How many would you like to have?

[AlienQuiksilver]

Yep, those pringles will get you every time.

Ha ha, just kiddin. Ahem, didn't you say that you had 3 strats?

Looks like we both came from a "Jem" type phase and into a strat phase. Maybe we'll hit our ES-335 phase together as well?


I DO want another strat, that's for sure. Been looking at those NOS 69's Too expensive for me right now though, but they may get me one day. Where'd ya get that CIJ? If they had those is rosewood and Lake Placid Blue it would be over. I'd be running to the store to order one.

[demioblue]

heh... yeah... I never really took shots of my 3rd (MIM Robert Cray) strat cos it's under construction for the time being. There's something weird about that neck. I'm planning to get a Warmoth neck as a replacement, so I can have ebony and flame maple... heheh... Considering it's an MIM, I can afford to bastardise it a bit... Then probably throw Kinmans in there as well. heh.

Jem > Strat > ES335? I'll tell you something funny. I thought I swore off Ibanezes for a while, and thought of checking out some Lesters. So I went to the shop at lunch time, and picked out a Gold Top Standard for a swing. Honestly, it's a nice guitar, but way way way overpriced. There's no way in hell I'd pay that kind of money for it. It's almost 3 times the price of my Surf Green 62!!!! Then I pulled down an RGT220H (Neck-thru Mahogany) Ibanez guitar... That was SWEET!!!! heavy sounds, shred mania, you name it. It did it! and it played so well, I kinda totally forgot about my quest for Lesters... whahahaha... I'll probably save money for that RGT instead!!! I just wish I could get rid of that Floyd Rose... heh. SUCH a nice piece... well set up. The action was on the floor!!! and yet, there was no buzz. good piece. worth the money. Provided I can find enough for it before someone else sees it. heh...

This is it:


The CIJ was bought in Shinjuku when I was in Japan for my honeymoon. Cool guitar, but problem is, the frets are really low, and it's got a finished neck. It's good to play even with the U shaped neck since the nut width is only 40mm, but the high E string is really hard to bend (maybe I should switch to 9s for this piece. I usually use 10s.)

[frank thomson]

...(MIM Robert Cray) strat cos it's under construction for the time being. There's something weird about that neck. ...

yea..
..and what even weird-er is you can get $200 for it

i did.

SO I put a USA 57RI Fender neck on it.
KILLER!!!

[AlienQuiksilver]

Way overpriced, indeed! I still shall own one someday. I've only been impressed with 1 of the many that i've played. It was about 4k. I'll wait until my 50th bday for something like that. Only 22 more years! It doesn't necessarily have to be a Gibby either, just something of the like that works for me.

I swear that i'm talking to myself in a parallel universe. That Ibanez looks a lot like my DC125. I'll post a pic, so scroll on down. Our tastes seem to be very similar.



All mahogany with the exception of the birdseye maple fingerboard and 2 maple stripes in the 5 pc. lam neck.

SS Jumbo frets in this puppy! Original Floyd. This thing just WON'T buzz at all. This is why I don't need a Jem anymore.

Finished in tung oil.

[Sixpense]

One is never enough! (That is why I have over 30!)

[redcoats1976]

got a mim standard in white/maple board,standard in surf green/rosewood board,deluxe players strat in blonde and a MIJ photoflame strat thats light as a feather and plays like a dream...well yeah i could "USE" a few more.just got the surf green and MIJ strat a couple of months ago..."my names jim,and im a gear whore"

[demioblue]

yea..
..and what even weird-er is you can get $200 for it

i did.

SO I put a USA 57RI Fender neck on it.
KILLER!!!

Really??? How? eBay?

[demioblue]

I swear that i'm talking to myself in a parallel universe. That Ibanez looks a lot like my DC125. I'll post a pic, so scroll on down. Our tastes seem to be very similar.



All mahogany with the exception of the birdseye maple fingerboard and 2 maple stripes in the 5 pc. lam neck.

SS Jumbo frets in this puppy! Original Floyd. This thing just WON'T buzz at all. This is why I don't need a Jem anymore.

Finished in tung oil.

