7.12.06
My Guitar
As stated in my previous post, I have gone to Mannheim and picked up my guitar. It's a Fender Stratocaster Standard. The picture on the far left is actually my ideal colour for my first guitar. I believe it's a Chrome Red which is rare.However..... My Guitar is one of it's kind as well. My dealer estimated the manufacturing year is 2004. So that's fine by me.
That is because guitars made after the year 2005 (especially cheap electrics) are mass-produced and the flaws are obvious after a month or 2 of usage.
The colour is very vague.
My dealer told me it's Metallic Blue. But I can't find such colours on the fender website except Electron Blue which is a different blend. So I guess the colour is a mixture of Daphne Blue and Teal Green. Nevertheless, it is still a limited edition colour.Now the Specifications!!! YES!!!
Pickguard = 3-Ply White
Pick-ups = 3 Standard Single-Coil Strat® Pick-ups (Ceramic Magnets)
Body = Alder
Neck & Fret = Maple
YES!! Now I own one. She may not be a vintage guitar because of her young age and I haven't even given her a name yet. But she'll surely would help me learn new riffs now.
It's a good thing I am not into heavy rock or some head-banging genres. My family would disapprove!! But I am a bluesman, thanks to my sister and late brother who both introduced me to Eric Clapton. I still do hold his copy of Eric Clapton "Chronicles". Funnily enough, a vision of my sister watching an old tape of Eric Clapton's "Unplugged" video tape still lingers in my mind to this very day.
And not forgetting John Mayer of course. The current bluesman of the music industry.
# posted by Spunky @ 18:34 
