Author Topic: New guitar day - Fender Stratocaster Plus (Read 4012 times)

Scotty477 · « **on:** June 13, 2008, 12:05:18 AM »

I took delivery of my latest guitar today, a Fender Strat Plus.

I've had a Japanese Strat before but I wasn't keen on the pronounced arch of the fretboard. This one has a solid flat slab of rosewood and is a lot more enjoyable to play.

I'm not sure if I'll be keeping the pups in it, although at first listen they sound pretty damn good. It has gold Lace Sensors.

I'll be keeping an open mind about the pups. Although I obviously know first hand about the quality of BKP's in a LP, I know zero about single coil pups.

Anyhow, here it is.....

Lew · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:18:17 AM »

Looks great, if you do get BKP keep the same look!

Adam.M · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:18:29 AM »

Cool, looks quality. Though i hate that pickguard ;) i really cant stand toirtoiseshell or anything like that. reminds me of granny carpet.

Is that a LSR roller nut too?

I take it this isnt all stock and is second hand?

headtheball · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:25:30 AM »

Wierd. I was seriously close to pulling the trigger on a Strat Ultra of about the same era there at the weekend.

Fender did make some lovely stuff around that time, to be completely fair to them. Some awful cr@p too, but the good stuff was damned good.

Jonny · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:26:40 AM »

I do like that scratchplate.

Heck I LOVE that guitar.:D

EDIT: And the fireplace too.

Scotty477 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:34:45 AM »

Quote from: Adam.M

Cool, looks quality. Though i hate that pickguard ;) i really cant stand toirtoiseshell or anything like that. reminds me of granny carpet.

Is that a LSR roller nut too?

I take it this isnt all stock and is second hand?

Yeah it's the LSR roller. As far as I can tell it's all stock. The guitar is a '97 Strat Plus (the last year they made it) - second hand but in tremendous condition. It has Sperzel locking tuners, TBX tone control and a tremset.

If I do get BKP's, I'll be keeping the same look. Plain pickguards look ok but I like a guitar to stick out in a crowd - even if it is a granny carpet

Adam.M · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:42:21 AM »

I once saw a steel pickguard that would look awesomely sexy on there...

toirtiseshell just looks like a random, uninspired pattern... plain can be very plain but, eh. i dont even like to see it on my pics :D lol...

sambo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2008, 01:47:32 AM »

I have to say that is an exceedingly good-looking strat! :D

Love the pickguard, love the pickup covers. Looks great.

Philly Q · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2008, 02:56:22 AM »

Looks great to me, and I love pearloid and tortoiseshell scratchplates! :D

Just to be pedantic :oops: , I think the tuners are satin-finished Schallers, not Sperzels.

Even though modern Fenders aren't as "loved" as their vintage stuff, they have a real purposeful, functional quality that I really like. And they have such fantastic stocks of rosewood! You'll almost never see a new Gibson fingerboard that nice.

WezV · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2008, 08:19:40 AM »

it looks almost exactly like my cousins... doesnt have the little bits of glitter in the black finish does it?

38thBeatle · « **Reply #10 on:** June 13, 2008, 08:57:35 AM »

I like it too. Strats are timeless in my opinion. I'd say give it a good playing and see what you think after a while and if you then decide to BKP her then we can all chip in. It certainly works well with the carpet.

Philly Q · « **Reply #11 on:** June 13, 2008, 09:43:19 AM »

Quote from: 38thBeatle

It certainly works well with the carpet.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Ah, it's been a while since you've shared your interior design expertise with us, Mr 38th. I've missed it!

sambo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:33:23 AM »

Quote from: Philly Q

Just to be pedantic :oops: , I think the tuners are satin-finished Schallers, not Sperzels.

Had to laugh at that... :lol: :lol: :lol:

And Beatle, I hope you mean chip in with KNOWLEDGE...

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I'd say give it a good playing and see what you think after a while and if you then decide to BKP her then we can all chip in.

:o

:lol:

Scotty477 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:05:49 PM »

That was my mistake.

They are indeed Schaller tuners. I've given them a full workout, including a few mild dives and the guitar stayed in perfect tuning. Hell the guitar arrived through the post in tune :D

I played it for around an hour last night and didn't have to touch the tuning :D

As for the rosewood fretboard, I would agree. Fender do seem to have a much better quality of rosewood on their guitars. The rosewood on this appears to be of high grade. It's dark and very, very smooth indeed.

Philly Q · « **Reply #14 on:** June 13, 2008, 05:02:06 PM »

Quote from: sambo

Quote from: Philly Q

Just to be pedantic :oops: , I think the tuners are satin-finished Schallers, not Sperzels.

Had to laugh at that... :lol: :lol: :lol:

:oops: Aw, you know me and my OCD about tuners. I just couldn't keep quiet.....

Author Topic: New guitar day - Fender Stratocaster Plus (Read 4012 times)

Lew