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Tokai 79-80 Springy Sound Auction USA

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:43:00 +0000

One Piece Body - Nitro Finish!

"E" Stamped Grey Bobbins

Infamous Cult Strat-type

Of the 4 Tokai Springy Sound guitars listed this minute at eBay, here's the only one located in the USA.

Item ID# 110888298243 (Seattle seller)

Tokai Springy Sound (Current listings)

A rare config, this TSS has a one piece alder body with nitro finish. Neck is a big soft "V" on its 2nd set of vintage sized frets. Definitely a broken-in player's guitar. If you're savvy to these guitars, the "E" stamped grey pickup bobbins are supposed to be a big deal too. All original Tokai hardware and original pink lined hard case.

Click Here for more background on these guitars.

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Fender CS 59 Shell Pink Relic Strat

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Matching Blues Jr - 2006 NAMM Special

It's always important that a pink Strat be very heavily relic'd so as not to be associated with a "girl model instrument". This re-branding by relic results in a Strat for old guys who chase young girls... OR a Strat for women who have been playin' a long time or wanna make it seem like they have, which may or may not be appealing, depending upon their talent.

Item ID# 270986745623

Seller: A House of Treasures aka Lee County Music/ Florida

So, if you just happen to be in either category, this could be what you've been seeking. Oh yeah, and the guy currently drives a Miata-- while the gal with this guitar owned a Miata in the mid-90's. The Mustang GT 350 represents the guitar dealer.

AND... The truth is... You're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin'... I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd.

COA, candy and OHSC is included. No other specs, so contact the seller for details.

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Willie Nelson's Guitar Amp

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:19:00 +0000

Ebo Customs Del Rio Class "A" Boutique

Item ID# 170830804164

Seller: eboteksrv2a6t (Ebo Customs eBay username)

"Ebo" is short for Eric Borash, Nashville custom amp builder, who created the Del Rio Class "A" Boutique combo featured above. Yeah, they're built in Tennessee for Texans. So just remember "T for Texas, T for Tennessee..."

Of course Willie has one of these! It's 35 watts with a 12" speaker and what they call a "massive" transformer. You'll need to contact them about who's speaker and transformer they're using. At the Ebo Facebook Page (only site could I find) they say this amp accepts a variety of octal tube types without re-biasing, for an 18 to 40 Watt range. The top panel's 3 chickenhead knobs are marked "Gain/Tone/Top" along with toggle switches for power and Stby-- and there's a fuse. A head version is also built, with a separate 1-12 cab. Plus, there's a choice between solid state or tube "rectification" (a little Texas-speak there I reckon...).

Reverb would be nice, but I guess the pan space must be reserved for some sorta secret custom Willie humidor sauce compartment aka "Full Nelson Stash" option... Hypothetically speculating of course.

Ebo sez:

"...It sounds a lot like it looks...ultra-twangy "clean" spank, harmonically-rich, dynamic overdrive. Not a high-gain welder, not a pristine-clean jazz amp...just all that great stuff in between."

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Fender CS Wildwood 61 - Friday Strat #261

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:38:00 +0000

Custom Shop Dealer Select Wildwood "10" '61 Strat

Item ID# 360461211619

Seller: Wildwood Guitars

Colorado based Wildwood Guitars, the world's largest independent Fender dealer, is promoting this special Custom Shop run in high style with demo vids by Greg Koch! Above we see the Swiss Army Strat-o-Master himself, putting our exact featured Strat (S/N R58977) through his most eclectic road test.

This '61 based Strat, weighing in at 7.37 lbs, is finished in faded Vintage White nitro on an alder body. Neck is a medium "C"-- 10" radius with 6105 frets in rosewood. Pickups are John Cruz Master Design Single Coils. Includes black hardshell case.

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State of the Stratoblogster Update

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:32:00 +0000

Hey readers! Even though this blog has kinda slowed down, and it seems like we're always just pimpin' eBay gear listings, there's actually a lot goin' on behind the scenes with me guitar-wise. So maybe I should blog about it, huh!

