Anyone in Potters Bar after a bargain Strat?

Iamnobody

This looks a good buy:

http://bit.ly/18N2aoG

I'd like it but too far for me to collect sadly - so hopefully someone else can benefit from my find.

ICBM

That looks nice. Mis-spelling SQUIER won't help the visibility of it on Ebay though.

I really don't get this - it's written on the front of the headstock. He even took a close-up of it…

DannyP

Yes, it's tempting, even though it does look a bit Yngwie-looking...

mudslide73

Its a technique for looking like he's "trying" in front of the wife. I watched a slime green US Chavell San Dimas not reach its reserve about 18 months ago. Devious. 

OilCityPickups

I may pick it up ... it's only just round the north circular from me ... kitted out with Triple Blues or the new Cal .53 Strat set ... mmmmm

OilCityPickups

I bought it for £95.00 ...
Thanks Steve

MtB

Damn - beaten by a Fiver! Well done TGW.

OilCityPickups

MtB said:

Damn - beaten by a Fiver! Well done TGW.

Sorry geezer ...
Got to make my way round to Potters Bar tomorrow to get it ... normally I wind up going there with sick horses (Royal Veterinary College is at Potters Bar) so it'll make a nice change to go for a pleasant reason

Iamnobody

TheGuitarWeasel;85956" said:

I bought it for £95.00 ...

Thanks Steve

Pleasure - if you ever move it on give me a shout!

fretfinder

I suppose you could always get the fretsaw out and give the headstock the proper shape!!

OilCityPickups

Nowt wrong with a seventies knobby headstock  ...
The first gig I ever went to featured a guy who used a Strat with one

viz

That's the coolest post today mate.

OilCityPickups

2.00 am Monday August 31st 1970 ... I was 11 (by a month). My cousins who were meant to be looking after me got in a massive amount of hot water from the family for smuggling me in ... but it started me on a path ...

OilCityPickups

Well I picked it up .... jeez what a bargain ... still got it's plastic film on ... trem arm and wrenches still sealed in their factory bag ... and a couple of sets of spare strings!
My god the quality is right up there ... my Vintage Modified Tele Custom is right up with Fender Mexican quality ... and so is this beastie. Light as a feather with a super comfortable neck that just asks to get a SRV round the edges. Not a huge fan of 'banana pudding' cream with a fridge door white scratchplate ... but still.
Nice fretting, though the action could be improved ... a tad high at the nut.
Pickups ... hummmm well really not too bad. One hell of a far cry from the nasty ceramic powered junk that used to 'grace' Squiers. As a pickup specialist I'd say they are a little 'constipated' in the bass end ... and the bridge is a touch ice pick like ... but more than a creditable stab ... I've heard MUCH worse pickups on US Fenders.
I'll be setting up the action and spending some hours getting the feel of it before deciding which Oil City pickups will find a home in its routs. Gosh I love this bit.