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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/7/2024 6:18:20 AM EDT
[Last Edit: LongTrang]
Been on the hunt for one of these for a while. I stopped into a guitar store here in Japan and behold a 1969 black Stratocaster. I’ve wanted the black strat just as Gilmour would’ve purchased in 1970 at Manny’s in NYC. It’s an exclusive Japanese release and in nitro! Pompeii here we come.
  Pink Floyd -"Echoes" Pompeii |
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Posted: 6/7/2024 11:11:08 AM EDT
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Nice!!! Those Japanese Strats are amazing!
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WI, USA
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Posted: 6/7/2024 1:47:56 PM EDT
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I like that a lot. Big heads are my jam.
I feel like a strat sounds better with a rosewood board. But that looks great. FWIW my current strat style is maple. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/7/2024 6:38:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DM1975: Nice!!! Those Japanese Strats are amazing! They really are. You can see why Fender USA felt inadequate and alarmed. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/7/2024 6:42:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LongTrang]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JJREA: I like that a lot. Big heads are my jam. I feel like a strat sounds better with a rosewood board. But that looks great. FWIW my current strat style is maple. Interestingly enough, I don’t really care for the CBS large headstock. But as a Gilmour fan, I’d always wanted something from the Meddle/live at Pompeii era. I have an Animals/‘77 era black strat clone and the 2005 Live 8 era black strat. Rosewoods are lovely on strats. Ever since I was a kid and idolized Stevie Ray I wanted a rosewood in burst. |
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Posted: 6/7/2024 8:13:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: Rosewoods are lovely on strats. Ever since I was a kid and idolized Stevie Ray I wanted a rosewood in burst. Right there with ya man!   Attached File |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/7/2024 8:50:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DM1975: Right there with ya man! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/53155/IMG_5789_jpeg-3235150.JPG 
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Posted: 6/8/2024 3:05:31 AM EDT
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 4:30:45 AM EDT
[Last Edit: LongTrang]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cgrant26: Nice! Now put a black pick guard in there and add the Gilmour switch. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/203945/signal-2023-03-04-174510_002_jpeg-273440-3235533.JPG I already have it. My version circa 2005 live 8 version. Headstock doesn’t have the contour body decal. I wanted to add his OG NOS version to my collection. ETA: when I get back from Japan I will add a family photo. My white strat and Animals era black strat are still in storage sadly. |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 7:19:10 AM EDT
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 7:27:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By miker84: Nice! I'm a poor so I started with a Mexico Strat and changed the guts. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/224641/1000000846_jpg-3235562.JPG Who cares! She looks great. How does she play? |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 7:41:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: Rosewoods are lovely on strats. Ever since I was a kid and idolized Stevie Ray I wanted a rosewood in burst. I'll toss mine in there too. Just got my black pick guard for it a few weeks ago. Its not a Fender, and is actually a cheap crappy plywood body (learned that when I was replacing the pick guard) but it plays really well, and plays even better if I dont touch it. LOL  |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 8:39:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: Who cares! She looks great. How does she play? It deserves a better player than me, but I'm really happy with it. I'm not much of a pickup snob, but replacing the oem's really made a difference with the pedals (yes I'm an old fart with actual pedals). The oem pickups weren't bad actually and may end up in another project. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 10:07:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goostoff: I'll toss mine in there too. Just got my black pick guard for it a few weeks ago. Its not a Fender, and is actually a cheap crappy plywood body (learned that when I was replacing the pick guard) but it plays really well, and plays even better if I dont touch it. LOL https://images2.imgbox.com/1d/f8/7RAl1hTY_o.jpg She’s a beaut!! |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 10:08:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By miker84: It deserves a better player than me, but I'm really happy with it. I'm not much of a pickup snob, but replacing the oem's really made a difference with the pedals (yes I'm an old fart with actual pedals). The oem pickups weren't bad actually and may end up in another project. I’m with ya. All of mine deserve a better player! lol |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 11:33:00 AM EDT
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Nice!
Love a big headstock Strat. 
