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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:30 am
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After wanting a Strat since the '60s, and settling for a Mustang in the early '70s, I finally bought my first one in 1986. All these years later I still have it . . . and several others, too. It is called, unimaginatively, "Black No. 1" and this November 1st I will have had it for 25 years. The maple neck has turned a beautiful gold and the plastic has aged nicely except the pickguard which is as white as the day I bought it. Don't know why. It is in semi-retirement now. Wish I was. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:37 am
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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:09 pm
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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:47 pm
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I've never owned what purists consider a "traditional" Strat. My first one was my '88 Strat Plus in Razzberry with maple satin finish fingerboard. I was into superstrats back then for the longest time and when I saw the Strat, I dug the Lace Sensor pickups and the combination of roller nut and locking tuners. That guitar has been at my Mom's house since I packed it in and headed for college after deciding that I wasn't going to be a rock star after all. :D It's still there and she won't let me bring it home because she likes the color.. Oh well, when I visit Mom, I get to see and play it so it's not totally out of my life. :)

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:05 am
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I got my first guitar in the spring of 1992 (it's almost been 20 years?) It is a rare red MIJ Squier Stratocaster, short Gibson-length 24.75" scale, single humbucker in the bridge, routed for single humbucker, one volume control, no tone control, input jack mounted in the black pickguard. Pickup is a cheap EMG Select from the mid '90s and a black headstock. For its 20th anniversary (guitar is actually an '85-86) I'm going to replace the pickup, probably with a red Lace Sensor and give it a proper setup.


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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:06 am
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adey wrote:
Still have it, and its been a valuable learning guitar for me. I learned setting up on it, experimented with different pickups. Upgraded the hardware etc etc.. all the things you do.. It's scarred in a few places by my inexpert tool handling in the past. Right now it has the neck and middle pickups from my Highway Strat on it, and a hot Seymour Duncan single coil at the bridge. The worst thing about it is the huge thick neck on it - feels like a baseball bat. In every measurable way, the Fender Strats I bought after it are vastly superior, but I love that old black Squier. It's my 'go to, at home' guitar, usually thick with dust as it's never in a case. I just pick it up and noodle when I'm watching the TV. You can steal any of my other Strats, and I'll just replace them. But if you stole my crappy old Squier, I'd hunt you down and exterminate you. And your family too - just to make sure I eradicated the whole gene pool.. :wink:


I wouldn't take $2000 for my old Squier. It just feels right to me.


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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:34 am
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My only Strat is a 2001 American Series in Hot Rod Red. I bought it used in 2009. I was going to by a PRS SE series or a Reverend guitar but ended up going home with this instead! I traded in an Ibanez Artcore guitar and a Boss BR8 recorder (with zip disks) to get it.

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:25 pm
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My first Strat was/is a 1965, bought new in 1967. She's a lifetime keeper.
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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:32 pm
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White Blonde 57 AVRI, 2 years ago bought it used. Gold pickguard 1 year ago.
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I Really Like This One!

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:35 pm
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I had a cheap strat copy around 1997 - 1999, which sounded ok for my purposes at the time, upgraded the tuners to Gotoh tuners though.

I eventually sold it to get a Japanese made Jackson.

My second strat style guitar was a '84 Japanese Squire. I swapped the pickups for a set of EMG single coils. Awesome guitar and eventually I tripled my money on it when I sold it to finance a move to a new apartment when the landlord, in his grand wisdom decided not to pay the gas bill to his building and left us with no hot water. :evil: :cry:

My first real Fender Strat was obtained this past week while on vacation in Ontario. My wife bought me an American Deluxe in Sunset Metallic. :D :shock: :o :D

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This is REALLY cool too. Wow people have showed me some sweet strats thanks

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:37 pm
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I picked it up early 1976...but it was made in 1975. I'm glad I still have this one. I almost went for the Sunburst, but I really liked the grain on this body.

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:39 pm
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This was my first Stratocaster:

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I got it November 1, 1976.



I am especially Grateful to those of you who showed me 70s strats how I do miss mine

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:39 pm
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My first Stratocaster was not a real Fender. It was an Olympic white. No Fender logo. My next Stratocaster was a Squier HM III in 1987. My next Stratocaster was a Made in Korea Fender Stratocaster knockoff. My first Fender Stratocaster known to be real was my Highway 1 bought in 2007.

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:53 pm
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I did not post pics earlier, so here goes:

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Post subject: Re: What was your first Stratocaster and when did you get it
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:21 pm
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Thats really cool man,

I found a pic of my exact strat on ebay its a Custom shop 70s relic this is it

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I got it at North Kansas City Music Center for $450 used

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