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Old 03-15-2023, 12:57 PM
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2019 Fender Hybrid '50s Stratocaster FSR Sherwood Green w/ USA Pickups, to be exact. Made in Japan. Alder body (7 lb. 15 oz.), one piece maple neck ("V" profile), Fender USA black bobbin USA 57/62 pickups, large (6105 size) fretwire, Gotoh Magnum Lock Top locking tuners, and a metallic Sherwood Green that just doesn't come across well on the quick phone photos I took (reference pic at the end).




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Old 03-15-2023, 01:33 PM
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Wow, sweet looking guitar!

Enjoy!!
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Old 03-15-2023, 02:05 PM
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She’s a beauty!
How are you liking those 57/62 pickups? What amp are you playing that through?
Are the knobs and covers white, crème or vintage crème?
Lots of questions…
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Was this the same guitar that was on REVERB.com last week?

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Old 03-15-2023, 03:15 PM
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I like that one, great look. And the specs are awesome, although for me any sort of V to the neck is a no-go. Sherwood Green is now on my "great colors for Fenders" list.
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Old 03-15-2023, 04:06 PM
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Beautiful Strat! Congratulations! That green is really pretty!

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Old 03-15-2023, 04:55 PM
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Really beautiful and so timely! You're all set for Friday. Enjoy it.
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Old 03-15-2023, 05:01 PM
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Was this the same guitar that was on REVERB.com last week?

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Yes, most likely. If you're looking for it now, and it's gone, you'll know where it went.
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Old 03-15-2023, 05:07 PM
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I like that one, great look. And the specs are awesome, although for me any sort of V to the neck is a no-go. Sherwood Green is now on my "great colors for Fenders" list.
I actually misstated the neck profile. It's a "U" shape. That was the one item that kept me from immediately jumping on it (a Sherwood Green Stratocaster has been my unicorn for ages. Most I've found look badly abused - that whole "relic" nonsense) and the seller asks way too much. This one was affordable, had a maple neck (most I've seen are rosewood) and the specs are too nice to ignore (plus the seller had photos with the pickguard removed and close-ups of the wiring, which was a real plus!).

@rokdog49 asked about the amp. I have several, mostly small living-room sized modeling amps. Close at hand are a Line6 AMPLIFi 30, which I've already tried, a Spark MINI sitting on my coffee table, and a Fender Champion 40. Believe it or not, I get all the sound and effects I want through the Line6 and Spark. Those are surprising little amps!
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Old 03-15-2023, 05:45 PM
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I actually misstated the neck profile. It's a "U" shape. That was the one item that kept me from immediately jumping on it (a Sherwood Green Stratocaster has been my unicorn for ages. Most I've found look badly abused - that whole "relic" nonsense) and the seller asks way too much. This one was affordable, had a maple neck (most I've seen are rosewood) and the specs are too nice to ignore (plus the seller had photos with the pickguard removed and close-ups of the wiring, which was a real plus!).

@rokdog49 asked about the amp. I have several, mostly small living-room sized modeling amps. Close at hand are a Line6 AMPLIFi 30, which I've already tried, a Spark MINI sitting on my coffee table, and a Fender Champion 40. Believe it or not, I get all the sound and effects I want through the Line6 and Spark. Those are surprising little amps!
Cool.

I've generally ended up with neck shapes more C than U but don't mind a bit of shoulder. But that ridge along the back of a V falls right where my default thumb position needs to rest and I'll end up doing weird hand contortions.

I definitely am a maple, not rosewood, lover. These one-piece necks like Fender uses always seem an ideal design to me.

Getting a look at the wiring under the guard takes a LOT of the worry out of a used Tele or Strat. Otherwise you can never 100% trust that someone hadn't in there with a soldering iron who didn't know what they were doing!
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That is a great looking Strat! Love the Sherwood Green. And there's plenty to like about the MIJ Strats and Teles. Big congrats!
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Nice choice!!!!
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Gorgeous colors…
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Old 03-16-2023, 06:35 AM
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VERY nice lookin strat!

I've become increasingly in favor of "green" finishes lately I love that Sherwood Green -- two thumbs up!
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Killer color! Congrats.
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