Looking to buy a strat - suggestions?

[DeanS]

take yer pick!

http://www.soundsgreatmusic.com/electric_guitars/elecguitarbymanufacturer.asp?brnID=77&pk=

[hhcave]

wow nice! too bad so many of the custom shops are relics... to place an order for a custom shop strat i would i have to go to a fender retailer and place the order through them right?

[Jonny]

wow nice! too bad so many of the custom shops are relics... to place an order for a custom shop strat i would i have to go to a fender retailer and place the order through them right?

Yes.

But as it usually goes through my head most of the time - $%&# Fender, Go Suhr, (Suhr, yes sir *ahem*)

[ailean]

I imagine so. The Fender site has a dealer locator on it though.

[hhcave]

Mmm well i'll be playing a good few fenders/suhrs before i splash the cash! Im surprised nobody mentioned Don Grosh, Nash or Vinetto guitars - these no good for what i'm after?

[Philly Q]

I like the look of DeTemple guitars, no idea what they'd cost you though:

http://www.detempleguitars.com/

[opprobrium_9]

Go Custom. I wouldn't think twice about it. And Stratocasters are easy customs.

YES.  PERIOD.  Plus with that kind of money you will surely be able to get a nice top wood of say anything from Quilt, Flame, Birdseye Maple to Zebra wood, even Sapele or maybe Cocobolo.  I give a very firm second to Jonny's suggestion.

Aww, why thank you :D

Did you ever sell that Nailbomb?

No, never did, and i am at school again :(

[Jonny]

Go Custom. I wouldn't think twice about it. And Stratocasters are easy customs.

YES.  PERIOD.  Plus with that kind of money you will surely be able to get a nice top wood of say anything from Quilt, Flame, Birdseye Maple to Zebra wood, even Sapele or maybe Cocobolo.  I give a very firm second to Jonny's suggestion.

Aww, why thank you :D

Did you ever sell that Nailbomb?

No, never did, and i am at school again :(

ROFL, damn. Well I'm always here :D

[ailean]

If it were my money I'd be looking at a Suhr first. But that's only my choice.

[hhcave]

Yeah i think Suhr is coming out top at the moment closely followed by a fender custom shop... However i return to Hong Kong (where i live) for a week next week and there is a somewhat renouned (in hong kong at least) luthier who made a guitar for a friend of mine (it was a strat) so i'll check that out before making any decisions - thanks for all the advice!

[dave_mc]

Mmm well i'll be playing a good few fenders/suhrs before i splash the cash! Im surprised nobody mentioned Don Grosh, Nash or Vinetto guitars - these no good for what i'm after?

those were covered by my "etc.", in my first post. :lol: I haven't tried half of those guys, the vast majority of shops here seem to considering MIM standard fenders as "high-end"... :(

[marantz1300]

Try a musicman silhouette.I have two old 6 bolts from 89 and 90.I have had MIA,MIJ and MIM strats and teles.Gibsons,A Ibanez Jap custom and these are the best built easiest to play by far.Love Em.                                                                                                   

[Philly Q]

Nice Music Men!  :)

[noodleplugerine]

Nice Music Men!  :)

It's Music Mans!

[Philly Q]

Nice Music Men!  :)

It's Music Mans!

Music Mans, Music schmans.  Tomayto, tomarto.  I like 'em anyway.