Fender Custom Shop Robin Trower Tribute Strat

[Newc]

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Now sell me your other DejaVibe real cheap [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[hippietim]

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Newc, my other DejaVibe is a stereo model with the rocker pedal - cheap would be about $300 [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Reverend Timmy]

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Nice guitar,Tim.How long did you wait for it? Did you order it or knew it was coming out? Very nice!....................

[hippietim]

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As I mentioned in my initial post, I waited 20 years for it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Seriously, I knew these were coming for a while. I assumed they'd be obscenely priced like a lot of Fender CS limiteds are so I didn't pursue it (I was figuring they'd come in just under 4k like similar models had in the past). As it turns out they were going for a more reasonable price. I called around to a bunch of places and finally settled in on my favorite dealer (Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center) who had the guitar for substantially less than any other dealer. I called them on the Thursday the 17th and got the quote - they had two of them and they literally had just come in that day. I called back on Friday to pull the trigger and one was already gone. I got it last Wednesday. So the long winded answer to your question is I waited for 5 days because of the weekend.

[hippietim]

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Thanks for the kind words everyone. I am very thrilled to have this guitar.

I know it's probably no big deal to most because it's a plain white Strat but to me it's sort of like Big Red or an LTD. It represents the guitar that was used to create music that has been a huge inspiration for me.

[Newc]

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No doubt. If I was a Strat Man, I'd probably be interested in one as well. Bridge Of Sighs stays in my regular rotation CD stack. That's probably the only song besides Stairway that I really wanted to nail note for note.

[blindmuddy]

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SWEET, Trower is the sh1t, one of my favorites from back then. It used to always piss me off with the Hendix comparisons cause even though it's there I prefer Trower any day of the week WAY better player IMO.

[Newc]

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I always found it funny how Trower was slammed for it and SRV was hailed for it [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[hippietim]

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I always found it funny how Trower was slammed for it and SRV was hailed for it [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

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And neither sounds like Hendrix [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Newc]

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Well they saw "Guy With Strat Playing Blues And Using Distortion And Vibe" and said "Hendrix" [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[pro-fusion]

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Nice one! I always loved the big-headstock '70s Strats--had one myself back in the mid '80s, however for me it was more of a Blackmore thing.

Wow, that guitar, a copy of Bridge of Sighs and a big bag of pot, and it's like college all over again!!! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

By the way, does the Trower model come with the trem blocked the way he likes 'em? That would be the ultimate 'signature' touch, wouldn't it.

Trower is just a master of understatement and using space.