There are quite a few of us here that own more than 1 strat. Out of all the strats you own how many are 100% original the way it came from the factory. I own 4 and only 1 is original. That would be my CS Clapton.

You never even changed its strings?

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You dig?

they could possibly only be for decoration doubtful though, i mean who could resist playing them

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Yes I have I even went up one size to 11's so I guess I own none as they came from the factory but I should have excluded strings.

Nine Strats -- none original.

Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

actually now that i think about it i do have one all original ( except strings )
its a 90 something start plus with the lace pickups. the others have had several thing swapped out

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Four Strats, only one modified...unless you count EC's Autograph a mod...



T2

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What time is it? It's Fender Time.

I have three strats, an american special, classic player 50s and a mexican standard all are stock apart from strings and a fender corona neck plate on the am special. I dont tend to mod my guitars.

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ukraider
"money cant buy you love but it can buy guitars!!!!!!"

Lost count. Seriously. Tweaked this, massaged that, buffed this, painted that, replaced this, did away with that. The old lady lets everybody know when they ask "How many now?". "Too-many!!!!" Hence forum name/handle too-many-strats.... If Fender could put EVERYTHING I want in a Strat, It'd be the size of a VW bus and 2 tons weight.

Ha!

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-T

"You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose what you ain't never had" ~ McKinley Morganfield

I have 2 that are still original and 2 that are repaired or modified.

One Strat. Modified.
Callaham block
Dimarzio Area pups
Warmoth pg
Bone nut
Rounded fingerboard edges
Neck plate
Strings

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-T

"You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose what you ain't never had" ~ McKinley Morganfield

If I adjust the trussrod or the saddle heights or pickup heights does any of that count as a modification? It's not the way it came from the factory anymore.

Actually Corona California has a much different temperature and humidity than where I live so the wood may have lost or gained some moisture and expanded or contracted with temperature so it's no longer the same as it left the factory. Could be a difference measured in microns but a difference nonetheless.

Come to think of it, the guitar has changed hands at least twice since it came from the factory; once when the retailer bought it from FMIC and once more when I bought it from the retailer. That may not be a physical difference but it's at least a legal difference.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

I don't see how a consumable (strings) can be considered a modification.

I own 7 Strats at present and none have the original pickups in them.