Strat ATTACK!

[desmauler]

Ok, so I was lookin through some videos last night of stevie and some other bluesmen, and as a result I think I need to get a strat. My question.....would a charvel strat compare to a MIA Fender? anything that would be a better deal like GMW or G&L?

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

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I've had some very nice strats,vintage,re-issue & new ones & I don't miss any of them,my 84' strathead Charvel can do anything they could do & do it better!!

[desmauler]

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what are the specs of that strathead?

[guitarsjb]

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I had a '95 Strat Plus...it was amazing. Best strat I ever played.

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

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1984 San Dimas strat,burgundy purple mist w/pickguard,rosewood fretboard,OFR,originally 3 EMG SAs,shoot me an E-mail & I'll send ya some pics:
[email protected]

[JonnyJobe]

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I just played a Hamer USA strat style (not sure of the model) and it was killer. I generally like G&L over Fender any day. Even the new import models are better than MIA Fenders to me. You really have to play each and every Fender before You buy, because the quality varies greatly from guitar to guitar.

[desmauler]

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Guitarsjb, you say you had one? what made you sell it?

[Jim Shine]

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G&L quality varies as well. Because they don't produce the volume of guitars Fender does, the number appears to be lower. I would never buy one sight unseen. Then again, having sold G&L's for most of the 90's, I had an opportunity to see the bad ones.

[Shawn Lutz]

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I love old Fender strats...not so old that they are insanely expensive or stupid to mod [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I like the 70's strats with the larger headstocks. I think even some of the newer strats are nice but can be somewhat inconsistent in the quality of the fretwork. One thing I wish they would do away with is the 21 fret neck [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I dunno why they make new strats that have 21 frets.

The Strat shape is my favorite shape, nothing cooler in my book [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] and I'm glad they are back with the new Charvels. All of my charvels and Jacksons are full size strat shapes. I do have on dinky but I don't play it very much. I can't comment on the GMW just yet but I do have one on order, its painted and clearcoated and has to settle for while, I' so looking forward to getting that sukka!

[Jim Shine]

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Here ya go Chuck! I am on my way out. I will email ya back later.

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Very nice!
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[LRGman]

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I love big head strats from the 70's those maple necks necks are so great

[jazzman]

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I do too. I think even more so when I was in My Yngwie warship days. I had Rising Force on vinyl and played it constatly and it wore out so I had to buy another copy. (Don't you like my runon sentence?)

[kmanick]

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I've got this 1984 Strat Plus that plays pretty sweet.I had that thick satin finish that Fender puts on their maple necks removed and now it's tung oiled(very lightly) and it feels awesome. It's got gold Lace sensor pickups in it and unfortunately I think they sound weak.
but it plays great.

[slayer]

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The Hamer you mention of is a Hamer USA Daytona, Hamers rock!! Jack.