mdlestat Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you to my new best friend: http://home.ec.rr.com/mdlestat/Gabrielle%203.jpg She's a Fender Mexican Standard "Fat Strat", loaded with class. And ALL MINE!!! I'm so excited, I could....play till my fingers fall off!!! And I shall!!! (It'll sound a lot better when I get an amp, though, hehe) I just had to share this special moment with my new-found forum friends <<<<>>>> It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. --Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 She's a beaut, and she'll love it when you show her who's boss... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 congrats man. she looks great, i really like that blue. how's she sound? Then you'll never hear surf music again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Congratulations! It looks really sharp. I've heard those Mexican Strats are a great value. When you get your amp you'll have to let us know how it sounds. In the meantime, wear those fingers out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Watch out fer those single coils. Yur gonna love em. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fogman Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compact Diss Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 MIM Strat, I'm certain it's the way to begin in the guitar world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin-erator Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Originally posted by Compact Bush: MIM Strat, I'm certain it's the way to begin in the guitar world! Congrats! The first Fender I bought brand new was my MIM Strat. I've had it for 12 years and have customized it so much that the only original parts remaining are the body and jack-plate. Out of the box, it was a great player. This is a great guitar to grow with you. Enjoy! Vinny Cervoni vcbluzman@hotmail.com www.bluzberrypi.com www.42ndstband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 perfect, great color choice congrats!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdlestat Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 Thank you everyone, for all the kind words:) As many here may have noticed, I have been hounding you all with questions over the last few weeks about this decision--asking all sorts of newbie-grade things.. Well-- I chose this guitar as my first because of all the great advice I've gotten from you all directly, and even more-so indirectly by searching through the (literally)hundreds of GREAT posts that have been made on this forum in my many searches. (I am confident that it will serve my goal of having a wide variety of sounds to work with) I should have my first "amp" in a few days--- a Guitar Port. I really liked the fact that you can do so much with it--and I'm on this computer SOOO much anyway that it seemed to fit. But I also have a Roland Cube 15 en route-- since they are both relatively inexpensive (~$99 each), and both come pretty highly recommended here throughout various posts for their respective qualities and price, I think I'll be well suited between them for some time into the learning process... I want so badly to learn how to play well--- thanks to Phait, who directed me to this absolutely incredible place, I now know 1000% more about guitars than I did a short month ago, I have my first electric guitar (to go with my acoustic), I know the difference between a humbucker and a single-coil, I have gotten myself a teacher and am taking lessons, and am absolutely thrilled to be here!! Thanks again-- what a great ride this is! Matt It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. --Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlesbad Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Congrats, eh. I have a MIM Strat too, and it's definitely my favourite. I swapped out the stock pickups for Seymour Duncans ... that's one of the great things about Strats, there's a million replacement parts and odds'n'ends so you can really make whichever one you buy your own. National Capital Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Originally posted by Herman Tedster: She's a beaut, and she'll love it when you show her who's boss... Yeah, spank the plank! Matt, I think you made a very wise and versatile choice. And I really like that color. Good call on your amp selections too. Congratulations to you - may you enjoy many happy years of musical exploration and enjoyment together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCCJ Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Congrat's!!!! I know just how you feel. I saved forever to get my first electric and it was an American Standard Lonestart Strat. I remember how I felt when I went into the store and realized "IT WAS MINE"! I had to play for almost four months until I could get an amp, but it was still great. *A word of personal advice: I altered my Strat a couple years later with a different set of pickups and then I altered it again (more pickups) and I'm sorry that I did. I am about to put it back 'STOCK' like when I bought it. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 sweet! fat strat= versatile. rock out on that puppy. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Hot Cha!!! Good axe to start out on. Make it howl, dude... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBlues Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Congrats, beautiful guitar you got there...I'm sure BlueStrat will approve! Kudos to you also for siggning up for lessons, the best advice I've gotten from this forum myself. Have fun and stay in touch. I was born at night but I wasn't born last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdlestat Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 Thanks guys-- my amps should be here this weekend, so I'll be sure to let you know how this thing sounds through each of them once I wear out my fingers again, hehe. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. --Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Cool! Izzatt "Lake Placid Blue"? 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...
mdlestat Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 Hehe-- as big of a Nirvana fan as I am,(that's the color I associate with Cobain's git) the color is actually Blue Agave-- Here\'s the Fender color chart-- but the color looks more metallic in person... and in the pic I have here than it does "as advertised"... I really like it a lot-- though I can see some "vintage" white replacement guards and knobs someday--- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. --Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Hey man, sorry I didn't catch this. I don't hang around the guitar forum too much because I never have guitar-related questions. I know everything.* Anyway, glad to see you got one! Now just wait till you get all antsy about it going vintage - me, I can't wait. I have like 30 more years though * Right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Congrats, mdlestrat! Looks like a beaut. Threre's nothing like the feeling when you get your first electric. I remember mine (in fact, I still have her - though I haven't played it in years... ). It was a cheap (and I mean cheap) Harmony strat-copy-sorta-thing. I almost never put it down. You're gonna have a blast with your new baby. Especially once you get your amp(s). May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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