bluesguitar65 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Well, the UPS just delivered this baby today, American Special Strat in candy apple red. I got it for $700 shipped, new with gigbag. Its a three piece body, I thought the Specials were made of four piece. I've seen many sunburst with four piece bodies. My 2007 Highway One three tone burst is a three piece, I guess Fender is making the lower end USA made guitars with more than three pieces now. I also have a American special tele, white color. By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hey those last two pictures are pretty cool. You're gettin all artistic on us. I dig that big fat headstock. Hope you enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hey those last two pictures are pretty cool. You're gettin all artistic on us. I dig that big fat headstock. Hope you enjoy it LOL! Yea, I was in the artistic mode. Yes, I'm really enjoying my new strat. I think every Gibson owner should have at least a strat or tele in their arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I agree. I'm sure you already know how much I love the tele though. Btw how's that fuzz face treatin you now that you've had a little time with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Very nice pics....!! I agree...everybody who can, should treat themselves to at least one Tele and one Strat.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Rose Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 ahh gorgeous beasts!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congrats on the Starto!!! Love the candy apple color....enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Tasty! Gotta love a good strat I'm a sucker for red guitars too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 I agree. I'm sure you already know how much I love the tele though. Btw how's that fuzz face treatin you now that you've had a little time with it? The JB fuzzface is sweat, but I have been playing the Lovepedal eternity burst at the moment. That eternity burst has that very warm, woody tone to it that I have not heard on any drive pedal before. It just makes you want to play. I will soon post a demo on both, perhaps a shootout. By bluesguitar65 at 2011-09-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 . Cool finish color. Congrats. . B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Well, the UPS just delivered this baby today, American Special Strat in candy apple red. I got it for $700 shipped, new with gigbag. Its a three piece body, I thought the Specials were made of four piece. I've seen many sunburst with four piece bodies. My 2007 Highway One three tone burst is a three piece, I guess Fender is making the lower end USA made guitars with more than three pieces now. I also have a American special tele, white color. NICE. CAR is one of my favorite Fedner colors, I hope you enjoy that thing a long time to come. So ok, I don't know when or how, but somewhere along the way, the number of pieces of wood a guitar body is made of became...something. I don't know what, it sounds very John Ou-ish, from the old days of HCGF, so I'll get cranky about it here and now and be done with it for this year probably. #1. More pieces of guitar body = better. It's the way it is. Any booteek guy making them out of one piece has to take certain steps to ensure the wood is as dried to perfection as possible. One piece of wood can curl even a tiny bit, and that is very bad for finish. For production line guitars, you definitely don't want to rely on single pieces. If you've ever looked at old Fedners you'll find lots of single pieces, and everyone of course immediately gets all over how great all them old guitars were. Some were. Some weren't. Making blanks out of pieces is and was a way to over come the curling that a single piece, especially strat shaped could do. #2. That guy looks at his sheet in the morning to see what he is making, that is, what are we tooled up for today. He has a number of things to get done in a day that is expected. He goes over to the blanks pallet and gets some strats. He doesn't care how many pieces they are. He doesn't stop and count pieces to match whatever "series" of guitar he is making. The pallet has the blanks the company wants to use today, they've been glued up and set, he'll make a guitar out of them, whether they are shaped or not. In the later 70's they were using single pieces of some garbage alder they found prolly in a dump. Those guitars are famous today for losing their platic-y top coat, usually the store guy will tell you that the last joker that used it played with no shirt on, and the sweat got under the finish, blah blah blahditty blah. Right. So it's vintage, man, and worth 1500 for a 79 fixer upper. It isn't. Them guitars got sealed in whatever early polyester finishes they were trying out, and then they curled just a tad and popped the top coat off, which then allowed ordinary humidity under the finish, which always pushes the paint off the wood. Always. So folks, enjoy your guitars. Don't obsess over the number of pieces. And don't assign some weird internet "quality" or "tier" or "low-end vs top end" thingy to the number of pieces. If the Customme Shoppe ever makes you one, you'll get a great education in what makes a great guitar, and for the most part, the number of pieces has nothing to do with it. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Cool Strats man. I freakin' love when they put the bigger 70's headstocks on 'em. Super cool. Nice photos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I agree...everybody who can, should treat themselves to at least one Tele and one Strat.... Strats are not a treat. They are a tone liability. Even though I hate Strats, I really dig the seventies style shark fin headstock on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Strats are not a treat. They are a tone liability. I actually agree with this. I've had strat issues since I started playing. My current strat has been mine for 9 years now, and that's twice as long as I've ever owned a strat. But sometimes, that very tone liability is exactly the treat yer record needs! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vourot Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Great colour. Those guitars would seem to be good value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 beautiful looking strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Nice, love that large headstock too and the nut width at 1.6875". Does the neck have rolled edges? if so, those necks are so comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 But sometimes, that very tone liability is exactly the treat yer record needs! I would say use a Jaguar or Tele, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I would say use a Jaguar or Tele, but that's just me. Same here. I've got love for the Jazzmaster and Mustang too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Same here. I've got love for the Jazzmaster and Mustang too. Pretty much every Fender but a Strat haha But I feel like a ****, yours is very nice, and as long as you like the tone, man, more power to ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Pretty much every Fender but a Strat haha But I feel like a ****, yours is very nice, and as long as you like the tone, man, more power to ya! i got a Lester 58' VOS to go with that strat now [tongue] By bluesguitar65 at 2011-10-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Wow you've been busy lately with nice guitar purchases. Strat and Les Paul...best one-two punch in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 LOL! Yea, I was in the artistic mode. Yes, I'm really enjoying my new strat. I think every Gibson owner should have at least a strat or tele in their arsenal. Lots of Strats and Teles keep my Gibbys happy....( No need to say how many )...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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