brad1 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 It's a 2017 Standard Strat HSS Plus Top. It's a Tobacco Burst finish with a Pau Ferro fretboard. It's just like rct's. Only thing different is the finish. I LOVE IT!!! Sounds great! The only thing I have to compare it to is my 1996 Traditional Strat. And they are very different guitars. The 96 is made of poplar, maple fretboard, all single coils. They have made some improvements since 96. The single coils are much quieter for one, and a few other minor things. Unlike rct, I like the vibrato arm on and fully floating. I almost enjoy setting the system up. And on both of my Strats the guitar stays in tune well and causes me no frustration at all. I guess I just got lucky. I never thought of myself as a "Strat Guy". But I may be changing my mind soon. This guitar is so versatile. I can play just about anything on it and it sounds good. I am having fun playing it unplugged a lot too because it resonates so nicely. Anyway....here are the required pics Sweetwater Pic Guard Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerad12 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Nice score. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Sweet.. And its got a humbucker.. Perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Something wrong with that bridge pickup. It looks suspiciously like a humbucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Something wrong with that bridge pickup. It looks suspiciously like a humbucker. lol...............HUMBUCKERS HAPPEN! Nice Guitar!!! NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyGhost Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Super neat. Enjoy. A different git of course but I lurve my American Standard Shawbucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 It's a 2017 Standard Strat HSS Plus Top. It's a Tobacco Burst finish with a Pau Ferro fretboard. It's just like rct's. Only thing different is the finish. I LOVE IT!!! Sounds great! The only thing I have to compare it to is my 1996 Traditional Strat. And they are very different guitars. The 96 is made of poplar, maple fretboard, all single coils. They have made some improvements since 96. The single coils are much quieter for one, and a few other minor things. Unlike rct, I like the vibrato arm on and fully floating. I almost enjoy setting the system up. And on both of my Strats the guitar stays in tune well and causes me no frustration at all. I guess I just got lucky. I never thought of myself as a "Strat Guy". But I may be changing my mind soon. This guitar is so versatile. I can play just about anything on it and it sounds good. I am having fun playing it unplugged a lot too because it resonates so nicely. Anyway....here are the required pics Sweetwater Pic Guard Cat Wow. A pus*y magnet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Wow. A pus*y magnet! ������ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Very nice too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I like that finish - looks great on a Strat...and given it also looks like my fingers after a rehearsal session smoking roll-yer-owns they seem to have mastered the tobacco burst! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibson Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Beautiful top on that. I got an American Professinal with vmod single coils. Everyone should have a Strat and tele in the corral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Nice! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 looks very nice. quite similar to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 looks very nice. quite similar to mine. Yes indeed! Your strat looks great! Put a white pickguard and a different bridge/tremolo and ours would look just about the same! I like that bridge/tremolo by the way. Is your fretboard pau ferro or rosewood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I actually got it with a parchment sss setup but found this hss setup with the S1 switch it has 3rd gen noiseless singles and the “atomic” humbucker.. This was the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Mine is the paufero.i have had it a couple months. The Babicz bridge is a big improvement....especially as I wasted the stock one trying something that did not work out. The super vee blade runner is very good as well. I’m making a thicker neck for it as the stock is really thin for my hands. But I love the strat. The MIM (Mexican) strats are the best bang for the dollar I’ve seen in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 One more for the tobacco road! Flaming tobacco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darling67 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Nice Strat! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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