I had been searching for about 5 years looking for a nice mexican stratocaster with a rosewood fretboard for under $500, and I finally found it.
I used to have an American 1994 40th anniversary strat in Caribbean mist with a pale stripey rosewood fretboard. It was a beautiful guitar, but I parted ways with it about 10 years ago. I found I missed it, and knowing that my amp loves strats, went in search of a cheaper replacement.
The mexican strat is a perfect replacement. The fretboard looks and feels exactly the same, pale stripey rosewood polished to a shine, with no noticeable grain texture. The mexican strat is lighter and more comfortable, and the metallic paintjob reminds me of the one I used to have. It feels like the same guitar, but better.
This guitar is really sweet. It's in great shape, whoever owned this was very careful with it. No noticeable wear, only two tiny dings, and a few subtle marks on the end of the headstock, probably from trading paint with doorframes.
It's all stock with no modifications, and the original fender hard case. It's currently wearing vintage style bridge saddles and firm springs, but the original parts are in the hard case.
The body feels like it's on the petite side, which is nice. Or maybe it's just that my shoulders are a lot wider than they were last time I owned a strat.
The pickups sound incredibly sweet, very full and flattering with a nice sort of shimmer to them. Less bitey and quacky, more smooth and sweet. The neck pickup is fantastic, sweet and rich, very bluesy classic strat tone. In general the guitar sounds more bluesy than surfy, but I'll figure out how to make it surf. I already got that reverb drip dialed in with my amp, just need to get back my tremolo picking muscle memory, and my old surf licks.
It just feels great to play, very comfortable, and sounds very expressive and effortless. Like my old strat, it makes me play a lot differently than I do on my teles, 50s hollowbodies, and humbucker guitars. This is the main reason I wanted it.
I'll take some photos with my amp and setup, but for now, here's a little peek of the guitar hanging out in its case.
I had to get a few photos because the sun hit it just right for the metallic flake to pop.
It's going to look great next to my metallic red 1998 Fender Toronado.
I used to have an American 1994 40th anniversary strat in Caribbean mist with a pale stripey rosewood fretboard. It was a beautiful guitar, but I parted ways with it about 10 years ago. I found I missed it, and knowing that my amp loves strats, went in search of a cheaper replacement.
The mexican strat is a perfect replacement. The fretboard looks and feels exactly the same, pale stripey rosewood polished to a shine, with no noticeable grain texture. The mexican strat is lighter and more comfortable, and the metallic paintjob reminds me of the one I used to have. It feels like the same guitar, but better.
This guitar is really sweet. It's in great shape, whoever owned this was very careful with it. No noticeable wear, only two tiny dings, and a few subtle marks on the end of the headstock, probably from trading paint with doorframes.
It's all stock with no modifications, and the original fender hard case. It's currently wearing vintage style bridge saddles and firm springs, but the original parts are in the hard case.
The body feels like it's on the petite side, which is nice. Or maybe it's just that my shoulders are a lot wider than they were last time I owned a strat.
The pickups sound incredibly sweet, very full and flattering with a nice sort of shimmer to them. Less bitey and quacky, more smooth and sweet. The neck pickup is fantastic, sweet and rich, very bluesy classic strat tone. In general the guitar sounds more bluesy than surfy, but I'll figure out how to make it surf. I already got that reverb drip dialed in with my amp, just need to get back my tremolo picking muscle memory, and my old surf licks.
It just feels great to play, very comfortable, and sounds very expressive and effortless. Like my old strat, it makes me play a lot differently than I do on my teles, 50s hollowbodies, and humbucker guitars. This is the main reason I wanted it.
I'll take some photos with my amp and setup, but for now, here's a little peek of the guitar hanging out in its case.
I had to get a few photos because the sun hit it just right for the metallic flake to pop.
It's going to look great next to my metallic red 1998 Fender Toronado.