Mike McCready Strat MIM version

kennedydream1980 · September 2023

Offset · September 2023

^^So how does it play?

kennedydream1980 · September 2023

Offset said:

^^So how does it play?

Already answered earlier in the thread.

soma1975 · September 2023

Offset said:

^^So how does it play?

Like Butter Man

Boromedic · September 2023

soma1975 said:

Offset said:

^^So how does it play?

Like Butter Man

Hahaha, nicceeee

Boromedic · September 2023

kennedydream1980 said:

Looks amazing mate, nice guitar, lovely fretboard too.

soma1975 · September 2023

I really really want this. I don't get like that about guitars very often.

Offset · September 2023

kennedydream1980 said:

Offset said:

^^So how does it play?

Already answered earlier in the thread.

Oops, missed it.

Deadman · September 2023

How dark is that fretboard!? Beautiful guitar. I’m a huge PJ fan and would be attempting to an Even flow solo in front of the mirror (badly, obviously!) on first play. How do Fender do these? I’m a seasoned spray painter and it amazes me how they get this consistent relic effect. Bravo!

flying_pie · September 2023

soma1975 said:

Offset said:

^^So how does it play?

Like Butter Man

Sounds a bit like a Telecaster there....

John_P · September 2023

I'm surprised the usual review channels have put out any videos of these yet.

@kennedydream1980 ; that looks great! Not sure I can justify that much for a mexican strat but I'm tempted if they all look that good.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

kennedydream1980 said:

hollywoodrox said:

kennedydream1980 said:

gusman2x said:

@kennedydream1980 , did it arrive?

Yes and it’s bloody brilliant. I thought I would need to do the classic mod to wire the tone control up to the bridge pick-up, but it doesn’t need it. The bridge pick-up sounds just fine as is and fattens up nicely winding the volume back a touch.

The setup is perfect for me and it just feels like a very well made guitar. I’ve owned custom shop guitars that didn’t feel as good to play and sound as good as this does.

The case is also lovely. So overall I’m very very happy with it. :-)

Pleased for you man & just right straight outta the box , I must say I’ve always had good results with GAK . So glad it’s all you expected Is the case like a G&G . Can’t wait to see pics or a demo .
happy new guitar day

Yes the case is a G&G like the custom shop cases.

That’s good ,they’re very expensive

Deijavoo · September 2023

@kennedydream1980 looks great pal.

JJ72 · September 2023

Looks great. Still find it ridiculously expensive for a Mexican strat and although I've never tried one, the thought has crossed my mind that you could buy two PRS SE silver sky's for the same price.

Boromedic · September 2023

JJ72 said:

Looks great. Still find it ridiculously expensive for a Mexican strat and although I've never tried one, the thought has crossed my mind that you could buy two PRS SE silver sky's for the same price.

Yeah but at least you don't have to hate yourself for owning a PRS

Seriously though, the point you make is just the labour involved being more expensive, and the nitro/relic finish and G&G case. Plus it's Alder not Poplar I guess. I think it's just a choice about having the proper name and a relic finish Vs an extremely good Strat copy but it's not a Fender.

Th4fonz · September 2023

I’m impressed tbh I think it looks bloody great. I’d like to see them keep this style of relicing in the future and stick a chunky neck on it and I’d be tempted to try one.

Josh Allen has a review on it on YouTube

CHRISB50 · September 2023

Having said earlier in the thread I'm not a fan of the look of the actual original, therefore the CS and Mex reissues are not for me either... I really like your one @kennedydream1980 !

I think it looks great.

Enjoy.

Mattharrier · September 2023

I wouldn't consider myself a Strat guy, and I always (for reasons I can't articulate, but probably because of the cool name) "preferred" Stone Gossard, but McCready is a bloody incredible player.

I will almost certainly never spend that kind of money on a guitar, but I have a powerful yearning for one - I've entered a competition to win one, which I'll almost certainly not win, but if I do I think I'll become a Strat guy pretty quickly (my being "not a Strat guy" is possibly because I've only played my S type, which is a cheap copy with a verrrrry slightly twisted neck).

SPECTRUM001 · September 2023

This looks (and sounds - from the one snippet I’ve heard) like a really nice guitar.

Conceptually, I guess this shoots in the direction of the Custom Shop Rory Strat (eg based on an early 1960s model, rosewood board, heavily worn nitro sunburst), although obviously skewed towards Mike McCready’s particular nuances both visually and sonically.

