MIM 60s Classic Appreciation Thread!

nonvintage · May 17th, 2008, 07:45 AM

I have 4 Strats now. I played a Lake Placid Blue 60s Classic on Thursday. WOW! What a great guitar. I though initially a pickup change would be in order after playin' it at home for a couple hours. Then I did some gigs Thursday and Friday with it. Fageddaboutit. Why bother? The thing just sounds Amazing! I'm giving it a name in honor of one of my heroes. Little Charlie.

Tim73 · May 17th, 2008, 07:56 AM

I jammed with a guy who had one. I only play maple fretboards but that strat was nice enough for me to consider a change.

Loco · May 17th, 2008, 08:03 AM

Love that vintage sounding twang I get from mine. She's called Pink and was third in the lineup. I got a fourth when I added a Daphne Blue Classic '50s to the family.

Mark Davis · May 17th, 2008, 12:48 PM

Ya they are great Ive owned a couple of them both were good.

On one of them I put in Fralin Vintage Hots and the trem system from the American Vintage ri. After I was done it sounded so much better than a Custom Shop Relic I had I sold the CS and got 3 more MIM Fenders.

nonvintage · May 17th, 2008, 06:20 PM

Hey Mark, the Fralin VH's were what I was thinking about getting. Would you mind giving me your comparison of the VH and stock classic pickups? Are the classics Tex Mex's?

Stratsrgood · May 18th, 2008, 01:42 AM

My 60's LPB plays so well and sounds so good- all stock. I sold my Am Std soon after I bought it because it had no soul.
Since then I bought a 50's to keep it company.

Mark Davis · May 18th, 2008, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nonvintage

Hey Mark, the Fralin VH's were what I was thinking about getting. Would you mind giving me your comparison of the VH and stock classic pickups? Are the classics Tex Mex's?

No they arent the Tex mex. They arent as hot as the Tex Mex.

The stock pickups are very good. I jurt found the bridge to be a little raspy and harsh sounding. Hooked to a tone control would have probably helped it alot.

The Fralin VH were perfect real clean glassy sounding.

They also make a 3% underwound set of VH that really sound chimey.

Scotland · May 18th, 2008, 04:25 AM

I have the CP 60's classic and love it. The pickups are the Abigail CS ones and are fantastic. Great build and great neck.
I have the Lindy Fralin VH 3% underwounds on my Mary Kaye Strat and they are incredible, as Mark says, very chimey.

F1rocco · May 19th, 2008, 09:22 PM

Ive got the MIM 50,s....

I upgraded the stock pups....Sure it sounds a bit more vintage but not worth the $100 and down time....Rock it Stock...

Cassady · May 20th, 2008, 09:02 AM

I've got one in Lake Placid Blue that I adore. I have made a few changes, but they mostly improved the "tinker factor" of the guitar and didn't make any real improvements: GFS Premium Alnico pickups, a trem block from an AVRI strat and an aged trem cover plate.

The only significant change that I made was to wire for a master tone and a blend pot. I'm thinking about removing the blend pot and going back to stock wiring, though.

It's really a terrific guitar--if I could only have one guitar this would be it.

Cassady

nonvintage · May 20th, 2008, 03:34 PM

I guess I'll leave mine stock for now. I'm gonna let it grow on me.

boris bubbanov · May 20th, 2008, 03:50 PM

Some really nice colors. These 60's became real scarce down this way, especially with the introduction of the CP 60's and 50's Strats.

Some suggestions might be upgrading the Ping tuners with Gotoh "klusons", and installing hardened bridge plate mount screws, or instead every available bridge part from Bill Callaham intended for this model. I would do all those things before I touched the pickups, although I would run the tone dials to the neck and bridge, and leave the middle wide open, I'm doing that all the time now.

Doug Ferguson · May 20th, 2008, 03:59 PM

Oh, yeah, those are sweet guitars. For me it was a choice between a Lake Placid Blue 60's or a Saphire Blue Deluxe Players. I went with the Deluxe, and don't regret it at all. But, oh yeah, those Classic 60's are sweet!

angelcoon · June 21st, 2008, 05:18 AM

Picked up a black one last year practically new for $350!

Changed pickups to a set of used Holy Grails. Haven't done much with 'er yet... will update.

Dave

degsycaster · June 22nd, 2008, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotland

I have the CP 60's classic and love it. The pickups are the Abigail CS ones and are fantastic. Great build and great neck.

Scotland. I too have a CP 60's, a 2006 with Abigail signed pups. I seem to be the only person I know with the 3 tone sunburst. The finish on mine appears to be a thin skin poly? Could that be right??

boris bubbanov · June 22nd, 2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsycaster

Scotland. I too have a CP 60's, a 2006 with Abigail signed pups. I seem to be the only person I know with the 3 tone sunburst. The finish on mine appears to be a thin skin poly? Could that be right??