In December we moved from Oregon to Washington State. Still in the Pacific NW. Great culture in this part of the USA. I'm also involved with a new guitar magazine project you'll hear more about in the not too distant future. Plus, I'm spending some very cool hang time with a major gear industry expert who just happens to live nearby, and has a HUGE vintage collection that staggers the mind! So I'm getting the opportunity to check out unbelievable gear, some of which will be featured here eventually.

We cannot divulge the identity & location of said collection and its owner. Still, I'm learning a ton about early Fender & Gibson guitars and amps, first hand. 50's era Gibson amps are amazing,! Although that's certainly not a secret to savvy vintage amp people, the 50's amp culture is very Fender dominant. A 1958 Gibson catalog I got to check out featured several amplifier models. Gibson produced amps beyond the 50's, but their real golden age was the fifties. And I'm getting to check many of these in person.

Also, we think we've made a milestone historical discovery about pickups, tracing back to the single coil P-90 version introduced in Gibson's 1946 ES-125. We have a new theory about this pickup that doesn't come up in books and data bases about vintage pickups. And I can't talk about this anymore, yet?...

Anyway, stay tuned and thank you for checking out Stratoblogster! This blog was started in August '06, and I'm still thinking of ways to keep things interesting--even though it doesn't always seem like it. The Directory and Special Features links at this blog reveal some of the more exciting stuff we've managed to organize over the years. Remember to visit and comment at our Facebook, where you're always welcome plug your Strat and share any cool guitar culture!!!

Chapin Stratahoula Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Boutique Strat-type

The glasses inlay is a Chapin logo.

Item ID# 150806037573

Search term "Boutique Guitar" at eBay, set to Priced Highest First, turns up a dazzling array of gear. You'll find anything from hi-end acoustics to a bunch of serious amp names to some geeky-ass pedals to even a few solid body electrics. It's a friggin' menagerie-- an expensive one at that!

But this Bill Chapin "Strathoula" is a cool enough find. Listed by a private seller, currently selling some other boutiques, i.e. Brubaker & Dillion, this guy is pairing down his gear. It's ski boat season after all.

This guitar weighs in at 6.5 lb with a natural finish alder body. A medium "C" neck has 9.5 to 10" radius (not much of a compound stretch there). Custom pickups and titanium block round out other listed features. You'll wanna contact seller for more details. www.chapinguitars.com is a pretty basic website, referring to DAG and ToneGurus as dealers-- however DAG doesn't show any Chapin, and the other outfit's site is down. But there's plenty of Chapin chatter at The Gear Page and other similar guitar discussion destinations. The builder is based in San Jose, CA.

Hey! Gotta bring ya something besides Fender Custom Shop once in awhile, right? Also, I've always wanted to use the term "dazzling array".

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1965 - 67 Fender Vibrolux Reverb

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:31:00 +0000

Fender Blackface Amp Listings!

Clean panel and evenly tinted grill cloth. No beer swilling history!

Just a clean, well intact tag can be a good indicator.

No spider nests or beaver dams.

*Item ID - 221008544457

Above is a recent example of a good vintage Vibrolux Reverb listing with good pics and description info. It's clean throughout, and seller recently had it gone through-- saving everything. These are great amps which used a special transformer along with the Tremolux, not used in the Pro, Bandmaster and other 35-40W models. So when/if you see someone selling cap upgrade kits to make Vibrolux RI's "sound just like vintage", just know that although there may be improvement, the transformer factor is significant as well as vintage speakers.

First thing I'd do here is replace those Groove Tubes with some NOS American glass.

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Leopard Strat Accessories

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000

Swanky Leopard Guitar Upgrades!

Meet "Leopard Girl". She wants to be a part of your Strat.

Not real leopard...

Just like Yngwie's! But still, not real leopard.

Photo of actual leopard sleeping. Hopefully not drugged!

Some of you may ask, "What's with all this leopard stuff?"

Hell, I dunno! What's not to like?

And if you really dig leopards- I mean really-- a variety of leopard theme guitar accessories are available. Also, you may rest assured that no actual leopards are harmed to produce fine items such as these.

