My plan was to go on a family vacation and pick up a candy red American Deluxe v neck one on my return. Then came the curve ball. I walked into a music store in LA and saw this on the wall. Had never actually played one. I picked it up and the weight blew my mind. I have never felt a Strat this light. Easily 1-1.5 lbs lighter than the American Deluxe sitting next to it. The neck is a dream. Soft V with amazing nut and fret work and a neck finish I fell in love with instantly. The sound is nothing short of spectacular. Deep throaty tones with crisp quack and endless sustain. I am in love with this thing.

Anyhow its good to be part of the club. I have obviously been missing something special for many, many years.

that looks so sweet!!!

i really want to play one, played a Malmsteen on the weekend which plays like nothing i have ever laid my hands on and the jeff beck which was far to heavy for my liking as well as a huge neck, almost felt bigger than my sg :O

congrats anyhow!

She's a beaut.

Rawk on!



Arjay

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thx guys. sitting here with it now i still cant believe how effortless it is to play. buttery.

That is one Purty Geetar! I have one in Pewter and you are correct, plays like butter...it is my Desert Island guitar and it will be the one I know I will keep til my last days on earth!

Enjoy it!

T2

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that is a darn good way to put it.

Nice geetar!! EC model comes with blocked trem so I wouldn't have to mod it myself. Not too lazy to do it at all, but one less thing to delay my PLAYING it! I want one!! I want one!!

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Yep blocked tremelo...as Forrest Gump said, "One Less Thing"...I love it...and here is a pic of mine, just to make you want one even more...and yes that is EC's autograph on it...not that big of a deal but I won it that way so just a little more cool factor



T2

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That piece of alder is fit in there as perfectly as can be. All five springs tightened down all the way and that thing is not going anywhere. I dig it to no end and I certainly couldn't have done a better job.

That is beautiful. The signature really takes it to another level.

I too have the EC Strat in black. Good choice. Congrats!

You certainly picked a beauty for your first,be careful they're very addictive and you always want another one after a while.Congrats.

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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.

lol you aren’t joking. I already have designs on my own custom shop strat. I’ll wait a couple years until I have the scratch handy to request a master builder. I am just blown away by the quality of this guitar. Really it’s the neck that is the most impressive to me. Side by side with my Ibanez jem "evo" vai , which was the most effortless guitar to play that I had ever had the privilege of laying the meat hooks on, this piece has been a revelation. I know that sounds corny but honestly I haven’t felt this way about an instrument from the moment I touched it.

The Ibanez is the only guitar I kept after losing touch with my music. This piece has given me something new. Brilliant craftsmanship.

Sweeeeeet...........

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One of these days . . . . . !

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