I've been gassing hard for a stratocaster since my friend leant me his bravewood aged variant. Well this chase lead me to mark at guitars4u's doorstep. He's got some amazing guitars in stock, his shop is really well presented and extremely tempting no matter what your guitar tastes are.
anyway, I had a lot of fun chatting about gear with a top bloke and playing some stunning instruments....so much so that I had to walk out with the best new strat I have ever held. Not vintage correct, certainly appointed with some fantastic features and best of all, setup to perfection.
if you are anywhere near Ashbourne or a guitar show, go and pay mark
@guitars4you a visit.... and take your wallet, you'll need it!
Pics of the 59 journeyman strat tomorrow!
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*(this logic doesn't work for guitars though)
Moltisanti said: Are you at Manchester/Haydock Park next week/Sunday
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
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so specs are pretty cool, I am not a fan over really heavy relicing, this 59 journeyman strat seems to tread the line nicely and feels comfortably played in rather than beat up. The neck is really Fat and ideal for my hamfisted playing.
things that aren't vintage are:
jumbo frets (love them)
ancho poblano hotter pickups,
grease bucket tone control
and my favourite mod is the tone pot has been turned into a neck/bridge blend control... what a difference this makes, it allows you to get a pickup combo that is perfect and doesn't leave you with an icepick sounding bridge pickup that is fairly useful.
GAS itch firmly scratched. I am now a fan of a strat (this one at least)
Anyway, Mark has a couple more of these Ltd editions in stock If you are after a new strat I REALLY recommend you give him a call and get one.
If she cooks like Heston, the money would be better spent employing a proper cook.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
The tone control thing sounds interesting. I assume that's on the mid tone - do they change the other ot a master (or neck/middle) or keep it as neck-only?
But if ever I'm in the area I'd love to drop in & browse and have a coffee & a chat with you guys!
What material are the fretboard marker dots made of?