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Post by Leftee on Feb 16, 2023 12:37:28 GMT -5
I found a "mint" American Vintage II '57 Series Strat on Reverb (from a dealer) in Sea Foam green. It was less than a new American Pro II.
So... yes I did.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Feb 16, 2023 12:45:32 GMT -5
Perty!
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Post by RogerD on Feb 16, 2023 13:16:09 GMT -5
Indeed; very nice!
It's amazing how inflation has pushed prices into the stratosphere. Pardon the pun.
In 1997 I paid $800.00 for a new American Lone Star Stratocaster. And that was a difficult pill to swallow for me at the time.
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Post by Leftee on Feb 16, 2023 13:33:09 GMT -5
I remember just a few years ago when the AmStd Strats were under a grand. Now they're rebadged (Am Pro, Am Pro II) and they're $1699. Looking at that price, I paid significantly less than a new AmPro II.
It's the most I've ever paid for a bolt-neck guitar. And it's slightly more than I paid for my '17 Trad Lester. So now this is the most expensive guitar I own. I'm happy with that, though, given what it is.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Feb 16, 2023 13:41:35 GMT -5
I love the amber neck versus a blanched hue of many Fender necks.
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Post by Leftee on Feb 16, 2023 13:44:51 GMT -5
Me too! And also... soft V and 7.25" radius. Muy Groovy!
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Feb 16, 2023 14:22:07 GMT -5
Looks like one of the ol' FDP Strats!
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Post by Leftee on Feb 16, 2023 15:12:40 GMT -5
It does, sans matching headstock.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Feb 16, 2023 15:40:14 GMT -5
Chris would be proud. ...or annoyed.  |
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Post by leftrightout on Feb 17, 2023 15:29:31 GMT -5
Insert drooling emoji here...................................................................... 
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Post by cedarchoper58 on Feb 17, 2023 18:04:49 GMT -5
looks great i bet she plays like a dream and sounds even better  |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Feb 17, 2023 19:25:38 GMT -5
Its funny how some colors come across. I have a Warmoth thinline that is seafoam green that is way less vibrant than that. Yours looks more like daphne or maui blue on this side. Whatever it is, its gorgeous. Congrats.
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Post by Leftee on Feb 17, 2023 19:57:43 GMT -5
This photo is from the listing.
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Post by Ryder on Feb 18, 2023 9:00:36 GMT -5
Love that color combo.!
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Post by Leftee on Feb 18, 2023 9:49:45 GMT -5
Me too, but I suspect the white balance is off in that photo. I’ll get a decent shot once she’s here.
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Post by modbus on Feb 18, 2023 10:20:15 GMT -5
Beautiful guitar, too bad you can't hear stuff through a forum post.
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Post by Leftee on Feb 18, 2023 10:26:01 GMT -5
I suppose I could explore that technology.
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Post by reverendrob on Feb 18, 2023 19:44:57 GMT -5
Fender prices have become...frankly insane.
Glad you found one you wanted though!
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Post by Taildragger on Feb 18, 2023 22:07:17 GMT -5
If you're happy, we're happy!
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Post by LeftyMeister on Feb 19, 2023 8:51:18 GMT -5
The only missing from that guitar is the squadron decal on the headstock.  |
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Post by insanecooker on Feb 22, 2023 9:23:45 GMT -5
Fender prices have become...frankly insane. Glad you found one you wanted though! I know... I bought an AVII '75 Tele Deluxe this year with a 15% discount and it was still twice as expensive as American Fenders cost "in my head". |
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Post by markfromhawaii on Feb 22, 2023 13:20:24 GMT -5
Beautiful Strat and case to boot. Enjoy!
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Post by Leftee on Feb 22, 2023 14:29:55 GMT -5
The guitar was delivered yesterday. Too bad I’m in Toledo.
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Post by reverendrob on Feb 22, 2023 18:26:56 GMT -5
Fender prices have become...frankly insane. Glad you found one you wanted though! I know... I bought an AVII '75 Tele Deluxe this year with a 15% discount and it was still twice as expensive as American Fenders cost "in my head". It's what got me down the Gibson rabbit hole - when I could get a slate of midrange Gibsons new for the price of any then-available Jaguars or Jazzmasters (MIA) - the cheapest of which was a Marr signature model, mind you...I just couldn't justify Fender any more in my head for pricing. Or when the Mexi stuff, as much as I love mine, cost on par with Gibson. |
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Post by Leftee on Feb 27, 2023 14:27:35 GMT -5
Review:
The setup on this guitar is excellent! The tones are what I expected/hoped for. I like those a lot. Given the "vintage," I'll probably load pure nickel strings to round out the experience.
This is probably more-aptly graded a B-Stock. On the back of the body are some very light imprints in the clear - most likely(?) from the case. It takes the right light to even see them. For the price... not a big deal to me. Otherwise the guitar looks flawless.
The bad...
Fender wired up righty pots lefty (and used right knobs). So I will need to open her up and rewire this righty - like all my other guitars - including my Gibsons which come wired righty. I'm disappointed as Fender used to know better when it came to the American line. Apparently that knowledge is now lost. Again - for the price - I'll fix this with the first string change - which will be soon any way.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Feb 27, 2023 14:33:11 GMT -5
Fender wired up righty pots lefty (and used right knobs). So I will need to open her up and rewire this righty - like all my other guitars Same here. My G&L is still wired that way because I haven't got around to changing it. |
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Post by Leftee on Feb 27, 2023 14:41:16 GMT -5
I bought an AmStd (new) back in 2011 and they knew to wire it correctly, back than.
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Post by LTB on Feb 27, 2023 23:20:19 GMT -5
Very nice looking Eric! Which Pure Nickel strings do you like. I have come to love the D'Addario Pure Nickels
Since I have never played a lefty, when you wire them up righty do they work backwards? Also, do they make lefty pots? Indulge a "dummy" please
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Post by leftrightout on Feb 28, 2023 0:15:08 GMT -5
Very nice looking Eric! Which Pure Nickel strings do you like. I have come to love the D'Addario Pure Nickels
Since I have never played a lefty, when you wire them up righty do they work backwards? Also, do they make lefty pots? Indulge a "dummy" please
I'll answer the wiring, question
Yes they will work backwards you are just changing the pot sweep
Lefty pots are available they are just a reverse taper
on the strings what Lefty likes is anyone's guess
but i like GHS big core nickel rockers
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Post by Leftee on Feb 28, 2023 8:23:16 GMT -5
Very nice looking Eric! Which Pure Nickel strings do you like. I have come to love the D'Addario Pure Nickels
Since I have never played a lefty, when you wire them up righty do they work backwards? Also, do they make lefty pots? Indulge a "dummy" please
Ernie Ball - I really just buy the least-costly these days in the size I use.
As leftrightout states, there are reverse audio taper pots (and reverse numbered knobs) to wire a guitar lefty. I've never gone down this road. Gibson goes with their stock electronics wired stock (righty). Over the years I just rewire all my guitars righty. It's what I'm used to.
With linear taper pots it doesn't matter which way they're wired. It's the audio taper pots that create the problem. Most noticeable are tone pots. If you wire a standard audio taper pot "lefty," the taper is backwards, so the tone pot has no affect on the tone until you get to the end of the pot's turn. Then the tone instantly turns to mud.
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