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Posted: 6/8/2024 12:29:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: I already have it. My version circa 2005 live 8 version. Headstock doesn’t have the contour body decal. I wanted to add his OG NOS version to my collection. ETA: when I get back from Japan I will add a family photo. My white strat and Animals era black strat are still in storage sadly. Nice addition to your collection. I want to see that family photo. Having a collection that are snap shots of the transformations over the years is really cool. I have a partscasters Black Strat inspired that I put together a while back that is a blast to play. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 8:24:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SixSquared: Nice! Love a big headstock Strat. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/266130/20240504_215433-3205885.jpg Nice hard tail! |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 8:31:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LongTrang]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SirPsycho: Nice addition to your collection. I want to see that family photo. Having a collection that are snap shots of the transformations over the years is really cool. I have a partscasters Black Strat inspired that I put together a while back that is a blast to play. @SirPsycho Thanks! When I get home to the states I will take a pic of what I have out of storage. Partscaster black strat is correct strat! Gilmour’s started life as a 69 but it became a mish mash of parts over the years. When elitists start snubbing so called partscasters, I laugh because most of the greatest strat players all played a form of partscaster. The black strat, blackie and brownie, Lenny, hell even number 1 went through multiple changes. Frankenstein is probably the king of partscasters! Enjoy your build man! Music is life. |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 9:06:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By miker84: Nice! I'm a poor so I started with a Mexico Strat and changed the guts. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/224641/1000000846_jpg-3235562.JPG Mine is a partscaster. https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Black-Strat-project/148-2628344/ |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 9:41:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cgrant26: Mine is a partscaster. https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Black-Strat-project/148-2628344/ Yes!!! |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 11:59:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: @SirPsycho Thanks! When I get home to the states I will take a pic of what I have out of storage. Partscaster black strat is correct strat! Gilmour’s started life as a 69 but it became a mish mash of parts over the years. When elitists start snubbing so called partscasters, I laugh because most of the greatest strat players all played a form of partscaster. The black strat, blackie and brownie, Lenny, hell even number 1 went through multiple changes. Frankenstein is probably the king of partscasters! Enjoy your build man! Music is life. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: Originally Posted By SirPsycho: Nice addition to your collection. I want to see that family photo. Having a collection that are snap shots of the transformations over the years is really cool. I have a partscasters Black Strat inspired that I put together a while back that is a blast to play. @SirPsycho Thanks! When I get home to the states I will take a pic of what I have out of storage. Partscaster black strat is correct strat! Gilmour’s started life as a 69 but it became a mish mash of parts over the years. When elitists start snubbing so called partscasters, I laugh because most of the greatest strat players all played a form of partscaster. The black strat, blackie and brownie, Lenny, hell even number 1 went through multiple changes. Frankenstein is probably the king of partscasters! Enjoy your build man! Music is life. It's one of my favorites to play. I made mine from the Fender American Original series with a 60s body and 50s neck so they are nitro finishes. I wanted the sunburst because the Black Strat is supposed to have been a sunburst that was sprayed black at Manny's.  Attached File |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/9/2024 12:16:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SirPsycho: It's one of my favorites to play. I made mine from the Fender American Original series with a 60s body and 50s neck so they are nitro finishes. I wanted the sunburst because the Black Strat is supposed to have been a sunburst that was sprayed black at Manny's. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/256712/1398_jpg-3236419.JPG That is correct. It’s black over burst. Great looking ax. |
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Posted: 6/9/2024 7:46:08 AM EDT
[Last Edit: miker84]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cgrant26: Mine is a partscaster. https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Black-Strat-project/148-2628344/  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/20/2024 9:17:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: Nice hard tail! Thanks, '73 original Oly White with an old four bolt conversion. |
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Posted: 7/4/2024 9:24:20 AM EDT
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Nice!
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USA
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Posted: 7/5/2024 6:19:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: Interestingly enough, I don’t really care for the CBS large headstock. But as a Gilmour fan, I’d always wanted something from the Meddle/live at Pompeii era. I have an Animals/‘77 era black strat clone and the 2005 Live 8 era black strat. Rosewoods are lovely on strats. Ever since I was a kid and idolized Stevie Ray I wanted a rosewood in burst. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LongTrang: Originally Posted By JJREA: I like that a lot. Big heads are my jam. I feel like a strat sounds better with a rosewood board. But that looks great. FWIW my current strat style is maple. Interestingly enough, I don’t really care for the CBS large headstock. But as a Gilmour fan, I’d always wanted something from the Meddle/live at Pompeii era. I have an Animals/‘77 era black strat clone and the 2005 Live 8 era black strat. Rosewoods are lovely on strats. Ever since I was a kid and idolized Stevie Ray I wanted a rosewood in burst. Rosewood in burst you say? 
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Posted: 7/5/2024 7:13:11 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Bhart89]
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Posted: 9/4/2024 6:46:32 PM EDT
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