neck. Just your basic unassuming "invisible" guitar.

Sunburst (2- and 3-tone)
Mary Kaye transparent white snowburst
Most of the original "Duco" metallic custom colors.

I have one of each.

Arjay

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With a rosewood fretboard I've liked Inca Silver and Shoreline Gold in a genuine Fender colors, and by using the USGAcustomguitars website, I've tried some more neutral, mid-value colors with rosewood that just sparkle (no real sparkle please). The darkness of the rosewood shouldn't be too far away in value from the body color, from my way of thinking, so the change from one to the other is more subtle*. If they are too close in value then you have to be concerned with the color temperature (rosewood is warm) and intensity (rosewood is also a bit neutral). Try any color to your liking and then have it mixed at an auto paint supplier.

* Like so: http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss14 ... trat21.jpg

Any shade is ok as long as it is white, for me.
I really love white guitars but I love Stratocasters with crazy colors like surf green and that dark brown on the 70s something(78? too long ago), 70s orange is great.
Sparkle orange is great.
Too many guitars too many great colors.

Cheers,
Robin

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Olympic White with a maple fretboard.

i have a surf green strat.
but i love dakota red and sonic and daphne blue





Sonic blue with rosewood looks great

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... =748247303

I like the transparent white/blonde on my ash bodied AVRI '57. Sienna burst is a nice one. The old 3 color sunburst is one of my favorites too. Daphne Blue is cool. Yellow Strats are pretty too. There's lots of em that I like.

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Surf Pearl. It's just as it sounds...a surf green color, with a metallic pearl undercoat to it. It's just beautiful. Unfortunately, it isn't on any of fender's current production guitars. Haven't seen that color on a production strat in at least 9 years.

Hey everyone
( just a little intro ...because I'm new here ...im Conor from Ireland )

My favorite strat colour has gotta be candy apple red ...i love it ...ive still gotta get a fairly cheap ..but good candy apple red strat ( with maple neck ) ...any suggestions ?? .....thanks ...btw i dont actually own a strat (real ) yet

And nice meeting all of you

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2011 Gibson Les Paul Junior 'Billie Joe Armstrong' Signature.
2011 Fender Classic Player Jaguar Special HH - Olympic White
2012 Epiphone Dove Acoustic
Marshall MG100CFX
Marshall MG15CFX

Anything as long as it's white - like the old Fords (black). I'm building a Surf Green Strat and a Cameo Cream ('68 Buick color) Tele both with maple fretb'ds. I too like lighter colors although I do have a Black/White/rosewood Strat I love and could never part with.

I love Sherwood Green with a mint green guard. I also like the pewter color strats that Clapton plays...but pewter works better with maple.

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