Classic 60's Series Strats.. who has one?

joeybsyc · February 25th, 2009, 11:38 PM

Anyone here have a "Classic Series" MIM 60's strat? I just bought one, and can honestly say I've never even tried one out. I love the vintage look, and I see they have the vintage style 7.25 radius, which interests me. I really wanted a new "road worn", as i HAVE played one of those and loved it, but this one was just too good of a deal to pass by... actually about half the cost of a Road Worn. I'm anxious to get it, and was just curious if there were any other owners here, and what your thoughts of the guitar are. From what I can tell, it's pretty near the same guitar as a road worn, with a poly finish vs. lacquer, and of course no wear. I'm HOPING it plays and sounds at least half as good as the roadworn 60's I played last week.

Strat-Man-Do · February 26th, 2009, 06:01 AM

I have a Classic Player 60 which comes with a CS Trem and CS 69 pick-ups. Little different than yours. But yet they are both very good Strats.

moondance360 · February 26th, 2009, 07:27 AM

Road worn?

Classic 60s Series...I built this one myself from Classic Series parts purchased on flebay and around. The 7.25 radius is great for chording.

2006 Classic 60s Player Strat. The 12" radius is terrific for lead work, bending and such, but is harder for me to play chords.

gaddis · February 26th, 2009, 08:11 AM

I have played one at the store. They feel pretty good to me. If I was going to buy a new strat and didn't want to shell out the bucks for an AVRI, I would definitely consider one of these.

thaus · February 26th, 2009, 08:36 AM

I briefly owned one........really great guitar but I traded it for a Classic 50's strat. They are remarkably good guitars with very nice necks. The vintage frets and radius bother some people but I like them! They only thing I really like better on the Classic 50's is the neck shape, which is a soft-V. I don't think you will be disappointed with the Classic 60's.......

Eight Ball · February 26th, 2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by moondance360

Road worn?

Haha!

johnner72 · February 26th, 2009, 03:55 PM

I have two, one in candy apple red, the other in lake placid blue. I've owned a lot of Strats through the years, and these are two of the best I've ever had. They play and sound beautiful. I missed out on buying a beautiful one in inca silver last year. I'd definitely recommend these Strats.

joeybsyc · February 26th, 2009, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the comments... good to know most everyone who's had or played one likes it. The one I'm buying is black, not my first choice, but it does look sweet with the mint p/g. Did everyone buy theirs new, or have some bought them used? If you don't mind me asking, what kind of prices have you seen on these? The worst thing about these is they come with a crappy "gig bag"... I'm gonna HAVE to get a nice case for mine, preferably a fender G&G tweed. How do these compare quality-wise with the "Classic Player"? I know those are considered a higher end guitar with their "69 pickups" and "custom shop design"...(whatever that means) but the 2 point tremelo mixed with vintage everything else looks sorta stupid to me. Like an otherwise traditionally styled 32 Ford hot rod with a set of billet wheels.

THOMAS · February 26th, 2009, 05:09 PM

They are very nice, very attractive guitars. The play well and sound very good as they are, but are also a great base for customization w/ pickups, hardware, etc. I like the 3TSB (I owned one and had put Vintage Noiseless pickups in, but sold when I was on some other gear quest) and the Lake Placid blue ones. I can't think of one thing that I disliked about this model. It is a great work horse type guitar for gigging.

moondance360 · February 26th, 2009, 05:37 PM

Classic 60s Strat:
I paid $450 for mine, used including tweed hardshell case and shipping. Good guitar, comfortable to play, sounds great with the vintage style pickups. Certainly a better paint job than an original 60s SB finish. See the pics in my post above.

Classic 60s Player Strat: I bought mine new, but at a much lower price than what is usually listed. Cannot publish it here, but you can message me if you really want to know.
It is a 2006 with signed Abby Ybarrra CS pickups. The 2 point tremolo does not look vintage, but is fully functional. Nobody is going to walk out on your act saying "great player, but did you see that ugly bridge?"

Even at the GC published price, it is a great guitar. I love mine and will not part with it ever.

joeybsyc · February 26th, 2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by moondance360

Classic 60s Strat:
I paid $450 for mine, used including tweed hardshell case and shipping. Good guitar, comfortable to play, sounds great with the vintage style pickups. Certainly a better paint job than an original 60s SB finish. See the pics in my post above.

