I just picked this one up on Sunday.

StrangerNY · 09-09-2008, 04:42 PM

'03 Mexican Strat, re-wired, with Duncan Scorcher Rails.

I've never seen a Strat in that matte purple before, but it looks like a factory paint job.

Plays great, sounds hotter than stock. Happy me.

- D

***b-squared*** · 09-09-2008, 04:46 PM

Looks like a rocker.

Nice color as well.

BB

StrangerNY · 09-09-2008, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b-squared

Looks like a rocker.

Nice color as well.

BB

Thanks.

I have two other Strats (and a parts Strat that I don't really count), both rosewood. I have a heavily-modded Squier Butterscotch Blonde Tele and a '51 Modified, both with maple, and they gave me the bug to get a maple Strat.

When I got it, I played it and thought it had .009s on it. I re-strung it with a set of .010s, and it played exactly the same. Nice and slinky.

- D

***b-squared*** · 09-09-2008, 04:56 PM

Gotta like that. I have one Strat nowadays, and I keep 11s on it.

Makes my Gibbies feel like warm budda.

BB

stryker59 · 09-09-2008, 04:57 PM

sweet!!

StrangerNY · 09-09-2008, 05:17 PM

Thx, Stryker.

When i got it, it had matching tortoise shell pickguard and trem cavity cover. The pickguard didn't look great with such a dark guitar, so I got a replacement white one.

I think the black pups and knobs look cool against the white. I get to rehearse with it tomorrow night, and i want to hear how it sounds when i really open it up. I tried it through my studio setup (kidney bean POD through monitors), but I want to hear it through real tubes at real volume.

- D

MrWrong · 09-09-2008, 06:08 PM

Good lookin' Strat, congrats!

Eggy · 09-09-2008, 06:39 PM

That looks like a lot of fun.
I've recently taken to using rails on the bridge of both my Strats.

StrangerNY · 09-09-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eggy

That looks like a lot of fun.
I've recently taken to using rails on the bridge of both my Strats.

First time I've ever tried them. I have a couple of old DiMarzio stacks on one of my other Strats, but these are different.

They should sound pretty cool through my Crate. My other guitars are going to get a run for their money with this one, for sure.

- D

Cross Roads · 09-10-2008, 12:19 PM

Might be what Fender called Midnight Blue
I've got a MIM tele from 96 that color.

StrangerNY · 09-10-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cross Roads

Might be what Fender called Midnight Blue
I've got a MIM tele from 96 that color.

I just did a quick Google image search - that looks like the color, all right.

Thanks for pointing it out. I was mystified as to what the color actually was.

- D

brettk7 · 09-16-2008, 11:38 PM

That is in fact a factory color! They had one in one of my local shops awhile ago. Looked fantastic!

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StrangerNY Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 1,005 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	I just picked this one up on Sunday. '03 Mexican Strat, re-wired, with Duncan Scorcher Rails. I've never seen a Strat in that matte purple before, but it looks like a factory paint job. Plays great, sounds hotter than stock. Happy me. - D __________________ Guitars: Gibson/Fender/Epiphone/Squier/Ibanez/Dot On Shaft/Turser/Line 6/Takamine/MSA/Washburn Amps: Marshall/Crate/Laney/Line 6/Guitar Research

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StrangerNY Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 1,005 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Re: I just picked this one up on Sunday. Thx, Stryker. When i got it, it had matching tortoise shell pickguard and trem cavity cover. The pickguard didn't look great with such a dark guitar, so I got a replacement white one. I think the black pups and knobs look cool against the white. I get to rehearse with it tomorrow night, and i want to hear how it sounds when i really open it up. I tried it through my studio setup (kidney bean POD through monitors), but I want to hear it through real tubes at real volume. - D __________________ Guitars: Gibson/Fender/Epiphone/Squier/Ibanez/Dot On Shaft/Turser/Line 6/Takamine/MSA/Washburn Amps: Marshall/Crate/Laney/Line 6/Guitar Research

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