Strat-O-Blogster Guitar Blog

Doyle Bramhall II - Green Light Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:47:00 +0000

Here's what music videos should be about! Doyle Bramhall II is a monster groove-o-caster master who's been around. Not only does he play lefty, he also plays upside down ala Albert King & Coco Montoya. He's the real deal and a helluva writer too.

Also CLICK HERE for a cool vid profile on Bramhall.

I'm just diggin' this tune! Check the links to discover more about Bramhall.

www.doylebramhall2nd.com
www.myspace.com/doylebramhall

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Bulletin! Rock Legends Say NO to Death!

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:02:00 +0000

The rash of recent celebrity deaths has certainly been disturbing. But instead of dwelling upon it, as a public service, I'm bringing you this message of life and hope! First of all, to the best of my knowledge, the above pictured individuals continue to survive and have no plans of departing anytime soon, in spite of... Well, in spite of whatever, anything.

So if you should find yourself troubled by recent events, just turn your attention to those who give death the finger and carry the torch for zeal and vitality! Well, sort of anyway. Either way, this stuff doesn't get blow by blow coverage on CNN, FOX or GW Blips, so I'm just lettin' ya know about the living.

"Half the secret to life is eating your vegetables. The other half is BEING your vegetables."
Babba Rum Stratoblogster

Who Really Reads Stratoblogster #6 - Sammy Davis Jr.

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:27:00 +0000

Pictured here with an early iPod prototype, the late Sammy Davis Jr. was certainly known to break barriers and be on the cutting edge of things.

Now, AT&T, known for dropped calls & dead spots, has introduced their new Limited Service from the Dead Plan-- allowing me to receive calls & texts from the afterlife. So imagine my surprise at a number of recent texts from Mr. Sammy Davis Jr. himself, who as it turns out just happens to be an avid Stratoblogster visitor.

Here's just a sample:

"Y'know babe, back in the day if I knew what I know now, this hip cat woulda picked up a Strat for the ultimate in hipness. Yeah, instead of hangin' with the Rat Pack, I coulda been with the Strat Pack babe! All these groovy Blues Fests and House of Blues clubs sure would have beat withering my life away in Atlantic City & Vegas, singing for plumbers conventioneers and fez wearers from Iowa.

Nowadays, you have the real Strat Pack with Clapton, Beck and Buddy Guy; the Frank, Dino and Sammy for today. So dig these cats, because when you gone, you gone daddyo! And stay hip with the Stratoblogster babe! I'm keepin' my eye on it from out here in the hip-o-sphere!"

Thanks Mr. Davis Jr!

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Stratoblogster Interviews Robert Johnson

Strat-o-Sister Done Good

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:07:00 +0000

One of our first Strat-o-Sister profiles was Orianthi, featured here back in October, 2006. Although an exclusive PRS player, she was waived and added to the Strat-o-Sister list.

I hadn't been keeping up, but just discovered she was working with Michael Jackson, rehearsing for the big tour.

Back in '06 she'd already shared the stage with Santana and Steve Vai, and has since worked with Carrie Underwood, doing a sort of onstage Underwood stunt double with a guitar. Good looks and guitar ability pay big bucks. Fortunately Ori's got both!

Here's a video from Jacko's final rehearsal:

www.myspace.com/orianthi

Slider's Vintage Classic Pickups at eBay

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:48:00 +0000

Slider's Classic 57's

"Better living through Bakelite, Formvar & Alnico III!"

Aussie pickup guru Rod McQueen gets pretty esoteric about his vintage pickup construction.

Just read this from Mr. Slider himself:

"'Genuine' old vintage pickups are way overpriced and a huge gamble, here's the problem,

In the 1950's, electronics were pretty basic, to the point that the mechanical counters on the machines that Leo & Co used to handwind pickups were very inconsistent, errors in production, both mechanical and human, were common place. This caused the wide variation in specifications and sound we find in vintage pickups sold today. Some sound great, others are less than impressive! Not to mention the possibility of fatal internal issues, check the pic of what killed a real '56 vintage I rebuilt this week! Old DOESN'T mean good!

Now you can try something you never thought you could, a totally authentic re-creation of the famous late 50's Strat pickup set. Not the modern mass produced offerings that everyone's playing. These are identical those vintage muti-thousand dollar sets you have seen, only better! WHY....

