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March 4th, 2010, 06:47 AM
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Senior Stratmaster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Vermilion, OH
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Ever noticed how the simplest changes...
...can have such a profound effect on your Strat's overall appearance? That's one of the things I love about them--you decide you need a little change, go and spend a few bucks and before you know it it's like a new guitar again.
These are all images of my 1992 MIJ Squier strat that started out as a Wayne’s World model until the guy I traded it to in 2000 got rid of the WW neckplate and routed it to fit a humbucker in the bridge position. I later bought it back really cheap and have continued to modify it a little here & there over the years.
1992-2000--All original:
2000-2010--2nd owner had put a black humbucker in it and I had changed the covers on the pickups and the knobs to make them match:
Today--new mirror pickguard & back to white pickups:
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Welcome to the mutual aid movement known as strat-talk. We are a group of guitaraholics trying to reform ourselves but it never works. We all suffer from frequent GAS pains.
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March 4th, 2010, 10:15 AM
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Strat-Talker
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Hey ... is that a Seymour Duncan "Cool Rails" in the bridge? Your opinions?
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... but yunno, I could be wrong ...
... cuz I'm a lefty ...
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March 4th, 2010, 10:44 AM
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Senior Stratmaster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Vermilion, OH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strat.tenor
Hey ... is that a Seymour Duncan "Cool Rails" in the bridge? Your opinions?
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That's the Duncan SHR-1B "Hot Rails". This guitar was quite hot sounding with the Jackson full size humbucker the other guy had put into it, and I liked it and didn't want to lose all of that crunch so I went with the Hot Rails.
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Originally Posted by Stratplayer
Welcome to the mutual aid movement known as strat-talk. We are a group of guitaraholics trying to reform ourselves but it never works. We all suffer from frequent GAS pains.
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March 4th, 2010, 10:50 AM
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Strat-O-Master
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Age: 19
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I liked it with the hum bucker, i can't stand the mirror pick guard, haha.
How much did that pick guard run you? The mirror one?
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March 4th, 2010, 10:51 AM
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Strat-O-Master
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: MT
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Call me boring, but I like it in the picture w/ the cat!  And, I agree, little changes on a Strat make a big difference. |
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March 4th, 2010, 10:57 AM
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Senior Stratmaster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Vermilion, OH
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Originally Posted by zombiebear
I liked it with the hum bucker, i can't stand the mirror pick guard, haha.
How much did that pick guard run you? The mirror one?
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I like it both ways (though part of me wishes the guitar was all original but that bridge was burned years ago). I'm putting the other pickguard away for future use (although I'll probably replace the hacked pickguard with a new professionally cut one when I do reuse the pickups) but for now I just wanted a change and I actually LOVE the way a mirror pickguard looks on an Olympic White strat with a rosewood fretboard. The pickguard was $19.95 from GFS.
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Originally Posted by Stratplayer
Welcome to the mutual aid movement known as strat-talk. We are a group of guitaraholics trying to reform ourselves but it never works. We all suffer from frequent GAS pains.
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March 4th, 2010, 11:06 AM
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Strat-Talker
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Philipsburg, PA
Age: 42
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Like that colour scheme, the bright white and the silver/mirror pg. Cool thinkin'.
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March 4th, 2010, 11:46 AM
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Strat-O-Master
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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Yeah, i was just wondering, in case i wanted to trade mine for a black one, to see how much difference in price there was, haha.
I do like it though, kinda :P
I know what you mean, by having something original -.-
haha.
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