Fender Robert Cray Strat arrives...

[Chuckracer]

I'm having a BALL with this one! Found it at Parkway Music last weekend. It drove me crazy, so I put it on lay-away, called them Monday and paid it off. They shipped right away, apparently, cause I got it yesterday.
I just went thru it, carved 6 ounces of grime off the fingerboard, restrung it and set it up. What a killer guitar! These pickups are smokin!!! Nice fat neck, good sized frets, lightweight and plays great. Sounds awesome unplugged (I never did plug it in at the store...didn't need to!). I love it!

This is proof that you don't need to spend a ton to get a really nice Stratocaster.



A couple more pics HERE

[Crankdaddy]

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Very nice, Chuck. Beautiful guitar. Enjoy it!

And don't forget to drag me along next time you go to that store!

[BigDaddyD]

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The custom shop version was mucho expensive. I am glad to see the impor ones are nice.

[Grandturk]

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These things are the darlings of the guys over on the Fender forum. If you can deal with a hard tail strat, they are definately mucho bang for the buck.

[toejam]

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Nice. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I was checking them out in the MF catalog. I've seen them in silver or purple but never sunburst. Way cool!!! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Chuckracer]

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These things are the darlings of the guys over on the Fender forum. If you can deal with a hard tail strat, they are definately mucho bang for the buck.

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I can see why. This is by far the best strat I've ever played, and I didn't have to spend $1500 plus!
Now I want an early Vintage Reissue 57...

[Jim Shine]

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We were lugging around a new purple one to the shows. It was a really nice guitar and if this particular one had a nicer fretboard (it was one of those light and chaulky looking ones that oil would not improve), I would have bought it.

As far as the reissues go, I would go for a new one. They are better.

[SEEGERMANY]

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Nice guitar! Congratulations!

[Mr Graphic]

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I have a first year USA Cray in Purple...Sunburst looks much nicer, congrats!

[Shawn]

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Purty.


Shawn

[guitarsjb]

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Very nice..makes me miss my strat

[Manyaxes]

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That is sweet! Mike came over today and told me he saw this thread........I think your killin' him.....

[Reverend Timmy]

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Chuck,I have one identical to yours.Or you now have one identical to mine... I love mine,It has a solid feel,really full of tone. Every one that plays it,wants it. Great Guitar.... Nice Score... The Rev.Timmy

[Chuckracer]

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I just can't put the dang thing down! Fender hit a home run when they built these things!

Ray, what's Mike's handle and email addy? E-bomb me...

I can't believe he missed this either. I'm still thinking about that black strat, though. And that Hamer...

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Is this a USA made Fender?
I always wanted to try one out!