Because these are serious, quality recreations of the originals, but New and 100% mechanically sound, and I do mean SOUND, (pun intended!)

I start with real black forbon bobbins, lacqured to prevent internal corrosion (check that last pic again!) around the sand cast staggered and hand beveled, etched AlNiCo poles. All "scatterwound" to the magical Tone Zone.

The AlNiCo 3 (around 1/2 the power of AlNiCo5) combines with the scatterwinding to achieve clarity,chime and top end shimmer while still retaining a rich and warm "Bluesy" tone with true power. The hand aged, hand bevelled AlNiCo poles add a smooth, mellow warmth to the classic strat "bell tones and quack" without the thin "ice-pick" sterility found with most newer, cheap and machine produced pickups.

For Auction are a matched set of handmade "scatterwound" Classic 57's, a re-creation 1957 spec, single coil pickups for your Strat or Clone or Special project.

Slider's Classic Vintage 57's

All personally handwound in Sydney Australia. All parts are imported from the USA and the highest quality, true to the original Fender pickups. The fact is that all best,major and boutique pickup makers, use parts from a few common suppliers.

This set consists of 3 hand made scatterwound Single Coil Pickups with aged Parchment White 50's re-pro "rounded" Bakelite style relic Pickup Covers. These classic pickup covers are unique to Slider's, very difficult to find and sell for considerable amounts by themselves! You also get a full set of aged 6/32 UNC adjustment screws with natural amber, vintage style rubber spacers.

This set is built to the following spec's and DC resistance

Neck; 5.68 +/- kOhms Middle; 5.62 +/- kOhms Bridge; 5.79 +/- kOhms

North magnetic polarity, correct for factory pre c1958

Winding (clockwise), 42g (.063mm) Heavy "Formvar" vintage spec coil wire

Sand cast, AlNiCo 3 acid etched, staggered height, Hand beveled, individual pole pieces, Low B, high D & G. All individually magnetized by me, using rare earth Neo-dymium Boride polarising magnets to recreate 50 year old Alnico. Exacting, aged replication.

Vintage correct Black vulcanized "forbon" fiber flatwork bobbins with Nickel wiring eyelets

Output wiring is 12" Black (ground) and 12" White active, 22 AWG celanese wrap and waxed braided, cotton outer insulation, vintage pushback wiring

This set has a vintage "Straight Up" NO RW/RP middle pickup. All are matched to work perfectly with 3 or 5 way switching and no "out of phase" issues or dramas!

All come with my "Bakelite" style pickup covers (exclusive to Slider's) and a full set of "age matched" 6/32 UNC round head mounting screws with vintage style amber rubber compression spacers.

All are Lacquered, prior to winding to prevent long term corrosion of the wire against the AlNiCo poles (the most common problem I see for killing vintage pickups), then Wax potted "post build" to reduce possible high volume microphonics and provide protection to the delicate windings.

All pickups come individually labeled and signed with all specs relating to Materials, Polarity and Composition.

These are not an "off the shelf" pickup and are intended for the discerning player or restorer of fine instruments."

CLICK HERE for Rod's current eBay listings.

Check the New Guitar Adoptions Blog!

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Above is the famous GA Girl holding one of those new Flaxwood Strat-types with the lipstick tube pickups. Flaxwood is just one of the exotic, premium guitar lines available at Guitar Adoptions. Other lines include Michael Tuttle, Giffin, Delilah, Larrivee and G&L USA.

Dave at Guitar Adoptions has just created a blog to provide more insights into these guitar lines.

Just visit Guitar Adoptions and click the "Blog" link in their header menu.

A Strat for Friday #132 - SRV #1 Tribute, Custom Aged

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:15:00 +0000

Serious SRV freaks oughta dig this! I would NOT have featured it except for the fact that the seller is a 100% ranked, commended eBay Store (Island Frets) with Power Seller status. Yeah, that's a mouthful, in other words, he's had a zillion opportunities to screw someone but has yet to. This one ends SOON!

