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March 20th, 2007
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Wow, cheap strat!
http://www.music123.com/Product/Prod...inues-_-Main49
$55 shipped. Couldn't help myself, I just had to order one for the heck of it.
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March 20th, 2007
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Well, it's not a Fender but it looks nice. After you get it try it out and tell me how it works.
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March 20th, 2007
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Originally Posted by fly135
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if it's anything decent at all I might have to pick up the black one or the sunburst.... 50 bucks??? what was the shipping?
EDIT: found it... 5 bucks shipping... I must get one of these
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March 20th, 2007
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I'm just wondering what the catch is. I mean there's cheap, but this is ridiculously cheap. 
But good luck with your buy, fly -- I just hope you don't find it more useful as a fly-swatter than as a musical instrument.
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March 20th, 2007
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Well if I ever get up on stage I'll have an Axe I can smash in the finale. 
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March 20th, 2007
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good deal... worst comes to worst you can set the action high and use it for slide.
Michael
ps Hey, This might be an all Florida thread. GOCANES22 is from North Carolina but he's a Hurricane fan. So we can let him into the club.
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March 20th, 2007
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I imagine the hardware and pups are going to be pretty lackluster.
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March 20th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Mike8307
good deal... worst comes to worst you can set the action high and use it for slide.
Michael
ps Hey, This might be an all Florida thread. GOCANES22 is from North Carolina but he's a Hurricane fan. So we can let him into the club. |
Hurricane fan?!? Why that no good...
What, the Gators -- the 2006 National Champion Gators -- not good enough for him?
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March 20th, 2007
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Originally Posted by allthumbs
I imagine the hardware and pups are going to be pretty lackluster.
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I'd count on it. That's OK though - if nothing else it'd be a cheap platform for a project guitar!
Mac
"I wish I could play that fast - then I would have the option of not doing that."
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March 20th, 2007
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I figured that I have nothing to lose. I can probably flip it on Craigslist w/o losing more than $5 or $10 after satisfying my curiosity. Which BTW, I just picked up a Laney LC15 on CL in decent shape for $100. 15 Watt tube 1x10 combo. I like it better than my Fender Pro Jr.
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March 20th, 2007
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Originally Posted by fly135
I figured that I have nothing to lose. I can probably flip it on Craigslist w/o losing more than $5 or $10 after satisfying my curiosity. Which BTW, I just picked up a Laney LC15 on CL in decent shape for $100. 15 Watt tube 1x10 combo. I like it better than my Fender Pro Jr.
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You da Man fly. 
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March 21st, 2007
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Nice guitar! The Fullertons are sorta new on the market so maybe they're blowing them out as a promo.
Like all those Squier '51s that went flying out recently.
But don't smash it! Get another one, a bandsaw and make yourself a nice double-neck! 
Actually I said that to a Carvin store clerk (in Los Angeles) about the AE-185 after asking about their lack of double-necks.
He started to look a little pale
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March 21st, 2007
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Just took a look at the reviews on Harmony-Central and the reviews of the Fullerton Standard Strat were actually pretty good. Fly135 you might have a diamond in the rough.
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March 21st, 2007
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Makin a double neck is one fine suggestion 
I miss the comfort in being sad
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March 27th, 2007
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Got the strat in and it's looks pretty good. The finish is very nice. I adjusted the truss rod, tweaked the intonation, lowered the string bridges a bit, and tuned it up. The sunburst finish is basically flawless, and all the parts and pieces look well assembled.
The only issue I have with it is the frets. They seem pretty level and once I adjusted the rod I got rid of a little buzz when fingering the 2nd fret B string. That was partly my fault because the rod was loose when I got it and the neck was slightly concave. I tightened it up before tuning the strings and it was slightly convex, causing the buzz. Loosen the rod a bit and now it's pretty good.
The issue is that the frets are half round, and I'm not used to that. The frets on my other guitars are fairly flat or semi round. I'm not really keen on the idea of filing each fret to lower then as that would be a leveling nightmare. So I'm curious as to whether any of you guys have experience with taller round frets and what do you think about them.
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