Here is my 13th guitar, LMAO!! My wife thinks I'm crazy (and she's probably right) but I got a killer deal, I had to do it. Anyway, here is my 2000 MIM Strat. The neck and body say October 31, 2000. Serial # MZ0211026. I think the color is called Midnight Wine. This thing needed a pretty decent setup and cleaning but now it is damn-near brand new. Also came with a nice SKB case. Anyway, here's a few pics!

It came to me 100% stock but I had a set of Made in Germany brushed Fender Locking tuners laying around so I thought I'd just install them, I have the originals and will be hanging onto them.

















Here is the last pic. My Midnight Wine 2000 and my Black 1993, both MIM. These may look similar but I have to say that the Midnight Wine Strat has a bigger, more full sound than the Black one but the Black one definitely is broken in. Please don't ask me to pick a favorite, LMAO!



-Mike

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2000 MIM Stratocaster
1998 MIM Stratocaster
Super Strat built by me
1974 Hohner Les Paul
Fender/Squire Partsocaster
ESP/LTD KH2
ESP/LTD Explorer
ESP/LTD Eclipse EC50
Epiphone Flying V
Jackson Firestorm DX10D
Hohner Les Paul
Schecter C1+
Yamaha Acoustic

Very nice. I LOVE the midnight wine.

Here is a pic of mine



Enjoy her.

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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!!! I love that pickguard!!

-Mike

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2000 MIM Stratocaster
1998 MIM Stratocaster
Super Strat built by me
1974 Hohner Les Paul
Fender/Squire Partsocaster
ESP/LTD KH2
ESP/LTD Explorer
ESP/LTD Eclipse EC50
Epiphone Flying V
Jackson Firestorm DX10D
Hohner Les Paul
Schecter C1+
Yamaha Acoustic

Thanks. I did it up in black pearl as well.



But changed it back. I thought the aged white looked better with the maple fretboard.

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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 guitar man.

Thanks!!

-Mike

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2000 MIM Stratocaster
1998 MIM Stratocaster
Super Strat built by me
1974 Hohner Les Paul
Fender/Squire Partsocaster
ESP/LTD KH2
ESP/LTD Explorer
ESP/LTD Eclipse EC50
Epiphone Flying V
Jackson Firestorm DX10D
Hohner Les Paul
Schecter C1+
Yamaha Acoustic

I have one just like it but mine's a '99. It's still one of my favorite Strat's. I've put alot of miles on her and she's worn but I'm proud of her because I put each and every mark on her through years of playing instead of just not taking care of her.

Anyway, a couple years ago, I decided to upgrade my gear. I had several guitars that my parents had bought for me as Christmas gifts when I was a teenager and I didn't want to part with them so I upgraded the pickups in them instead. My Midnight Wine Strat got a new set of Vintage Noiseless pickups and a fret dressing.