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NGD strats
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:07 pm
by Thomas
I picked up the Mex strat from Sonicboom yesterday (thoroughly nice chap).
Also picked up a £40 Squier for parts. I'm quite shocked how good it is. Nice neck, pups sound good, really well seup 2 point trem, alder body etc. Bought it fron a girl on Gumtree that bought it a year ago to learn and never touched it. Still has the plastic on the guard and the black is very subtly metallic.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:26 pm
by lorez
i do love those white strats, I want to get my karoli on with one
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:37 pm
by Thomas
I seem to have real trouble gelling with Mexican strats, it's like the back of the neck is too flat. Mix that with the 9.5 radius and it takes some getting used to.
I really miss my '62 ri that I traded with Hurb.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:57 pm
by Addam
Both look like bloody good bargains, good score!
Not really a Strat fan, but you've done well.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:16 pm
by othomas2
The mex strat is favourite colour combo for that guitar... lovely.
That & the classic 20, sounds great I bet !!!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:59 am
by AaronGuitarDude
how's teh mex strat? i heard a lot of mex strats haz bad build quality
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:14 am
by Nick
Pretty strats. I think my nephew has the double fat strat version of your black one, the way you described the finish matches his.
The white one looks so pretty but if it were me and I had those two guitars I'd probably put a black guard on the white one just to counter the black one, but that's only because I'm weird and sort of OCD
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:01 pm
by markleton
Thomas wrote:I seem to have real trouble gelling with Mexican strats, it's like the back of the neck is too flat. Mix that with the 9.5 radius and it takes some getting used to.
I really miss my '62 ri that I traded with Hurb.
I love me some mexican Fenders, the white strat was very tempting.
I have the Hurb strat now, it's found a good home. That and a red lace sensor in the bridge so I can get my Corganz on.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:24 pm
by Thomas
It sounds great with the Classic 20. Fit and finish is great on it too, way nicer than the last one I had. As ever its always down to the neck with me, i prefer them a bit "neater" more compact feeling.
Ah my old '62.. I totally regret getting rid of that.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:29 am
by Haze
I had a hard time acquiring two instruments at once, I couldn't stop playing them back and forth!
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:27 pm
by rlm2112
Nice job.
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:10 pm
by sonicboom
Lookin' good, Thomas. Lookin' good...
Not a keeper tho?
I'm now 1 x Jazzmaster, 1 x Strat, and 1 Les Paul Junior lighter after a 5-day selling frenzy with no buying.
Rilly.
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:37 pm
by dkoor
Looks lovely... I had one black/white Mexi standard and it was really a good guitar... was one from new logo batch
(dig those better than the old ones fitted with silver logo).
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:14 pm
by Thomas
Yeah i had one of the silver logo ones. It wasn't too good. So i sold it ladt week. The guy must have not been too keen on it either as i noticed hes put it on Gumtree today. While this one was way better it is now currently residing with a frieng. I think it has to be 7.25 radius or its a no go with me on a Strat. I got his Mex Jaguar from him.
Weird thing is the Jag is flatter radius but much more comfy. Probably due to the shape of the back of the neck.
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:00 am
by robroe
dude your cat looks exactly like pickle
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:36 pm
by dkoor
Thomas wrote:Yeah i had one of the silver logo ones. It wasn't too good. So i sold it ladt week. The guy must have not been too keen on it either as i noticed hes put it on Gumtree today. While this one was way better it is now currently residing with a frieng. I think it has to be 7.25 radius or its a no go with me on a Strat. I got his Mex Jaguar from him.
Weird thing is the Jag is flatter radius but much more comfy. Probably due to the shape of the back of the neck.
I have a 7,25" Strat, and in fact I prefer that radii on Fenders...
(having few of the 9,5", I'm not much of this/that radii guy, for me it's the
vintage frets that are coming with 7,25" radius that make a deal for me not sure if they fit those to any other radii).
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:44 pm
by Thomas
robroe wrote:dude your cat looks exactly like pickle
My cat is a pickle fan, She's seen all the youtube vids. Pickle for president!!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:16 am
by Pacafeliz
lorez wrote:i do love those white strats, I want to get my karoli on with one
FUCK MAN, 1st time i see karoli mentioned here on the SS... bravo sir, you made my night!!!
these new squier strats are the dealz, i tell you.
i picked up (literally... i didn't buy it) an affinity one, and wow i was amazed how good it played, sounded... was built.
give squier a chance.
Pat.
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:53 am
by Thomas
sonicboom wrote:Lookin' good, Thomas. Lookin' good...
Not a keeper tho?
I'm now 1 x Jazzmaster, 1 x Strat, and 1 Les Paul Junior lighter after a 5-day selling frenzy with no buying.
Rilly.
sorry, I missed your post. Nah not a keeper. I dunno what it is about strats with that radius. I just cant get on with them. It's probably because my main strat was that Japanese 62ri for so many years. Every other strat i've tried (and thats a lot) come up wanting.
With all the selling and no buying surely you have your eye on something?
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:41 pm
by sonicboom
Thomas wrote:sonicboom wrote:With all the selling and no buying surely you have your eye on something?
I'm going Capsule Guitar Wardrobe.
Three electrics, two acoustics and a bass.
For now...
