GuitarMikey
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That 67 in sonic blue could quite possibly be the coolest looking strat I've ever seen :salude
Just acquired this brand new 2016 Eric Johnson Rosewood model in Tropical Turquoise from the West LA Guitar Center on March 23rd. As is usually the case, they had it hanging way up on the top rack and I think I was the first person to play it. Fender told me it was made in April 2016, which tells me that it was hanging there for nearly a year. How is it? Really, really addictive. I've never really thought of myself as a Strat person, loving LPs and SGs and other Gibson goodies, but this one spoke to me. I was sitting there in their high-end amp room saying to myselfI can't leave here without this guitar. If I do, I'll be kicking mysel for years because as soon as I leave someone else is going to buy it."
The rosewood is really nice looking and the 12" radius a joy to play. Frets are medium jumbo, but they feel fairly tall, which is something I like. Pickups sound killer. I'm going to leave the bridge down on the body and play it as a hardtail. Right now, I have it with my tech at Westwood Music and he's giving it a good setup. I've decided to use Pyramid Nickel Classics 10 to 46 tuned to E-flat. I use the Pyramid 9-42s on all my Gibsons, so I want to have a similar feel, but am concerned that 9s will sound too anemic. It will serve as my only E-flat guitar. Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting it back and enjoying it!
'90 MIJ Fender 50's RI strat:
'07 Fender '57 AVRI Surf Green Strat:
I'm not usually a fan of green, but damn. That Surf Green is just to die for. :yah
Damn, do I love a Mocha 70's Fender. I love the look of that color, the black pickguard and the aged white pickup covers. Is that Strat light? Every Mocha Fender I've played has been on the lighter side. I have a '73 Tele Deluxe in that color.'75 Mocha, '79 Antigua, '87 Sunburst, '09 Daphne Blue, '10 Oly White, '12 Candy Coat Strats:
Thanks Ship.
I REALLY lucked out on this one. I'd wanted one of these Fender AVRI strats for a long time, but wasn't
happy throwing down 2K+ for one.
Back last November during one of my pawnshop runs, I spotted this guitar.
I picked this beauty up for $435. Now I finally have an AVRI strat.
Damn, do I love a Mocha 70's Fender. I love the look of that color, the black pickguard and the aged white pickup covers. Is that Strat light? Every Mocha Fender I've played has been on the lighter side. I have a '73 Tele Deluxe in that color.
That's a crazy good deal. I've built a couple of custom Strats using the Lollar Regal Widerange copies. I'm really tempted to buy a Mocha Strat and do the same. My whole reasoning for doing the custom build in the first place was to have the guts of a Tele Deluxe in a Strat body.