More affordable Mike McCready 60's Strat

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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    bootlegger10 said:
    I like the relic guitars.  They feel broken in, and I like the look of them. 
    yeah i agree. it takes years to break in a new guitar. if i can get one with a little relicing it feels like half of the work is done for me.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,537
    SVRDhand13 said:
    I think relics are kinda corny but god damn I love Mccready and I fully expect to buy one of these one day lol 
    I was on the fence and while I don’t see relics as corny, I feel like my skill level should match the finish, and it clearly would not in this case. So wanting a single coil to go with my Les Paul and P-90 semi hollow Gretsch, I went with a “used” Jimi Hendrix MIM for $750. It even still had the plastic film on everything. I’ve never played a strat before, but man does it feel good in the hands and how it rests against you. Sounds great too
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    i knew this was going to happen. the longer i wait for a mccready strat, something else i need that will be easier to get comes out. the dave grohl epiphone dg 335.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2eaM-3-PBk
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 2,792
    edited March 2024
    Here's Wolf Van Halen's EVH SA-126 (1/26 is Ed's birthday😭 and has an "E" hole) coming in May:

    https://youtu.be/uFG2ISe_v_0?si=1raON2mXWG31iVup

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  • BALLBOY
    BALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,035
    I started this post around a year ago & it has finally touched down in Australia. People were gawking at it big time when I picked it up at the store so it now time to finish off the post with my second guitar of the week. Time to start saving for my 11 PJ shows in the US & Australia. Looking for to learning more Mike leads with it & seeing the real thing close up again 🤘
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  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 2,792
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    1993: 11/22 Little Rock
    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • Theebs
    Theebs Posts: 48
    For anyone looking for one of these, Tone Shop Guitars has 6 of them in.  The store is in Dallas..(Addison, Southlake, Fort Worth)  they have listings on reverb also
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    Theebs said:
    For anyone looking for one of these, Tone Shop Guitars has 6 of them in.  The store is in Dallas..(Addison, Southlake, Fort Worth)  they have listings on reverb also
    wow. thanks for the lead!!
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Theebs
    Theebs Posts: 48
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Theebs said:
    For anyone looking for one of these, Tone Shop Guitars has 6 of them in.  The store is in Dallas..(Addison, Southlake, Fort Worth)  they have listings on reverb also
    wow. thanks for the lead!!
    They had 4 of them in the fort worth store alone a month ago, by the time I got a chance to go up there and play one they were gone!

    it must be all the smaller shops are getting them before sweetwater and guitar center get them.  Everyone seems to love them...I cant wait to play one!
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,251
    If anyone lives near Greenville, SC or Charlotte, I've got an extra that I would sell for my original cost.  Not that it matters since already a relic, but would have only played a couple times.  
  • Theebs
    Theebs Posts: 48
    Tone Shop Guitars in Dallas (Addison) has one used for 1599

    https://www.toneshopguitars.com/products/used-fender-mike-mccready-strat-relic-3-color-sunburst-w-case-tsu17876
  • HardtoImagine 801
    HardtoImagine 801 Posts: 40
    Anyone know what strings Mike uses with his Strat?
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    Sweetwater got several of them in stock going back to friday last week. i was trying to choose between 4 of them. they didn't sell out right away. i went to buy one monday and they were all sold out. they have 3 in stock right now. i'm hoping for a couple to show up at my local guitar center so i can play one because i don't like buying guitars without playing them first. especially when they have to ship.  i'm trying to convince myself i need one, haha.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,159
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Sweetwater got several of them in stock going back to friday last week. i was trying to choose between 4 of them. they didn't sell out right away. i went to buy one monday and they were all sold out. they have 3 in stock right now. i'm hoping for a couple to show up at my local guitar center so i can play one because i don't like buying guitars without playing them first. especially when they have to ship.  i'm trying to convince myself i need one, haha.
    The good news is that you shouldn't have any problems selling it if you took the chance and didn't like it. They still seem to be a pretty hot commodity. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • BALLBOY
    BALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,035
    HardtoImagine 801 said:
    Anyone know what strings Mike uses with his Strat?
    I don't know what brand he uses but they are 10's on mine. I had Ernie Ball slinky's on my first Mexican & they were very nice 
    Eastern Creek 95,Syd 1 98,Bris 2 98, Syd 1&2 03, Reading Fest 06, Bris 1 06, London 09, Hyde Park 10, Gold Coast BDO 14 Budapest 22 Krakow 22 Amsterdam 22 St Paul 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 24 New York 1 24 Philly 1&2 24 Boston 1&2 24 Gold Coast 24 Melbourne 1 24 Sydney 1&2 24
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    dudeman said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Sweetwater got several of them in stock going back to friday last week. i was trying to choose between 4 of them. they didn't sell out right away. i went to buy one monday and they were all sold out. they have 3 in stock right now. i'm hoping for a couple to show up at my local guitar center so i can play one because i don't like buying guitars without playing them first. especially when they have to ship.  i'm trying to convince myself i need one, haha.
    The good news is that you shouldn't have any problems selling it if you took the chance and didn't like it. They still seem to be a pretty hot commodity. 
    i just bought one. you guys convinced me, lol. should arrive on Monday.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,251
    Sweet. I don’t think you will be disappointed.  
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,997
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Sweetwater got several of them in stock going back to friday last week. i was trying to choose between 4 of them. they didn't sell out right away. i went to buy one monday and they were all sold out. they have 3 in stock right now. i'm hoping for a couple to show up at my local guitar center so i can play one because i don't like buying guitars without playing them first. especially when they have to ship.  i'm trying to convince myself i need one, haha.
    Can't you buy and return if you don't like it?
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    bootlegger10 said:
    Sweet. I don’t think you will be disappointed.  
    i don't think so either. i just feel guilty buying pricier gear when i am not gigging as much as i used to. then i always am glad when i do end up buying something, lol...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    SVRDhand13 said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Sweetwater got several of them in stock going back to friday last week. i was trying to choose between 4 of them. they didn't sell out right away. i went to buy one monday and they were all sold out. they have 3 in stock right now. i'm hoping for a couple to show up at my local guitar center so i can play one because i don't like buying guitars without playing them first. especially when they have to ship.  i'm trying to convince myself i need one, haha.
    Can't you buy and return if you don't like it?
    yes. have 30 days. but for sweetwater if i do not like it i have to pay to ship it back, so i would only be out something like $28. if it is a qc issue covered by the 2 year warranty they pay to ship it back and repair it or replace it. can't go wrong either way.

    if i don't like it it is basically a $28 test drive, which i think is more than fair for something i have been wanting for the better part of a year.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."

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