If you wanna DIY one of these, check these links:

www.srvguitar.com
www.wonderhowto.com (SRV Strat DIY video tutorial)
Relic Resource Directory (more of that stuff)

OTHERWISE, below is the full listing write-up from the seller:

"Up for bids here is a first-time offering of an SRV "Number 1" guitar! The guitar looks, feels, sounds and plays impeccable! It is IDEAL for any player that is looking to attain that TRUE SRV tone! It is comprised of a 1988 Fender USA 1962 Vintage reissue neck. The neck is aged from just the natural course of time. These necks are superb to start with! The aged/vintage nitro look and feel is awesome. It HAS been refretted with larger JUMBO frets for a better performance, in sync with SRV's! The tuners are vintage-style gold replacements. The body is a Warmoth alder-wood that was shielded and reliced from the original nitro sunburst and then sealed again with nitro, after the aging. The neck pocket even has the "SR Vaughan" wood-burned moniker. The electronics are even more of a bonus! The guard is a Fender 5-ply with the reflective initial stickers. Inside is a trio of Van Zandt Strat pickups and wired into an early-1980's Tokai Springy Sound electronics harness (note the 5-way, very rare and only found in early Tokais). The tone of those pickups are incredible! The whole motivation for this guitar was done after reading an article be rene Martinez and how he set up SRV's Strats, namely the Number 1 famous battered Strat that has become THE Strat mostly associated with the legendary guitarist! We added a similar strap and I put some very cool tour stencil stickers on the exterior of the case to complete the look. However, this guitar transcends the "look" by a mile! It IS meant to be PLAYED! The attached demo video should give you some idea of the potential! It beats any SRV Strat I have ever played. Texas Specials pale in comparison to these Van Zandts! This guitar is perfect for any SRV lover! And, YES it has a REAL period-correct stamped serial number neckplate!

Good luck & Thanks!"

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Stratoblogster Back From Camping

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:27:00 +0000

It also tried to eat my french toast!

I just returned from camping Sunday 7/5 - Thurs 7/9. We actually found a scorpion when tearing down our tent Thursday. It was between the tent floor and a tarp we put down first. The photo isn't our scorpion, but I'll replace it as soon as wifey downloads the camping photos.

Anyway, while I was away my Raw Vintage saddles and trem springs arrived. Yeah, my Strat might be back from the spa someday.

Lot's of online buzz about Jeff Beck touring throughout Canada this past week. They're really loving him and his cutie bassist too, who happens to be Canadian.

Check these articles from:

Montreal Gazette
Ottawa Citizen

We lost George Fullerton at age 86. George was an integral part of the early Fender days, going on to found Music Man and later partner with Leo Fender helping found G&L-- the "G" being for George.

The LA Times obituary has a nice historical write-up on Mr. Fullerton. Doesn't seem too long ago that we also saw the passing of Don Randall.

It was better to find the scorpion on the last camping day, if at all.

Happy Independance Day Strat-o-Kidz!

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:51:00 +0000

(image: www.worth1000.com - user agarcia0721)

Have fun tonight!

Protect your ears and your fingers!!!

Stick your fingers in 'em and everything will be safe.

1:3 Scale SRV #1 GMP Replica Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:26:00 +0000

Although the description sez it comes with strings and working vol & tone controls, it also informs us that this guitar is not playable. What's up with that? Bet my dentist could play it! Even the pickup switch and trem are movable, and the strings are scaled. Yeah, my dentist could play it alright.

Fortunately it doesn't come with a choking hazard warning or a "Do not eat!" label.

At 12" in height this will look great on the desk, mantle or bar. Or if you keep a Jesus on your dashboard, maybe this can fill in at the dash position when JC is at the cleaners.

Warpdrive Music has some in stock.

Vintage Style Tweed Briefcase

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

classic Fender case

For those of us who haven't quit our day jobs to become full time musicians, these nifty briefcases help carry the vibe regardless. Also available in black tolex for the post-tweed enthusiast. Action Music eBay store has a few other Fender novelty items i.e. a Strat - Twin Amp salt & pepper shaker set as well as some of those collectible limited, 50th Anniversary Pick Trucks from 2005-- a little semi tractor trailer loaded with 50th Anniversary Fender picks.

Oh yeah, they also have old school wall mount bottle openers with Fender logo that resembles the Coca Cola logo-- a must accessory for the shop, garage or man cave.

Yep! Everything we need!

