So I just bought a 2008 Standard Strat

msteuk · Post by **msteuk** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:16 pm

And here it is:

I literally want to have sex with it.

I sense that Strats don't get that much love over here (well relative to Jags etc), but have fulfilled one of my lifetime ambitions today. Ever since the age of 13 or so, I wanted a white maple fretboard USA strat, as immortalised by Hendrix's Woodstock performance.

Got it from Peter Cook's in west London. Not bad at Â£669. It's a nightmare to get to but worth the journey. Reallly friendly in there - the guy remembered me and even recalled where I live from the conversation we had last time I was there about three months ago. I wanted to try it out in comparison with a classic player, but they'd sold out. Tried it alongside a standard Mexican, and there was no comparison.

I AM HENDRIX

Post by **Doog** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:24 pm

Dig white Strats, nice one mate.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:55 pm

Nice.

I was surprise at how cheap American Fenders are the other day. For some reason, I'd always assumed they were around a grand, except for the Highway 1's.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:59 pm

very nice! you can't go wrong with an old standard classic!

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:00 pm

Totally awesome dude.

And here in the Statez they go for over a grand (USD)

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:01 pm

Nice, looks great. Good price too considering its still the industry standard.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:05 pm

Shit, isn't 669 british pounds under 1K at the current exchange....

Thats a good deal...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:09 pm

mickie08 wrote:Shit, isn't 669 british pounds under 1K at the current exchange....

Thats a good deal...

Well under $1k.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:14 pm

Yeah, since theprice hikes am strd are over a grand here. They used to hover right at 950USD for a long time....

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:19 pm

I think a grand in dollars is about Â£750.00 at the moment. About two years ago i had a great time buying stuff from the US, i was saving hundreds on Fenders, the only downside was import fees.

msteuk · Post by **msteuk** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:22 pm

Yeah, the price was a pretty big motivation in getting the USA Standard model, especially given the imminent rise. Cheapest I was able to find elsewhere is around the Â£730 mark, and that's from online retailers.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:23 pm

white + white + maple
white/black + tort + rosewood

only strats i like, lovely example there.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:30 pm

msteuk wrote:Yeah, the price was a pretty big motivation in getting the USA Standard model, especially given the imminent rise. Cheapest I was able to find elsewhere is around the Â£730 mark, and that's from online retailers.

You did well dude, considering Fenders supposed to be going up 30% this year

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:40 pm

I really like strats, and that looks like a nice strat.

For the price, you can't really beat it. Compaired to a classic player(which are amazing guitars), they wont drop off of re-sale as much.

Ty · Post by Ty » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:23 pm

msteuk wrote: I literally want to have sex with it.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:34 pm

msteuk wrote: Got it from Peter Cook's in west London. Not bad at Â£669. It's a nightmare to get to but worth the journey. Reallly friendly in there - the guy remembered me and even recalled where I live from the conversation we had last time I was there about three months ago. I wanted to try it out in comparison with a classic player, but they'd sold out. Tried it alongside a standard Mexican, and there was no comparison.

I AM HENDRIX

Well done! Pretty keen price there. I paid Â£799 for a "lite ash" Sienna Sunburst USA Standard just before Christmas, and allowing a bit extra for the ash you're still at least Â£40 down on anything else I was looking at. As regards lack of love for Strats - it is a shortscale board.
It's my second Strat - I'm sure there are there are a couple more Strat owners here .

Ty · Post by Ty » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:53 pm

_{I want a strat now.}

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:16 pm

I think i paid right around $1000 for my USA Standard Strat in '02.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:25 am

me strat:

Zaphod wrote:white + white + maple
white/black + tort + rosewood

only strats i like, lovely example there.

the best looking strat is Fiesta w/white guard + mapls. a combo you don't see nearly enough and one of the coolest looking guitars ever.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:37 am

(barely) interesting aside- apparently that shadows guitar actually belongs to cliff richard, not hank marvin, but the other guitarist 'borrowed' it in like, 1982 and won't give it back.

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