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Chrismo · September 18th, 2008, 05:19 PM

Someone please tell me more about this. I've seen pictures, I've heard it on Youtube, but I am dying to know more about this guitar. It sounds like a strat/tele blend. Anyone know anything about these guitars? Would love to find one someday in this blueburst

gtrwrks · September 19th, 2008, 11:53 AM

Looks hip - I like a straight bar too:

winny pooh · September 19th, 2008, 12:13 PM

I heard that it may even have a plate under the guard around the bridge pickup to simulate a tele sound as JD likes tele bridge and strat neck sounds, great by all accounts, looks sharp too. Bridge pickup is also further away from bridge

skeeterbuck · February 16th, 2009, 10:08 PM

Chrismo, Did you ever find what you wanted to know about the JD Strat. If not let me know as I own one.

Here is some info from Fender:
http://www.fender.com/support/manual...aster_1997.pdf

His manual came with the guitar to explain all of its features. Something different for sure.

Chuck

5595bassman · October 14th, 2009, 03:04 AM

Hi!

I own this one too since 2 mounths.

Look in the Photos section of this site, under Stratocaster category. I recently uploaded the wiring diagram and the "How it works" page from it's Owner Manual.

I'm not a guitar player, I play bass. I bought it for my daughter who loves blue finished guitars.
Since she is not an advanced player, I had it tested by a friend of mine who is a professionnal blues guitarist generally using USA Strats, Teles and Les Paul.

Good variety of sounds ( 8 different PU tones configurations ) but not very much natural sustain he said. I think it is consistant with the "designer", Jerry Donahue, who is more into country style fast picking type of playing.

There is also a Demo of the same model posted by a guy called Forsman on YouTube.

Good quality 1997 Japan made instrument as far as I'm concerned. I personnaly play with a 2006 USA Fender Jazz Bass 60th anniversary Special Edition.
In the late '60s I was playing with a 1964 Jazz Bass 3 tone Sunburst sold in 1971 when I left a local Blues band to go back to studies.

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Chrismo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Age: 21 Posts: 1,391 7 Photos	Jerry Donahue Strat? Someone please tell me more about this. I've seen pictures, I've heard it on Youtube, but I am dying to know more about this guitar. It sounds like a strat/tele blend. Anyone know anything about these guitars? Would love to find one someday in this blueburst __________________ Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said..."I'm too drunk to taste this chicken." http://thetonechasers.wordpress.com/

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gtrwrks Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: oklahoma city, ok Age: 45 Posts: 800	Looks hip - I like a straight bar too: __________________

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winny pooh Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South London Posts: 2,131 7 Photos	I heard that it may even have a plate under the guard around the bridge pickup to simulate a tele sound as JD likes tele bridge and strat neck sounds, great by all accounts, looks sharp too. Bridge pickup is also further away from bridge __________________ my afro ambient side project: http://www.myspace.com/theswyambusessions I play dancy bass here: http://www.myspace.com/casabellamusic

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skeeterbuck TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18	Chrismo, Did you ever find what you wanted to know about the JD Strat. If not let me know as I own one. Here is some info from Fender: http://www.fender.com/support/manual...aster_1997.pdf His manual came with the guitar to explain all of its features. Something different for sure. Chuck

October 14th, 2009, 03:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
5595bassman NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Montreal Canada Age: 61 Posts: 8 6 Photos	Hi! I own this one too since 2 mounths. Look in the Photos section of this site, under Stratocaster category. I recently uploaded the wiring diagram and the "How it works" page from it's Owner Manual. I'm not a guitar player, I play bass. I bought it for my daughter who loves blue finished guitars. Since she is not an advanced player, I had it tested by a friend of mine who is a professionnal blues guitarist generally using USA Strats, Teles and Les Paul. Good variety of sounds ( 8 different PU tones configurations ) but not very much natural sustain he said. I think it is consistant with the "designer", Jerry Donahue, who is more into country style fast picking type of playing. There is also a Demo of the same model posted by a guy called Forsman on YouTube. Good quality 1997 Japan made instrument as far as I'm concerned. I personnaly play with a 2006 USA Fender Jazz Bass 60th anniversary Special Edition. In the late '60s I was playing with a 1964 Jazz Bass 3 tone Sunburst sold in 1971 when I left a local Blues band to go back to studies.

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