CliqueHear.com to Find the Musician's Musicians

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:07:00 +0000

Clique Hear gig directory

CliqueHear.com is a site to list or find gigs. It's free to use and doesn't even contain advertising.

Browse the current gig listings to see the caliber of musicians already listing there, and also read their mission statement. See this VIDEO for a message from the founder of CliqueHear.

Found at XoticGuitars Youtube channel.

Eric Johnson's Fantastik Tone Secret!

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:20:00 +0000

Part of a series of Harmony Central interview clips with Eric Johnson, this vid wraps up on the lighter side with an important product tip, so pay attention.

I also want to plug HC's Youtube channel:

www.youtube.com/user/HarmonyCentral

If you've found navigating and loading times to be difficult at HC, you'll find their YT channel much nicer to use!

Eric Johnson Strat Deals!

Vacuum Tube Chess Set?

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:44:00 +0000

Guitar players and chess may not be a good mix, but this could change everything!

Check out Pribek for more details & links about it.

Bonamassa & Robben Ford Jam

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:28:00 +0000

Found this lively clip on the Youtube, from looks like maybe early 90's. We don't see young Joe B. playin' a Strat these days, and fortunately he didn't get stuck to that hat either. Looks like Mr. Ranger Smith or a scoutmaster hat. He sure does a good job stealing Ford's pic-a-nic basket here though, whaddaya say Boo Boo!

A Strat for Friday #131 - Xotic XS Series Featuring Allen Hinds

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Xotic Strat Guitar

This week's Friday installment departs from our usual format in that I'm promoting Xotic's S-type line of guitars. Above we have fusion man Allen Hinds demoing his Xotic configuration which shares some of the basic XS Series features except for some personal upgrades. Yes these are the same Xotic-Prosound Communications folks who brought us the AC & RC Booster pedals as well as their newest Raw Vintage line of trem springs and saddles, which I'll be upgrading my own Strat with soon and talking about in the near future.

The XS guitar line incorporates hi-end electronics and hardware into a variety of classic finishes. I personally like the dark green with the tortoise pickguard. So check all the above links and browse the XS specs and the full Xotic product line too!

Xotic Youtube Channel

Allen Hinds Discussion

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Super Strats on the Block

Xotic Pedal Deals

Wishbone Ash Guitarist Selling Rare Vintage Fender

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0000

eBay Starcaster auction

Guitar collector mojo alert!

Yeah, I'm pimpin' a lotta gear these days, so apologies to the regular readers who probably expect more content variety. Nevertheless this is a very interesting gear find.

The seller, claiming to be Ted Turner from the legendary Wishbone Ash, is auctioning this vintage Fender Starcaster. Yes, the original Starcaster model was a 70's attempt by Fender to attract the 330 series Gibson market. Nowadays, Fender is reusing the "Starcaster" moniker on an ultra-cheap-cheese department store Strat-type guitar that goes for under $100. Pretty dismal, I know...

Anyway, regardless of all that, this looks like a pretty clean guitar. The bullet truss rod, 3 bolt neck and skunk stripe certainly reflect early to mid-70's features. The Wide Range pickups of that era have the real magnetic adjustable poles as opposed to the steel poles in today's Fender WR humbucker reissues. The orig. WR's are fat sounding. My '72 Tele Thinline has a big loud sound, so I imagine these hollow Starcasters to be very sweet when set up well.

Do your homework and contact the seller with any questions. If he's really Ted from Wishbone Ash, and can verify things to your satisfaction, this would add mojo to any guitar collection.

Seller listing info:

Seller: 5668ted (Feedback 8)
Feedback: 100 % Positive
Member: since Mar-20-05 in United States

Item ID# 270416176261

End time: Jul-03-09 12:20:22 PDT
Shipping: US $50.00
UPS Ground
Service to United States
Ships to: United States
Item location: Phoenix, AZ, United States

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Vintage 1959 Stratocaster, Blonde Custom Color

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:40:00 +0000

eBay auction Fender collectible

"Hey Blondie!!!"

COLLECTOR ALERT!

Eli Wallach could have been yelling at this one-- already more than a few years old when that movie came out. This is one of the sweetest vintage relic Strat listings I've seen in awhile. The listing features TONS of great photos, ultra close-ups, details and specs, including the standard vintage disassembly dissection shots. Yeah, this is the real deal alright!

