Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 I picked up this 1992 Fender Stratocaster for cheap. (Technically, $25) With a few hours of labor and $40 or so in parts, it's a completely different guitar now. Blue is different in different lights. It's a pretty yellowed Maui Blue.
Ryan H Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Beautiful Strat! Are those Lace Sensors? Or just regular Strat singles with no-hole covers? -Ryan
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 Beautiful Strat! Are those Lace Sensors? Or just regular Strat singles with no-hole covers? -Ryan Laces. To my knowledge, they're original to the guitar as well.
Ryan H Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Laces. To my knowledge, they're original to the guitar as well. Sweet, always wanted to try Laces...they were in the original Clapton strats, before he was supposedly "forced" to change to Fender's "Vintage Noiseless" pickups. -Ryan
LPguitarman Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Ok don't leave us hangin'. How'd you get it for $25.?
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 Ok don't leave us hangin'. How'd you get it for $25.? Trading. 1990 Crate Excalibur Head -> 1996 Fender Stratocaster H/S/H (Plus $25 to a pawn shop) -> 2000 Fernandes FGZ-400 -> 1992 Fender Stratocaster.
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 I got the head for free, btw. Neighbor said if I can get it out of her basement, it's mine.
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 Sweet, always wanted to try Laces...they were in the original Clapton strats, before he was supposedly "forced" to change to Fender's "Vintage Noiseless" pickups. -Ryan I can't really describe how they are. individual notes sound kind of rounded and almost synthy. it's very trippy for cleans. It's actually got a surprisingly fat sound for having laces. I like the way they sound with gain, which is what my real test for a guitar is.
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 Sweet, always wanted to try Laces...they were in the original Clapton strats, before he was supposedly "forced" to change to Fender's "Vintage Noiseless" pickups. -Ryan I can't really describe how they are. individual notes sound kind of rounded and almost synthy. it's very trippy for cleans. It's actually got a surprisingly fat sound for having laces. I like the way they sound with gain, which is what my real test for a guitar is.
Ryan H Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 It's actually got a surprisingly fat sound for having laces. I like the way they sound with gain, which is what my real test for a guitar is. I think that's part of why Clapton chose them. The "Clapton Mid Boost" circuit was his attempt to make his Strat sound more like his 335/Les Paul, so the fatness of the Laces certainly would have aided in that...interesting. -Ryan
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 It doesn't have a mid boost, unless it's there and I just don't know about it. Btw, this is a Korean made Stratocaster.
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 There's just no extra switches, and the wiring is the same as any Stratocaster I've ever looked at under the hood. It's also very well played. In all honesty, this Stratocaster was probably in worse shape than my Guild when I first brought it home.
Ryan H Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 There's just no extra switches, and the wiring is the same as any Stratocaster I've ever looked at under the hood. Oh I know, I was just making comparisons to the Clapton sig Strat. Wasn't saying yours had the mid boost :P -Ryan
rct Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 I think that's part of why Clapton chose them. The "Clapton Mid Boost" circuit was his attempt to make his Strat sound more like his 335/Les Paul, huh. And here I always thought it was his attempt to sound just as bad as you possibly can playing a Strat. rct
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 huh. And here I always thought it was his attempt to sound just as bad as you possibly can playing a Strat. rct
Ryan H Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 huh. And here I always thought it was his attempt to sound just as bad as you possibly can playing a Strat. rct Well, that's why I said "attempt". Never said he succeeded ;) -Ryan
Buxom Posted April 17, 2014 Author Posted April 17, 2014 There was actually a ton wrong with this guitar when I first got it. I realized that I really fixed it up in the few days I've had it.
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