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Been looking at getting a strat, then spookily I got an email informing me that this one is available......

http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDe ... em=1967282


The price in the email, that is not on the web is........

$299,000!

Peter Levett has obviously been telling a few people I've got a few quid to spare!

Shame it's a leftie, one for Peter methinks.

its your round Rob!

scotty wrote:its your round Rob!

I've heard that when you're in a pub it's always someone elses round! (just like Peter Levett):)

Huh, now it is a lefty strung lefty...

wow, I never knew Hendrix owned any Lefty strats, that is pretty cool.

I wonder if they really do sound better upside down? I'm a tele guy anyways, so all strats sound thin and cheesy to me!

collin wrote:wow, I never knew Hendrix owned any Lefty strats, that is pretty cool.

I wonder if they really do sound better upside down? I'm a tele guy anyways, so all strats sound thin and cheesy to me!

I always thought that it was the other way around, with the majority of Tele's sounding a bit thin and fizzy. Though I do prefer the twang of a good quality Tele.
Horses for courses I suppose.

I've decided to give this strat a miss, the fact that it has a gig bag and not a hard case is a deal breaker for me.

I got the same email as Rob but I already have a white lefty Strat. Why would I need two?
Mine was made in 2000 and it was owned by Hendrix too, well so the bloke in the pub that I bought it from said.

And here's me thinking you didn't like Strats, Rob!!

I didn't get the email.
But then again, with three Strats, I'm pretty much set in that department.

Richard, one of them thar Strats is backwards!

johnallg wrote:Richard, one of them thar Strats is backwards!

That's probably used in his Hendrix tribute band.

Mateybob wrote:

collin wrote:wow, I never knew Hendrix owned any Lefty strats, that is pretty cool.

I wonder if they really do sound better upside down? I'm a tele guy anyways, so all strats sound thin and cheesy to me!

I always thought that it was the other way around, with the majority of Tele's sounding a bit thin and fizzy. Though I do prefer the twang of a good quality Tele.
Horses for courses I suppose.

I've decided to give this strat a miss, the fact that it has a gig bag and not a hard case is a deal breaker for me.

Yeah, for some reason Tele's get this reputation. Every Tele i've owned ('62 Custom RI's) has been much boomier, deeper sounding than the strats i've owned. When I plug a strat in, especially in the bridge position, it always sounds like twangy SRV, but the Tele sounds richer, especially neck position.

The strat does get points for it's incredible versatility, but it can never seem to grasp the tele tone though!

johnallg wrote:Richard, one of them thar Strats is backwards!

I have to have something for you to play in case you ever stop over.

wmthor wrote:

johnallg wrote:Richard, one of them thar Strats is backwards!

I have to have something for you to play in case you ever stop over.

Considering it is Nov. 18th, we have snow on the ground, I had to go out and clean the 10 satellite dishes for the first and earliest time, and it was 15.8 degrees last night when I got home, that just might be soon!