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Dmoney

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Back up all you strat purists
« on: April 11, 2012, 11:43:08 PM »
So here is the strat I got. I'm pleased because it has lots of features I wanted to have on a strat, and since I don't have to mess about modding a strat to get them or going down the custom route, then this is cool enough for me! I can understand why a big strat fan might not dig it, but I was after something practical and flexible, as well as 'different' to have fun with. This is all totally stock.



Wilkinson Roller Nut. Currently strung with 10's, which is what I use, but this won't fit anything heavier.


Locking tuners



Blue, Silver, and Red Lace Sensors, Master Vol, Tone for the Neck pup, TBX tone control for Middle and Bridge.


Neck tilt adjust on the pocket there.


Hipshot Tremsetter factory installed!



Not had much change to play it yet. It's fairly weighty which I like! sounded great earlier. It also has a swimming pool route under the guard, so I'm going to load up some pick guards and chop and change when I get bored or want a new sound. Super flexible. it should be robust as far as tuning stability goes. feels like a real workhorse.

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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2012, 12:02:20 AM »
Doesn't put me off! It's a very nice Strat Plus, with all the features for tuningstability. I'm not a big fan of the Lace Sensors, but they aren't cr@p either. Easy to change them in the future. Have fun with it.
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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2012, 12:58:05 AM »
I like it!  Do you know what year it is?  I'm guessing early '90s since it has the satin-finished tuners.

Never mind the purists, I had an '89 Strat Plus Deluxe which was the best (Fender) Strat I've ever owned.  And the only one I really regret selling.
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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2012, 02:09:59 AM »
I approve of this thread.

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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2012, 04:27:33 AM »
That looks great! Alder, right? I didn't know that Wilkinson made a rolling nut, but that combined with the locking tuners and the two point trem should make for a really stable system, not to mention the tremsetter's added help. Speaking of which, how does the tremsetter feel? Is there an obvious bump or click when returning to neutral, and how does it change the action of the trem itself?

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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2012, 04:51:18 AM »
I've always really liked these.. I don't like natural and would want a colour though.
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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 05:43:09 AM »
I've always really liked these.. I don't like natural and would want a colour though.

I'm no big fan of natural strats either. Apart from that it looks good to me. Gongrats to you.
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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2012, 07:08:48 AM »
Yep, that'll do nicely.
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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2012, 08:32:37 AM »
Can't see the pics at work... but there's a few "purists" have already shown their approval, so I'm guessing I might like it too :D.

I do like natural strats, so I'm looking forward to seeing the pics...
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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2012, 09:00:23 AM »
Looks great to me, a Strat with improvements  :)

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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2012, 09:29:57 AM »
I've always wanted one of these as well as the Strat Plus Ultra.

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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2012, 09:42:10 AM »
Looks good to me. Very similar to my working guitar (a MIJ Charvel Strat which is basically a strat with a 100% functionality). Should be great for smooth gigging. Enjoy!

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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2012, 10:01:06 AM »
Actually I did sort of the same with MXG Custom Strat: Sperzels, rollernut etc. Now it stays in tune.
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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 11:29:10 AM »
thanks guys!
I like the natural finish, but on the guitars like this which are usually 70's type. Tele customs, P-bass, etc... I prefer them to have black plates rather than white.
I'm guessing since it weighs a fair bit it's Ash bodied.

The tuning stability isn't there yet as I noticed last night, but there are lots of winds around the tuners, which defeats the point of them locking, and the guy I picked it up from had never opened the trem cavity and didn't know if the tremsetter was in there, so it's going to need a bit of setting up to get that all working as it should.


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Re: Back up all you strat purists
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2012, 11:55:53 AM »
it's absolute ash.
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