Hey all. As you may know, my collection of guitars expands all the time. I just picked up a used Fender Mexi Strat with a Floyd and H-S-S configuration. Model 113-4700-387. I love this thing!
I took out the single coil pickups that came stock, and popped in some old Lace Sensor Golds. Damn do these things give this guitar more life!
By the way, its Electron Blue Metallic.
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
I love my Fender too! I've been debating for a few years on whether to change the bridge PU for a humbucker, but I think that I should just keep it as is and get perhaps a Gibson SG as well for that type of sound. My Strat is Mexican as well and I picked it up a few years ago and haven't put that one down since.
Posted by veteater (Member # 3602) on :
Yeah, This thing is amazing. It came stock as the H-S-S configuration. I just can't stand the hum of the single coils. I put in the Lace Sensor Golds, as I had them in the house and finally found a guitar to put them in. Just restrung it with DR 12-52 Tite-Fits, and used 12, 16 and 20 Brass Plated Steels for the E, B and G. Feels great and sounds awesome. Next guitar, Rickenbacker 650 Dakota with trem. A few weeks until she arrives.
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
Rickenbacker!
Play some cool jangley tunes on that one for me will ya! If I were a professional musician or made tons of dough I would have a larger geetar collection. The four I have right now suit my needs well enough... at least that's what my wife says. Posted by veteater (Member # 3602) on :
The Ricky 650 is actually a warm sounding guitar. Its a solid body instrument with humbuckers which many Rick purists find to be blasphemy as they consider a Rick to be a hollow body axe with single coil pickups.
Regardless, the company is comprised of maybe 50 people at most, work 3 shifts per week, and this model is discontinued. As well, they are not building lefties anymore and the guitars take 3 years to get in! They are backordered by 3 yrs lol...There is no colour of the year for 2007 as advertised on their website.
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
I always wondered what was going on with the Ricks. Anytime you get a catalog and look for pricing they're never listed and you've got to contact them. Really small operation makes them seem even more special now!
A guy I used to play with a few years ago bought a 70s model Rick bass used. I was in awe of it, but I don't think he really realized what he had in his hands. He was a young guy of about 20 at that time and didn't know much about music older than 15 minutes. So many great bass players played on those.
Posted by oscarthemonkey (Member # 1692) on :
The Mexi Fenders are a real deal usually. I have a 2006 50's Classic Tele that I redid the electronics with 2 RS guitarworks rebuilt set, put some Gotoh Kluson tuners, a SD 52 in the neck and a Nocaster FCS in the bridge.
Posted by guitardrew (Member # 6635) on :
nice, i used to play a fender mexi strat... i still own it after selling every guitar i have except a nylon string guitar and gibson es-137, the strat had lace sensor gold pickups in it from when i was into clapton, and i played jazz with it for a couple of years and it had a great clean warm tone! finally had to go for better though..... but im a def. advocate of fender mexis..
Posted by Ninja of the Foot Clan (Member # 25128) on :
ive got an old kramer ....
Posted by ashifechi (Member # 16477) on :
I have a Jackson soloist, a Heritage Goldtop (Les Paul wannabe), and a Telecaster copy. I used to have an original 76' Gibson Firebird bicentenial model, a '73 strat with EMGs and a Kahler an 84' strat (stock) and my favorite guitar that I have ever have, a Black, metalic-flake Jackson Fusion XL. Damn I wish I still had that guitar. Posted by Craigy boy (Member # 3340) on :
Got this for a song.
Posted by deicide666 (Member # 26095) on :
i got an old ibanez that i paid 50 bucks for oof my friend i wish i still had my jackson still Posted by Panic (Member # 21074) on :
I am in the market for one. I also want to start lessons.
Posted by diamond johny (Member # 27586) on :
I had 2 strats. Nice action & comfy to play but I always thought the tone was too thin & not enough sustain. Got an Ibanez & Schecter now & what a difference those humbuckers make!
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