Very nice... Anyways, to end the RGT story, I took my ONE and ONLY Ibanez guitar down to the shop for a comparison. It's an RG1077XL. 7 string, 27" baritone neck. DiMarzio Custom pickups (they're stock). Guess what? My 7 string sounded so much better than the RGT! warmer, fatter, CLEARER, and even sustains longer... So, scrap the plan for the RGT... heh. (I'm sorta glad I brought my own axe down to compare).

But that DC is real nice... Carvin huh?

I think I'll make myself another Baritone 7 string since I only have one piece. (should always have a spare for gigging). Warmoth sounds right... heheheh...

[franchelB]

Only one:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tar?sku=511549

I have the "Blue"...

[rudutch]

one seems to suffice for me

[bluespckr]

Well, I just snagged one of my dream guitars -- an EC Strat in white, maple fretboard. Should be arriving mid-week or so, depending on the UPS guy.

I'd still like a real hardtail Strat. I had a MIM Cray which was awesome, but I'd like a good American hardtail. But I'm pretty well "Stratified" with the EC.

That Strat will be joining my 1975 Gibson Les Paul Standard (I bought that baby new in '75, no less, although she looks way different now than she did back then), my 2005 Gibson Les Paul Standard in DesertBurst, my '06 Gibson ES-335 Memphis Dot, and my Martin D-35.

Hmmm ... should I add a Tele to the wish list?

[demioblue]

Well, I just snagged one of my dream guitars -- an EC Strat in white, maple fretboard. Should be arriving mid-week or so, depending on the UPS guy.

Congratulations on the White EC. I saw the other thread. REALLY nice piece. If I would own an EC guitar, I'll probably choose that colour too. (That said, I don't have a black one... Maybe I'll go hunt for one). Not a fan of that neck, but a huge fan of his music ("24 nights" is a MUST LISTEN for ANY budding clapton fan, even though after you hear it, you might get disappointed with "Just One Night")

I have the MIM Cray strat, and even though it's nice to play, I pretty much put it in limbo. I'll either sell it off, or change the neck. But without the springs cavity and the blocked trem, somehow it doesn't sound the same as a good old strat. I wonder if its the same with the American Hardtails...

[MMP]

No GAS yet?
How about one of these?

[bluespckr]

No GAS yet?
How about one of these?

Very nice family portrait. I especially like the clear over natural.

[dlk]

All of them. No seriously I would like the one I have now (2006 am dlx), the one Nils Lofgren plays in his hot licks dvd just because it's the coolest looking strat I've seen, and a Jeff Beck signature series.

[69strat]

One! But I seem to have a few more than that. I really only want one guitar.

I actually hate having a lot of guitars. I'm serious. Because one will always end up being my favorite over the others and that's the one I'll always use. The others will sit. So why have them? I'd rather put that money in the bank. But I do have different guitars for certain sounds. Gotta have a Paul and a tele....

[demioblue]

One! But I seem to have a few more than that. I really only want one guitar.

I feel what you're saying. Actually, we only NEED one guitar... But we want much more than that... heheheh...

[Fripperton]

I'm good.

[Jonnda]

one traditional mary kaye strat and/or aerodyne, and one mahogany HSS fat strat.

[franchelB]

I just saw the vid clip of the VG Stratocaster in Harmony Central. I'm ssooo tempted to try one out!
http://www.harmony-central.com/theater/wnamm07_p3.html

[69strat]

I feel what you're saying. Actually, we only NEED one guitar... But we want much more than that... heheheh...

Are we talkin' guitars or wimmens?

Gimme mo' wimmens!

[demioblue]

i meant BOTH... heheheh...

[frank thomson]

Really??? How? eBay?

no, private sale

prob get more $$ on the `bay

[The Electric Moron]

I'm not sure - ten maybe twelve. Mostly MIJers but a couple MIA's and at least one Squire (MIJ). They are all different to some degree so it's not like samethingdifferentcolor. Couple CARs and a couple white but mostly different colors BUT different necks, pups, bridges, electrics. They each sound different. Some're better, but all good. I decided to buy while I could before the prices got stupid, like they are now. Anyway, they don't eat so who cares how many they are? Or what a hack player I am? Toys for an old man that likes cranked amps hahahaha

Charlie

[Slammintone]

