pippy Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Ah well. After so many years of denial I finally allowed myself to be re-united with 'The Dark Side'. Cookie's lovely Sienna Burst post was the last straw. I'd been thinking about getting one for a wee while now and had tried out a few but I knew my choice would inevitably be a Lake-Placid Blue '62 style with Rosewood board. It just had to be. The oddest thing about it is that even although it's been seven years snce I sold my beloved '64 the neck on this one feels exactly the same. Uncannily so. Very Spooky. It really felt like 'Coming Home'. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Nice Pippy! I love the '62 in a Lake Placid Blue. But that would be my second choice after Sea Foam Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 HA ! Pippy caved ! ! ! Man, she looks great. And I gotta say, the Strat products of the last few years have been outstanding. When I go to a shop and play a few, they all feel great - American, MIM, whatever. Sounds like your very happy, so good for you. Congrats on another beauty for that stunning collection of yours. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 happy NGD pippy! very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Congrats Pippy... It's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codename Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I ordered a sonic blue classic player 60's 6 weeks ago and still waiting. Getting GAS real bad and my local Gibson dealer has a 61 RI SG and a cherry LP Traditional plus in store. Would rather a Les Paul but not big on the 50's neck . Might go try out the SG today. Is that a US made strat pippy? My second choice was a MIM the same as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Nice Pippy. Congrats on the new Strat. Love the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Beauty! Great color! How does it compare tonewise to your vintage Strat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thanks, All, for your kind replies. I really do appreciate them. As far as those who have either raised a point or else had a question or two I'll try to answer them in order; Cali; The '64 I had was L-P Blue and that was the only reason I knew the new one was going to be the same. Your Sea Foam Green Tele is truly stunning but not an option for me! As LP (well, Mary Ford at any rate) sang; 'I Surrender, Dear!" I'm glad I caved! All the Strats I played were near flawless. I tried out the Squier Classic Vibe (seriously brilliant value for money and highly recommended!); MIM Fender Classic '60s (which I bought); Fender Classic Player and Fender Hot Rod. I chose the Mexican-made 'Classic '60s' as it is practically identical in specs to the '64 I had. The Squier, whilst a wonderful player, had electrics which are not quite up to the standard of the 'woodwork' part of the deal. The 'Classic Player' has a 2-point rather than 6-point vibrato bridge and, I think, more modern tuners. The Hot Rod, whilst being a superb player, has a more Gibson-like fingerboard profile and Jumbo frets - neither of which I really wanted on 'my' guitar. Tone-wise it sounds slightly more 'Vintage' than my '64 did. The p-ups are quite weak - which is a good thing - but perhaps a little bit too weak? I had a very early '57 reissue in the early '80s and, from memory, it sounds identical to how that sounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Pippy, I'd rock that strat all day long if I had it. Here's to many a good jam with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Sure sure blame meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Your welcome lol. Eventually I'm getting me one of those in sonic blue just like John and George got back in 65. Nice score PIp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thats sexy. Close up shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Awesome, Strats are awesome machines, glad you like the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recsec Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Very Nice, I love the color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Again, thanks all. Thats sexy. Close up shot? "Your wish is my command"; Body; 'Board; Peghead; P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 . Slurp . . . . . Oh man, that color really pops in the close up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Wow, im starting to regret asking. That is one hell of a guitar, its a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Fender knows how to make a "vintage" guitar better than an origional. How do they do that? hmmm....could there be a lesson here for other guitar makers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanityVSchaos Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Congrats on the new Strat! Is that a mint green pickguard? It looks nice against the placid blue as well as the rosewood fretboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Nice score and color there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barton8367 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 that is a beautiful guitar!! you must be very proud!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yet another happy Strat owner. It's great to see! They are fine guitars. I can't stop staring at it. The color is out of this world. Hmm, now you got me thinking, Does a Tele come in that color??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Lake Placid Blue is very nice color on a Stratocaster. Just like Sunburst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 If I got a strat, I would get an American Vintage '62 also. I have the American Vintage '62 Pbass. Your strat looks fantastic. The color. Love the mint pickguard and knobs and pups. And the fingerboard wood is beautiful. Does the back of the neck feel flatter, and less rounded than your average strat? My '62 Pbass feels very flat, which I like. Was wondering if the strats are the same way. Congrats. That's a lifetime keeper. No go play it til you relic that puppy. Maybe there is a sunburst finish underneath like the originals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yeessss, yyeesss......Now run it through a Blackface Twin and your Journey toward the Dark Side will be complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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