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Review Phil Brown - Live In Seattle

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:25:00 +0000

Guitarist/Singer Changes Up Hendrix & Beck

Here's another cool review disc from Grooveyard Records that I'm diggin' like crazy! Phil Brown has a great way of putting his own twists on iconic material. Besides being a huge fan of Hendrix tunes and Jeff Beck licks, Brown has a vocal style that determines a lot about how arrangements come out. This guy has been writing for and sessioning with a broad spectrum of artists & genres for a long time.

An online Guitar Player feature by Michael Ross provides an amazing look at the life and times of Phil Brown. Just to give you an idea of how difficult it is to nail down Brown's vocals, he's been called a cross between David Bowie and Frank Sinatra, or Don Henley-- so I guess ya gotta hear him yourself. On the Live In Seattle album, I keep hearing Tony Bennett stretches, which creates a pretty surrealistic mental picture as a Beckish guitar navigates Spanish Castle Magic.

Below is a 1 hour video I found while researching for this review. Phil cranks a bunch of mostly Strat configs through a Bogner Shiva and Goldfinger 90, along with a variety of effects. Best hour of "TV" I've spent in awhile! Great playing, tones, techniques, gear-- and a good perspective on the artist, and his process.

I personally find Brown's pick-less approach inspirational. It's no secret that Jeff Beck doesn't use a pick either, but Phil also does some rhythms, chording and voicings outside of Jeff's territory. All bare thumb and fingers-- which is something I've been workin' on for a couple years, resulting in a style I call "Sloppy Joe". Anyway, Phil Brown has lots goin' on-- on different levels. And he definitely represents the Strat!

philbrownrocks.moonfruit.com

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Censored SNL Mick Jagger & Jeff Beck? NO SHIT!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:22:00 +0000

SNL May 19, 2012 - Still Can't Say "SHIT" Everywhere...

In some places, local NBC affiliates censored Mick Jagger's "Tea Party" Blues tune on last night's SNL. Fortunately, the above official NBC clip is available for the web, where we can say SHIT. Not that I feel the need to say SHIT constantly.

But last night, I waited through the entire show to see Jeff Beck perform with Mick in that number, only for my local NBC affiliate to cut to commercial after the opening verse where Jagger uses the word SHIT. They conveniently returned as the song was ending. I thought there might be some political reasoning, but it was only due to the word SHIT, which is a really bad and offensive word-- especially in the year 2012 when it's nearly midnight. According to LA Times, NBC let it go out; leaving it up to the local stations on what to do.

The infinite wisdom of KNDO/KNDU in Eastern Washington State determined the word SHIT, at 11:50 PM, might destroy the fabric of society in the Pacific Northwest. Reportedly, this occurred in other parts of the US like, oh... Utah, Bible Belt-- I can only speculate y'know. This reminds me of that Sammy Hagar thing at Farm Aid in the 80's that prevented us from watching EVH on live television, which was a big deal in the 80's.

Anyway, Jeff Beck was The SHIT! And I'm happy we can share it right here!

Anderson Classic S Mellow Yellow- Friday Strat #260

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000

Pre-owned 2011, Good Deal!

Aged Oly White

Item ID# 370610583455

Seller: Rt7 Music

This Tom Anderson Classic S looks pretty sweet! I love their neck bolt design. The original dealer is selling it as used-- looks like it came back from a customer, as opposed to being a store demo. Either way, it's a BIN listing at $2300 with case. The Anderson sheet is dated 9-27-11.

Body is alder, medium frets, Anderson's VA7 pickups, vintage trem, Buzz Feiten system and case. Contact the seller or Anderson (ref. Mod/Date/Dealer) for details on radius & neck profile specs, warranty status-- and whatever else.

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Review - Greg Koch, Strat's Got Your Tongue

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Grooveyard Records Re-release

Originally released in 1995, and long since out-of-print, this Greg Koch instrumental, Vegas buffet of riffage is newly re-issued on Grooveyard Records. Grooveyard is great guitar oriented label with quite a lineup of Strat players they wanted us to know about.

Strat master Greg Koch has become better known in recent years with the help of Youtube, as a clinic player, instructor and Fender spokesperson in NAMM videos. A monster player, Koch is a walking, talking, playing lexicon of styles and licks. He's equally adept from chicken pickin' to Larry Carlton phrasing to Jeff Beck tricks, with seemingly every other significant classic era guitarist tossed in for good measure.

