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10-23-2007, 04:59 AM
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Whats the top rated custom Strat?
D'Pergo, Sadowski, Xotic, Suhr, Buscorino or any others? I wanna buy a Strat on this level? One thats so good, it will blow my American Fender ones away. Im sure there all good, but whats the difference between them?
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10-23-2007, 05:04 AM
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DeTemple, Grosh, Lentz, Chapin (to add a couple to your list and to make bigger dents in your wallet
 ).Good luck with your goals to try them all. Some are harder to come by than others.
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10-23-2007, 05:35 AM
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There are dog & gem Strats at ALL price points. I've played Strats exclusively for most of my 40+ years at this game and my current stock $500 MIM Fender Strat sounds better than 99% of the one's I've played...even the high end kilobuck one's. Run the racks, the gems are out there...and there's no need to spend over $1K for a good Strat unless you have money to burn. Strats are very sensitive to the sum of their parts so they are inconsistent...you just have to spend some time to weed out the gems.
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10-23-2007, 07:36 AM
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Hey VaughnC, you know I agree with you and I think most here would, as it's common sense. Play before you pay. But I think the best mexican strat still can't hold up to the best CS, vintage or whatever strat. A lot of the materials used will dictate that. But besides sound, feel is a consideration. For example, I can't stand the way the MIM feel. Thin necks (all of them), and thick poly finishes with young growth wood. The satin finishes are okay, but still not as nice as say some worn nitro maple from the CS or something.
It's all pretty subjective when you get down to talking feel and sound. And you (cliche coming!) should run the racks. But when you talk about quality of wood, or quality of metals and magnets etc.. The good stuff is gonna cost and that's objective. I had a tech route a CS alder body and he's done MIM as well as American alder bodies too. He said he couldn't believe how difficult it was to route that CS wood. It was very good wood and his router runs through the MIM wood like butter. Funny how it's all called alder. Maybe it's new growth alder. The CS alder even looks different than the US and MIM alder. I don't like the rosewood Fender uses on all their production guitars. It's almost always dried and cheap looking, and I guess they color it. Even the US strats. That's why they all look dark and uniform. The CS Fender strats use nice grained rosewood and what you see is what you get. Sure it might not affect the sound, but when I had my Hot Rod '62 I was tired of washing my hands to get the dye off of my finger tips. That might not have affected sound, but I want some good quality on my guitar where it doesn't have a dye job. Some of my students have wear marks wear the board has gotten real light from where they play most. That's crap, even if it doesn't affect sound. I wouldn't want it. So sure if all that matters is getting a sound that's close to what you want, run the racks and only use your ears. And you can find a great cheap one. But besides sound, some want great quality as well, or a great feel that doesn't feel like it's off a production line and for that you have to pay. Not to mention aesthetics which is a whole 'nuther thing of getting what you pay for.
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10-23-2007, 09:06 AM
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the partsocaster!
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10-23-2007, 09:10 AM
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...I have owned most of the boutique Strats that get mentioned here...my D'Pergo wins by a mile...not even close...well worth the money...the difference to me is the ENTIRE presentation that Stefan Dapergolas has developed with D'Pergo Guitars...I mean everything; the craftsmanship, materials used, Stefan's personality, beautiful photos/website...it all adds up to a great custom Strat experience...
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10-23-2007, 09:47 AM
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What about GVCG, Old World or Vinetto?
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10-23-2007, 09:49 AM
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10-23-2007, 09:51 AM
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10-24-2007, 08:04 AM
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Good Lord.......... that is uglier than a kick in tha nutz.
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#13
10-24-2007, 08:13 AM
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I am with the guy who said try them out and get the one that speaks to you most
D'Pergo, Detemple, GVCG, Vinetto, Suhr, Masterbuilt or Teambuilt Fender Custom Shop. All make great guitars some pieces are more exceptional than others but that is just the way things are. There is no guarantee that any S type guitar made by a particular maker will blow you or guitars made by another out of the water.
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#14
10-24-2007, 08:45 AM
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I think that's the obvious thing that everyone here knows, LukeII. But the reason there are threads like this is that it's pretty much impossible for most of us to go try them out. D'pergo or Vinettos for example, are custom made to order and you can't just go down to a GC and try it out on a 30 day run. Fender's the only one, and even then, the teambuilt models aren't easy to come by in most stores.
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10-24-2007, 10:56 AM
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Regards, Danny
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