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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:43 pm
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The COA calls it a "Custom Set-Neck Stratocaster".

I traded an 88 Strat plus and an 89 MIA for it about a year ago. It is basically a Strat Ultra with a set neck. The Custom Shop produced them in the 90's.

This particular one was special ordered in '96 - at least that's what Fender customer service told me. I am guessing it was special ordered just for the gold hardware as that is the only unique feature on this guitar compared to other "Custom Set-Neck Stratocasters". I've not seen another one with gold hardware. Gold Hardware is generally not popular these days but I like and on this guitar it contrast well with the black headstock and ebony fretboard.

Bad news: The allen head screws on the bridge are close to being stripped out and need to be replaced. The original trem arm is missing and the COA is a replacement. For $75 fender will replace a lost COA as long and they're able to verify that the guitar is genuine. The replacement will have a date of replacement on it instead of the original date of issue.

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The ebony fingerboard is a pleasant surprise. I'd not owned a guitar with ebony before and wasn't sure I'd like it but it's really smooth.



Hey if you need those OEM Fender screws

Here you go

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/guitar_frscrews.htm

I owe you a pizza! I've been looking all over for these parts. Thanks.



Hey no problem it took forever to track down those parts Im here for ya bro.

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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:23 pm
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one favorite?
the one I built/assembled

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Post subject: 1963 Dakota Red Stratocaster
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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:06 pm
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Beautiful guitar !

I bet it plays amazing !

IMHO, Fender should offer a line of set neck guitars, though I realize that bolt-on necks are almost a trademark for them.

Not to hi-jack the thread, but since it came up, while not a CS model, I love my newly acquired FSR Custom Telecaster HH w/ EMG active Pickups and set neck.


To be honest, with it's set neck, Mahogany Body/Neck, 15¾" radius, 24.75" scale length and twin humbuckers, it sounds very unFender like, as if it's more related to an LP than a Fender. The twin humbuckers vs single coil take away the Classic Tele Twang but that's neither good or bad, just different (dare I say in a good way?)

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But still, the Fit & Finish is tremendous and I love the solidity that the set neck gives it.

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While I love all my other Fender guitars for what they are (or are not), this one, w/ it's flatter fingerboard and shorter scale length makes it a natural bender.

I'm not yet experienced enough to know what role this guitar will play in my Music, but I do know that it's a joy to play and will be with me a long time !

cheers!


Cool guitar. It's like a telecaster and a les paul had a baby.


Yea... with the LP on Top !! :lol:

I really love this thing !! Plays and feels like a Tele, but sounds so different !

I've played the sh*t out of it since acquiring it 2 weeks ago.

Plus, it's the perfect Bookend for my Heritage H-535:

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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:38 am
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This was my 1st "Real' guitar my dad bought me. I've still have it and played it from the late 70's until the early 90's. It's now semiretired. Here's some pic of my '79 Fender Antigua Strat :

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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:26 am
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Fender Aficionado wrote:
This was my 1st "Real' guitar my dad bought me. I've still have it and played it from the late 70's until the early 90's. It's now semiretired. Here's some pic of my '79 Fender Antigua Strat :

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Thats nice I seen alot of original 70s bridge pickups lately on ebay if you dont have the original.

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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:53 pm
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donnycraven wrote:
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This was my 1st "Real' guitar my dad bought me. I've still have it and played it from the late 70's until the early 90's. It's now semiretired. Here's some pic of my '79 Fender Antigua Strat :

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Thats nice I seen alot of original 70s bridge pickups lately on ebay if you dont have the original.


Thanks Donny. I do have the original bridge pickup. I need a hot bridge pickup back in the early 80's when I was playing hard rock and installed a Dimarzio Super Distortion to get some killer bite.


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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:05 pm
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Good deal :) you want something that cool whole and complete for sure.

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Post subject: Re: The STRATOSPHERE...Post a pic of your favorite strat
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 2:54 am
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That '79 Antigua is SWEET !!!

I've recently scored a new Strat that has taken the #1 spot over my "homebuild" and my American Deluxe.....and it's Mexican of all things.
Classic Player '60s with CS'69 p'ups & 12" radi FB
for some reason, this one just feels & sounds RIGHT !!

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i'll probably end up dropping a set of CS'69s in my Amer.Dlx. before it's over.........

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