Like me, you might find yourself playing Jeopardy; dissecting Koch's constant stream of the Guitarist Who's Who. Sometimes it's distracting and maybe even a bit annoying. But if this guy lived on my block, I'd be on his porch all the time for tips, techniques, tools, lawn & garden advice, gasoline for the mower, recipes, whatever...

Click Here for Grooveyard's page for this album with song samples, more reviews and order info!

Gibson Vintage 55, GA-45T Maestro

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:58:00 +0000

Collectible Guitar Amp Sale

Click images for close-ups!

Item ID# 360458969667

Seller: Warpdrive Music aka Cream City Music, Wisconsin

"A vintage 1955 Gibson Maestro GA-45 amplifier in fantastic cosmetic condition. This is the rare 4x8 version, and it features the same circuit as the highly sought-after GA-40 Les Paul amp...

This amp has been cleaned, serviced, and tested. It is fully functional, and sounds fantastic--with killer overdrive and an exceptional tremolo circuit. Not to mention it is cosmetically the cleanest example we have ever seen..."

Here's a tonelicious vintage studio amp for guitar or harp! Let your harpoon friends know about this one!

Cool find by a great seller. Listing includes lots chassis/inside pics, specs and info. Includes original transformers, speakers and footswitch. Cord replaced with 3 prong. Various caps and resisters replaced, but looks like they have original replaced ones.

I bet this amp sounds the way bacon smells... Mmmm!!!

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Taos Turquoise Strat - '05 CS Relic '56

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Fender Custom Shop 2005

And even a Taos rug...

Item ID# 130685627234

Seller: hillwilhelm

Ya just don't see many Taos Turquoise finish Strats. Fender offers a kinda, sorta, similar color in the Eric Johnson Rosewood series that they call, "Lucerne Aqua Firemist". How do you suppose they arrived at that name?

At any rate, here's a Taos Turquoise, Custom Shop from '05 with all its candy, case and COA. Seller claims this color is from a 100 piece run-- which I saw mentioned elsewhere in a Google crosscheck. Although, other runs have included this color. Still, it isn't nearly as common as Surf, Daphne or even Shell Pink. Okay, so I'm done talking about the color already...

Other features and specs include: Ash body, boat shape "V", 9.5" radius neck with 6105 frets. Pickups are Mark Kendrick design with RWRP center. The paint is obviously nitro, neck is tinted, and they say it weighs in at 7.2 lbs. The guy says to make offer cuz his car broke down-- so don't get hung up on the BIN amt. Maybe you should also ask about the rug Mr. Lebowski!

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NoCaster Blonde Strat AAA Birdseye

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:31:00 +0000

Fender CS Custom Deluxe

NoCaster Blonde is way more butterscotchy than Fender's regular Blonde, but just as opaque. The ash grain is highly visible. The big star however, is this AAA birdseye neck with mother-of-pearl dot markers. And the maple goes great with the finish!

The Custom Deluxe includes old and new features, i.e. Chunky "C" neck, 9.5" radius with 22 -6105 Frets & locking tuners. Includes COA, candy, case and factory warranty.

Item ID# 200751336355

Nevada based: bizarreguitarreno's demos and deals

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John Suhr Factory Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:43:00 +0000

Six Part Video Interview and Tour

In Spring 2011, Italy's Accordo.it music and gear site visited with guitar gear builder John Suhr. Click their Youtube channel link for the full series. In Video #1 above, the host only speaks Italian in the intro, so don't worry about it.

This feature provides some SERIOUS insights on several aspects of the gear biz. These folks didn't send a crew all the way from Italy to SoCal to do some kinda lightweight fluff piece. Besides learning a ton about Suhr's operation and approach, you also learn lots about the gear industry, tools and materials.