I once was a confirmed Stratocaster loyalist, from my humble beginnings as a student of the guitar at 13 until maybe my late 20s. My first real Strat was a used 57RI from about 1986, a Mary Kaye model with swapped in nickle plated bridge and tuning keys for the gold. It was not a very good instrument though. Next I had a '79 Stratocaster in natural ash finish which weighed a ton and sounded about the least like a Strat of any guitar I'd ever owned. No matter which pickups were installed. Then I aquired perhaps the best Strat I've had yet, a 1989-90 Grafitti Yellow American Standard that I still kick myself for getting rid of. Other than quick flirtations with SGs here and there I've been strictly into Les Paul Standards for about the last 18yrs. In all that time I've just simply not been able to find the ideal (for me ) Stratocaster. The closest I've played yet have been a Vintage '62 Hotrod and strange for me a John Mayer Strat I played recently. I am seriously considering getting a Thin Skin '61 Stratocaster as I believe overall it may actually be the perfect Strat for me. If it is then my answer to the question posted here 5yrs ago is ONE! The one perfect Stratocaster would suit me just fine.

[rudutch]

just one.. until I find I find a lake placid blue one....

[NoNeck60]

Ive been through many, many Strats, but now have "the one". my factory ordered 2011 '60 Custom Shop NOS "NoNeck" Strat, Olympic White, lightweight Alder body, 1-piece maple neck, 9.5" radius, 6130 frets, 3 pos. switch, with my own mod (neck, neck/middle, middle/bridge) nickel/chrome hardware and CS case. I neither need, nor want any other Strat!!!

[stratcat33511]

One:
One Green
One Green with HSS
One Yellow
One Yellow with HSS
One Blue
One Blue with HSS
One Sunburst
One Sunburst with HSS
One Red
One Red with HSS
in addition to my white one

[Kap'n]

One strat is plenty.

[fatdog]

One strat and one tele.... They are such flexible instruments and you can as much fun just tweaking them, changing config, pickups, pots, necks etc.

[Erock_Germany]

Simple, as many nice ones the allows me to smuggle into the Man Cave...

[concert410]

2 Strats and 1 Tele

[JM3]

I am now down to 5

Eric Johnson sunburst
Time machine NOS 56 in see thru white
Hellecaster John Jorgensen Signature
Jerry Donohue Signature with tele pickup
50's classic in Daphne blue, changed pickups

[rudutch]

I am back up to 5

Les Paul R7
ES-335
Am strat
Tele partacaster
Yamaha SA2000 (I know, its redundant with the 335)

I don't duplicate unless a killer deal comes along

I will flip a couple... eventually
My gear exceeds my playing by a bunch

[ch willie]

One strat and one tele....

Ditto, plus a Gibby Les Paul Std.

[Gravity Jim]

This is back? My old handle is up there!

One. Still the same one, too. Although I'm about to change its pickups for the first time in, say, 15 years.

[Wilko]

Gravity who?

So this old thread came back...

I sold the boat anchor '77 Strat.

Got a couple of E series Squiers, sold a couple of those. Kept one black one with rosewood.

Got two MIM classics in three-color sunburst with rosewood.


got a '77 hardtail with trashed finish and maple neck--still in pieces.

so now it's:
1960 sunburst
pepto-strat:

MIM classic sunburst stock
MIM classic sunburst with SDs
1984 black Squier
1977 hardtail

[JM3]

the grain in the mexi strat is awesome

[Rickenjangle]

I ain't got no Stratocasters... (to the tune of "King of the Road.")

Actually, I got rid of my old and tired AMST in red.

I've always wanted to have a white one, (all-white), a sunburst with maple neck, and an all-black one like the Edge played in the 80's with the big headstock/maple neck/ B/W/B pickguard.

My wife would flip if I came home with 3 new Strats - even if they were all Squiers or Mexis.

[rudutch]

Gravity who?

So this old thread came back...

I sold the boat anchor '77 Strat.

Got a couple of E series Squiers, sold a couple of those. Kept one black one with rosewood.

Got two MIM classics in three-color sunburst with rosewood.


got a '77 hardtail with trashed finish and maple neck--still in pieces.

so now it's:
1960 sunburst
pepto-strat:

MIM classic sunburst stock
MIM classic sunburst with SDs
1984 black Squier
1977 hardtail

the gibson tuner, dual HB pink strat - even I
remember that one
ber that