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Post subject: NGD: 2011 American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:37 am
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After completing a string of trades and sales I wound up with a new leftover 2011 American Standard Strat in Charcoal Frost and an Orange Dark Terror head and PPC112 cab. My original plan was to go for an American Deluxe and a TH30, but my dog got pretty sick and the vet is expensive. Anyway, when I brought it home I immediately dropped in a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (with a mini switch) figuring I wanted to get some metal tones too, but then I watched PJ20. The sounds Mike McCready and Stone Gossard get from a Strat made me realize what they're capable of (I've always owned HSS Strats), so I put the stock bridge pickup back in with a new pickguard and I was blown away. I liked the split tones from my SCT and old Customs, but this blew it away. Also rolling the tone back darkens it enough for the metal I love, not perfect, but different. This guitar definitely gives me a lot of options and is a great compliment to my Singlecut Trem. Now the pics, first is with the Hot Rails and the second is with the stock single coil and tortoise pickguard.

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Post subject: Re: NGD: 2011 American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:40 am
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Happy new guitar day to ya!

Nice one. They play really nice. Congrats........


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Post subject: Re: NGD: 2011 American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:19 pm
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Great guitar! Congratulations!


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Post subject: Re: NGD: 2011 American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:48 pm
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Nice looking guitar - I really find the Chorcoal Frost a nice colour.


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Post subject: Re: NGD: 2011 American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:34 pm
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Nice New Guitar Day...And the pickguard change is different and not a combo I have ever seen...cool :!:

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Post subject: Re: NGD: 2011 American Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:43 pm
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Thanks. I like the look too. Luckily it sounds and plays just as nice.

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Post subject: Re: NGD: 2011 American Standard Strat
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:28 am
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nice giutar... good color...


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