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Post by colchar on Jul 27, 2010 1:18:26 GMT -5
As most of you will know, I had been considering trading my Epi G-400 SG in towards a new Gibson SG Standard or perhaps getting a Squier Classic Vibe '50s Strat and then deciding whether I liked SGs or Strats the best before buying a high end version of whichever one I liked best. Well I've been doing some shopping around and my plans have changed - it looks like I will be getting a Fender Deluxe Roadhouse Strat! Here is a link: www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0139312306I have been playing my former roommate's Squier Strat more and more lately and have decided that I really like them, even more than I like SGs. So, because of that, I decided to go with the Strat. I was going to grab a Squier CV series but found out that the Fender Standard Strat (the MIM versions) are very reasonably priced so I decided to go for one of those. But in shopping around I stumbled upon a deal in which I can get a decent return on my Epi and also get the Roadhouse Strat for the same price as the MIM Standard so I am going to go for the Roadhouse. If the deal falls through for any reason, I will still be happy with a Standard but, right now, my heart is set on the Roadhouse. So, after being a life-long lover of Gibsons, I am now going over to the dark side and becoming a Fender guy! I can't make it into the store until Wednesday night or Thursday morning and this week is going faaaaar too slowly for me!
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Post by lesblues on Jul 27, 2010 2:32:40 GMT -5
Oh dear, another misguided soul bites the dust. :-) Enjoy your new guitar when you get it and I hope you don't miss out on the deal for the Roadhouse.
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Post by Happy Jack on Jul 27, 2010 4:28:04 GMT -5
Oh dear, another misguided soul bites the dust. :-) Enjoy your new guitar when you get it and I hope you don't miss out on the deal for the Roadhouse. Don't you listen to the old fool ;D ;D You are going over to the light and bright side not the dark side. Hope you get your deal and enjoy your guitar and if you don't I know a man who has an Epiphone to sell
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Post by lesblues on Jul 27, 2010 7:13:04 GMT -5
Oh dear, another misguided soul bites the dust. :-) Enjoy your new guitar when you get it and I hope you don't miss out on the deal for the Roadhouse. Don't you listen to the old fool ;D ;D You are going over to the light and bright side not the dark side. Hope you get your deal and enjoy your guitar and if you don't I know a man who has an Epiphone to sell You needn't think you'll be getting any commission, old fool indeed!!
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Post by 469roadking on Jul 27, 2010 11:25:43 GMT -5
Excellent choice cochar. I have a buddy with a roadhouse and it's a killer. Welcome to the wonderful world of Fender. The Strat is one of two axes that do everything well imo. The other is also a Fender but it's name starts with a T. Don't listen to Les. It's hard to lose a congregation member. ;D
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Post by colchar on Jul 27, 2010 12:18:40 GMT -5
I like how versatile the Strat is and that is one of the things that has attracted me to them. I am really not into Teles so they are not an option for me.
If the store backs out of the deal (they quoted me about $200 less than the Roadhouses actually sell for) then I'll get a MIM Stabdard Strat and will be quite happy with it. Later on, if I want, I can switch the pick guard and install the Texas Special pickups that come stock in the Roadhouse. Doing that will make my Standard almost the same as a Roadhouse.
But the Roadhouse is definitely the one I want so I am really hoping that the deal holds up!
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Post by colchar on Jul 29, 2010 22:52:05 GMT -5
So it turns out that I couldn't make the deal for the Roadhouse work in my favour so, instead, I got a 2010 Fender Standard Stratocaster in Brown Burst finish - and it is one of the nicest bursts I've seen in a long time.
If I can figure out how to post photos here I'll start a thread with photos in it so you can all see it.
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Post by lesblues on Jul 30, 2010 3:51:29 GMT -5
Shame about the Roadhouse, but enjoy your new guitar. (Even if it is a strat :-) )
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Post by gasman on Jul 30, 2010 12:50:40 GMT -5
Congrats. on the Strat!
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Post by colchar on Jul 30, 2010 15:55:25 GMT -5
Shame about the Roadhouse At first, I thought that too but then I read into the Texas Specials a little more and discovered that, while they can do country(ish) twang and vintage Fender tones, these are a little harder to achieve with those pickups than with the ones that come in a Standard. Because I am new to Strats and really want vintage Fender tones i think the Standard is the right guitar for me and the one I picked up is definitely the 'right' guitar for me. I might buy a Roadhouse one day but for now, even if it happened by default, I ended up with the perfect guitar for what I want.
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Post by colchar on Jul 30, 2010 15:56:25 GMT -5
Thanks! I tried to post photos so everyone could see it but, for some reason, I cannot get them to show up in my posts. I've manged to post them elsewhere so have no idea why it isn't working here.
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