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#183
Two things I hate on guitars: Locking trems and Bigsbys. Give me a nice trapeze tailpiece any day.
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#184
EdwardofHuncote said:
... A funny thing happened. I had this MIJ Squier Strat and loaned it out to a guitar-playing buddy. Years passed. I nearly forgot about it. He gave it back last month... ... This crazy tremolo bridge was giving me fits, even with full spring tension, I just couldn't love it. It works great, if you're coordinated enough to use the dadgum thing. I ain't. The fine-tuners are handy though.

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So I got to thinkin'... y'know... a hardtail Strat... now that'd be okay. Well, one came along, (in dire need of setup, I might add) and now a Robert Cray Signature Strat lives here. :thumbsup:

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Note the string-through ferrules...
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And the cool little scribble up here...
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If you read up, it has elements of several of his favorite Strats from '59 forward, a nice neck carve, and Custom Shop pickups.

Jeannie may, or may not be looking for the Smokin' Gun or the wire-cutters... so I need to go take care of something right quick. :help:
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Wow! Eddie! I thought "what's this?" A Floyd Rose bridge with the Fender name on it?!? So, I hadda so a few searches to find out what's up wit dat! o_O

Here's what I found. You experts feel free to correct me if my sources have lied to me.

1. It's not a Floyd Rose but a Schaller-made Fender System One bridge per the extensive historical background described here under the "About This Listing" section (click "read more..."). :cool:

B. This video compares it to a Floyd Rose and a regular Fender Strat 2 point tremolo. :rolleyes:

Floyd Rose=Best, Fender System One=Very Close, Fender 2 Point=Not Terrible


iii. PapaTom on StratConnection says its his favorite bridge! :)

♤. At least one, in black chrome, is offered for sale for $455! :woot:

¥. This video explains the complicated way to tune this Fender System One guitar.
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Congratulations, Ed, on your vintage treasure! :thumbsup:
 
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#185
G-Dog said:
Congratulations, Ed, on your vintage treasure!
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Hmmm. Well, there you go. Who would have thought an 80's Squier Strat would have that hardware? I figured it was a decent tremolo bridge, even without the Fender branding, but in all honesty, I just never use it. As far as I know, it is original equipment on that guitar. Maybe someone else put it on there waaaaay before me.
 
#187
danbones said:
TAKE LESSONS!!

i also bought my first real guitar in 2016, but i started doing lessons over zoom a few months ago, and it blows my mind how quickly i’ve advanced because of it. i went from choppy power chords and off tempo speed picking to Glenn Tipton solos in a matter of three months. Lessons have been one of the most rewarding parts of this whole year for me.
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A 25w tube amp ( and Boogies are conservatively rated ) will blow the roof of your house off - cement-melting loud.
 
#188
EdwardofHuncote said:
Hmmm. Well, there you go. Who would have thought an 80's Squier Strat would have that hardware? I figured it was a decent tremolo bridge, even without the Fender branding, but in all honesty, I just never use it. As far as I know, it is original equipment on that guitar. Maybe someone else put it on there waaaaay before me.
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Here's a shining example of a Squier in 1987, "When you're badass enough to have Clapton for a sideman and you front The Prince's Trust band with a Squier!" Also, "When you used to have Lennon & McCartney for backup singers on your songs ... ... Yeah, you're badass."

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#189
Funny coincidence, I was just listening to a Christine McVie album from the 1980's this weekend that Clapton put some of the guitar on. I had forgotten about it, but they were classmates, and something tells me Steve Winwood was in there too.

There are elements of the Squier Strat that I really like... it really makes no apologies soundwise or from a playability standpoint. It is awfully heavy though, probably a good pound and a half more than the RobCray. It has what I'd describe as a much more aggressive tone, faster attack, but less sustain. The output is also considerably higher than the Fender counterpart. I have them adjusted very, very close in action and pickup height, and for the moment at least, I am enjoying the stark contrast between them.
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#190
EdwardofHuncote said:
I have them adjusted very, very close in action and pickup height, and for the moment at least, I am enjoying the stark contrast between them.
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I hear you.

There are two almost identical guitars in my collection, sporting vastly different pickup sets. TBT, I don't think that either is better than the other in any conceivable way and I will have a very hard time deciding which one to let go when that time comes...
 
#192
James Hart said:
... ... not pictured as it is packed away until Christmas... I bought my daughter, who has been asking for guitar lessons, a Invalid Link Removed
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Might I suggest some nylon strings for the Redondo Mini? My daughter got her then-teenage daughter a Taylor(!) Mini to learn on (mainly because her name is Taylor :rollno:) and ignored my string change suggestion. When I visited, just a few months later, she had already given up 'cause the strings are "so hard." I repeated my suggestion before I had to leave, even offered to do it myself, but to no avail. Now, some 10 years later, I think they ended up giving it to her younger half-brother who also doesn't play! :meh:
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#193
I played guitar before I became a bass player, but always looked at myself as a bass player who could play a guitar. I've only played guitar live on a handful of occasions, and I believe they were all acoustic guitars (plugged in though!).
I record my original music and play everything, so there's more guitar playing going on than bass playing!

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My guitar, but photograph (TM) The Guitar Doctor.
 
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G-Dog said:
Might I suggest some nylon strings for the Redondo Mini?
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I unboxed it and gave it a good hour of playing / QC check. I ordered her the identical strap I use on mine (it is on its way from Germany). I HATE Phosphorus blend strings on acoustics... and these are VERY stiff. I use Nickel Bronze / Monel strings (light top/med bottom 12-56) on mine. I was thinking of putting some 8s or 9s on hers... but nylon might be the better call. I also ordered her a clip on tuner and a capo... she'll be 7 in Jan.

Here is my strap
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#196
EdwardofHuncote said:
...I figured it was a decent tremolo bridge, even without the Fender branding, but in all honesty, I just never use it..
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The vibrato bar of my old PRS lived in the case (I may have tried using the vibrato once). If I were to get another electric (unlikely) it will be a hardtail. None of my other electrics had a vibrato.
 
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#197
Jeff Scott said:
The vibrato bar of my old PRS lived in the case (I may have tried using the vibrato once). If I were to get another electric (unlikely) it will be a hardtail. None of my other electrics had a vibrato.
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Sacrilege! I added a Bigsby to my Trini Lopez and an Accent to my Ric 330. If only a decent unit was available for Teles!
 
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#199
Not sure why I missed this thread for a whole year. Been a guitarist since 1971 or ‘72, ~2 years longer than I’ve been a bassist. Up until 1979 or so I was undecided which was my “main” instrument but eventually I had the epiphany that I THINK like a bass player, and ever since then my guitar playing has taken a back seat.

I still do the occasional recording session on guitar but it’s been over a decade since I performed on that instrument in public. My chops are still adequate; I usually tell people “I play guitar well enough to be dangerous…to my own reputation!”

Here’s the current collection of tiny-stringed axes:

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