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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 17, 2016 20:31:43 GMT -5
2004 MIM Fat Strat  |
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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 18, 2016 7:23:33 GMT -5
Needs a setup but otherwise plays/sounds great!!
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Post by briman on Jun 18, 2016 20:25:33 GMT -5
Nice!! I have one also in creme colour. I put a Warmoth neck with maple fretboard and tons of birdseye on it. Nicest neck i ever played but expensive!
Love having the single coil neck position. Very versatile guitar!
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Post by TheFight on Jun 19, 2016 2:49:14 GMT -5
Wow! That thing is freaking wicked!
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Post by Tempest on Jun 19, 2016 4:39:23 GMT -5
Cool colour, midnight wine? I have two 90's MIM strats that I EMG'd, perfect top 40 weapons...always stay in tune.
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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 19, 2016 6:49:04 GMT -5
Cool colour, midnight wine? I have two 90's MIM strats that I EMG'd, perfect top 40 weapons...always stay in tune. I'm not sure what the actual name of the colors but midnight wine describes it pretty accurately!!! |
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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 19, 2016 6:50:47 GMT -5
Nice!! I have one also in creme colour. I put a Warmoth neck with maple fretboard and tons of birdseye on it. Nicest neck i ever played but expensive! Love having the single coil neck position. Very versatile guitar! I've been in the market for a strat for a little while and I agonized over a SSS or HSS. But in the end I figured since im a rock guy the bucket made sense and besides the strat's "magic" lies in that neck pickup anyway...IMO |
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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 19, 2016 7:12:45 GMT -5
I popped open the rear cavity and was pleasantly surprised that the previous owned had installed a brass block in the Trem!!
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NGD!!
Jun 19, 2016 13:59:54 GMT -5
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Post by briman on Jun 19, 2016 13:59:54 GMT -5
Ya i agree the strat magic sound is in the neck pup. I am like you, play rock mostly with bridge but nice to have the single neck pup to play blues or whatever.
Mine has a brass big block in it. I honestly can't tell the difference whenever i installed one of those. Maybe a tad more sustain but hard to compare because yiu can't go back and forth unless you have two identical guitars with big and regular blocks. But might be just me......
They're not too expensive or hard to install.
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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 19, 2016 14:47:07 GMT -5
Yup, it's a pretty common mod from what I gather
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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 19, 2016 14:47:58 GMT -5
I also ordered noiseless Trem springs and a brass stopper so I can put the EVH d-tuna in too!!!
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Post by Tempest on Jun 20, 2016 2:47:09 GMT -5
The cool thing with the mexican ones is if you take of the scratch plate, the body is already routed for H/S/H so you can pop in any pre-loaded configuration you like! Also the standard model comes with the high mass block.  This is mine getting the EMG treatment. |
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NGD!!
Jun 20, 2016 2:49:22 GMT -5
Post by Tempest on Jun 20, 2016 2:49:22 GMT -5
Oops, my bad. Mine are from the 90's so they only have the one humbucker option.
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Post by gtrjunior on Jun 20, 2016 11:11:08 GMT -5
Nice !! I have another "strat-like" guitar with EMG's. I had them wired for 18v. I use it for a backup guitar live but I do quite a bit of recording with it.
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NGD!!
Jun 21, 2016 3:28:40 GMT -5
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Post by TheFight on Jun 21, 2016 3:28:40 GMT -5
I think the big brass blocks are a must for floyd equipped guitars. I got one for my floyd PRS custom24, noticed a difference immediately. I too also got the noiseless springs, but I find that toilet paper works too  since my bridge floats I had to get a trem stop system, it's awesome!  |
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since my bridge floats I had to get a trem stop system, it's awesome!