I don’t mind a subtle mint, and I saw a 64 Strat once and it looked great.
Frosty looking good these days, the fretboard calmed down after two intense oil binges.

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Just for fun

NickS wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:21 pm What's that white stuff on the pickup?

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VISTA TONE™ baby
quite a cranky little pickup, gets nasty with moderate gain, in a good way

IT’S HEEEEEEERE

Although more like shell peach than pink. Better pics when it’s daylight here.

They were domestic only I think - mine came from Japan via eBay.

Yeah they started in 1982 alongside the Fender Japan line. First year or so have serials beginning with JV, this one has an SQ serial which began in 1983. Neck date in pencil too:

That burst! I could eat it. Keen to see you nail this thing shut.

I posted a longer "happy birthday" thread at the Other Place where they are more into photo-erotica, but my main squeeze turned 40 on the weekend. I've had this one since 2009 and nothing has beaten it yet. http://i.imgur.com/e6ywQ9A.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fodQvAk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/wL...

This one has zero issues in E with a set of 12s and new tuners. I just dislike the neck shape. Weirdly I have a 90s Mustang with a tiny neck and I love it.

Wow. That must be rock bottom for USA Strats. Fascinating how bad the late 90s were for Fender.

Who are you to suggest robroes?
I do have some but I like the little metal accents.

MB bridges are string-through-body tho, a whole other world of hassle to install. No matter how good you are the ferrules always come out crooked, well nearly always.

I dunno why phones won't take a straight up image these days, but take it from me that the mint green was too mint green. Got a Musiclily parchment guard off eBay, not a micron-precise match but no mods needed. Before: http://i.imgur.com/nP6wqeT.jpg After: http://i.imgur.com/1t3ESTZ.jpg At first it ...

The hole routed in the body under the pickguard indicates Mexican made. Neck looks legit if the decal is real, but there is something odd about the gold in the logo that makes me wonder.

yeah that is some no-name off-brand bullshit there! The nerve.

Hell yes! Much more so than the only Squier Musicmaster released:

or flip it around and use a Y cable so it gets an input but no output

That is bonkers, the perfect fit is messing with my mind.

Alas it’s just too small for me, it’ll have to move along I think. The neck is tiny, my hands are not!