Quite a war horse, she is a textbook study for anyone interested in guitar aging patterns. You'll wanna get over there soon and snag the photos for relic research purposes. Textbook!

The bidding is heavy! Evidently someone's not getting that boat this Summer.

Meet the parents:

Seller: thriftstoremusic (525Feedback score)
Feedback: 99.4 % Positive
Member: since Aug-19-03 in United States

Item # 260435871744

End time: Jul-05-09 17:54:32 PDT

Shipping: FREE shipping
US Postal Service Priority Mail
Service to United States
(more services)
Ships to: Worldwide
Item location: Los Angeles, California, United States

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Breedlove AN 250/CR Nylon to Steel Conversion

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:12:00 +0000

eBay customized finger style acoustic guitar

I'm unplugging for a moment here to help a friend sell his guitar. This cedar top, concert size Breedlove started out as a nylon string, but now accommodates steel strings too. The bridge was replaced, plus a JLD truss system was installed underneath. The JLD unit is a cantilevered truss apparatus which removes the string tension from the top-- and is standard on Breedlove's steel string models. The tuner post shafts were upgraded to steel as well, and the neck already had a truss rod. In fact, this neck has very little flex compared to some standard steel string flat tops. When you de-tune with steel strings on this guitar, the other strings hold their pitch very well.

The neck width at the nut is 1 7/8", so we're talkin' whole lotta neck, but the action and relief with steel is actually low and comfortable once you get used to the nut width-- and no string buzz. My favorite thing about this guitar is its crazy midrange punch. Concert size cedar top steel string acoustics are known for a pronounced midrange and this one is a killer, especially as it is braced for nylon. The bottom is tight without being boomy or muddy, and the high end isn't airy & glassy. A good finger style responsive guitar that you can dig into hard-- also good for bottleneck slide. We put EXP acoustic light steel strings on it.

If you want to stick with nylon, just be sure to buy a ball end type nylon string set.

This guitar is currently listed at eBay by user jaimemay. The listing page provides full specs, details and more pics.

Strats With Issues #2 - Natural Ash ,Too AMAZING to Play

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:44:00 +0000

eBay Seller: robszat
Item # 180372743474

Nice lookin' ash body. That's a Duncan rails in the bridge position. Might be a great find. Not too crazy, but the following from the seller's description got me going a bit:

"...it sounds and plays amazing... I have owned this guitar for about 8 years and the only reason I'm selling it is in the last three years I've only played it about ten times..."

I dunno about you but if I had something that sounds and plays AMAZING it would be very difficult to restrain myself from picking it up more than 10 times in 3 years. And to imagine owning it 8 years and STILL considering it sounds and plays amazing. Maybe this guitar is simply so amazing that it makes the owner feel guilty and unworthy for touching it. Maybe he has it in a display case on the wall and watches it in the evenings instead of television. Maybe his wife or girlfriend doesn't allow him to play it. He could be in therapy and advised to just let it go. I can imagine many possible scenarios.

Hopefully the next owner can deal with it. Would somebody buy this Strat and help the poor bastard find some sort of closure. Amazing.

I also thought of this heartwarming quote from The Man Book
by Otto DeFay:

"Show me a beautiful woman with a boyfriend, and I'll show you a guy who's already tired of f#*@%ng her."

Now, isn't that special.

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A Strat for Friday #130 - Custom Shop Competition Stripe

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:09:00 +0000

Food & Beverage Suggestion:
(Lunch)
Shrimp Tempura
Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino

Here's one of those NAMM '07 Limited racing stripe units. This seller actually has a red one too. We're looking at the teal green with cream color stripe. These are also referred to as 60's Closet Classics from Fender Custom Shop. It's in brand new condition and comes with case, COA and all the candy.

In these photos at least, the teal green looks very similar to the sage green. The sage goes very well with a brass pickguard. Check out Friday Strat #113 I actually checked out #113 first hand as it was listed by a local retailer at the time. Of course the color looked different in person, but the brass and sage was even better.

