On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:17:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:18:59 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I'm pretty neutral in my guitars, different sounds for different types
of music and sound. My strat is my number one guitar. I'd like to own
a nice vintage jazzmaster.

Around here, the #1 is my sunburst finish Ovation Custom Balladeer - I
prefer the acoustic sound in my old age. I don't play the Strat all
that much anymore and the same goes with the Gretsch Country
Gentleman.

I actually liked the Jaguar - short neck and it had some other little
nagging problems, but over all I liked it. Not a real rock and roll
guitar by any stretch of imagination - more like a solid body jazz
guitar.

Tell me more about the Strat and the Gretsch.

The Strat is a '64 pre-CBS in Sunburst and has the single coil
pickups. It has a rosewood fretboard and according to the serial
number it might be a '63 - as in made in late '63 and sold/or stamped
in '64. It's just a plain old Strat - never been modified, tweaked,
torqued or otherwise diddled with.

The Gretsch is a '66. It has been retrofitted with a new fretboard so
it's not all original. It also has been played by Chet Atkins and has
his autograph - a real autograph. :)