picker Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 ...on a MIM Hendrix Strat in Olympic White. I have had a yen for a white-on-white strat for a while, and $20 a month for 48 months at no interest was just too tempting. Quote Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokair Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Nice, that creamy white looks great. Lok Quote 1997 PRS CE24, 1981 Greco MSV 850, 1991 Greco V 900, 2 2006 Dean Inferno Flying Vs, 1987 Gibson Flying V, 2000s Jackson Dinky/Soloist, 1992 Gibson Les Paul Studio, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Congrats Picker! Looks Sweeeeet! Let us know how you like the reverse slanted bridge pup? Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Although I generally don't like Strats, I like that one. I just has that certain appeal to it. Quote I rock; therefore, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Con grat u lations, mon frere! I bet you're stoked. I really dig the reverse headstock and pickup array, and the finish, plastic-colors and maple fretboard are all mighty appealing! She's easy on the eyes, and if even half so on the ears and fingers then you've got a really sweet axe there. That's a really good deal, too- tempts me to consider one, as well... ! Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Oh my, that looks hotter than heat itself. Bet there`s some good sounds waiting to be made! Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Yep, I have no plans on buying an electric anytime soon, and when I do, not sure which I'd pick, but if I DO choose a Strat, that white 'un did always look good. Whitefang Quote I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 One thing that's a MUST- Dunlop StrapLoks! With a tiny dab of Yomega Brain Lube (thick Teflon gel) in their internal bearing-surfaces. And a rrreally comfy strap. (OK, that was two things... ) Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Have fun with the new ax picker. May you have many moments of pure playing bliss with the new acquisition. Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Sweet. The position of that bridge pickup is what Leo should've done on the Strat and Tele... and reverse headstocks make the most sense from a physics standpoint... Jimi swore the trem being upside down was better, too... wonder why they didn't do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Thanks guys, the only thing I don't like about it is I can't watch myself playing it! . So far, she has been played at two local jams, and she sounds great. I am thinking about straplocks for it. I already have a couple of sets to choose from, but I just didn't want to mess with it yet. Eventually, I think I'd like to change the tone control from the middle pickup to the bridge. I never use it where it is, and being able to back the bite on the bridge p/up would be a plus. Quote Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Sweet. The position of that bridge pickup is what Leo should've done on the Strat and Tele... and reverse headstocks make the most sense from a physics standpoint... Jimi swore the trem being upside down was better, too... wonder why they didn't do that? Most of us who play "righty"( even us "lefties" who play right handed) are accustomed to the trem bar on the bottom. But a good point made... Somehow technology might be implemented to make that bar position reversible (done by an in-store tech) for those who might too, prefer it on top. Or at least be able to give it a try. Whitefang Quote I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 @ Fang, The SRV Stratocaster has the upside down lefty whammy bar, so you can try one out at your nearest Fender store...I don't really use the whammy all that much. Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 And I don't play "lefty" DESPITE being left-handed, remember? Just like GLEN CAMPBELL, another Southpaw, ALSO didn't play "lefty". So I won't bother to seek one out and try it. But thanks for the info. Unless.... You ARE referring to a "righty" guitar with the whammy on top? Whitefang Quote I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Yes, the SRV Strat is a righty with the whammy on top... Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Add me 2 the list of congratulators ! I know yer fingers will put that to good justification BUT it'z not the the tool it'z the worker [video:youtube] Quote d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Looks awesome! Quote Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Looks awesome! Just needs some shoe-polish on that fretboard... ! Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmac Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Congrats. looks cool and I bet plays smooth. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 [video:youtube] Wow I remember that tune, it is the first time I have heard it in years and years, that white boy could play.....And sing...... I had that album and several others by Johnny Winter, and played them till they wore out (I think). Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 John Dawson Winter 3, the Double-White Boy.... [purty sure PMan won't hate me long fer breakin' in on his thread ] Quote d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 John Dawson Winter 3, the Double-White Boy.... [purty sure PMan won't hate me long fer breakin' in on his thread ] AWWWW GAAWWD!!!! I HAYYYYTE YOOOOOUU!!!!! Well, not really. But who could pass up an opportunity like that? Quote Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 PULLING MY OWN TRIGGER I'm an eazy, greezy target, Pickster, & I know we have some underlying under-slying sly & under-sliding favrosities. So let me make sure no one misunderstands while i take this spot to make my final bow... ...for now, at least.... Picker is a great Cat & I hope we meet for the future when I make my vacuum comeback & backcome Vack-You'm Only 'member this I'm not the greatest [Can You say Tedster?! Can You say Lee F ?!] but even the greatest quit sometime when the time's is wrong the time is right [video:youtube] PLUS LES ALTRA & ULTRA [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epLLiiXgnmc Quote d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 You made it CRYSTAL that you were kidding Picker. Don't really know what might have brought about that diatribe, but some are just too( and by their own design) hard to figure. :idk Can't be sore at anyone who'd post the ENTIRE "Second Winter" LP. Whitefang Quote I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 I was just a funnin', duder. Don't go. Quote Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtheshredder Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Congrats! This looks sweet. I love the jumbo reverse headstock. Quote "Too many people believe guitar lesson websites. One way to be great. Practice. Period."Z Wylde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Congrats! This looks sweet. I love the jumbo reverse headstock. Yeah, I used to dislike the big headstocks on the CBS era models, but I kinda like them now, especially the reverse one on mine. Quote Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Congrats! This looks sweet. I love the jumbo reverse headstock. Yeah, I used to dislike the big headstocks on the CBS era models, but I kinda like them now, especially the reverse one on mine. In theory, more mass adds to sustain. Quote "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 In theory, more mass adds to sustain. Yeah, that was in my mind. I wonder how much mass is added by the larger headstock profile... Quote Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Hah, not meaning to rain on anyone's parade, but it reminds me of grocery trips when people keep asking the clerks which is the sweetest and I'm of course trying to achieve the opposite (for health AND for taste). With guitars, and most instruments (drums and percussion especially), there is no such thing to my ears as "too dry", and I'm often mystified why people want MORE resonance and sustain from things. But maybe this comes from doing so much production work. On GS, people often say they hate Strats because they're the one guitar that doesn't have sustain. But that's why even though it's the player not the instrument, I was disappointed by Nile Rodgers when he switched to a Les Paul for his tour with one of those 80's hard rock guys (I forget which one -- maybe Slash?). It changed his sound in a bad way. Same with reggae, but I've heard clips with P90's that sound great, on LP-type guitars. Anyway, for those who do want sustain, I think the bigger headstock is probably going to achieve a more versatile sound that still retains the characteristics of a Strat, than switching to humbuckers. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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