new strat!!!!

[Joeydego]

another 56 reissue, this one with AA flame neck, it looks 3D in real life, the picks dont do it justice.

[The_Sentry]

Wow.....Gorgeous color!!!

[zplapplap]

Hey now.

[Joeydego]

I went in to play the roadworns, and tried the 60's 1st. the rosewood felt good, and the fretwork was better than expected. It played well, but didnt SOUND very good. not STRATY at all, more like 300 dollar ibanez. The highs didnt sparkle, plucking on the low E had no punch (thru a twin on 6!). It was also VERY light, not just for a strat, but for a guitar in general. The relicing was A1. Top noch job on that, very authentic. I figured maybe I got a dud, so I tried the 50's (maple fretboard/neck). a little brighter, but same issues I had with the other one were still there. Played well, but no uumph. I asked to play this red custom shop R56, because Ive played it before and KNEW it played and sounded great. 1st off, double the volume right off the bat. Heavier, surer playing, SOUNDED like a strat thru a twin reverb ought to. sat there for half hour and doodled, hopelessly doing my best SRV imitation in the 1st position. God this guitar ROCKED! every pickup sounds great and is useful. so the tag had 2699. no way. but 1 year finance. Stioll too much money. Long story short, walked away paying 1900 bucks. I could have gotten 2 roadworns, but they wouldnt have amounted to half the strat this is.

[Joeydego]

and it complements my other 56 nicely!

[diceman]

Very nice - both of 'em!! I quite like that 2 tone burst!

(I've noticed a bit of hit or miss w/ the Roadworns among the 6 that I've had my hands on - that said, the one I scored is amazing and sounds great!)

[MrWrong]

Congrats, nice figure on that neck!

[Harpozep]

Thanks for your story too, it is the way we should all buy our gear. Play one, then another until one speaks to you. Than haggle on the price. Sounds like a winner in your hands if it engrosses you that much. I remember you playing a strat and a Gibson in a music video you posted way back . You play very well.

Glad to see you with another instrument that will take you places musically, that's what every musician needs, an instrument that inspires them Good work. It took me 20 years to find a Start I liked, I guess I'm hard ta please

[G-Minor]

i noticed the ste is missing in the logo wassaupawitdat

[kspeed]

Love the candy apple red

For a little comparison, here's my oldey's headstock with a birds eye maple neck...

[jomo]

Originally Posted by Joeydego

. Long story short, walked away paying 1900 bucks. I could have gotten 2 roadworns, but they wouldnt have amounted to half the strat this is.

You get it!!!! Yay, someone else understands what I always try to say. I was saying the same thing when I bought my 60 reissue. I played the American standard and didn't like it at all, played the Meximelt strat and is was "okay", I played my C/S 60 and I wouldn't have taken all the American standards and meximelts on the shelf. I could have bought 2.5 Americans and like 4 mexistrats. Now I've decided I only like those tuners and bridge.
Congrats on the C/S brother, maybe we need to start a "snob club"

[diceman]

Originally Posted by G-Minor

i noticed the ste is missing in the logo wassaupawitdat

i did a bad thing at gc

[G-Minor]

oh well ur just the orst kind of person

[jomo]

Originally Posted by G-Minor

i noticed the ste is missing in the logo wassaupawitdat

Prolly some punk ass kid at the guitar shop rubbed on it. Some people do stupid crap like that. It's still a cool ass guitar and all that matters is how it plays and sounds.

Originally Posted by G-Minor

oh well ur just the orst kind of person

Edit: I just noticed this, what do you mean? What's an "orst"

[G-Minor]

worst*

[coldsteal2]

Beautiful neck

I have a neck just like that on my 62 Reissue Jazz Bass
nitro finish to

[Joeydego]

Played my "stratocar!" for 5 hours today, breaking it in right. Damn. really, just damn. Its almost not fair. When you find the right guitar its like poetry.

[LiveOak]

Great score!

My '02 American Series is also chrome red, LOVE that color.

Strats are great guitars, been playing them since the late 1960's.

However, my '06 LP Std is my main squeeze right now

[jomo]

Originally Posted by Joeydego

Played my "stratocar!" for 5 hours today, breaking it in right. Damn. really, just damn. Its almost not fair. When you find the right guitar its like poetry.

