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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:48 pm
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Love that color. She is a beauty. Congratulations!! 8)


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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:54 pm
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Beautiful! New Strat Day...my favorite day of the week! Congratulations!


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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:31 pm
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Thursday afternoon's guitar porn......OUTSTANDING!

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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:43 pm
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FANTASTIC...

Wish I had one of those.

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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:06 pm
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That is just lovely. Enjoy!


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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:27 pm
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Looks sweet! Love the color! How do the Custom Shop strats compare to an American Standard Strat or an MIM?


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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:42 pm
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Awesome!

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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:26 pm
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Congrats on getting such a beautiful guitar,my jealousy is overwhelming. I love Sonic Blue Strats,it's myfavourite Strat colour,since John and George used them.I bet she feels and sounds as good as she looks also.

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Post subject: Re: New Strat Day!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:55 pm
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howardken52 wrote:
stoetz wrote:
Looks sweet! Love the color! How do the Custom Shop strats compare to an American Standard Strat or an MIM?


Thanks! Your question is hard to answer. I've played MIM and American made strats (and a classic vibe squier or two) that I liked just as much as any guitar I've ever played.

I will say it's easier to find a great custom shop guitar than it is to find a MIM or American. I've enjoyed every C.S. guitar I've ever tried out while there have been plenty of MIM and even American guitars that were complete duds.

But, for me, the really special thing about Custom Shop guitars is how different each individual guitar is from every other. When the contours and the curves and the necks are all shaped by hand, you get huge differences in weight, sound and general personality from one guitar to another. I've played quite a few Custom Shop '60 strats, and they've differed in weight by as much as a pound! That's not something you find as much in many production line strats.

Sorry to kind of dance around your question, but saying Custom Shop guitars are better is very opinionated. A great guitar can come from anywhere and anyone, your chances of finding one just improve when you include custom shop guitars in your search.


Thanks for the reply! Very helpful. Custom Shops are masterpieces! :D


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