I'm not sure if I asked you this before, but I noticed that you list a '04 50th Annv. Amercan Series Strat on your list of guitars.

I own one and love it. What are your thoughts?

Sorr in advance if I've asked this question before. I was born without a short term memory.

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1975 Sunburst Stratocaster rosewood finger board
1979 Stratocaster with roseowood finder board
2001 Candy Green Clapton Stratocaster
2007 Andy Summers Inspired Telecaster
2007 '51 P-Bass
2012 Taylor 110
2015 Mystic Ice Blue Deluxe Stratocaster Plus

lol Bluesky, is that an Ibanez Gio with TV Jones Filtertrons?!?!?

i got a Gio body and neck for free, a while ago, I was considering giving it a funky paint job and throwing a Powertron in it (its a HB-S-S config, so i still have to think about what if any single coils to use.)

I love the idea of a cheapo, but playable guitar with a heavy duty electronics upgrade. Seriously considering lace sensors and the Clapton boost in my Squire Mini.

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I'm not an expert, but I play one on the internet.

Close.

It is an Ibanez GIO. I won it in the "12 Days of Ibanez" on-line contest before Christmas. The pickups are GFS Recotrons, GFS's version of Filtertrons. They really sound great, really chimey. The guitar as won was all black. Very depressing looking, though it played nice. I replaced the cheap pots and switch with CTS pots, Orange Drop cap, a CRL 3-way switch, chrome bridge (soon to replace the cast saddles with stainless steel saddles), and chrome GFS locking tuners. The neck is really nice and she plays very well. Her name is "Black Beauty".

The red guitar to BB's right is a "Lyon by Washburn" (Washburn's Squire). I picked her up (her name is "Little Red") for $55.00 at a local guitar show. I replaced the bridge (stainless steel saddles), the pickups are GFS Vintage 59 Alnico V humbuckers. Electronics were replaced with CTS pots, Orange Drop caps, and Gibson/Switchcraft 3-way switch. The tuners are GFS locking tuners. The pickups are nice and thick with great drive, especially the bridge.

The red bass (named "Deep Red") is a Yamaha bass, circa mid 90's (I forget the model number) and was given to me by my next door neighbor, along with the little Crate bass amp, both for free. The pickup is a GFS P-Bass Alnico Vintage Pro. Electronics are CTS pots and Orange Drop cap.

To keep all this Fender related, the Strat is a CAR 2009 MIM Standard Strat (her name is "Big Red") that I bought myself last year for my 56th birthday. She has Fender SCN pickups, CTS pots and Orange Drop caps, CRL 5-way switch (do we detect a pattern), with the Greasebucket tone circuit on the bridge and neck pickups. The tuners are Schaller locking tuners. Bridge saddles are stainless steel.

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Bill

Nice collection! Is that pedal board made out of chopping block? Very cool Idea.

LOL, i took about 5-6 lessons on violin but gave it up. I should try again. When I played the cats all ran down to the basement.

Very nice. Is that at CVC tele? Those are great guitars. I also like your pedal board, lots of creative folks on here.

Hey crmartin....if you really want see cats run,start playing slide,they think you're killing one....but then again that's probably why they ran from your fiddle playing.

Yes. It is bamboo. I bought it at a local discount shop for $19.00. It is very hard wood, but fairly light. It works great.

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Bill

Hi Paris,Re the 50th Ann. Strat: I just love it,the action and neck were set up just perfect right from the box and the pickups are just delicious sounding.My only haggle is with the tone controls the rear tone control also affects the bridge pickup whereas I prefer the vintage set up for the tone controls with the bridge pickup unaffected by the controls.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

So disconnect the bridge pickup. Its a one-wire jumper on the switch.

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Bill

SO come on then Jake, show us your gear.

Put up or shut up.

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i am sorry you feel that way because you are missing out on alot of great guitars.

My first electric was a godin LG. I got it for 300 dollars.
The way i see it i got a three hundred dollar guitar that goes toe to toe with any fender or gibson

The jakes superawesomeamazing guitar skills huh!!!! Change your user name mate!!

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hey martin i was just wondering who makes that les paul hollowbody that you have