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Was it the really the sound, or the playability, or the mojo/mystique or a.n.other, or all of the above ?
Youve probably played many Strats through many different amps/pedals etc but how can you be assured that one was the best sounding ?
Was it best sounding live or in your practice room ?
Genuine question mate, why was it the best ?
Don’t say ‘colour’ lol
It sounded great played clean at bedroom volumes - and astonishing when cranked at stage levels.
Perhaps the best compliment it got was when our band acted as Arlen Roth’s backing band in 1984 for a gig in Rochdale. We rehearsed the night before with him at my friend’s shop where he played my Strat and said if I ever wanted to sell it, he’d like to buy it. At the time there was no chance I’d have sold it.
Many years later when I did (but still pre-internet) I had no way of contacting him.
There is of course a possibility if I played it now that I wouldn’t feel the same about it - but I loved it as much as it’s possible to love anything that isn’t alive....
Sorry to be a pain, genuinely interested - cheers
The neck was fairly thin in the lower positions but thicker by the octave. Weight-wise probably 8lbs - not exceptionally light - though my experience is that ‘very’ light pre-CBS Strats are ‘very’ rare.
My 2006 56 Relic CS Strat is the best Strat I’ve had since - and in terms of feel - probably better (I tend to like fatter necks).
Bought quite a lot of gear of Arthur through Rock Island in Oldham and The Guitar Player in particular a Maui Blue Telecaster (ex Bobby Ball no less) sold it back to them. Wish I hadn't now.
Talking of '63 Strats, my mate bought an immaculate '63 sunburst with tweed case from them in the early to mid 80's for something daft like £500 and sold it a couple of years later for the same. I saw one at the Manchester guitar show a few years back, the seller was asking princely sum of £17,000 - D'oh!!
Lovely looking guitar. I know you said you weren't interested in trades, but added that you were now a Les Paul strummer. I have a 1977 Les Paul Deluxe, which I've converted to a Standard. I might get interested in trading the Les Paul and cash for your Strat. Do you live anywhere near Oxfordshire?
Cheers!
Clive.
sorry as previous comment ive now removed this from sale. thanks anyway
Sorry, scrolling back I do now see you've removed it from sale,
Cheers!
Clive.
I remember that Shop - - - They had a Dan Armstrong Plexi at one point that I raved about at the time -)
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