Meet the parents:

strummer1960 (1336)
99.6% Positive feedback

Item condition: New
Time left: Jun 29, 200904:44:50 PM PDT

Item number: 220440274148

Item location: South Saint Paul, MN, United States
Ships to: United States

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Laurie Morvan, Certified Blues Strat-o-Sister

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:25:00 +0000

I just ran across a great article about Laurie Morvan, and I'm thinkin', "oh yeah, she's one of my Strat-o-Sisters. But somehow, even though I knew about Laurie, I'd neglected to blog her and add her to our directory. Sorry Laurie!!!

Thanks to the recent piece at Recordnet.com, I'm correcting this oversight at this moment.

Laurie has a very cool personal story, and the article also emphasizes the growing guitar gal phenonmenon we've been tracking for a couple years here at Stratoblogster. So be sure to visit the above link and read it!

Here's one of my favorite quotes:

"...After graduating - and earning her airplane pilot's license - she plugged in, working to earn enough money for a Gibson Les Paul.

Then "I tried the Stratocaster," Morvan said. " 'Oh, my god,' I said. 'This is it.' I've been a Strat girl ever since..."

A "Strat Girl" indeed-- and a Strat girl all the way, cuz I don't see her playing anything else!

Discover more about Laurie Morvan at these links:

www.modernguitars.com (interview link)
myspace.com/lauriemorvanband
www.lauriemorvan.com

Strat-o-Sisters Directory

Strats With Issues #1 - '72 With Bill Lawrence Blades

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:44:00 +0000

Click top 2 images for larger views.

Obviously a '72 from the bullet truss rod, skunk stripe, 3-bolt and fat headstock. Must be Olympic white because at this age, oly gets pretty damn creamy for sure. Judging from the butt, somebody used a dog chain for a strap. Yeah, she's a '72 with issues. A 37 year old with some rear end finish damage isn't uncommon, but still I'm thinkin' dog chain. My '72 Tele is pretty banged up, but not at the bottom strap button area. Gotta be a dog chain. Definitely dog chain. Must I go Rain Man here?!

Seller is eBay Store Musicians-BEST-Friend - A clever name with an equally clever 97.8% rating. Not necessarily an evil & nefarious rating, but perhaps NOT our "best friend" either.

Mr. Best-Friend refers to it as "a workhorse guitar" that "plays like a dream". Both friendly descriptions. He also goes on to indicate the following important item:

"The original pickups do come with this auction only one of the three work the other two will need to be rewound."

So, did the dog chew up two of those original pickups?

The seller is located in Palm Desert, CA. Isn't that where Michael Vick is incarcerated?

"Hey, while we're waiting for our golf tee time let's play 'fetch the Strat' with my pit bull!"

Why can't they teach pickup rewinding in the joint? There's a lot of call for this skill on the outside! Something to fall back on if you get sacked by a 350 lb. linebacker and PETA member.

more Strats With Issues (coming soon!!!)

Strats With Issues - Directory

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Here's a new series about Strats people are listing that just don't seem quite right. Either it's something said in the description that makes you wanna read between the lines, or it's a mod that you wonder about-- "Why would they do that?"

But this isn't a freak show folks. Guitarz blog features the more blatant oddities. Like if you've ever been to a 24 hour supermarket at 2:38 AM, only to discover that besides yourself, the only other person in the produce section is a woman with no face. Literally, no face-- it's missing. We're not going there ok.

This series is more like the middle aged divorced person meeting other people their age. You just know there are issues. It's something that they said or a personality quirk that sends your mind into overtime. These are the Strat stories we'll be featuring here in our continuing series. They will be actual listings; actual case histories folks, so be very very careful in the dangerous kitchen, and do not blame Stratoblogster if you are smitten and later burned.

"The earth is bi-polar." Steven Wright

CASE FILE DIRECTORY:

Strats With Issues #1 - '72 With Bill Lawrence's
Strats With Issues #2 - Natural Ash, Too Amazing to Play

Strat Style Guitar Cufflinks from Kenneth Cole

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:52:00 +0000

"RIFF" by Kenneth Cole

If you do the old school of dapper Bluesman suave-ity, these Strat-o-Riffic cufflinks might be just the accessory which dots the i's and crosses the t's in the beingness of your universe. Great with that herringbone suit!

Myself, I don't wear the cufflinks, but each to his own yknow. I do have an appreciation of these things...