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Yeah, I'd like to see what that thing looks like.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Gavin Ehringer
To:
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 7:50 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Thanks for the advice!
No, it was a limited edition. It's a standard Mexi Strat with a fancy paint
job, skunk-stripe
maple neck and mint pickguard. I don't know much about it, but everyone at the
local
Music Exchange thought it played well, and it does! Maybe I will post a pic,
the paint job is
just unreal.
Gavin
--- In , "Marty Tippens" <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Yo G,
>
> Thanks for stickin' up fer the maple fretboards. I was beginning to feel
alone here! So I
take it that the Mexi-Strat you purchased is what Fender calls a '50's Strat?
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gavin Ehringer
> To:
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 2:46 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Thanks for the advice!
>
>
>
> I just bought a Mexi Strat with a two-tone sparkle finish. It's green, but
when you turn
it
> sideways, it turns blue. Awesome to behold in stage light. Only 180 were
made, so it
> would be tough to find. Some dealers, realizing they would not get more,
have already
> upped the price to $600. Mine sold for $400. It has the mint green
pickguard and a
> painted headstock (two tone) and a maple neck. Coolest guitar I own.
>
> I, personally, love maple fretboards. I have several guitars with
rosewood, my Carl
Petteys
> Surfmaster is birdseye maple, and the Mexi Strat is maple. I always find
myself
reaching
> for the maple neck guitars, partly because both play well, but also
because I like the
> necks. Feelwise, the only advantage I can find with the rosewood necks is
when
bending
> notes, there's just a little different resistence. But one doesn't bend
much for surf.
>
> I'd say, try both and see which you like. But don't bite on the H-S-S,
sounds like your
> dealer a) knows nada about surf b) has some H-S-S guitars he is having
trouble
moving c)
> is gouging for more $$$.
>
> G
>
> _____
>
>
>
> --- In , "anotherquixote" <willbaumann@h...>
wrote:
> >
> > Hey--thanks for the advice; I've decided to re-think my Surf Guitar
> > budget and direction. I'm getting a new Fender Mexi-Strat (now the
> > big problem--choosing body color deciding on maple or rosewood) and
> > a decent amp with good reverb.
> >
> > So, should I get a Fender Strat HSS, or the basic Mexi-Strat? The
> > owner of my local music store (who's matching Musician's Friend
> > prices on his in-store inventory and is a really nice guy) thinks I
> > should get the HSS for $60 more.
> >
> > You've saved me from making some decisions that I would most likely
> > regret sooner than later. I've upped my budget a bit, but I think
> > it's worth it.
> >
> > Stand by for Pipeline....
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Will
>
>
>
>
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