Could be the most Iconic guitar around

gball said:
(Edit: that being said I personally will still argue that the Les Paul is the most iconic. I believe when the average person, non-guitar player thinks "electric guitar" it's a Les Paul they see in their mind's eye)
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We will have to agree to disagree, Norm and Gary.

I think the ES 335-ES 355 Epi Casino, is what is the iconic Electric guitar. Then, the definitive electric guitars. Telecaster/Strat and LP/SG
Honorable mentions come variants and offshoots of both these foundational instruments. ES 175, 125, 135, Firebird, V, etc, and Superstrat, Dime, etc pointy style metal machines.
 
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Don O said:
Ok, one is not pictured here.

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Sung to the 12 days of Christmas, just staring at 9.

9 Strats a strumming
8 pictured here...
7 bursts of color
6,... Custom shops....
5 Birds Eye necks
4 with chrome hardware,
3 Ebony necks....
2 Set necks and a
1993 Tel/Strat set
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If I had the resources of the means to sing the 12 Strats of Christmas, I would not mind a large headstock Strat. Not necessarily a 3 bolt neck, but a large Headstock one like was the first type I tried when I went to the first guitar store to see what LPs and Strats were all about back in the 70's at Gordon Miller Music. If I remember right, it was a Natural ASH bodied one.
 
Weird duck here. What I consider my fave, my #1 so to speak, is an LP. However I consider myself more a strat guy. Most of the players who have inspired me slong the way most also have played or sometimes play LPs but also seem to have gravitated towards strats.

For me it's the ergonomics, the glassiness, the quacktones you can't get otherwise. I like the roar a humbucker but single coils happify my ears generally.

My strat types are all non-fender.

Refinished basswood Golden Turdocaster, a Bridgecraft
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A big regret on this refinish is that I didn't make the waterslide say #2 instead of #1 if you get my drift. Fun guitar, plays well, still feels a bit cheap for some
reason, I didn't upgrade anything, except added a loaded guard from dragonfire, though it's very photogenic. It's my kick around guitar, trying to relic it.

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Washburn Shadow Series' alder, mostly stock, added an A5 humbucker, smoked plastic backplate... really smooth player... this was my third guitar many years back.

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"Reconditioned" Yamastrat into SSp90, seemed like poplar to me when I was carving it, got some real sonic grit to 'er, thinner flattish yama neck.

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After I finished the front I took the rest to a soft matte black with fine fine sandpaper, added this molded aluminum
backplate made out of a tea tray.

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And finally my "reconditioned" "Rocker" strat, now known as The Psychocaster, also alder. Buddha handwounds help make it a real screamer.


Those are my strattiest types. I love each for different reasons.
 
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TVvoodoo said:
Weird duck here. What I consider my fave, my #1 so to speak, is an LP. However I consider myself more a strat guy. Most of the players who have inspired me slong the way most also have played or sometimes play LPs but also seem to have gravitated towards strats.

For me it's the ergonomics, the glassiness, the quacktones you can't get otherwise. I like the roar a humbucker but single coils happify my ears generally.

My strat types are all non-fender.

Refinished basswood Golden Turdocaster, a Bridgecraft
LODLDu9z_o.jpg


A big regret on this refinish is that I didn't make the waterslide say #2 instead of #1 if you get my drift. Fun guitar, plays well, still feels a bit cheap for some
reason, I didn't upgrade anything, except added a loaded guard from dragonfire, though it's very photogenic. It's my kick around guitar, trying to relic it.

oMZjo3Fl_o.jpg


Washburn Shadow Series' alder, mostly stock, added an A5 humbucker, smoked plastic backplate... really smooth player... this was my third guitar many years back.

ZlU46w5o_o.jpg


"Reconditioned" Yamastrat into SSp90, seemed like poplar to me when I was carving it, got some real sonic grit to 'er, thinner flattish yama neck.

4vj8yuFr_o.jpg


After I finished the front I took the rest to a soft matte black with fine fine sandpaper, added this molded aluminum
backplate made out of a tea tray.

n16NF8Eo_o.jpg



And finally my "reconditioned" "Rocker" strat, now known as The Psychocaster, also alder. Buddha handwounds help make it a real screamer.


Those are my strattiest types. I love each for different reasons.
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Like what you've done with these & especially like the headstock decal, that is a crack-up. Cheers
 
Mine!

The blue one is my own creation. Used neck, no idea where it came from. It's very well made except for the abalone dots that aren't centered. They're not off by much but a little. I got the body (MIJ Hosco) straight from the CNC and finished it using a couple of rattle cans stiffed with what they claim to be Sonic Blue nitro cellulose, I topped it off with a few coats of wax. The lipstick pickups came from China but I think I'll put in the set of Wilkinson pups I have in a box, as I'm not always crazy about these. The Wilkinsons sound great as far as I can remember.

Its neighbour shouldn't need much introduction by now :dood:

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I am not a Srat guy. Played a few, a bit wide in the neck amd not a single coil fan at all. I use them sparingly as required.
I have a few double cutaways, but that doesn't mean it is a Strat style. I have a couple with 3 pickups.

1987 Yamaha RGX 612S . Put a mini humbucker in neck. Has a built in mid range boost, adjustable frequency amd amount. Coil tap as well. Really nice locking system, no cutting yer balls off.

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I have 2 Prestiges. This one has 3 pickups amd can get Stratty when required. Close enough for me.
This one has a direct hypass out push pull on volume control.


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