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• shupe13

  

  Thu 13 Aug 2009, 11:01 pm UTC

  User rating 5 of 5

  I'm not a huge strat fan simply because sonically, strats don't generally suit my type of music. I'm metal through and through (so I thought). I saw the road worn strat at my local music shop in all it's beaten and bruised glory. I have always been anal about taking care of my instruments, but I had to admit the battered look of the strat called out to me. Because of the steep price I avoided playing it for a week or two. I finally broke down and gave her a try, next thing I know, she's in the car with me headed back to my place!
  I can't explain how natural the guitar feels. I've never played a true vintage strat so I can't compare but this guitar feels vintage and she sounds hot. I find myself ripping blues riffs and jamming out to tunes I grew up with. My guess is that with the hotter pickups, the 5 way switching and the fact that I can play this guitar without fear of damaging an investment, make this a better guitar than its modeled after. Its appearance is so convincing that I find myself wondering how a specific chip or scratch came about as if were actually 40 something years old!

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