Let's See Those Reissues

[DMartini]

LA Man - that's a nice Stratocaster there !!! :dude: very Walter Trout or YJM hell yeah rock on eace2

 

[soulbrojcs]

ok....I'll match you
My Olympic White '60 CS "NoNeck" Strat. Massive neck...1" from 1st through 12th fret...a true baseball bat. I almost went for the RW board, but opted for the 1-piece maple.....sort of a 50/60's hybrid...other then the neck, all 1960 appointments

Awesome!!! what a stunning axe. and I really dig the Vibroverb reissue too. had one in the late 90's and it was the perfect small club amp. loud enough to come over the top of the drummer, but not loud enough to get you fired by the vocalist. LOL wish I still had mine. great combo you have there.

 

[soulbrojcs]

Some of the reissues I've had (and some I still have)

over the years...

 

[soulbrojcs]

I'm sure the newer reissues are infinitely more authentic, but does an '84 57RI qualify for this thread? This is a shot from 2004, when a friend who's a pro photographer shot it for a Vintage Guitar article I wrote at the time.

Great guitar, I played the daylights out of it in the '80s, but the curvature of the fretboard is a bit off-putting. The flatter rosewood board on my other Strat is a bit more user-friendly.

Hey Ed, LOVE the Strat!!! I had one in the early 80's when I was living in Memphis that could have been it's twin.

 

[The Shifter]

not a reissue but still a nice blondie

What year is that one? Looks a lot like my '73.

 

[AXE752]

Very early Fullerton build 1982 '62RI Strat V0003xx that is MINT...still has it's original strings and no screws turned since it left Fullerton! Purchased years ago from the original non-playing owner in NorCal that bought it new and many others as investments. He never played it and in the almost 10 years I've had it, I haven't played it either. It's just too clean! If I stray from my Gibsons and need a Strat, I'll go with my original '65 Oly White or an Inca Silver '08 Nash S63 with Don Mare pickups. On the other hand, my other early Fullerton reissue shown in the bottom photo, is a well played 1982 '52 RI Tele 03xx that is awesome and get plenty of playing!

That's kinda interesting on the '62 Reissue. My '57 reissue is pretty close condition-wise and is Ser # V0003XX as well.

 

[Ed Driscoll]

Hey Ed, LOVE the Strat!!! I had one in the early 80's when I was living in Memphis that could have been it's twin.

Did you buy it as a Blackie homage, as I did mine? I wonder how sales of the early Strat reissues fared in the 1980s, the age of the Van Halen/heavy metal-inspired "Super Strat?"

 

[The Shifter]

Before:

After: :hee

 

[ajmojave]

here is mine 1987 57 reissue. It is a great sounding strat but for some reason I have never bonded with it. My MIJ strats get all the attention. It was my first electric so Its sentimental. I bought it at voltage Guitars when they were right by the Hollywood GC in about 1993.

 

[ajmojave]

Here are my '62 Ltd. Ed. Snow Whites to get the ball rolling...

Duane, do you have any review posted on strat pickups?

 

[duaneflowers]

Duane, do you have any review posted on strat pickups?

No... I've been tempted to try some pickup swaps in these to see if that would give them any more play time, but for all intents and purposes, when I want to play I reach for a Les Paul and nothing else will do. Last week a friend came over to inspect my collection and he was much more interested in those two than the CCs and Sigs... and we ended up jamming with them for quite a while. It was nice, but when he left they went back into hiding. The only Fender I've really bonded with is my Roland Strat... because I can plug it directly into the GR-55S Synth and really torment my neighbors... :spabout

 

[garywright]

'57ri Aztec Gold 2000

 

[DMartini]

thats a very nice one Gary :salude

when did Fender change from Shoreline to Aztec?
my understanding of custom colours was, Shoreline was first then dropped in early 60's for Aztec?

 

[garywright]

thanks dm ..I'm not sure on Fender color changes ...however, I do recall sanding down an original '65 Inca Silver Strat just because I wanted a white one ! ...ahhhh the 70s :hee

 

[duaneflowers]

Love the white Tele! It must be a joy to play. Makes me want one.

It's a hoot... I'm primarily a Les Paul guy, but its nice to have a change every once in a while... it generally not long before they get closeted again in favor of a Lester though... :salude

 

[ajmojave]

'57ri Aztec Gold 2000

That's Beautiful.

 

[Dave P]

I was digging out my ES345 and found this thing, I kind of forgot about it. 57 RI, not even sure what year it is. Got it dialed in this morning and it sounds great. Really lightweight.

 

[DougDR94]

Here my 1993 '54 Reissue. It's got this cool birds-eye running up and down the neck...

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[garywright]

That's Beautiful.

thanks aj ...this guitar is wonderful ....light weight, tight neck pocket fit ...I put a set of Duncan antiquity surf pups in it and it's a keeper ...plus, I like that Fender tinted the neck and fingerboard unlike most custom shop or master builds

 

[sinner]

52 RI in purple metallic

Wow, that's a horse (I mean tele) of a different color--really cool looking!