I've played three of those sunburst CP 60's MIM Strats. The polyester appears to me to be fairly thick, although it is possible the MIM Standards get the crummier bodies with the real thick finishes.

I still prefer the Classic 60's to the Classic Player 60's. Unless you found an early CP 60's with all the boutique parts on it.

Mark Davis · June 22nd, 2008, 02:28 PM

The guy in Los Loney Boys plays a 60's Classic MIM he sounds like a mix of SRV and Santana.

May 17th, 2008, 07:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
nonvintage Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 425	MIM 60s Classic Appreciation Thread! I have 4 Strats now. I played a Lake Placid Blue 60s Classic on Thursday. WOW! What a great guitar. I though initially a pickup change would be in order after playin' it at home for a couple hours. Then I did some gigs Thursday and Friday with it. Fageddaboutit. Why bother? The thing just sounds Amazing! I'm giving it a name in honor of one of my heroes. Little Charlie.

May 17th, 2008, 07:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tim73 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South England Age: 35 Posts: 781 21 Photos	I jammed with a guy who had one. I only play maple fretboards but that strat was nice enough for me to consider a change. __________________ Born in the '70's & in my mind, still living there now...

May 17th, 2008, 12:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 11,574	Ya they are great Ive owned a couple of them both were good. On one of them I put in Fralin Vintage Hots and the trem system from the American Vintage ri. After I was done it sounded so much better than a Custom Shop Relic I had I sold the CS and got 3 more MIM Fenders. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 18th, 2008, 04:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,218 3 Photos	I have the CP 60's classic and love it. The pickups are the Abigail CS ones and are fantastic. Great build and great neck. I have the Lindy Fralin VH 3% underwounds on my Mary Kaye Strat and they are incredible, as Mark says, very chimey. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

May 20th, 2008, 03:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 5,909	Some really nice colors. These 60's became real scarce down this way, especially with the introduction of the CP 60's and 50's Strats. Some suggestions might be upgrading the Ping tuners with Gotoh "klusons", and installing hardened bridge plate mount screws, or instead every available bridge part from Bill Callaham intended for this model. I would do all those things before I touched the pickups, although I would run the tone dials to the neck and bridge, and leave the middle wide open, I'm doing that all the time now. __________________ Bubban0v

May 17th, 2008, 08:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Loco Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dorset, England Age: 53 Posts: 528	Love that vintage sounding twang I get from mine. She's called Pink and was third in the lineup. I got a fourth when I added a Daphne Blue Classic '50s to the family.

May 17th, 2008, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
nonvintage Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 425	Hey Mark, the Fralin VH's were what I was thinking about getting. Would you mind giving me your comparison of the VH and stock classic pickups? Are the classics Tex Mex's?

May 18th, 2008, 01:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Stratsrgood TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hampshire,UK Age: 56 Posts: 94	My 60's LPB plays so well and sounds so good- all stock. I sold my Am Std soon after I bought it because it had no soul. Since then I bought a 50's to keep it company.

May 19th, 2008, 09:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
F1rocco Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York Age: 37 Posts: 369	Ive got the MIM 50,s.... I upgraded the stock pups....Sure it sounds a bit more vintage but not worth the $100 and down time....Rock it Stock...

May 20th, 2008, 09:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cassady Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 500	I've got one in Lake Placid Blue that I adore. I have made a few changes, but they mostly improved the "tinker factor" of the guitar and didn't make any real improvements: GFS Premium Alnico pickups, a trem block from an AVRI strat and an aged trem cover plate. The only significant change that I made was to wire for a master tone and a blend pot. I'm thinking about removing the blend pot and going back to stock wiring, though. It's really a terrific guitar--if I could only have one guitar this would be it. Cassady

May 20th, 2008, 03:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
nonvintage Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 425	I guess I'll leave mine stock for now. I'm gonna let it grow on me.

May 20th, 2008, 03:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
Doug Ferguson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 55 Posts: 1,131	Oh, yeah, those are sweet guitars. For me it was a choice between a Lake Placid Blue 60's or a Saphire Blue Deluxe Players. I went with the Deluxe, and don't regret it at all. But, oh yeah, those Classic 60's are sweet! __________________ If you get hung up on just guitar players, you've missed something.... Don't ever get to a point where you just gotta be a guitar player. You hear something, go try to get that note and sound as much like that as you can.-Buddy Guy

June 21st, 2008, 05:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
angelcoon TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Prospect, PA Age: 51 Posts: 51	Picked up a black one last year practically new for $350! Changed pickups to a set of used Holy Grails. Haven't done much with 'er yet... will update. Dave

June 22nd, 2008, 02:28 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 11,574	The guy in Los Loney Boys plays a 60's Classic MIM he sounds like a mix of SRV and Santana. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.