kidblast Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 So, I confessed to all that in the "Fender Gas" topic that I was getting sweaty palms of during the last few months for a new American Standard Strat. digging the idea of Fat 50's pickups, and a maple fretboard, (where as my other strat has rosewood, with Texas Specials.. -- and it is a great guitar) and now, I have yet again, succumbed, surrendered, given in, oh the evils of GAS, and.. and.. and... (the 36 mos. 0% interest).. When I approached the beautiful Mrs. Blast about my conundrum, she replied "Well, why don't you just do it before that promo ends..." (fender rarely goes for these 0% promos for much more than 6 months) it was all this poh' boy could do.. Bence, don't say I told you so mkay? should be here on Monday.. aint she purrrrrdy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pippy Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 That's a whole lotta nice wood, KB! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloon Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 .. aint she purrrrrdy?? YES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Damned purdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hello Ray! It's indeed very very nice! Congratulations! Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Nice!! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Kid...thats GRRRRREAT!! I hope it brings you years of enjoyment and "in tune" playing. She is a beaut!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidl Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Dang that Purdy. Maple board = butter. Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow - that is an awesome finish!! The good news is sweetwater photos are always spot on too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Besautiful finish, must be nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thanks guys! I usually don't look forward to Monday's... but this coming Monday, yea.. c'mon Fed-EX!! I'll let you all know my first impressions.. if it plays/sounds as good as it looks -- winner,winner, chicken dinner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Oh man!!!! That's a beauty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Guitar Gallery strikes again! Nice Strat. Great grain on the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Fantastic grain, great finish, and you're happy sharing your life with your wonderful Mrs. Blast. Congrats on it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Mac Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 So, I confessed to all that in the "Fender Gas" topic that I was getting sweaty palms of during the last few months for a new American Standard Strat. digging the idea of Fat 50's and now, I have yet again, succumbed, surrendered, given in, oh the evils of GAS, and.. and.. and... (the 36 mos. 0% interest).. Me too!!! I got the Line6 DT50 & Pod HD500X ordered to make the 1-week only limited time offer for that financing on my Sweetwater Platinum card... I just couldn't pass up that opportunity to make the purchase of my Line6 modeling rig I've been looking to get... While in general I've hated the thought of a modeling amp with digital effects, my reasearch on the Line6 DT & it's matching control and interaction with the Pod HD500X to give you a faithful reproduction of the sounds of dozens of the greatest amps throughout history, it is a fine amp worthy of gigging and performace in it's own right as a real and quality tube amp! I just can't afford to buy all the amps I'd like to try out and this is as close as I'm ever going to get to many of the ones I'd like to try for myself. I can't wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 I know Jim,, what the heck... how are we supposed to just look the other way when they offer promos like this. It's a conspiracy,, and ya know what -- I LOVE IT!!! Good score on that rig.. Hope it ROCKS your world man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Very nice score!! I have a Sienna burst too, I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Very nice score!! I have a Sienna burst too, I love it. Hi Bill, since it's a standard (from your signature) I guess it's loaded up with fat 50s? How do you like them? I do know, from the few times I tried my friends strat with them, I loved them. (his has a rosewood board which will darken the tone a tad) so it was either replace the texas specials in my existing strat (which I don't want to do cuz I like them too) or... pick up this.. the "Pick up this" option apparently won hands down.. (as Shrek noted.. God bless Mrs Blast who never utters a disparaging word when I get the itch..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 So, I confessed to all that in the "Fender Gas" topic that I was getting sweaty palms of during the last few months for a new American Standard Strat. digging the idea of Fat 50's pickups, and a maple fretboard, (where as my other strat has rosewood, with Texas Specials.. -- and it is a great guitar) and now, I have yet again, succumbed, surrendered, given in, oh the evils of GAS, and.. and.. and... (the 36 mos. 0% interest).. When I approached the beautiful Mrs. Blast about my conundrum, she replied "Well, why don't you just do it before that promo ends..." (fender rarely goes for these 0% promos for much more than 6 months) it was all this poh' boy could do.. Bence, don't say I told you so mkay? should be here on Monday.. aint she purrrrrdy?? Very nice kid... Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I love the Fat 50s pups. They are fat without losing that Strat tone, kind of an SRV vibe more so than the Texas Specials IMHO. I changed out the pick guard with a white purloid one and swapped out the tuners for some Fender locking. Otherwise I would not change a thing. Its an awesome axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 I love the Fat 50s pups. They are fat without losing that Strat tone, kind of an SRV vibe more so than the Texas Specials IMHO. I changed out the pick guard with a white purloid one and swapped out the tuners for some Fender locking. Otherwise I would not change a thing. Its an awesome axe. EXCELLENT!!!!! A lot of folks seem to really dig these pups. thanks for the encouraging words Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Nice one Kid (and Jimi too) - what great deal. For I guess about the price of a couple of beers a week or a pack of smokes or whatever in 3 years you've paid it off and at no interest ! Even just a gig every 3 months or so would pay it off. I hope it works out for the retailer too as its a good way to help people into good guitars and amps they might not otherwise be able to get - equipment people then keep for years/decades rather than having to buy stuff they know they'll probably be dumping at a loss before too long. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Ain't my choice of guitars, but I'll tell you this, you've a keeper in Mrs. Blast. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 great score KB !! love the burst! ain't Sweetwater grand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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