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Post subject: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 6:44 am
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I have a great wife!

Got this this morning for my birthday:

Thomann FSR MIM standard stat.

22 frets
Tex Mex pickups
Gloss Neck

I cannot believe how good this thing sounds for what is essentially a relatively cheap guitar!!!!

It weighs up at a lovely 7.8 lbs with a nicely resonant body unplugged.

Plugged it in and within a couple of minutes I was coming up with new licks. That's never happened before. I knew this was a keeper as soon as I plugged it in. Soooo happy!

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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:14 am
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Love It !!! :wink:

Happy Birthday to you !!

cheers!

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:18 am
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Love It !!! :wink:

Happy Birthday to you !!

cheers!


+1!

Definitely a nice Hendrix vibe.

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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:42 am
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Happy Birthday!! Great to receive a new Fender Strat for your birthday. Enjoy!!

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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:34 pm
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Happy Birthday, Mate!! Rock On All Night!

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:52 pm
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A nice classic looking Strat and a fine example for a birthday present. Enjoy that puppy!

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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:04 pm
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Thats a Fine looking guitar sir, enjoy her ! and congrats :)

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:28 pm
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Now that is what I call a good birthday present. Enjoy it.

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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:50 pm
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sweet!!!!

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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:27 am
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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:34 am
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Nice, Happy Birthday


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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:53 am
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Thanks for all the comments guys!

Update:

Have played it a lot over the last few days and:

- Love the neck pup
- middle pup is nice but nothing special
- don't like the bridge pup, too weak. Slightly less resistance than the other two

I'll try lowering all pickups to see how I get on to get a better balance but I'm thinking of ordering a Seymour Duncan SSL-1 for the bridge in due course. Any thoughts?

I've ordered callaham springs and both types of GFS block, brass and steel, to compare to the standard full size zinc block.

It's sooooo nice having a strat to noodle with again as I don't use my gigging Strats to save on strings.

Cheers all

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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:36 pm
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Al right! Nice Score. Happy B'Day :D


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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:02 am
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This guitar has been modded with a 2-way toggle allowing the full 7-way pickup switching and a greasebucket circuitry.


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Post subject: Re: NGD!!!! Thomann FSR Standard Strat
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:24 am
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Welcome to the great wife club. Now about those diamond studs you promised her........... :lol:

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