Tman5293 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 As some of you may know, I'm currently in southern California. Today I went on the Fender factory tour. After the tour, we went back to the visitor center/show room. Every guitar on the floor was 20% off. So I found this beautiful American standard strat with the three tone sunburst finish. I sat down and played it a little bit and it was a really nice guitar that played as good as any other strat. But I didn't get that guitar. I saw the build it yourself room while I was playing and put the strat down and took a look in the room. One thing led to another and I ended up building my own sunburst strat with a maple neck, black pick guard, and n3 noiseless pickups. The guitar will have my name and the build date carved into the pick guard as well as engraved on the neck plate. It is by far the most expensive guitar I've ever bought coming in at just short of $1900. They took all the parts I picked and sent them over to the factory for final assembly and the guitar should be at my door in approximately two weeks. I can't wait for it to arrive! I had eight different sunburst bodies to choose from and they all had their own grain patterns. It was a hard choice but I finally went with one that had waves in the grain. Same thing with the neck, a lot to choose from and a hard choice to make. I'll update this thread with pictures when it arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 That's a good idea. It'll be nice to see the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Wow very cool... I wish Gibson would do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Wow very cool... I wish Gibson would do that... If they did, I'm sure they would cost as much as a @#$%n Ferrari.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 If they did, I'm sure they would cost as much as a @#$%n Ferrari.... Dude, if i went to the fender factory, i would just steal some of the strats off the stands and run away haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Dude, if i went to the fender factory, i would just steal some of the strats off the stands and run away haha Good luck with that skippy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Good luck with that skippy..... I would hide in a secret place and play them in a 1000% soundproof room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I would hide in a secret place and play them in a 1000% soundproof room I can see it in the headlines now... "Aussie teeenager steals assorted Fender Stratocaster guitars from the Fender factory in Corona, CA. Local Police found the culprit in an abandoned parking garage playing a rendition of Jimi Hendrix's classic, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)". He tried to lamb, but they cheesed him!" (first one to post where I got that from gets a plus!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Enjoy man bet it plays and sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I can see it in the headlines now... "Aussie teeenager steals assorted Fender Stratocaster guitars from the Fender factory in Corona, CA. Local Police found the culprit in an abandoned parking garage playing a rendition of Jimi Hendrix's classic, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)". He tried to lamb, but they cheesed him!" (first one to post where I got that from gets a plus!) Lemme guess, you made it up in your head, but i too can see it in the headlines, but i would set the place with high maximum security so i can keep on rocking at high volumes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I would hide in a secret place and play them in a 1000% soundproof room Good luck, the TSA cavity searches everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 . Really looking forward to seeing pics of your new beauty. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Wow very cool... I wish Gibson would do that... I would think it would be kinda difficult, considering most if not all Gibsons these days are set-neck guitars. With bolt-on's you can just swap necks and bodies until you find the one you like. You can't exactly glue in a set neck in under a minute, try it out then unglue it. And building a custom guitar like that without feeling the neck While it's attached to the body is like buying a car without turning it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 He tried to lamb, but they cheesed him!" (first one to post where I got that from gets a plus!) Kramer, Seinfeld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Woa, I didn't know they had that. That's pretty awesome. I'm imagining my dream Tele right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 I have no idea how I'm going to wait two weeks for it. I want it so badly! Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll finish it early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Kramer, Seinfeld Giddy up! That episode is one of my favorites (and I'm a self-confessed Seinfeld nut!)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Lemme guess, you made it up in your head, but i too can see it in the headlines, but i would set the place with high maximum security so i can keep on rocking at high volumes No, I got it from "The Little Kicks" episode of Seinfeld. Kramer says it to Jerry when talking about George trying to bootleg a movie to impress a woman (he thought he was a basa$$) and the police caught him......Do you get Seinfeld over in Australia? Or is there some other version? Buxom is right, the TSA cavity searches everyone...:unsure: And in every place.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Buxom is right, the TSA cavity searches everyone...:unsure: And in every place.... "Sir, your urethra could contain a gun. We need to inspect it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 "Sir, your urethra could contain a gun. We need to inspect it." "Kidney stones, now this?!?!?!?" Oh, and it doesn't contain a gun, it IS the gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 "Kidney stones, now this?!?!?!?" "His body evolved to create his own bullets... We need to confiscate the gun..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 "His body evolved to create his own bullets... We need to confiscate the gun..." :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 :unsure: "Hand me those previously confiscated safety scissors..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Nice thread steal guys. You know they have private messages where you can have your random conversations right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Nice thread steal guys. You know they have private messages where you can have your random conversations right? These are "private" messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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