Here are a few key items to pay attention to:

Wood
Finishes
CNC
Heat treating
Frets
Plek
Tuning systems, i.e. Feiten, Earvana, etc...
Pickup Magnets
Amp Building
Point to Point wiring vs PCB
Transformers

Although it sometimes seems like every boutique builder & guitar expert has different opinions, John Suhr shares some highly valid info here. For example, Suhr & Finland's Juha Ruokangas might be on opposite sides of the CNC fence, but both have very similar perspectives on nitro vs urethane, wood and heat treating.

Whether you're a gear builder, considering getting into it or just interested in what's involved-- this series is a must watch. If you dig it, also check out the Ruokangas Youtube Channel where you'll find a very informative lecture series and a build project video documentary.

Suhr Purple Nova Modern Carve Top

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:59:00 +0000

Lots of Mahogany -- Lots of Purple!

Item ID# 280849018257
NY based Guitar Asylum Store

Here's a new Suhr Modern Carve Top with "Purple Nova" finish. Both body and neck are mahogany. Top is maple, and fretboard is pau ferro. It has large SS frets and modern elliptical neck profile. Radius isn't indicated, but these are usually compound 10 - 14". Gotoh 510- 2 point with steel block, and Hipshot locking tuners round out the hardware. Pickups are Suhr JST SSV-neck and SSH-bridge.

New Warranty & paperwork included. Listing doesn't mention case, so ASK about it!

Note: Seller let us know case IS included, and radius is 16"-- ooh fast!

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Scott Henderson- Santiago, Chile, March 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:34:00 +0000

Jam With Luis Salinas

This is soooo badass!!! I pray Scott doesn't have this removed from Youtube.

Both guitar players are really bringin' it all to the table here. And that's Travis Carlton (Larry's son) on bass.

I got nothin' else to say.

http://www.scotthenderson.net/

http://www.salinasluis.com.ar/

Shishkov MB Relic Surf - Friday Strat #259

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:55:00 +0000

Ultimate Relic Strat - SURF over BURST

Here's a '59 style Fender CS, Yuri Shishkov Masterbuilt Surf over Burst, Ultimate Relic Strat built in 2008. Seller provides no specs in the listing. Lots of cool pics with crazy background and shadow effects though. Yeah, I'm easily amused. COA, candy and OHSC are included. Is the guitar in good shape? Uh, yeah I guess... for an Ultimate Relic. A phone # is in the listing, so call 'em for details, full coroner's report, etc. Schedule a colonoscopy or whatever.

Item ID# 200745125955

Seller: groovyguitarnj aka Groovy Guitar is NJ based, and lists some cool gear as well as a '68 Corvette at the moment.

The Music Zoo also stocks lots of Ultimate Relic models.

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Sexy Project Strat Auction!

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Set Up by Wayne Charvel

Not recommended for worship type gigs.

Gotta say this is artfully coordinated! Probably configured around the pickguard, this doesn't simply stop with the black finish and all gold hardware. The black cover/gold labeled Lace Sensor Hot Gold pickups and knurled gloss black knobs with jewel red indicators work perfectly! The Warmoth neck & fathead-style headstock are loaded with birdseye-- and the headstock face is actually unlabeled and blank. Maybe they were torn between a gloss black face or just showing off the maple.

Seller claims they had the guitar assembled and set up by Wayne Charvel and his son Michael. No mention if towel is included.

Here are specs from the listing (Item ID# 221019163721):

"Warmoth PRO series neck. Duel truss rods, compound radius, modern C profile, large 70's style headstock, birdseye maple with laminated birdseye maple fretboard, (makes neck much more stable and less likely to bow or twist). 6150 frets (jumbo) Tinted satin nitro finish, super smooth. 25 1/2 scale length. Sperzel locking tuners. Custom pinup girl pickguard. After market Strat body. Wilkinson Vintage style tremolo with large solid steel block."

Check out the auction, or consider a sexy project of your own!

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Fender's Pawn Shop Offset Special

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:15:00 +0000

Almost Thinline Strat...
But almost is only good enough with hand grenades, nukes and one other thing I always forget.

See them all at: fender.com

The Offset Special is just one of Fender's latest additions to their Pawn Shop series guitars which cross-morph various features of the guitar line into new models. This model is also available in 2-tone Burst or Black besides the above Shell Pink.

