More affordable Mike McCready 60's Strat

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  • Barrygoosey
    Barrygoosey Posts: 51
    matt3846 said:
    Mine arrived yesterday…


    Nice!
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  • Barrygoosey
    Barrygoosey Posts: 51
    edited September 2023
    I'm not usually a fan of relics. However, STP2 was my daughter's first concert and she was in awe of Mike and his strat. I've been teaching her  to play for awhile and my wife and I thought this would be like a family heirloom that is displayed next to the posters and photos we took. She and I have both been taking turns playing it nonstop. As a bonus, if I gig with it, I don't have to worry about dinging it up!
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  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,669
    Ordered one relisted on Reverb yesterday. Wonder how many are being made? There were just 60 MIA. Just didn’t want 
    to have to wait 6-9 months for next batch and pay the same price or over retail if they are hard to come by.
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  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    It's difficult to tell from the pics but did they apply a clear finish over the damage/relicing?
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    Hopefully I  get mine in a week or two and can compare the two different runs.  Interested to see if really, really overpaid for the MIA model.  I imagine the finishes are different and the aging isn't as meticulous.  
  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,669
    bootlegger10 said:
    Hopefully I  get mine in a week or two and can compare the two different runs.  Interested to see if really, really overpaid for the MIA model.  I imagine the finishes are different and the aging isn't as meticulous.  
    It was an easy decision to pull the trigger and snag a MIM for $1899. The MIA are at least $20K on secondary market. Sure MIA is a better build from quality control, but 10X the price better? Hail hail the lucky ones who got the MIA, but my wife would kill me if I spent $20K on a guitar rather than needed home repairs. It was MIM or nothing at all.
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  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    Anymore, the guitars and basses coming from the plant in Mexico are really nice instruments. I assume this one, as well as the J Mascis Tele, get a little extra attention in the QC department.

    I own five Fenders and four of them were MIM. No complaints about any of them. Resale value is worth noting, with the MIAs obviously being higher, but that doesn't matter too much to me. 
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  • CO278952
    CO278952 Orlando, FL Posts: 1,451
    matt3846 said:
    Mine arrived yesterday…


    This is cool. Enjoy it man!
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  • pjpjpaul
    pjpjpaul Posts: 1,716
    Ordered mine today from guitar center (where I work). Can't wait to play it.
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  • BALLBOY
    BALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,035
    Put a deposit on mine but may not make to Australia till March 2024
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  • Lukin_oz
    Lukin_oz Posts: 257
    BALLBOY said:
    Put a deposit on mine but may not make to Australia till March 2024
    Where were you able to buy in Oz mate? Or import?

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  • BALLBOY
    BALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,035
    Lukin_oz said:
    BALLBOY said:
    Put a deposit on mine but may not make to Australia till March 2024
    Where were you able to buy in Oz mate? Or import?

    Go to guitar store that is a fender dealer & put a deposit on it
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    If I was coming off the high of the Noblesville concert right now, I probably would find my bank account $2K lighter and a sweet guitar heading my way ... right now I'm in a state of confusion. 

    Nice to see Fender gave it a proper case.

    I see them in stock on Fender's website right now.
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  • HardtoImagine 801
    HardtoImagine 801 Posts: 40
    Jason P said:
    If I was coming off the high of the Noblesville concert right now, I probably would find my bank account $2K lighter and a sweet guitar heading my way ... right now I'm in a state of confusion. 

    Nice to see Fender gave it a proper case.

    I see them in stock on Fender's website right now.
    Thanks for the heads up!!!
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    HardtoImagine 801 said:
    Jason P said:
    If I was coming off the high of the Noblesville concert right now, I probably would find my bank account $2K lighter and a sweet guitar heading my way ... right now I'm in a state of confusion. 

    Nice to see Fender gave it a proper case.

    I see them in stock on Fender's website right now.
    Thanks for the heads up!!!

    did u get one? :D
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  • HardtoImagine 801
    HardtoImagine 801 Posts: 40
    I did!!!
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    HardtoImagine 801 said:
    I did!!!

    Sweet!  
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  • edocon
    edocon Posts: 336
    I'm wondering how the build quality compares to the master built CS version? I was expecting the MIM to cost more given the relic detail and that it comes with a nice hardshell case.
  • pjpjpaul
    pjpjpaul Posts: 1,716
    Im excited about he nitro finish on the body and neck, the custom voiced pickups, the road worn relicing, the bone nut, the slab rosewood fingerboard, and the treble bleed circuit. Nice appointments for sure.

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    HardtoImagine 801 said:
    I did!!!

    I couldn't resist the siren song ... got one on order as well!
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