Favorite Strat designs

[shredless]

I prefer the superstrat varieties, least amount of pickups and knobs
and a floyd rose

 

[Vinsanitizer]

That reminds me of my old lone star strat. Teal green metallic, maple neck with white tortise pickguard. PG hb in the bridge and texas speical sc's in mid and neck. I actually played more on the texas specials than the PG hb.

I sold that one but I suppose my fave strat design would be a plain old sunburst with good sc's in it. I've played so many years with a hb in the bridge strat, (my shit strat) I've gone back to the basics. My only good strat now is a deluxe with 3 sc's and the S3 system. I hardly use the boost switch on it. I spoiled myself playing some choice vintage strats so I'm gonna go that route on them for my next strat. Only years i've not played yet are a 54 and 55.

I love the color of that Catostraster!

 

[Vinsanitizer]

I like the Sierra sunburst color. I do kinda wish I held out for the Deluxe though.

 

[JohnH]

I've got a thing for black on 3xSunburst. I had that on my first electric guitar which I got when I was 18, and I still have it 35 years later. So when I saw this on the HSS Strat that I was looking for last year, I knew that she would be mine:

1976 Shergold Masquerader:

2010 American Special:

 

[BlackSG91]

This is my '98 American Standard I bought back in 2005 at a pawnshop for about over a $1,000 (w/ tax and a hard shell Fender case). I've seen this guitar late at night through the window behind the counter hanging on the wall. I thought it was a black guitar and I looked carefully to make sure. The next day I walked into the store for the intent of buying it, but when I saw that it wasn't black, but this very dark wine metallic purple, I thought what the hell, close enough. I just love this colour now. I even went as far to soak the pickup covers, the 5-way switch tip, control knobs, & vibrato arm tip all in a big mug of strong coffee overnight for that vintage creme look and now I just love how it turned out since.

 

[SonVolt]

What??? You payed $1,000 for a '98 Standard in 2005... at a pawn shop?

 

[Vinsanitizer]

What??? You payed $1,000 for a '98 Standard in 2005... at a pawn shop?

Yeah that's kinda high. I think they were like $1,200 new in 2005?

 

[mott555]

Well it's not exactly 100% Fender, but I really like this one. The one with red on it is just as good.

 

[BlackSG91]

What??? You payed $1,000 for a '98 Standard in 2005... at a pawn shop?

It was if I remember $899 + tax and a hard shell Fender case included! It has the neck tilt adjustment on the back also. It was set up beautifully when I took it home that day. It played like a dream so I might have paid a bit too much, but I feel it was well worth it. The pickups sound perfect in this guitar.

 

[Vinsanitizer]

It was if I remember $899 + tax and a hard shell Fender case included! It has the neck tilt adjustment on the back also. It was set up beautifully when I took it home that day. It played like a dream so I might have paid a bit too much, but I feel it was well worth it. The pickups sound perfect in this guitar.

Well, ok then. I guess if it was really that good, it's ok.

 

[BlackSG91]

Well, ok then. I guess if it was really that good, it's ok.

It's otay!

 

[Rozman62]

Any one of these red, white or blue USA strats serve me well.

 

[BlackSG91]

Any one of these red, white or blue USA strats serve me well.

It's the holy trinity of SG colours again!!!

 

[Rozman62]

Ya-sorry for the excessive pic posting but I think the pic is cool. Next 2 strats are black tuxedo and surf green with rosewood however a Gibson 335 is next up.

 

[BlackSG91]

Ya-sorry for the excessive pic posting but I think the pic is cool. Next 2 strats are black tuxedo and surf green with rosewood however a Gibson 335 is next up.

Don't be sorry...excessively post pictures! That surf green Strat sounds tasty!

 

[wolf5150]

What colour is that blue Strat ?
Any chance of a better pic ?
I've got a Warmoth body on order and can't decide on a colour.... that might be it.

 

[brp]

lol
Never pay sticker at Pawn Shops. Ever.
Or music stores for that matter.

I like natural finish Strats the most I'd say, and that will be my next one, with black hardware and a maple board.

Can't find a maple board pic w/ black h/w but ya:

Also, big CBS headstocks.

 

[poeman33]

What??? You payed $1,000 for a '98 Standard in 2005... at a pawn shop?

It really depends on where you live. Pawn shops around here rarely get American Strats, and when they do, they go for a premium price. They have a 2007 deluxe for sale now and it's 1100 plus tax. It's not even stock. The description they have is pulled from the current Fender website, so they don't even describe it right. When my wife was in France she went into a music shop that sold Fenders and took pictures of the prices for laughs. She said we should be going to France and I bring my Strats...sell them...and we retire off the profits. The prices were crazy for American Strats.

 

[Guitar-Rocker]

I like this Jap Fender Aerodyne 2002 body. It's a carved top, with binding.I t now has a plain maple neck on it, the birdseye neck went on the Warmouth blue body, and this now has a plain maple Strat neck.

 

[Guitar-Rocker]

Then there's this one, that now is a S-S-S, instead of dual humbuckers.