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blackstrat · July 5th, 2003, 10:53 AM

Went on www.Fender.com and saw that "show us your Strat" section. Found picture of acoustic guitar, teles & Les Pauls lined up with people's Strats...no name of the person submitting the picture, or any information about the strat. (is it stock /hot-rodded/the year???)

I decided to ad a "Strat of the Month" section to my site. I'm looking for just 1 picture of the guitar, (no collection shots) the name of the owner, and some interesting things about the guitar. I will post one a month!!!

Got anything cool looking, or a nice collectors piece??? send them to me!

Rob DiStefano · July 5th, 2003, 10:59 AM

No bad dawgs, every one's a keeper - AA Strats

blackstrat · July 5th, 2003, 11:21 AM

Not that they're really bad, and I know Fender gets tons of submissions, but I just wish Fender could have taken the time to personalize the posts. Who is that in the picture? Who's strat is that?

stevieboy · July 5th, 2003, 01:34 PM

That's quite a website, Blackie. Must keep you pretty busy.

blackstrat · July 5th, 2003, 10:41 PM

Believe it or not, this a part-time thing for me!! My real gig is an academic advisor for the Art Institute of Philadelphia. My goal is to make this a full-time, full-blown, respected guitar specialty magazine.

The big companies have been really nice to me, sending me review items, but at the same time, the big companies feel I don't have enough hits yet to justify them throwing any money into me. (paid advertising)

I'm averaging about 5,000 hits a month and climbing. It may sound like a lot of hits, but to a D'Addario, a Jim Dunlop, or a Morley, I still have a lot of work ahead!

So I plug away...Keep my reviews honest, and do the very best that I can!!! I guess it will come in time!!!

vegetablejoe · July 7th, 2003, 03:48 AM

Blackstrat,

first of all congrats on your cool website! I hope it works out the way you want it to happen.

May I suggest that you feaure a "Guitar of the Week" instead of 1 a month, if its not too much additional trouble for you. That way, we get more chances to get our No. 1's featured by you; and we check in more often to see if we get lucky; and you get more hits. :)

Thanks for providing the showcase and Good Luck!

Jaime G

blackstrat · July 7th, 2003, 07:47 AM

Great idea vegetablejoe!!!

I think I'll change it.

The problem is that I posted the same letter on two other Fender related Forum besides this one and not one person sent me anything.

Rob DiStefano · July 7th, 2003, 08:03 AM

blackstrat, they may not be "real" Strats, but all my "children" are available for your use ...

http://rfd.cc/aa/strat.html

... you've constructed a real good tribute page to Strats ... my most fave, most versatile solid body g'tar ... arguably "the Stratovarius of electric g'tars".

July 5th, 2003, 10:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
blackstrat TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NJ / USA Posts: 79	Show Us Your Strat Disapointment! Went on www.Fender.com and saw that "show us your Strat" section. Found picture of acoustic guitar, teles & Les Pauls lined up with people's Strats...no name of the person submitting the picture, or any information about the strat. (is it stock /hot-rodded/the year???) I decided to ad a "Strat of the Month" section to my site. I'm looking for just 1 picture of the guitar, (no collection shots) the name of the owner, and some interesting things about the guitar. I will post one a month!!! Got anything cool looking, or a nice collectors piece??? send them to me! __________________ "All Things Guitar" http://www.allthingsguitar.com

July 5th, 2003, 11:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
blackstrat TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NJ / USA Posts: 79	Not that they're really bad, and I know Fender gets tons of submissions, but I just wish Fender could have taken the time to personalize the posts. Who is that in the picture? Who's strat is that? __________________ "All Things Guitar" http://www.allthingsguitar.com

July 5th, 2003, 01:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
stevieboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: the valley Age: 58 Posts: 3,386 6 Photos	wow That's quite a website, Blackie. Must keep you pretty busy.

July 5th, 2003, 10:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
blackstrat TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NJ / USA Posts: 79	Believe it or not, this a part-time thing for me!! My real gig is an academic advisor for the Art Institute of Philadelphia. My goal is to make this a full-time, full-blown, respected guitar specialty magazine. The big companies have been really nice to me, sending me review items, but at the same time, the big companies feel I don't have enough hits yet to justify them throwing any money into me. (paid advertising) I'm averaging about 5,000 hits a month and climbing. It may sound like a lot of hits, but to a D'Addario, a Jim Dunlop, or a Morley, I still have a lot of work ahead! So I plug away...Keep my reviews honest, and do the very best that I can!!! I guess it will come in time!!! __________________ "All Things Guitar" http://www.allthingsguitar.com

July 7th, 2003, 03:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
vegetablejoe Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Manila Age: 53 Posts: 157	suggestion... Blackstrat, first of all congrats on your cool website! I hope it works out the way you want it to happen. May I suggest that you feaure a "Guitar of the Week" instead of 1 a month, if its not too much additional trouble for you. That way, we get more chances to get our No. 1's featured by you; and we check in more often to see if we get lucky; and you get more hits. :) Thanks for providing the showcase and Good Luck! Jaime G

July 5th, 2003, 10:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rob DiStefano Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Park Ridge, NJ Age: 63 Posts: 5,154	No bad dawgs, every one's a keeper - AA Strats

July 7th, 2003, 07:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
blackstrat TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NJ / USA Posts: 79	Great idea vegetablejoe!!! I think I'll change it. The problem is that I posted the same letter on two other Fender related Forum besides this one and not one person sent me anything. __________________ "All Things Guitar" http://www.allthingsguitar.com

July 7th, 2003, 08:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rob DiStefano Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Park Ridge, NJ Age: 63 Posts: 5,154	blackstrat, they may not be "real" Strats, but all my "children" are available for your use ... http://rfd.cc/aa/strat.html ... you've constructed a real good tribute page to Strats ... my most fave, most versatile solid body g'tar ... arguably *"the Stratovarius of electric g'tars"*.

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