r/Stratocaster

I just got this for what I think is a bargain of a price at just 250 bucks but I can’t make out what model it is. I only notice the tuners being changed

Seller claims it’s a nr 27 out of 40 Hank Marvin 40th anniversary edition. Is it really a HM edition or just a regular custom shop?

Genuinely one of the best feeling instruments I’ve ever played

Which one of these is obviously wrong? Notice the dot inlays matching the headstock.

so I recently picked up this 1982 JV strat. i know the 60s and 70s vintage guitars are the higher value and more desirable ones, but I’ve completely fallen in love with this thing. How do you guys feel about vintage guitars compared to new ones?

I found this strat in a guitar shop in Rome. I didn't get a clearer picture of the tag, but it says "Japan 2003." It has 70's stylings with the bullet truss rod, headstock, and three screw neck.

I'm thinking this is a Fender Japan exclusive or something like that, but I don't know how to research this online.

If anyone could tell me what specific line or series this strat is from, I would greatly appreciate it.

I picked this up last week, and it’s a beauty. I never really thought I’d have a custom shop at some point, but I’m extremely excited about it.

This week is another Guitar of the Past. Got this beautiful '99 Teal Green Metallic Big Apple Hardtail in October of 2021. 7.2 lbs, not a scratch on it. I just never could bond with it, always felt really "tight", didn't feel good to play, weird. Sold it off in December 2022. It sure was pretty though.

Always loved the classic Strat tones on this one!

Just finished my dream guitar build using a Fender Vintera II Road Worn MIM Strat along with an Overdrive Custom Guitar Works pickguard assembly. I’ve been dreaming of owning a black Strat since I was a teenager and that day has finally arrived.

Pickguard is loaded with the Fender Custom Shop Fat ‘50 in the neck, Fender Custom Shop Custom ‘69 in the middle, and Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Hand Scatter Wound SSL-1C DG in the bridge (done my MJ herself). I opted for the SSL-1C to be RW/RP and tone 1 for the neck/middle while tone 2 for the bridge. Not strictly David’s tone wiring but I talked to Craig at Overdrive and he recommended the setup. I also copper foil shielded the main cavity and output cavity as well as had the pickguard fully shielded.

The pickguard was not cheap but I think it was worth every penny. The sound is amazing and Craig’s attention to detail with the custom 1 ply acrylic pickguard is flawless. The pickups are so quiet with the shielding and the RW/RP bridge pickup. Craig was great to deal with over the phone and answered all my questions. It also arrived well under the stated 30 day turnaround time.

For anyone considering building a black Strat of their own I would 100% go with Overdrive’s pickguard assembly. There are cheaper versions available but none compare in the sound and quality of this setup. This one is a keeper.

Thanks for letting a middle age guy rant a little about finally making a dream come true.

Decided to collate all the best practice , advice and tips for set up parameters and method into one place for a strat. I’ve started to make adjustments myself and felt that making them on the fly simply didn’t sit right with me (lack of experience I guess) but having a baseline helped to tweak from there. So I took factory settings and adjusted , then documented my approach. In addition to this I also found a few videos from other YouTubers that provide good tips on how best to apply settings (things lacking from fenders website)

Purely to document my thoughts and would value any feedback or changes anyone recommends.

I bought a heavily modded 2006/2007 John Mayer Signature strat. It seems legit by:

- the serial number on the backplate is correct

- the Signature at the back of the headstock is correct

- the string tree is furher up the headstock

- the trussrod is at the bottom of the neck

- now screwholes for the backplate

When I received it I removed the neck. Here are some pictures. Can someone help me verify is this indeed correct?

Thanks!

This one was fun, it didn't turn out perfect, but good enough lol. You can see that it was poorly modified, and at some point, covered in sparkles?

I cleaned it up as best I could and a Chinese loaded pickguard (lol). I was going to upgrade to actual hot rails, but I kind of like the tin can sound.

Hi!

I've had my Sire S7 HSS New Gen (V3) for 4 days. My problem is that the split coil on the humbucker is not working... I have the impression that it happened after changing the pickguard to aluminum (the one that is in the pictures). Does anyone have this guitar to check if my connections and layout are OK? I don't know what happened. Humbucker works and is OK, but the push-push system on the TONE knob does not change the sound - both coils play all the time.

My Strat currently has its original white pearloid pick guard with white pickup covers. I’m thinking of swapping to black with parchment pickup covers. Keep the pearl or switch to black?