Is your #1 Strat not a Fender?

[Guithartic]

Wouldn't your answer be "yes" then? I'm not sure. The wording of the poll is a bit ambiguous.

I think he is considering the Squiers to be Fenders,

 

[Guithartic]

I dont understand the question so I say yes?

My number one is a fender in body alone. Whats my answer?

Your number 1 Strat is a Fender, so your answer should be no.

 

[Guithartic]

No, my number 1 Strat, and my other three Strats are all Fenders.
I thought it was a requirement.

 

[revtime]

No, my number 1 Strat, and my other three Strats are all Fenders.
I thought it was a requirement.

If its a requirement Im screwed

 

[Alex_C]

I don't have a number 1. The majority of my favorites are Carvins, the others are partcasters.

 

[yettoblaster]

If its a requirement Im screwed

I plead insanity

 

[Lone Woof]

My No. 1 Strat is a Warmoth neck on a B Hefner body, with Lace Sensors. The only Fender necks that are big enough for my old hands are on their basses. Hopefully, I interpreted the question when I voted 'Yes', meaning my No 1 is not a Fender. I suspect @nosmo is not the only one who would vote 'No' on the basis his main Strats are not Fender. To that extent, the wording of the question is a little counter-intuitive.

I wavered on phrasing the responses to the poll in a clearer manner. I regret having not done so, as it is a bit confusing. If this helps: "Yes" my number 1 is NOT a Fender or "No, my number 1 IS a Fender.

 

[davidKOS]

My current "Strat" is a Variax Standard, which is a SSS Yamaha Pacifica S-type guitar.

My current "Tele" is a Stadium brand copy. These are my only solid body electrics.

So I am Fenderless these days.

 

[s5tuart]

@Nirvana_1

I'll help if I can...mine wasn't what anyone would call expensive!
Feel free to message me to ask any questions you might have.

 

[Cerb]

 

[Sparque]

My ONLY Stratocaster right now is a Fender.

A 1991 Strat Plus.
Lovely guitar in beautiful pristine condition.

That said, I have owned a lot of S-type guitars over the years, and the non-Fender ones each held their own charm, and I loved to play and even gig with them.
My favorites of these were:
J Reynolds strat copy
Epiphone Fat 210
Focus by Kramer 111M

The J Reynolds below.
I loved the natural wood finish. And the overall light weight.

Sold it to a neighbor friend, at a point when I needed some cash.
Miss that guitar.

 

[MT Poteet]

#1Custom Kenneth Scott Lofquist body made in 1986, Allparts neck, rosewood board, also 1986. Fender electronics from the era and some Japanese tuners and bridge.
Other than that I have a couple of Squier SE's and another partscaster.
That does it.....for Strats.

 

[Stu78]

Not a Fender Strat but a Strat like Tokai Silver Star.

 

[Mr Swisher]

I voted wrong. I couldn't help it, I'm stupid.
But my number 1 is an Iconic. Not a Fender.

 

[racerx819]

I know what you’re asking and I voted yes (bc it’s my CS 61).

But I just had to say this: The answer (technically) can only be yes bc a Stratocaster can only be a Fender. Lol. There are some amazing s-type builders/brands out there tho!

 

[Lone Woof]

My #1 Strat, the Waterslide, with the Lollar lap steel pickup as it came from Waterslide:



And after, with the CS 54 pickups:



In all its glory:

 

[tinkertoy]

Here is my one and only. 100% warmoth.....and a hardtail.



It's one heck of a strat.

 

[Butcher of Strats]

('#1' burst on the right)
Tokai, same as my other guitar model types.

Oh wow that Tokai is gorgeous!
What year is it?
I have an 83 or 84 from after they changed the headstock a little but before they changed the T to look less like the Fender F.
Great era for those, love the pre lawsuit but haven’t seen one with so much flame.

 

[3bolt79]

Nope. #1 is my maple board strat. #2 is my Rosewood board Strat. #3 is my Tele. #3.5 is my ES-335. #4 J-45 #5 Paul.

All "cork sniffing" American name brand instruments. There's a lot of good internationally made gear out there. Much better quality than what was coming out in the 90's & 2000's. I just don't have any of it right now.
I might get an Ibanez one day to relive my 90's glory days. Who knows.

I got all nostalgic about the 80’s with a couple of Roadstar II’s. One is ok, but needs a little soldering help. It’s a project for later.

Then there is the near mint one that I snagged off of Reverb.

Sorry I don’t have a pic of the other one, but this green one is in near mint condition and all original, and complete. I paid over 500 bucks with shipping, and it didn’t come with OHSC. But still, not too bad a price considering the condition.

 

[Butcher of Strats]

At the moment my only "strat" is a Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional:

In the future? Who knows; I'm still enjoying the Schecter but their necks are bit on the thin/flat radius side so often it sits while I play my Tele (which is a Fender ) or my Les Paul. I may eventually need to move on to something with a little bit larger neck - frankly my Tele, an American Performer with Fender's typical "Modern C" neck, is significantly larger feeling than the Schecter neck.

I bought a 70s Fender Tele that somebody had removed the Fender logo and replaced it with a Schecter logo!
Had to have been done when Pete Townshend was playing a Schecter Tele.