Anybody own a strat? 🤪
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UtilityBeltFX
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Oh man that's the one!!
Is that a SA64?
I have been GASing for one of those forever!
jimilee
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How do you like your silver sky?
I love it. Feels very nice to play. Sounds really good unplugged and plugged in. Low maintenance. Neck feels great.
UtilityBeltFX
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No this is a 1980 SA-550. It's fully hollow. One of the "lower-end" models back then but its fantastic in every way.
PapaBear
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Mine is fast becoming my favorite.
finebyfine
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I’m not a strat guy at all but I tolerate this one. Please forgive the mess!
Coda
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Yes.
Fama
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Almost samesies! Mine is surf green or whatever the hell they call it. Plus it's a bit of a frankenstein, I did the blender mod (knobs are volume, master tone, and a blend pot which blends in the bridge pickup when using the neck pickup, and vice versa) plus added the JTEX Axtivator which is a unity buffer and toggleable boost or treble boost (in my setup). That's also why the volume knob looks different, the old one doesn't fit on the new smooth shaft. I really like how petite the switch ended up being, although if you were trying to switch it on the fly it would be tricky. I need to see if I can find a cream coloured volume knob to match the others that fits a smooth shaft pot.
I love this thing.
jimilee
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Does it sound like a strat and why would someone buy a strat over this and vice versa? I’m just curious, I’ve never played one.
It sounds like a Strat. I think someone would buy this over a Fender Stratocaster for the same reasons people buy other Stratocaster copies from other companies.
For me, how it feels to play is a big reason, in addition to the build quality.
I never took to Strats until this one.
Personally, I view it as a Custom Shop 1964 Fender Stratocaster (it is based off of a few 63-64s).
jimilee
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That sounds killer. I’d like to try one. I like the way my PRS Santana feels.
Santana's are really cool! I was really surprised how small the body is.
jimilee
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Yep. I put a Burstbucker 2&3 in mine, it sounds amazing. The stock pickups, IMHO, sounded flat, which seems to be part of the Santana sound.
drgonzo1969
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Cybercow
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Got this sweetie in 1979. Had the neck radius and width reshaped, installed a Schecter F500t tapped pickup assembly & swapped out the bridge up for a Seymour Duncan STK-S2 dual-stack ¼ lb switchable humbucker, swapped the stock Schecter pots for Allen-Bradley push-pull switched pots, and then added an Arp Hex pickup next to the bridge to access the Roland guitar synth modules & designed, built & installed a custom driver circuit for the Arp hex-pup. All within the first two years of owning it. Haven't changed a thing on it till two years ago when I yanked the Arp hex-pup to sell it at a price I couldn't refuse. She's been a real sweetheart.
