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GMC Forum _ PRACTICE ROOM _ Your Favorite Strat Color
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 20 2011, 06:32 AM
Hey dudes, we all love strats right?, what's your favorite color?, this is mine, the lovely Vintage Fiesta Red
what's yours?
Posted by: Gary Sep 20 2011, 06:50 AM
I have two.. my first is an all orig black 70's American Strat. Second is a 2008 Malmsteen in the signature cream color. This color is actually more yellow than I would like it to be. A friend of mine years ago had a 70's cream colored strat and it was much whiter than my guitar, that color would get my vote.
Cheers!
Gary
Posted by: maharzan Sep 20 2011, 07:40 AM
I always wanted a sunburst.. but white is good too, vintage wear out look for sure.
Posted by: Gilmore Sep 20 2011, 10:10 AM
Hard question, they all look so nice.
But I have a thing for white Strat with rosewood fingerboard, and I own one. Sunburst is always a classic, and the newer bursts and metallic colours are stunning.
The only finish I dislike is black, I just don´t like black guitars.
Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 20 2011, 10:12 AM
White Strat with maple neck ! 
Posted by: Chris Evans Sep 20 2011, 10:48 AM
mine would be the Fender Limited Edition American Deluxe Bad Boy Blue Strat! 
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 20 2011, 03:33 PM
i knew it! everyone has it's favorite, i LOVE the vintage white too, but i have one so.. the next one is a fiesta red!!
pics anyone? i wanna droll this morning.
Posted by: Fran Sep 20 2011, 04:43 PM
Sunburst, maple neck
Posted by: Sensible Jones Sep 20 2011, 04:59 PM
My favourite one that I own!
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This was a 3 tone sunburst of 1972 vintage!
I also like the SRV/ Rory Gallagher ones, but if I was to have a new one I think I'd be tempted by either the Bonnie Raitt signature Blue or a Sea Foam Green one!!!
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 20 2011, 05:37 PM
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This was a 3 tone sunburst of 1972 vintage!
I also like the SRV/ Rory Gallagher ones, but if I was to have a new one I think I'd be tempted by either the Bonnie Raitt signature Blue or a Sea Foam Green one!!!
LOVELY guitar, lovely man.
Posted by: Gitarrero Sep 20 2011, 05:55 PM
Fiesat Red is awesome, my dad once had one in his The Shadows revival band...too bad my mom and I had to sell it when he died, but money was a big issue at that time and that baby was worth the most by far...
Anyway, I still got a silver one from my dad, I like the color very much as well.
And of course this one:
Posted by: Sensible Jones Sep 20 2011, 07:43 PM
Thanks mate!! Best thing about it......
It has an original 70's DiMarzio in the neck (not sure what model) and an original 70's DiMarzio SDS-1 in the bridge!!
Posted by: Mudbone Sep 20 2011, 10:10 PM
My favorite color is the one I have on my Highway One Strat: three tone sunburst in satin nitrocellulose finish. The satin finish gives it a lot of character I changed the white pickguard for a black one, I think it really emphasizes the burst the finish. Whats funny is the cheapest US made Strat was made exactly how I would've ordered it from a custom shop, with the three tone sunburst, maple fretboard, jumbo frets, satin nitro finish, and 60's/70's headstock. Just saved myself at least a grand I am changing out the pickups for a set of D.Allen HotVintage 54's and a Duncan JB in the bridge. The stock ones are ok, but they don't sparkle, and can't really handle metal 
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 20 2011, 10:34 PM
I changed the white pickguard for a black one, I think it really emphasizes the burst the finish. Whats funny is the cheapest US made Strat was made exactly how I would've ordered it from a custom shop, with the three tone sunburst, maple fretboard, jumbo frets, satin nitro finish, and 60's/70's headstock. Just saved myself at least a grand I am changing out the pickups for a set of D.Allen HotVintage 54's and a Duncan JB in the bridge. The stock ones are ok, but they don't sparkle, and can't really handle metal What a nice guitar man, i love the satin finish too, have it on all my guitars, make some recordings to hear those new pups!
Posted by: audiopaal Sep 20 2011, 11:30 PM
I think I'll have to go with the Fiesta Red as well, lovely color for a Strat 
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 20 2011, 11:32 PM
i wanna get one, i wanna get a softer strat, super low pickups and make it chime
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Sep 20 2011, 11:59 PM
the one Clapton uses 
black, so classic!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Sep 21 2011, 12:12 AM
Man, that's a very tough question, how can you choose??
I love vintage Fiesta Red, Black looks classy, Surf Green and Dafne Blue are so 60ties,
and of course, my all time favorite, vintage one tone sunburst 
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 21 2011, 04:24 AM
DAMN ivan, that one caught my eyes, what a lovely burst, and look at that neck ah <3
Posted by: Gary Sep 21 2011, 04:46 AM
My babes...changed the pick guard from the orig black to white oyster shell.
Cheers!
Gary
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 21 2011, 05:00 AM
Gary, nice axes man, both are lovely, but that black one, NICE.
Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Sep 21 2011, 10:10 AM
i.....well..::c i don't love strats 
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 21 2011, 03:10 PM
hahah really? you should!!
Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Sep 21 2011, 07:52 PM
i tried 2 fenders strat's standard and one deluxe, and well it isn't my stuff, same goes for les pauls, but i do enjoy fender basses
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 21 2011, 07:55 PM
i'm preferring the les paul lately aswel, but those are just phases on me, and let me tell you, i'm sure one day you are going to fall in love with a strat, it's just a mater of time.
Posted by: TesttubeMammoth Sep 21 2011, 09:00 PM
Some lovely strats here, especially Ivans!
Here's my 70's reissue, swapped out the Yngwie style scratch plate for something a bit more jazzy
She gleams!
Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Sep 21 2011, 09:36 PM
Sunburst vintage for sure 
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 22 2011, 02:13 AM
those classic bursts are incredible.
Posted by: TesttubeMammoth Sep 22 2011, 08:08 AM
Wow, I love those worn maple necks.
I imagine mine is going to look something like that when I have gotten to the end of the economy picking mechanics lesson!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 22 2011, 09:06 AM
I am not too experienced with strats I must admit and I like telecasters MUCH more but, a nice color would be the sunburst vintage for certain!
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 22 2011, 04:34 PM
I imagine mine is going to look something like that when I have gotten to the end of the economy picking mechanics lesson!
, that requires a lot of years! (or sandpaper 
) and I like telecasters MUCH more but, a nice color would be the sunburst vintage for certain!Telecasters are amazing too, but no singled coil guitar can beat the mighty strat
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 22 2011, 05:39 PM
, that requires a lot of years! (or sandpaper )Telecasters are amazing too, but no singled coil guitar can beat the mighty strat
No way dude!
Teles are the thing for me Period!
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Sep 24 2011, 04:26 AM
I would like to have 2... the hendrix colour and the SRV colour!
Posted by: JamesT Sep 24 2011, 06:55 AM
I kind of like the white one that Jimi played...
I also like the translucent white on swamp ash. Here's the Warmoth that I painted myself. I call it the "CloudCaster" cause it's kind of a burst finish that lets the curly maple top show through ... and cause when I play it, it doesn't quite get as high as the "stratos", it only gets as high as the clouds. But it's a nice guitar. It's got a chambered swamp ash body, the maple top, and an awesome birds-eye maple neck. When I built it, I was inspired by the video of Jimi at Woodstock, and then I saw this swamp ash body for sale at Warmoth and I had to go for it. Plays great too, I had it set up by a guitar guru here in town..
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Sep 25 2011, 04:17 PM
VERY nice top on that strat man, very nice.
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