N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat

Pink_Floyd · 10-09-2009, 10:27 PM

After some waiting my 20th Anniversary Masterbuilt Strat has arrived

It is something else although I have not had a lot of time to play as I had to travel to visit my Mother.

More pics tomorrow

MissoulaGriz · 10-09-2009, 11:29 PM

Ouch! That is absolutely amazing.

overdriver · 10-09-2009, 11:33 PM

congrats

Muck Fe · 10-10-2009, 07:37 AM

Congratulations Pink, looking forward to more pics tomorrow.

New guitars are why we get up in the morning isn't it?

Rick.

coldsteal2 · 10-10-2009, 10:14 AM

WOW
arent those like 5 grand!

Pink_Floyd · 10-10-2009, 10:47 AM

Well I managed to get some better pictures taken today, I have to admit I am not a great photographer but I think they are not bad. I got a great deal on this as although new was stock that was sitting since the release in 2007.

The bodies are apparently selected by the master builder and stamped with their initials, in this case, Jason Smith.

The pick ups are Custom Shop '69s in the neck and middle and a Texas Special Bridge. Initialed by Abigal Yabarra.

The headstock features the builders 'stamp'

I was a little weary of buying just a closet classic and not a relic, but I think each builder adds their own character to every piece so you can possibly see the dings etc. It is hard to capture, they are more dents than actual damage and severe scuffs like a relic.

The big headstock

The colour is actually very nice in person, changing from forest green to almost turquoise depending on the light.

Overall I am very very impressed by it, the standard of fretwork has to be seen and felt to be appreciated. The neck is the nicest I have felt on any guitar. Sadly I have yet to properly plug it in as I am visiting my Mother and have no amp, but later today I will get to give it a blast

Olli · 10-10-2009, 11:48 AM

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome

I really dig the color, I bet It´s much nicer in real life!
I´m glad you like it. Nice touch on that body stamp and the pickups. Gotta look under the hood of mine next time I change strings!
Also I´m curious as to how you like the sound with an amp.
Take care and don´t let the strings get cold the next couple of days!

Seven · 10-10-2009, 11:59 AM

Man, that is freakin' sweeeeet.....

jomo · 10-10-2009, 12:36 PM

Very nice.

I am surprised that they didn't use the vintage style tuners and bridge.

Olli · 10-10-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jomo

Very nice.

I am surprised that they didn't use the vintage style tuners and bridge.

Remember my Olympic White Strat?
It´s from the same limited run.
Fender marketing BlaBla on this Model was that they put the most often requested features of all Custom Masterbuilt Strats together into one Model.
Aparently many custom orders included locking tuners and the newer style trem.

Pink_Floyd · 10-10-2009, 03:59 PM

Well I got a couple of nice surprises this evening

Firstly I had noticed that the guitar came fitted with strap locks but I could not find the other parts anywhere. I also noticed the little allen keys were missing, as were the Custom Shop picks. I emailed the dealer who was pretty sure that although it had strap locks you had to buy the strap parts as Fender did not supply them, only the body parts. No big deal I thought and I have allen keys, and picks.

So tonight I started to carefully unwrap all the case candy to inspect it properly. Guess what I found in the little tremolo spring bag? Yep the strap locks, the picks and allan keys

Then I plugged it in......................

Oh my god, this thing rocks

The cleans on the neck are very Gilmour sounding, Shine on You crazy diamond etc. The bridge through my Big Muff absolutely screams. I like playing the solo from Living on a prayer (sad I know) and this nails the harmonics.

I also discovered that the bridge pick up is wired for tone control also.

Great

jomo · 10-10-2009, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pink_Floyd

So tonight I started to carefully unwrap all the case candy to inspect it properly. Guess what I found in the little tremolo spring bag? Yep the strap locks, the picks and allan keys

Oh by the way, they put the picks and allen wrenches in the little envelope for the springs.

Sounds sweet man, I will have a Materbuilt one day. So far I've had four or five Custom Shops but never a Masterbuilt. I have a 15 year old Blackie on it's way to me right now. I found it on Craig's list and the guy is delivering it to my work today.

Pink_Floyd · 10-10-2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jomo

Oh by the way, they put the picks and allen wrenches in the little envelope for the springs.

Sounds sweet man, I will have a Materbuilt one day. So far I've had four or five Custom Shops but never a Masterbuilt. I have a 15 year old Blackie on it's way to me right now. I found it on Craig's list and the guy is delivering it to my work today.

LOL! I know, I just never thought they would put them in with the springs, silly for me not just to look. If I am being honest I would not have thought a few months ago I would have bought a masterbuilt. I had a strat but grew to like my R9 better mainly due to the rosewood fretboard. People online and a few others persuaded me to look at the custom shop stuff and I am very glad I did.

Great news on the blackie

Make sure and post some pics I would love to see it.

jomo · 10-10-2009, 06:40 PM

Just got it a few minutes ago, I will post pics later. I ran the serial # and it's a 1989!! The guy's Mom was friends with a Fender Exec and he got it for him. It has the slightest bit of "finish" or "jeans" etching in it and some of the screws are oxidized, which is actually pretty cool looking on this guitar. It plays very well, but I can't wait to plug it in.

coldsteal2 · 10-11-2009, 06:30 AM

...........Me Want!

Pink_Floyd · 10-13-2009, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

...........Me Want!

That is the problem with guitars, you get one and then one is never enough

coldsteal2 · 10-13-2009, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pink_Floyd

That is the problem with guitars, you get one and then one is never enough

Its like when i was a little kid, i got a new red
wagon it was awesome, but then my neighbor rides
out in a new battery powerd Fire Engine
i wanted it soo bad

Hamtone · 10-21-2009, 03:27 PM

Great looking guitar. The craftsmanship is pretty awesome on those guitars. Its too bad they dont build them like that anyway. Congrats

Muck Fe · 10-22-2009, 07:51 AM

Thanks for the xtra pics PF, beautiful guitar in a beautiful colour.