"Stratocar" I love that. I have a 91 Nissan truck in the driveway just to take the recycling to the whatchcallit and it's worth less than almost any guitar I have and would trust it cross Country.

I may have told you before but I hated Strats a year ago. I got a wild hair one day, played a bunch, came home with one. Now I have the C/S and the "Blackie" and love them.

[Leumas]

Congrats man, sounds like a great fiddle. I'll check out the CS next time I'm at the shop...I love my MIM Strat (w/ SD's) it plays real nice, and now you guys have inspired me to try out the cream of the crop. I may hate you for this....

[jomo]

Originally Posted by Leumas

Congrats man, sounds like a great fiddle. I'll check out the CS next time I'm at the shop...I love my MIM Strat (w/ SD's) it plays real nice, and now you guys have inspired me to try out the cream of the crop. I may hate you for this....

Seriously, you just may hate us if you play the right one. I have played a couple C/S' that were turds so don't give up if that happens. When you play the right one, your toes will curl. My buddy that works at Gruhn in Nashville played mine one night and didn't want to give it back. He said (and I quote) "I play different guitars every day and NEVER have I played one that felt this right, it is unreal!!!"

[Joeydego]

Originally Posted by jomo

"Stratocar" I love that. I have a 91 Nissan truck in the driveway just to take the recycling to the whatchcallit and it's worth less than almost any guitar I have and would trust it cross Country.

I may have told you before but I hated Strats a year ago. I got a wild hair one day, played a bunch, came home with one. Now I have the C/S and the "Blackie" and love them.

I hated strats and Pauls for 15 years, from the age of 15 since I strated playing. I just never got it. It was pointy guitars for me. I still own ONE Ibanez, but thats it. Only because its rare and has some sentimental value. I hunger for guitars with killer TONE now. Shredability is secondary. I shred just as well on a paul. you gotta love that clapton strat. I have it in white and its such a good guitar. I bet youre glad you didnt move it. I strung up this red CS strat today, and gave it a thorough cleaning. It had 4 years of Guitar Center grime on it, I had to use bug and tar remover on the pickguard. the plastic covering on the pickguard was faded into the plastic a bit, and the dust was kind of imbedded into the plastic. VERY hard to get out, but the bug and tar gunk did a great job. a LOT of pump cleaner and rounded off with virtuoso, and I got a GREAT deal on the best strat I ever played. Question. Will the 5 way switch simply give me 2 more tonal options without changing the tone whatsoever of the three positions I currently have?

[Joeydego]

Originally Posted by Leumas

Congrats man, sounds like a great fiddle. I'll check out the CS next time I'm at the shop...I love my MIM Strat (w/ SD's) it plays real nice, and now you guys have inspired me to try out the cream of the crop. I may hate you for this....

ummm, yea. you will likely walk out with one. HAGGLE YOUR ARSE OFF! I got 2700 down to 1900 because this piece had been in the store so long and had a blem or 2. Its a buyers market, they NEED the sale.

[Leumas]

Originally Posted by Joeydego

Will the 5 way switch simply give me 2 more tonal options without changing the tone whatsoever of the three positions I currently have?

Thanks for the pics and the review. Are you asking about the positions on the pickup switch?

[Joeydego]

Originally Posted by Leumas

Thanks for the pics and the review. Are you asking about the positions on the pickup switch?

yes, currently has a 3 way. Will the 5 way change the tone in any way of the 3 original positions?

[Leumas]

Originally Posted by Joeydego

yes, currently has a 3 way. Will the 5 way change the tone in any way of the 3 original positions?

Oh hell, I hadn't even thought of that, it IS a 56 RI so I should have known. Truthfully I don't know. I have heard stories of players jamming matchbooks in the switch so it would stick in what is now the 2 and 4 positions though. Sorry I couldn't help on that one.

[Joeydego]

its cool, man. It came with a 5 way switch which Id like to put in, but NOT if I will alter the tone it has now.

[KP Willits]

Neck and headstock are fabulous... nice score.

[classic]

That red colour isn't my thing actually ... but that wonderful neck ... Congrats!!

[charliejg]

Very nice Strat. There is something about that red color that makes it look like it is screaming even when it's on the stand. Speaking of the stand: Where did you get those specialized socks to protect the guitar from scratches. I hope the aren't stinkin' up the thang!