Guitar fever strikes again!

[VAiN]

It's been a while, but I picked up one of these awesome 87 Kramer Classic III's... it's so fucking sweet!

[Funkmonkey]

I bought a 78 Strat used in 1981 and it had the original case, tags and even the receipt. I still have it. I could sell it now for a lot more thanI paid for it. I probably could get $2000 for it. Money well spent.

The problem is the used market is saturated with guitars. Just browse Ebay for LesPauls and there are at least 3000 of them alone.

[Seshmeister]

I wouldn't want to buy a Les Paul straight off the internet with all their quality control issues over the years.

[Funkmonkey]

I noticed all those Les Pauls on eBay aren't really getting sold, either. The used market is so saturated, yet for some reason the prices don't come down.

[Seshmeister]

Cracked and bought a guitar yesterday for the first time in a couple of years.

Fender Special Edition Made in Japan Strat

[twonabomber]

Was Raspberry Beret added to the setlist? :D

I haven't even looked for anything lately. I bought a Boss Katana amp a couple months ago and haven't plugged it in yet.

[Funkmonkey]

Cracked and bought a guitar yesterday for the first time in a couple of years.

Fender Special Edition Made in Japan Strat

Does the paisley pattern continue under the pick guard, or is the pick guard clear?

[ZahZoo]

Beautiful Strat! I don't think the pick-guard is clear... the pick-up height adjustment screws and lack of routing channels between the pick-ups would be noticeable if it were clear.

[Seshmeister]

Yeah I didn't really think about it at the time but it does mean I'll need to be careful as I don't know how you would replace the scratch plate if something happened to it. The back is paisley patterned too.

[Funkmonkey]

Maybe give the pick guard a clear coat to add a layer of protection.

[Seshmeister]

Ok you made me look and I'm impressed. There are actually 2 pick guard plates, a clear smoky one over the paisley one. Also for good measure the pattern is on the guitar itself underneath.

Belt and braces quality. I've been playing it all week, I'm super pleased with it.

[Funkmonkey]

Wow, that's paisley on paisley on paisley.



Made you look. ha!

[ZahZoo]

Does it have standard pickups and electronics or something special on-board?

That color scheme with the rosewood fret board looks perfect. All my Fenders have maple fret boards... been thinking of looking for something with a softer fret board mainly for some jazz stuff that calls for warmer tone.

[Seshmeister]

Here's the spec

Fender MIJ Limited Edition Stratocaster Black Paisley

PRODUCT DETAILS
BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyester
BODY MATERIAL: Basswood
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronised Tremolo
BRIDGE PICKUP: Fender® USA Vintage Stratocaster®
CASE/GIG BAG: Gig Bag
COLOUR: Black Paisley
CONFIGURATION: SSS
CONTROL KNOBS: Black Plastic
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Rosewood
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
FRET SIZE: Vintage Style
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster
MIDDLE PICKUP: Fender® USA Vintage Stratocaster®
NECK FINISH: Gloss Polyester
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK PICKUP: Fender® USA Vintage Stratocaster®
NECK SHAPE: "U" Shape
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
PICKGUARD: Black Paisley
POSITION INLAYS: White Dot
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade - Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style


Annoyingly it's a lot cheaper in the US if you can find one there they are going for about $1000.

[Funkmonkey]

What amazes me are the prices on the Custom Shop strats. $4500 for the 'cheap' ones. I'm told they sound just like the old vintage strats; I guess I'll have to take their word for it. But if these are so custom, why does the guitar shop have an entire wall of them on display? Seems like quite a bit of money for a slab guitar they beat-up in the factory.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/fender-custom-shop-1968-relic-stratocaster-limited-edition-electric-guitar/l30518000002000?cntry=us&source=3WWRWXMP&msclkid=4be61bbc39411d8aebeb44fbf9a1661d&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=**LP%20-%20Shop%20-%20Guitars%20-%20Electric%20Guitars%20-%20Solid%20Body%20-%20Over%20%241500&utm_term=4578229016742236&utm_content=L30518000002000%20%7C%20Fender%20Custom%20Shop%201968%20Relic%20Stratocaster%20Limited-Edition%20Electric%20Guitar%20Black%20Paisley%20%7C%20%244500