So what’s not to like !! @kennedydream1980, that’s just fab, and I’m jealous to put it mildly. I wish I could justify another Strat, but just don’t think I can - doh.

As for ‘it is too much £££ for a MiM’. Lordy, I certainly feel beyond the US vs MiM analysis on VFM. Sure, it is super expensive - but special guitars ARE (to a point) expensive, wherever they are made. And many of the current MiM Fenders are VERY well made.

Congrats !!

amyjhill · September 2023

So tempted by this and also the Jason Isbell Telecaster! Decisions, decisions! Or maybe save for both!

Pabcrane · September 2023

kennedydream1980 said:

That looks like a guitar I'd love to pick up and play. Lucky you!

StefB · October 2023

GAK have the first second hand example I've seen so far here - https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-rosewood-fingerboard-second-hand-/969846

maw4neu · October 2023

The price may divide opinion but I'd have one in a flash . . . it looks awesome :-)

elstoof · October 2023

StefB said:

GAK have the first second hand example I've seen so far here - https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-rosewood-fingerboard-second-hand-/969846

Someones wife must’ve googled the price of the new guitar that appeared in the front room

StefB · October 2023

elstoof said:

StefB said:

GAK have the first second hand example I've seen so far here - https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-rosewood-fingerboard-second-hand-/969846

Someones wife must’ve googled the price of the new guitar that appeared in the front room

"You paid how much for a Mexican Strat?"

kennedydream1980 · October 2023

StefB said:

GAK have the first second hand example I've seen so far here - https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-rosewood-fingerboard-second-hand-/969846

It will be the one I had which I had to send back to them. There is an issue with these where the high e string is very close to the edge of the Fretboard. It was causing me issues. It wasn’t unique to this particular example as it seems that a few others have had the same problem. I guess it comes down to your playing style and technique. But for me it did cause me issues.

it was such a shame as I really did love the feel, look and sound of it. But if I’m forking out that much for a guitar I need it to be right for me.

Philly_Q · October 2023

kennedydream1980 said:

StefB said:

GAK have the first second hand example I've seen so far here - https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-rosewood-fingerboard-second-hand-/969846

It will be the one I had which I had to send back to them. There is an issue with these where the high e string is very close to the edge of the Fretboard. It was causing me issues. It wasn’t unique to this particular example as it seems that a few others have had the same problem. I guess it comes down to your playing style and technique. But for me it did cause me issues.

it was such a shame as I really did love the feel, look and sound of it. But if I’m forking out that much for a guitar I need it to be right for me.

Sorry to hear you had to return it. Isn't that pretty much a vintage Strat issue generally? Combination of a relatively narrow neck and very wide string spacing at the bridge.

Offset · October 2023

maw4neu said:

The price may divide opinion but I'd have one in a flash . . . it looks awesome :-)

It's funny how divided we all are on this sort of guitar (well, on any sort of guitar!) - I think it looks bloody awful!

Whitecat · October 2023

kennedydream1980 said:

StefB said:

GAK have the first second hand example I've seen so far here - https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-rosewood-fingerboard-second-hand-/969846

It will be the one I had which I had to send back to them. There is an issue with these where the high e string is very close to the edge of the Fretboard. It was causing me issues. It wasn’t unique to this particular example as it seems that a few others have had the same problem. I guess it comes down to your playing style and technique. But for me it did cause me issues.

it was such a shame as I really did love the feel, look and sound of it. But if I’m forking out that much for a guitar I need it to be right for me.

Man, that was a common issue on the Ed O’Brien Strat as well. Wonder they haven’t taken measures to prevent it…

Offset · October 2023

Philly_Q said:

kennedydream1980 said:

StefB said:

GAK have the first second hand example I've seen so far here - https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-rosewood-fingerboard-second-hand-/969846

It will be the one I had which I had to send back to them. There is an issue with these where the high e string is very close to the edge of the Fretboard. It was causing me issues. It wasn’t unique to this particular example as it seems that a few others have had the same problem. I guess it comes down to your playing style and technique. But for me it did cause me issues.

it was such a shame as I really did love the feel, look and sound of it. But if I’m forking out that much for a guitar I need it to be right for me.

Sorry to hear you had to return it. Isn't that pretty much a vintage Strat issue generally? Combination of a relatively narrow neck and very wide string spacing at the bridge.

Well it has a 9.5 radius neck, so perhaps not quite vintage. Just MIM quality :-)

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