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olaftheholy · October 27th, 2009, 10:02 AM

got one, pewter green, ripped out that stupid tbx circuit and the stock pickups and put in '54 CS...

Absolutely awesome guitar, no clapton tones, just strat

Picture of my dad rocking that strat

stratman1966 · October 27th, 2009, 03:53 PM

I have a 1989 in Pewter. My favorite guitar and I have many Fenders. The neck is really a handful and the pickup and booster work really well. Many sounds.

mr newhaven · October 27th, 2009, 04:24 PM

i say go AVRI...i have a 62 and its a solid solid guitar...i like it better than sig strats/teles because although i love my idols...i am not trying to be them!

the avri 57 should do you right!
in black of course!

Wally · October 27th, 2009, 07:05 PM

As hinted at in 3 posts above; regardless of what strat you use to emulate EC, imho you are going to need a big Tweed amp....or a Marshall JTM 45 derived from the 5F6A. Until EC went back to this type of amp, his STrats never got the tone that could pull off the Cream things to my ear. The STrats just don't push an amp like his Gibsons did back in the day. RE: the TBX tone controls...if EC did go away from the TBX, it would be the mids that are in those TWeed-type amps that would allow him to do so.
For my personal needs, I can't play the V neck; so the Signature EC STrat just won't do it for me. AS for the sonics, I have ordered a custom set of EC fingers and ears....but they seem to be backordered. (;^)

fadingcaptain · October 27th, 2009, 08:05 PM

I really liked the necks on the recent models, and the sound was great. I liked the pickups. With that said, you could probably make yourself one with some creative Ebaying.

October 27th, 2009, 08:05 PM	#45 (permalink)
fadingcaptain TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OH Age: 41 Posts: 67	I really liked the necks on the recent models, and the sound was great. I liked the pickups. With that said, you could probably make yourself one with some creative Ebaying. __________________ I feakin love this pedal... Digitech Whammy Pedal

October 27th, 2009, 03:53 PM	#42 (permalink)
stratman1966 TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Madison Heights MI Posts: 46	I have a 1989 in Pewter. My favorite guitar and I have many Fenders. The neck is really a handful and the pickup and booster work really well. Many sounds.

October 27th, 2009, 04:24 PM	#43 (permalink)
mr newhaven Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Haven, CT Age: 27 Posts: 184	i say go AVRI...i have a 62 and its a solid solid guitar...i like it better than sig strats/teles because although i love my idols...i am not trying to be them! the avri 57 should do you right! in black of course!

October 27th, 2009, 07:05 PM	#44 (permalink)
Wally Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 6,010	As hinted at in 3 posts above; regardless of what strat you use to emulate EC, imho you are going to need a big Tweed amp....or a Marshall JTM 45 derived from the 5F6A. Until EC went back to this type of amp, his STrats never got the tone that could pull off the Cream things to my ear. The STrats just don't push an amp like his Gibsons did back in the day. RE: the TBX tone controls...if EC did go away from the TBX, it would be the mids that are in those TWeed-type amps that would allow him to do so. For my personal needs, I can't play the V neck; so the Signature EC STrat just won't do it for me. AS for the sonics, I have ordered a custom set of EC fingers and ears....but they seem to be backordered. (;^)

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