Congrats again.

Rick.

Pink_Floyd · 10-22-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamtone

Great looking guitar. The craftsmanship is pretty awesome on those guitars. Its too bad they dont build them like that anyway. Congrats

Thanks! Do you mean they should build all like Masterbuilts? I guess I see your point but the only problem might be cost

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muck Fe

Thanks for the xtra pics PF, beautiful guitar in a beautiful colour.

Congrats again.

Rick.

Thanks Rick

10-09-2009, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pink_Floyd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 623 Thanks: 19 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat After some waiting my 20th Anniversary Masterbuilt Strat has arrived It is something else although I have not had a lot of time to play as I had to travel to visit my Mother. More pics tomorrow

10-09-2009, 11:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
MissoulaGriz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Missoula, MT Posts: 171 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Ouch! That is absolutely amazing.

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10-10-2009, 07:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Muck Fe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,546 Thanks: 31 Thanked 123 Times in 13 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Congratulations Pink, looking forward to more pics tomorrow. New guitars are why we get up in the morning isn't it? Rick. __________________ Consumer Advice: Any and all comments made by me are of a dubious nature and should be taken with a big ole grain of salt. Now sporting one less Epiphone guitar and slinging two new Gibson Guitars.

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10-10-2009, 10:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pink_Floyd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 623 Thanks: 19 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Well I managed to get some better pictures taken today, I have to admit I am not a great photographer but I think they are not bad. I got a great deal on this as although new was stock that was sitting since the release in 2007. The bodies are apparently selected by the master builder and stamped with their initials, in this case, Jason Smith. The pick ups are Custom Shop '69s in the neck and middle and a Texas Special Bridge. Initialed by Abigal Yabarra. The headstock features the builders 'stamp' I was a little weary of buying just a closet classic and not a relic, but I think each builder adds their own character to every piece so you can possibly see the dings etc. It is hard to capture, they are more dents than actual damage and severe scuffs like a relic. The big headstock The colour is actually very nice in person, changing from forest green to almost turquoise depending on the light. Overall I am very very impressed by it, the standard of fretwork has to be seen and felt to be appreciated. The neck is the nicest I have felt on any guitar. Sadly I have yet to properly plug it in as I am visiting my Mother and have no amp, but later today I will get to give it a blast

10-10-2009, 11:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Olli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aalen, Germany Posts: 1,238 Thanks: 23 Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome I really dig the color, I bet It´s much nicer in real life! I´m glad you like it. Nice touch on that body stamp and the pickups. Gotta look under the hood of mine next time I change strings! Also I´m curious as to how you like the sound with an amp. Take care and don´t let the strings get cold the next couple of days! __________________ Regards, Olli My Guitars Last edited by Olli; 10-10-2009 at 02:28 PM.

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Seven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 201 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Man, that is freakin' sweeeeet..... __________________ "Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains." - Winston Churchill

10-10-2009, 12:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
jomo Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashville Posts: 6,267 Thanks: 78 Thanked 85 Times in 23 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Very nice. I am surprised that they didn't use the vintage style tuners and bridge. __________________

10-10-2009, 03:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pink_Floyd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 623 Thanks: 19 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Well I got a couple of nice surprises this evening Firstly I had noticed that the guitar came fitted with strap locks but I could not find the other parts anywhere. I also noticed the little allen keys were missing, as were the Custom Shop picks. I emailed the dealer who was pretty sure that although it had strap locks you had to buy the strap parts as Fender did not supply them, only the body parts. No big deal I thought and I have allen keys, and picks. So tonight I started to carefully unwrap all the case candy to inspect it properly. Guess what I found in the little tremolo spring bag? Yep the strap locks, the picks and allan keys Then I plugged it in...................... Oh my god, this thing rocks The cleans on the neck are very Gilmour sounding, Shine on You crazy diamond etc. The bridge through my Big Muff absolutely screams. I like playing the solo from Living on a prayer (sad I know) and this nails the harmonics. I also discovered that the bridge pick up is wired for tone control also. Great

10-10-2009, 06:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
jomo Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashville Posts: 6,267 Thanks: 78 Thanked 85 Times in 23 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Just got it a few minutes ago, I will post pics later. I ran the serial # and it's a 1989!! The guy's Mom was friends with a Fender Exec and he got it for him. It has the slightest bit of "finish" or "jeans" etching in it and some of the screws are oxidized, which is actually pretty cool looking on this guitar. It plays very well, but I can't wait to plug it in. __________________

10-11-2009, 06:30 AM	#15 (permalink)
coldsteal2 Rock Star Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 16,867 Thanks: 187 Thanked 56 Times in 14 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat ...........Me Want! __________________ ...........Cold Steal II Soundclick Songs ................. ColdSteal2's YouTube Videos.............MusicMight Secret Service . Still Rockin' at 56 .

10-21-2009, 03:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
Hamtone Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Far Northeast Posts: 1,777 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Great looking guitar. The craftsmanship is pretty awesome on those guitars. Its too bad they dont build them like that anyway. Congrats

10-22-2009, 07:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
Muck Fe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,546 Thanks: 31 Thanked 123 Times in 13 Posts	Re: N.G.D - Masterbuilt Strat Thanks for the xtra pics PF, beautiful guitar in a beautiful colour. Congrats again. Rick. __________________ Consumer Advice: Any and all comments made by me are of a dubious nature and should be taken with a big ole grain of salt. Now sporting one less Epiphone guitar and slinging two new Gibson Guitars.

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