Mike McCready Fender Custom Shop Strat

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  • pjpjpaul
    pjpjpaul Posts: 1,720
    bootlegger10 said:
    Haha.  That sitcom comment was pretty funny. I am definitely going to play this guitar.  
    How many did they make? Seems like they sold out in minutes despite the large asking price. Sweet looking guitar and glad its going to someone who will actually play it.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    pjpjpaul said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Haha.  That sitcom comment was pretty funny. I am definitely going to play this guitar.  
    How many did they make? Seems like they sold out in minutes despite the large asking price. Sweet looking guitar and glad its going to someone who will actually play it.
    60 made.  It is already scraped up so no sense not playing it. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,805
    bootlegger10 said:
    pjpjpaul said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Haha.  That sitcom comment was pretty funny. I am definitely going to play this guitar.  
    How many did they make? Seems like they sold out in minutes despite the large asking price. Sweet looking guitar and glad its going to someone who will actually play it.
    60 made.  It is already scraped up so no sense not playing it. 
    Are there literally "scratches" on that guitar?  That isn't a composite shell, it's the real deal?  Same wood as the OG?
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    tempo_n_groove said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    pjpjpaul said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Haha.  That sitcom comment was pretty funny. I am definitely going to play this guitar.  
    How many did they make? Seems like they sold out in minutes despite the large asking price. Sweet looking guitar and glad its going to someone who will actually play it.
    60 made.  It is already scraped up so no sense not playing it. 
    Are there literally "scratches" on that guitar?  That isn't a composite shell, it's the real deal?  Same wood as the OG?
    From what I understand they start with a guitar as close to what it would have been new (back then) and then age it by hand to look like it has been beat to hell over the years. 
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    bootlegger10 said:

    So awesome
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,805
    bootlegger10 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    pjpjpaul said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Haha.  That sitcom comment was pretty funny. I am definitely going to play this guitar.  
    How many did they make? Seems like they sold out in minutes despite the large asking price. Sweet looking guitar and glad its going to someone who will actually play it.
    60 made.  It is already scraped up so no sense not playing it. 
    Are there literally "scratches" on that guitar?  That isn't a composite shell, it's the real deal?  Same wood as the OG?
    From what I understand they start with a guitar as close to what it would have been new (back then) and then age it by hand to look like it has been beat to hell over the years. 
    The wood is what I was curious about being that ash is hard to find now.
  • pjpjpaul
    pjpjpaul Posts: 1,720
    tempo_n_groove said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    pjpjpaul said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Haha.  That sitcom comment was pretty funny. I am definitely going to play this guitar.  
    How many did they make? Seems like they sold out in minutes despite the large asking price. Sweet looking guitar and glad its going to someone who will actually play it.
    60 made.  It is already scraped up so no sense not playing it. 
    Are there literally "scratches" on that guitar?  That isn't a composite shell, it's the real deal?  Same wood as the OG?
    From what I understand they start with a guitar as close to what it would have been new (back then) and then age it by hand to look like it has been beat to hell over the years. 
    The wood is what I was curious about being that ash is hard to find now.
    Is it really that hard to find now? I know fender said they were going to stop using it on certain instruments but I still see it being used by warmoth and in some fender stuff and a few other companies. Not nearly as prevalent as it once was but still more than I thought would be out there. 
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    DC 2004 (VFC)
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    Pittsburgh 2006
    Bonnaroo 2008
    Virginia Beach 2008
    DC 2008
    Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
    DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
    PJ 20 night 1
    PJ 20 night 2
    Phoenix 2013
    LA 1 2013
    Memphis 2014
    Jacksonville 2016
    Greenville 2016
    Hampton 2016
    Columbia 2016
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    It is made of alder. 
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    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296

  • pjpjpaul
    pjpjpaul Posts: 1,720
    bootlegger10 said:


    So how does shared custody work again? 
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    DC 2003
    DC 2004 (VFC)
    DC 2006
    Pittsburgh 2006
    Bonnaroo 2008
    Virginia Beach 2008
    DC 2008
    Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
    DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
    PJ 20 night 1
    PJ 20 night 2
    Phoenix 2013
    LA 1 2013
    Memphis 2014
    Jacksonville 2016
    Greenville 2016
    Hampton 2016
    Columbia 2016
    Fenway 1 2016
    Fenway 2 2016
    Wrigley 1 2018
    Wrigley 2 2018
    Fenway 1 2018
    Fenway 2 2018
    Sea Hear Now 2021
    Nashville 2022
    Louisville 2022
    Ohana 2024 (Night 1)
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  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    F’n awesome. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,805
    bootlegger10 said:
    It is made of alder. 
    Yes, I found this out afterwards.  I did not know that Alder was even a wood.  Learn something new every day!

    pjpjpaul said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    pjpjpaul said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Haha.  That sitcom comment was pretty funny. I am definitely going to play this guitar.  
    How many did they make? Seems like they sold out in minutes despite the large asking price. Sweet looking guitar and glad its going to someone who will actually play it.
    60 made.  It is already scraped up so no sense not playing it. 
    Are there literally "scratches" on that guitar?  That isn't a composite shell, it's the real deal?  Same wood as the OG?
    From what I understand they start with a guitar as close to what it would have been new (back then) and then age it by hand to look like it has been beat to hell over the years. 
    The wood is what I was curious about being that ash is hard to find now.
    Is it really that hard to find now? I know fender said they were going to stop using it on certain instruments but I still see it being used by warmoth and in some fender stuff and a few other companies. Not nearly as prevalent as it once was but still more than I thought would be out there. 
    Ash has become increasingly hard to find.  We have a thread about it somewhere.  Baseball bats are now made of maple instead of ash.  The Emerald beetle is destroying the Ash trees unfortunately.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,805
    bootlegger10 said:

    Aaaaand the big question.  How does it sound?
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    tempo_n_groove said:
    bootlegger10 said:

    Aaaaand the big question.  How does it sound?
    I may be a little bit clouded by the hoopla of it all, but when I hit the low E at the beginning of Ledbetter it sounds just about exactly like McCeady.  It sounds fantastic and it definitely has a broken in feel to it.  It sounds a lot different than the strats I have now.  

    Paying for the art and nostalgia but the guitar is awesome as a guitar.
  • Dennis
    Dennis Posts: 27
    Wow! Can‘t wait to get mine! What is the „McCready case candy kit“ mentioned in the product description?
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,381
    bootlegger10 said:


    I think I'm going to use your "no kids" Jedi mind-trick to justify getting a new american ultra strat =)

    Good to know a few of these got into the hands of the fans.  I assumed some tech billionaire just bought the whole batch.

    Also, I think it is a good investment as it will only go up in value.   Car, guitars, watches, baby. 
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Dennis said:
    Wow! Can‘t wait to get mine! What is the „McCready case candy kit“ mentioned in the product description?
    I will send you a pm in case some want it to be a surprise. It is cool. 
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Jason P said:
    bootlegger10 said:


    I think I'm going to use your "no kids" Jedi mind-trick to justify getting a new american ultra strat =)

    Good to know a few of these got into the hands of the fans.  I assumed some tech billionaire just bought the whole batch.

    Also, I think it is a good investment as it will only go up in value.   Car, guitars, watches, baby. 
    Buy it and ask for forgiveness later!
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Oh man, congratulations! May it bring many many years of happiness to you! 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,805
    Jason P said:
    bootlegger10 said:


    I think I'm going to use your "no kids" Jedi mind-trick to justify getting a new american ultra strat =)

    Good to know a few of these got into the hands of the fans.  I assumed some tech billionaire just bought the whole batch.

    Also, I think it is a good investment as it will only go up in value.   Car, guitars, watches, baby. 
    I can't imagine anyone trying to corner the market on these, lol.

    It would be cool to know if any other musicians picked one up to play instead of paying 500G's for an OG.

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