Gibson CS Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 was talking with a baseball coach today long story short i bought a 1984 fender american strat for 200 bucks its low action, and bright singlecoil tone- though nice and hendrix-y, cant hold a candle to any gibson but damn what a deal its a 57 reissue, american made, and for being non-gibson its pretty nice, wen im in the mood for it so should i flip it, or keep it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 200 bucks???!!!! holy crap! that's HELLA nice for any price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Great score, Jesse! Amazing, really. Always good to have a "Strat" around. Congrats! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers galore Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 SWEET! Keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Wow! That's an incredible deal! I have an American 57 RI Strat too and I love that guitar; it probably gets played more than any other I own. I replaced the pups in mine though; the stock neck and middle sound great, but the stock bridge pup is insanely bright so I dropped in a custom set by Don Mare. It looks like the pups were replaced in your guitar too. Here's mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Depends.... I kept my "Great Strat Deal". If you need the cash, let her go... otherwise that is one beautiful guitar.... I'd keep it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I agree with Chan. Unless you really need the cash, keep it. Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 should i flip it' date=' or keep it[/quote'] If you don't already have a Strat and don't need the money, you should keep it. You already have several Les Pauls and, realistically, how many do you need? As great as Les Pauls are, they can't get the same sounds that a Strat can and vice versa. I played only my Les Paul for well over 10 years before I bought a Strat and I can't believe I hadn't got one much earlier; they're totally different animals and having a different guitar will open you up and inspire you to write and play in new and different ways. If that Strat is anything like mine, it's an excellent guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 More... As I said above, I played only my LP for a very long time before I bought a Strat and, after I bought it, it took a while to come to terms with the guitar. A Strat sounds and feels very different from an LP and it was difficult for me to get used to the guitar, especially the much brighter tone, and so many times I was tempted to replace the bridge pup with something that sounded more like a humbucker. In the end, I'm very glad I decided to let the guitar be what it is - a Strat - and now I just grab the right tool for the job, either the LP or the Strat or whatever other guitar I think will work best. So, what I'm saying is that if this is your first Strat, live with it for a couple of months to see how you like it before you decide to let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Smoke'n deal I say! I picked my '85 Japanese Strat up for $100.00 bucks but its pretty beat up. Never-the-less it plays awesomely and I love that single coil Strat sound for certain songs. I'll never sell mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Flip it, definitely. If you sold it to me for $300 you'd be making a huge profit! Seriously, nice Strat. You got a great deal. A tip to tame that bright bridge pickup that Rich mentioned...I always rewire Strats to put a tone control on the bridge pickup. It's easy to do and makes a huge difference. A few custom models come wired this way,but most stock strats have no tone control on that pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 the case is worth $200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Dude, you must scarf this guitar with the utmost haste, and add it to your stable, for Strats are excellent guitars (although I prefer Telecasters myself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Flip it' date=' definitely. If you sold it to me for $300 you'd be making a huge profit! Seriously, nice Strat. You got a great deal. A tip to tame that bright bridge pickup that Rich mentioned...I always rewire Strats to put a tone control on the bridge pickup. It's easy to do and makes a huge difference. A few custom models come wired this way,but most stock strats have no tone control on that pickup. [/quote'] You know, even with mine rewired like that, I still find that tone control to be fairly useless. What happens with my guitar is that, yes, it rolls off the high frequencies bit rather than just taming the brightness, it makes it sound muddy. Then again, I replaced the stock pickups as they even brighter than what I have in there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Rich, I think thats inherent in all those Fenders. My Telecaster did the same thing, even after swapping pickups (Nuno Hotrail/bridge, Duncan something-or-other/neck). Had a push/pull for the neck to split it, made that pickup worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 You know' date=' even with mine rewired like that, I still find that tone control to be fairly useless. What happens with my guitar is that, yes, it rolls off the high frequencies bit rather than just taming the brightness, it makes it sound muddy. Then again, I replaced the stock pickups as they even brighter than what I have in there now.[/quote'] Yeah that can muddiness happen. Mine works well with the tone on 5 or 6 if the volume is full up (which it usually is). Also if the pots are 500k it can be exceedingly bright. I figure since it's a nicer strat they would be 250k. If not they should be. I swapped mine and it was like getting a new guitar. No more ice pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 $200?!?! that is an amazing deal! congrats! yea like the older posts, definitely keep it unless you really need the cash which you could def sell back out for way more than u bought it for. maybe i should go to some baseball games and see if anybody's willing to sell me their guitars for ridiculously great prices...good strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 My controls rock. It can get muddy, or VERY clean... I have a single linear tone control and a mid boost/cut control. Perhaps this will help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA_siCkBoy Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I thought I got a good deal when I found a 2001 American Strat at a pawn shop for $350. Definitely a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 i see it like this that nitro cellulose makes for an excellent playing guiar i have an 80s mexican strat that i enjoy, and im gonna miss this strat but if i can get 2 K for it and just hang on to these babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky330 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 More... As I said above' date=' I played only my LP for a very long time before I bought a Strat and, after I bought it, it took a while to come to terms with the guitar. A Strat sounds and feels very different from an LP and it was difficult for me to get used to the guitar, especially the much brighter tone, and so many times I was tempted to replace the bridge pup with something that sounded more like a humbucker. In the end, I'm very glad I decided to let the guitar be what it is - a Strat - and now I just grab the right tool for the job, either the LP or the Strat or whatever other guitar I think will work best. So, what I'm saying is that if this is your first Strat, live with it for a couple of months to see how you like it before you decide to let it go.[/quote'] Hear, hear! Great bargain. I can barely believe it. AND with a case!! God has truly smiled upon you, Jessenoah! This is truly a sign... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCase Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 $200?......... If it sounds / plays well don't EVER get rid off it !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky330 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Rich' date=' I think thats inherent in all those Fenders. My Telecaster did the same thing, even after swapping pickups (Nuno Hotrail/bridge, Duncan something-or-other/neck). Had a push/pull for the neck to split it, made that pickup worse.[/quote'] Hey G&F, I put a set of Bareknuckle 'Yardbird' pickup on my Tele. Oh Mama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 was talking with a baseball coach todaylong story short i bought a 1984 fender american strat for 200 bucks story time im a baseball umpire, i was talking with one of the coaches. i gave him a copy of my demo album, im a pretty well respected umpire, and people always give me a hard time about my hair, then i go through the whole story about rock and roll=image=long hair blah blah so anyway one of the coaches grandfather played guitar, he inherited it-didnt need it i told him it was a nice guitar, upwards of 2 grand, he wasnt using it, and rather i had it, 200 in his hand, POP thats the kinda short story version lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 but if i can get 2 K for it I highly doubt you'll get that much for it. By the looks of it, the pickups have been replaced so it's not all original, you can still buy that model new today for less than $1500 and Fender has made lots of them over the years. You got the deal of a life time, but I wouldn't expect to make a mint off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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