At this moment, you're looking at the closest thing we've seen to a Thinline Strat thus far. So we have a Strat body with a Tele Thinline semi-hollow top third section, J-type trem/bridge and Jazzmaster pickups which are kinda, sorta P90-ish in a certain way. But don't call 'em P90's cuz they're different, ok!

I'm puzzled over who's gonna dig this guitar. Maybe brand new players. Ya see, Strat players don't want anything to do with that trem. And new era Jag/Jazzmaster players have a countercultural aversion to Strats. And even though Tele's show up everywhere, there just ain't enough Tele here for everyone to smoke the peace pipe together.

Cool lookin' guitar, unless you understand hardware and certain social protocol. Then it's kinda freak. And besides, using that J-style trem in a "fresh" model is like new cars featuring column shift standard transmissions. So while it's cool Fender is thinkin' outside the box, they should also steer around the land of misfit toys...

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Hendrix on Strombo's "The List"

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:04:00 +0000

THE LIST: Five Sides Of Jimi Hendrix

Perhaps Buddy Guy says it best!

Thanks to Darren for the find!

Although this is a mainstream pop culture sorta spin, it's cool to see Hendrix realized on multiple levels.

I tried to present a more musician/guitarist/artist oriented explanation in an article last year for Guitar World's blog entitled:

Paralleling Jimi Hendrix With Robin Williams

The comments of Molly Johnson in the above clip are disproportionately fatalistic, but such is journalism. Contrary to many in this "27 Group Club" horseshit thing, Hendrix was nowhere near a creative decline at the time of his accidental death or even murder-- as is still debated in some fairly articulate circles. Posthumously released material makes this more than clear. The stuff on Cry of Love; later re-released on other Experience label releases, is way more sophisticated than the hits recorded in England.

But you and I, we've been through that... So regardless, let me just take this opportunity to hereby decree Buddy Guy as The Official Yogi Berra of the Blues:

"...I don't think his shoes will never be fulfilled."

Still makes better sense than most pop culture journalists!

Standard Strat, Callaham Upgrades

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:45:00 +0000

2001 Sage Green & Muy Clean!

What's not to like?

Very cool listing here! This 2001 Standard Stratocaster - an MIM - has been upgraded with GFS lipstick pickups and full Callaham vintage style bridge with saddles and shallow recess steel block. Looking at all the listing pics, with closeups of finish and frets, this guitar appears pretty unplayed. Sage green with MOT pickguard and rosewood looks downright classy, while still very affordable for the working player.

The modern "C" has 9.5" radius, and it comes with a gigbag. A new MIM Standard Strat without these upgrades costs about the same in 2012 dollars. So spring a little extra for a hard case, and you still come out pretty good. I guess this could be our deal-of-the-week find! They say the Callaham stuff "...really makes this Strat come alive!"

Item ID# 261019190501

Seller: Sheldon's Guitars based in Fredrick, MD is a Top Rated seller with great feedback and plenty of very cool guitar listings.

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Closet Guitar Hanger

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:54:00 +0000

Help This Product Launch!

Here's a great idea for stowing your guitars in a closet! Inventor Russell Garehan seeks funding to get this cool hanging system into production. For details, visit:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/1488481841/the-closet-guitar-hanger

Russell is an independant, small business guy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Help him get his dream rolling before the knock-offs show up, or the some big cheezy accessory outfit steals the concept!

Philip Sayce - Cinnamon So Heavy!

noreply@blogger.com (Stratoblogster) — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:43:00 +0000

Sayce Killin' His Strat!!!

We first featured Philip Sayce a few years ago on the strong recommendation of our other Strat-o-Brother Doug Rappoport. Surprisingly, I still run into serious guitar and Strat geeks who don't know about either of these guys.

The above video is from a couple years ago at a club in Frankfurt called Nachtleben. This clip is part of an 11 video series, which is why it kinda ends weird. Just go to the Youtube user channel for the video and find all eleven uploads for this show.

Based in Toronto, Sayce is an alum of the late Jeff Healey's band as well as a long stint as guitarist for Melissa Etheridge.

Philip's own Peace Machine releases are stratolicious!

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