I got GAS again

RaymondLin

After getting my Strat I stupidly just went on reverb and looked for a Sonic Blue one, which made me realise there are only 2 kinds 

1 - Custom Shop
2 - Vintera

I can’t see anything much in between unless you look outside Fender but came across this Japanese one and even have a RW board compare to lost with a Maple board.


Fender Stratocaster Japan 1962 RI Sonic Blue CIJ R-Serial 2004/05

https://reverb.com/item/33958485-fender-stratocaster-japan-1962-ri-sonic-blue-cij-r-serial-2004-05?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=33958485

SteveRobinson

Looks more like Daphne Blue to me!

the_jaffa

Get it bought, they're fantastic guitars.

RaymondLin

SteveRobinson said:

Looks more like Daphne Blue to me!

It is, listed under sonic blue search though but I like it.  Looks to be in great condition.

joetele

God, I wish I'd kept my Jap 62 reissue strat, if only to make £500 profit on the price I paid! 

Or more seriously to get it properly set up and played. 

RaymondLin

joetele said:

God, I wish I'd kept my Jap 62 reissue strat, if only to make £500 profit on the price I paid! 

Or more seriously to get it properly set up and played. 

Buy this one !

Andy79

That guy on Reverb gets some great gear. Very nicely presented too

Jackobean

Andy79 said:

That guy on Reverb gets some great gear. Very nicely presented too

True. Pricing of older Japanese Fenders however is out of control these days.
Whilst very nice guitars, I don't believe they're significantly better than Fender Mexico's current offerings.

RaymondLin

Jackobean said:

Andy79 said:

That guy on Reverb gets some great gear. Very nicely presented too

True. Pricing of older Japanese Fenders however is out of control these days.
Whilst very nice guitars, I don't believe they're significantly better than Fender Mexico's current offerings.

I think most guitar prices in general has gone way out of control.  It’s has shot up massively in the past 2 years, there are still some still for sale at good price but across the board I’ve notice the average has certainly gone up.

DeeTee

Jackobean said:

Andy79 said:

That guy on Reverb gets some great gear. Very nicely presented too

True. Pricing of older Japanese Fenders however is out of control these days.
Whilst very nice guitars, I don't believe they're significantly better than Fender Mexico's current offerings.

For me, I think a lot of vintage/vintage reissue stuff is hard to justify at the moment, just because the "standard" level is so high. Look at the Player/Vintera stuff - It's genuinely really good. Older Japanese stuff used to be good value because you could drop in your choice of pickups and have a quality guitar for less than a USA. Now though? Just get a Mexican one. They're good enough.

As I say though, that's for me. YMMV.

Strat_a_tat_tat

I've just commented on your other thread (with your new white Strat)... without having seen this thread.

I commented... "Beware, one Strat is never enough"
... and here you are already looking for another one!  It seems that the Strat magic spell is much more powerful and fast-acting than I thought!

Good luck with your quest for another Strat.  It's what money's for!

(and yes, as others have said, that doesn't look like Sonic... Sonic is a very pale blue)

RaymondLin

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

I've just commented on your other thread (with your new white Strat)... without having seen this thread.

I commented... "Beware, one Strat is never enough"
... and here you are already looking for another one!  It seems that the Strat magic spell is much more powerful and fast-acting than I thought!

Good luck with your quest for another Strat.  It's what money's for!

(and yes, as others have said, that doesn't look like Sonic... Sonic is a very pale blue)

What I come to realise is that I prefer satin necks so I won’t be buying that one, plus it is the wrong blue.

Strat_a_tat_tat

RaymondLin said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

I've just commented on your other thread (with your new white Strat)... without having seen this thread.

I commented... "Beware, one Strat is never enough"
... and here you are already looking for another one!  It seems that the Strat magic spell is much more powerful and fast-acting than I thought!

Good luck with your quest for another Strat.  It's what money's for!

(and yes, as others have said, that doesn't look like Sonic... Sonic is a very pale blue)

What I come to realise is that I prefer satin necks so I won’t be buying that one, plus it is the wrong blue.

Well... the great thing about Strats is... there are so many options and variants out there to choose from.  So, when Covid 19 subsides, take your time and try a good few to see what suits you best.

Andy79

DeeTee said:

Jackobean said:

Andy79 said:

That guy on Reverb gets some great gear. Very nicely presented too

True. Pricing of older Japanese Fenders however is out of control these days.
Whilst very nice guitars, I don't believe they're significantly better than Fender Mexico's current offerings.

For me, I think a lot of vintage/vintage reissue stuff is hard to justify at the moment, just because the "standard" level is so high. Look at the Player/Vintera stuff - It's genuinely really good. Older Japanese stuff used to be good value because you could drop in your choice of pickups and have a quality guitar for less than a USA. Now though? Just get a Mexican one. They're good enough.

As I say though, that's for me. YMMV.

That’s just not the point of buying old gear. Sure a New guitar will do but it just ain’t the same as old junk

RaymondLin

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

RaymondLin said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

I've just commented on your other thread (with your new white Strat)... without having seen this thread.

I commented... "Beware, one Strat is never enough"
... and here you are already looking for another one!  It seems that the Strat magic spell is much more powerful and fast-acting than I thought!

Good luck with your quest for another Strat.  It's what money's for!

(and yes, as others have said, that doesn't look like Sonic... Sonic is a very pale blue)

What I come to realise is that I prefer satin necks so I won’t be buying that one, plus it is the wrong blue.

Well... the great thing about Strats is... there are so many options and variants out there to choose from.  So, when Covid 19 subsides, take your time and try a good few to see what suits you best.

There is something missing from the Strat however, perhaps it’s this is all psychological.  I took the PRS out of its case (once in a year event lol), and immediately I’m in awe in the guitar, it rings different, I smile from playing it. I don’t know what it is.  The Strat feels more like a tool (which all guitars are), somehow it feels less of an event?  Perhaps it’s the relic on it, it removes the babying factor or something. 

Philly_Q

RaymondLin said:
Perhaps it’s the relic on it, it removes the babying factor or something. 

I think that's inevitable.  Even the most finicky person isn't going to be precious about a guitar which is already covered in dents and scratches.

Since all my go-to guitars (i.e. the ones I can get to without having to move a lot of cases) are relics, or at least VOS, I find I've been a little less careful with the pristine ones.

HAL9000

SteveRobinson said:

Looks more like Daphne Blue to me!

I was just about to say that.

Tone71

Buy it!! Im also in the midst of a GAS attack but for a Tele to sit alongside my 62RI 

The Vintera range looks superb

hotpickups

Can’t go wrong with a vintera imo,  

tony99

I have a sonic blue strat and you would be hard pushed to tell it was blue to be honest, it's gorgeous though

TTBZ

RaymondLin said:

There is something missing from the Strat however, perhaps it’s this is all psychological.  I took the PRS out of its case (once in a year event lol), and immediately I’m in awe in the guitar, it rings different, I smile from playing it. I don’t know what it is.  The Strat feels more like a tool (which all guitars are), somehow it feels less of an event?

I generally have that feeling with Fender style guitars and it's probably why they don't last long when I have one. Like you say, they tend to just feel like tools and that's why I couldn't spend more than  MIM pricing on one. I guess some love that aspect of it, but I feel like I have so little time to play these days that I want to play something I love that feels like a quality crafted instrument, rather than something just good enough/serving a purpose.

That said your strat looks great!