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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Fender Stratocaster Hard Tail




This is a hard tail version (non-tremolo) of the seventies
stratocaster. Still the uneven polepieces but a new scratch-
plate and of course the wide headstock. The seventies strats 
are known for being very heavy. This one is light as a feather 
(alder) but it's sound is awesome. The best sounding strat 
I ever had, even among the L-series I played in the past.


Quality control was quite poor during the seventies at
Fender. Note the strange way the bodypieces are matched.
Also the spraying on this instrument is of an average
quality. Yet the neck to body joint has been very tightly
done with no give due sometimes to the three-bolt 
tightening and the sloppy neck post routing.

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