Classic 60s Player Strat: I bought mine new, but at a much lower price than what is usually listed. Cannot publish it here, but you can message me if you really want to know.
It is a 2006 with signed Abby Ybarrra CS pickups. The 2 point tremolo does not look vintage, but is fully functional. Nobody is going to walk out on your act saying "great player, but did you see that ugly bridge?"

Even at the GC published price, it is a great guitar. I love mine and will not part with it ever.

Thanks... I don't know what you paid for your Classic Players, but that was a smokin' deal on the Classic Series with a tweed case and shipping... are you talking about a Fender G&G case or a roadrunner style tweed? A Fender tweed case is worth a buck and a half by itself. Shipping is easily 35-40 bucks, so if thats the case, you paid like 260.00 for the guitar!!! I'd buy a truckload of them at that price. I thought I got a good deal, but now you ruined my night. haha...j/k. Thanks for the info and insight!

moondance360 · February 26th, 2009, 07:02 PM

Sorry, I don't know what case it is, just that it is a tweed hardshell. A gig bag would work just as well for me. When I play out, I usually take my guitar or bass in a bag. It's is lighter and easier for me to carry.

I got a killer deal on the Classic player too. The Classic series Strats & Teles are the best deal Fender has going. IMO

Here's pics of my Classics
Classic 50s (homebuit) & '74 Deluxe Reverb

Classic 60s

Classic 70s

mudbone · April 5th, 2009, 08:03 PM

I have a Classic 60s in Lake Placid Blue that I bought new, 3 years ago. I paid $500 for mine in the gig bag, but right-away traded that to a friend who had a John Mayer padded bag he didn't need. Everyone who hears this guitar (including me) is very impressed by its tone. It has a deep presence plus that classic Strat tone, that I think is awesome. I played flat wounds on it for about a year, and that was bold and mellow all at once. I've since swapped back to wound 10s, but it still sounds great.

FWIW, I have spent about $700 in extras on my AmStd to get to sound useful as compared to the MIM bargain! The 60s has been a dream, right out of the bag. I too, like the frets and neck shape. but I did need to have the fret ends dressed a bit. As you know, the 60s has a 21-fret neck and the AmStd is a 22-fret board. Every time I pick up the 60s, it just feels glorious to me. I am a fairly short guy with small hands -- the AmStd always seems a handlfull. The 60s is a perfect fit. It almost feels shorter when I strap it on. I have no idea why.

BTW, does anyone know what kind of pickups come stock on this guitar? TIA

joeybsyc · April 5th, 2009, 08:19 PM

Funny you say this, as I STILL can't seem to get used to the feel of mine. I want to love the 7.5 radius, but after playing 9.5 all my life it just feels strange to me. It's weird to look down at the fretboard and not be able to see the high e string without leaning forward, due to the curvature of the neck. For small hands I suppose it would be great. I does sound good, just harder for me to play than my other strats... It's for sale if anyone wants it after this rave review I just gave it....haha...

AKnight21 · April 5th, 2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by joeybsyc

Funny you say this, as I STILL can't seem to get used to the feel of mine. I want to love the 7.5 radius, but after playing 9.5 all my life it just feels strange to me. It's weird to look down at the fretboard and not be able to see the high e string without leaning forward, due to the curvature of the neck. For small hands I suppose it would be great. I does sound good, just harder for me to play than my other strats... It's for sale if anyone wants it after this rave review I just gave it....haha...

Is it a maple or rosewood neck? I do have smaller hands and I think a 7.5 would be great for me , I currently have an MIM maple neck 9.5.

joeybsyc · April 5th, 2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AKnight21

Is it a maple or rosewood neck? I do have smaller hands and I think a 7.5 would be great for me , I currently have an MIM maple neck 9.5.

Rosewood... All 60's series strats are...

http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/guit...trat-sale.html

StratmanNick · April 6th, 2009, 02:34 AM

I would really like a 60's Classic Strat. I can't because I don't like any of the colours on offer. Think it might have to be a 60's Classic Player in Sonic Blue (and love the colour)though will have to try one as it has a whopping 12" radius wh ich might be excessive.

I'm another 'small hands' player and have to agree, 7.5 is the most comfortable although funnily enough my '97 US Am Std seems very comfy too. '62 AVRI is superbly comfy as is the MIJ Std Strat which is mega slim.