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badash Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 1732	Posted on Jan 31 2007 08:51 AM Okay, it ain't gold, but reverse headstock and reverse bridge pickup for $700 retail? Not so bad if you find a good one... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-60s-Reverse-Special-Strat?sku=512595 Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25685 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jan 31 2007 05:46 PM There was a DD model a few years back. I think this model is shooting for the Hendrix Fan. Jeff(bigtikidude) — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
SurfMaui Joined: Dec 21, 2006 Posts: 45	Posted on Jan 31 2007 05:47 PM bigtikidude There was a DD model a few years back. I think this model is shooting for the Hendrix Fan. Jeff(bigtikidude) The DD model is still available. Top
IronMaiden Joined: Nov 02, 2006 Posts: 564 Virginia Beach	Posted on Jan 31 2007 05:53 PM SurfMaui bigtikidude There was a DD model a few years back. I think this model is shooting for the Hendrix Fan. Jeff(bigtikidude) The DD model is still available. The DD model is like 2300 bucks, this one is only 700, plus its not a horribly ugly color. (im just saying thats all) Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1907 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Jan 31 2007 05:59 PM I saw that guitar the other day - looks pretty cool. totally reverse string path. The bridge pickup is even cocked the reverse direction. I think the stagger on the pickup magnets is reversed also... `It would be interesting to see if the reverse string path, pickup, etc makes that much of a difference. I just sold a guitar - so I got money burining a hole in my pocket.` Chris — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
badash Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 1732	Posted on Jan 31 2007 07:08 PM I realize it's aimed at the "Woodstock" crowd, but with the reversed headstock and the reversed pickup it mimics the dick dale strung upside down physics. I personally don't believe those two factors make a huge difference when played through a showman set to stun, but hey, it makes for a cool story And like Iron Maiden said, it's about 1,600 cheaper. Put on a tortoise guard, which I guess you would have to cut yourself for the pickup placement, and you could do that whole white/tort thing lots of folks are fond of... Top
Anonymous Joined: Nov 10, 2000 Posts: -180	Posted on Jan 31 2007 07:26 PM it looks cool. does it sound decent? mexican made--not necessarily a bad thing. but it feels like its made for the woodstock crowd. have never forgiven hendrix for burning strats. the money gods won't let me have a DD strat but i wouldn't settle for this new strat. it doesn't cut the cheese, sorry, mustard for my money. someone else may like it!!! peace Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1907 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Jan 31 2007 09:09 PM badash Put on a tortoise guard, which I guess you would have to cut yourself for the pickup placement, and you could do that whole white/tort thing lots of folks are fond of... Terrapin guitars could cut a pickguard for it. its www.terrapinguitars.com He can cut just about anything, in any color. Chris — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
Turnip Joined: Mar 23, 2006 Posts: 30 Sykesville, MD	Posted on Feb 02 2007 07:52 AM Yeah, that's the full-on "Jimi at Woodstock" guitar. I actually made myself one of those a few years back out of various Fender parts. (I'm a big Jimi fan ) There's actually something to be said for the lefty neck and the reverse bridge pickup. The lefty neck gives the wound strings a little more tension and the unwound strings a little less tension, just due to the length of the string. The reverse bridge pickup (of course) gives you more treble on the low strings, and less highs (and ice pick!) on the high strings. I actually like this so much that for my other Strats I've replaced the standard pickguard with the "VooDoo" Strat pickguards. (I.E. reverse bridge pickup) Call it one of the secrets to my sound. Hey, I just let the secret out! D'OH! — "Beer: The cause of--and solution to--all of life's problems" Homer J. Simpson The Gremmies on Apple Music Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2065 Virginia, USA	Posted on Feb 02 2007 09:18 AM I think the biggest issue would be those "69 single-coil pickups" . Don't know what they sound like, but I'll bet they don't have that vintage DD sound you're looking for. If I wanted a budget DD guitar, I'd get one of these in shoreline gold. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-50s-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=510136 Then maybe put a reverse headstock neck on it? — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
WR Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands	Posted on Feb 02 2007 11:09 AM Turnip I actually like this so much that for my other Strats I've replaced the standard pickguard with the "VooDoo" Strat pickguards. (I.E. reverse bridge pickup) do you knwo if there's apic of that somewhere on the web? Iv contemplated that for years for those exact reasons you state, but Im just a bit concerned that it will look, well, mighty ugly (not intended as an insult to your guitars, though. this is an honest question) — Rules to live by #314: "When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is." https://www.facebook.com/The-Malbehavers-286429584796173/ Top
Turnip Joined: Mar 23, 2006 Posts: 30 Sykesville, MD	Posted on Feb 02 2007 11:19 AM The reversed bridge pickup isn't something that stands out and makes you say "Damn is that ugly!". You really don't even notice it unless you're looking for it. image — "Beer: The cause of--and solution to--all of life's problems" Homer J. Simpson The Gremmies on Apple Music Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1907 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Feb 02 2007 12:07 PM Turnip The reversed bridge pickup isn't something that stands out and makes you say "Damn is that ugly!". You really don't even notice it unless you're looking for it. image I think they look kinda cool. I've wanted to do one like that for years and years. turnip, you may have me convinced to do it! Do you run Reverse pole stagger pickups as well? I'd assume that has as much to do with it as the oher reverse items. Chris — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1907 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Feb 02 2007 12:11 PM skeeter I think the biggest issue would be those "69 single-coil pickups" . Don't know what they sound like, but I'll bet they don't have that vintage DD sound you're looking for. If I wanted a budget DD guitar, I'd get one of these in shoreline gold. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-50s-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=510136 Then maybe put a reverse headstock neck on it? I read a few years ago about D.D.'s guitar - i think it was on the old SG101 yahoo group. when D.D. made his first comeback in the mid 80's, he pulled his guitar, "The Beast" out of storage, and found the bridge pickup dead. he took it to Steve Soest, and had it gone tru. steve installed a stock Fender 70's replacement pickup in the bridge. That's just what I read..... so maybe Dicks "vintage tone" isn't as vintage as we think! `Those 50's strats are cool, but you'd have to route the body for the reverse pickup - still, it would be a way to do it!` — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2065 Virginia, USA	Posted on Feb 02 2007 12:32 PM Sonichris skeeter I think the biggest issue would be those "69 single-coil pickups" . Don't know what they sound like, but I'll bet they don't have that vintage DD sound you're looking for. If I wanted a budget DD guitar, I'd get one of these in shoreline gold. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-50s-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=510136 Then maybe put a reverse headstock neck on it? I read a few years ago about D.D.'s guitar - i think it was on the old SG101 yahoo group. when D.D. made his first comeback in the mid 80's, he pulled his guitar, "The Beast" out of storage, and found the bridge pickup dead. he took it to Steve Soest, and had it gone tru. steve installed a stock Fender 70's replacement pickup in the bridge. That's just what I read..... so maybe Dicks "vintage tone" isn't as vintage as we think! `Those 50's strats are cool, but you'd have to route the body for the reverse pickup - still, it would be a way to do it!` Maybe true, I think I remember reading that too, but before the comeback weren't his pickups stock? Anyway, you could also avoid all that and get a signed Dick Dale Strat for $1750 from this dude: http://www.fenderforum.com/classified.html?ad=19888 — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1907 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Feb 02 2007 04:41 PM The dude on Fender forum bought my old D.D. fake strat - He has two real D.D. strats, and is thinning the herd. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top

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