A diamond in disguise! Fender American Floyd / Cornford content

What a bunch of fun. I just picked up this cherry, mint condition, 1992 Fender American Deluxe Floyd Rose Stratocaster at a great price. It wasn’t something I thought I was interested in but the price was good and the condition was pristine so I took it. It has an original Floyd Rose trem and factory original DiMarzio humbucker in the bridge. I assume the singles are American Standards but they sound really good. I plugged her in to my Cornford Hurricane for a lower volume jam session today and damned if I didn’t have myself one hell of a good time!! I started out playing chunky blues and fusion stuff and ended up everywhere including old Van Halen chops!! I haven’t been inspired to play EVH licks in 15 yrs!! I have no idea what DiMarzio model the humbucker is but it sounds GREAT!! Very dynamic and responsive and cleans up very well with the volume knob. And has some of the sweetest harmonics I’ve heard in years. Just goes to show you you don’t have to spend $2500 to get killer tone and feel. This guitar sets in my collection next to more than a dozen other’s that I paid 2 or 3 times as much for and I enjoyed today’s jam session as much as any I’ve had for a long time. Tone, feel, vibe… it’s all there. What a diamond in disguise.

Oh... and I should give props to the Conford Hurricane while I'm at it. That little amp just sounds flat out amazing for many different style of playing. Killer amp without a doubt!!

 

Here she is....

 

Thanks! I'm tickles pink with it. The tuners are vintage style tuners. She was in tune when I unpacked her and plugged her in and still hasn't gone out of tune after over and hour long session full of EVH dive bombs! You just can't beat those oringal floyds with locking nuts for staying in tune forever. I feel like a kid again.

 

You're far to kind 59burst. It appears the bridge pickup is a DiMarzio PAF Pro which explains why the tone is so chunky and vintage. I have always been a huge fan of the orignal PAF tone. WOW... I had fully intended to get this guitar, pull the pick-ups and throw in something more to my taste but these pickups sound GREAT! I am just smiling from ear to ear to be getting such killer tone from such a reasonable investment and need no upgrades to boot. Very cool..

 

Just scored another one!!

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Thanks! That's a pretty cool axe you got there yourself. That tool on the back of the anniversery model was there from factory. It's just a allen wrench holder. I'm not sure where you could find one after market but I'm sure there out there. I'm just tickled pink over this discovery. I've got PRS's, Suhr's and Custom Shop Gibson and Fender's in my collection and I have enjoyed playing that Floyd Fender as much as any of them. I can't wait to get this new one I just scored. With a proper setup and pickups these are ultimate player's axe. You can get nearly every sound imaginable. SRV to EVH all in one guitar. You just can't beat that kind of versatility and at a price that is dirt cheap compared to the other's in my collection. And it sounds killer though every one of my amps. You just gotta love that!

 

Nope...both alder bodies. Although I agree the burst strat does have an amazing grain for alder! I had fully intended to pull the pickups and through in some cool after market boutiquers but she sounds amazing just the way she is!