11-11-2012, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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NGD! 2011 American Standard Olympic White!
Struck by GAS, I was searching for a new Stratocaster Classic Player '60, then I stumbled upon a guy who wanted to sell his 2011 American Standard (still brand new with stickers and all the candy sealed!) at 700€, that is as much as paying 650-700$ in the U.S.
I was initially skeptic, since the price seemed too good for a guitar that was just as new as any you can find in a store. The guy lives less than 40 miles from me, so I decided to go and take a look... and I got back with my new American Standard  Here's some pics I've taken yesterday when I bought it and today... I'm sorry but they dont' do justice to this beauty AT ALL:       When I still didn't have it I was planning to change the pickguard with a tortoise one, but now that I've actually seen the guitar I decided to keep the original white pickguard. It's just beautiful.
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11-11-2012, 01:12 PM
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UG's Jesus
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Austria
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HNGD!
 LOVE white Strats.
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11-11-2012, 01:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Essex, England
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HNGD! IMO white strats have to have a maple fret board. Nice guitar though.
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11-11-2012, 02:33 PM
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I N T J
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Left Coast
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So beautiful in its simplicity. Congrats!
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11-11-2012, 06:26 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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very nice
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11-11-2012, 07:16 PM
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No empty frets.
Join Date: Apr 2012
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It's a beauty!
Mine's an Olympic, yours looks Whiter, almost like an Arctic. But I'm sure that's the light.
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11-11-2012, 07:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Very nice!
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11-11-2012, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Exactly, when I shoot most of those pics it was a bit cloudy, kind of "cold" light. It's a proper Olympic White BTW if you watch the third and fifth pics closely you can tell the body is way warmer than the pickguard
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11-11-2012, 08:49 PM
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No empty frets.
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Ahhh so this is the freaking jewel? You weren't wrong!
I hated the neck on mine, had it oiled, sanded, polished etc but don't like the lower frets Fender have and with rosewoods when I bend I really felt the fretboard giving me resistance. I don't get it on maple and don't get it on Gibsons because the frets are higher and the fretboards grain is very tight. Maybe its just me though lol. My store swapped the neck for a maple. Much happier now
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11-11-2012, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Then I must be very lucky, because the rosewood on my Standard feels a lot smoother and faster than the maple on my Special! I was really surprised, I have to admit!
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11-11-2012, 08:54 PM
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No empty frets.
Join Date: Apr 2012
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People noticed what I meant when I brought it into the store but said that's what a rosewood feels like. To me it was like fingers scraping on a chalk board.
You gonna keep this stock then? Perfect for Hendrix
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11-11-2012, 09:06 PM
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Yes I'm gonna keep it stock for now The perfect pups for Hendrix would be the Custom Shop '69 or the 57/62, but I think the ones I have will do quite good, too.Anyway, my dream would be my guitar with an ebony fretboard, but they just don't do it if not in some special custom shop run 
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11-11-2012, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Very nice! HNGD!
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11-11-2012, 10:11 PM
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Most Edits Per Capita
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wisconsin
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Yes.
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11-11-2012, 10:51 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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I like that a lot..
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11-12-2012, 01:04 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Strats. Best. Guitars. Ever. Congrats!
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11-12-2012, 03:37 AM
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Ka-chow!
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Sweet.
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