just bought a new koa strat ..fender special editon..WOW! what a beautiful instrument...3/8 " koa veneer on basswood body (my homework tells me this wood is rare and highly sought after) birdseye maple neck 22 medium jumbo frets on rosewood fingerboard mother of pearl dot inlays seymour duncan alinco staggerd pick ups, all pretty standard strat compmonets mad in korean plant ..(hence i could afford it) still not cheap msrp 999.00...headstock says fender only as is special edition. fenders site says first time they have used koa wood
outside their custom shop the inside scoop is they will intro this guitar at NAM.as american made probably
1599.00 im hoping ( and convinced wife) that my grand kids will have a rare guitar..what do you guys think?
all you guitar experts and I know your in here!  give me some input!...http://www.bandamp.com/user/album/5973/1000000815.jpg..thanks folks....btw  its good to be back! looking foeward to chattin collabin..and listening to some fresh homegrown..from all of you
thanks in advance buzz

Woah. what a beautiful guitar.
Is that like an early fender cause the logo on the headstock is different.
Make sure its actually a real authentic Fender, cause someone just coulda slapped that on there!

no man i did my homework ...check fender .com under special edition
my thing is i think by their discription they will produce these as usa strats..maybe this yr at  nam show
then will the value go up since this is sprcial edition..even though made in korean factory?
there were not that many..they already d/c  the tele version

That is sharp! Is that where you got it? Sweetwater? if so, it's for real.. Sweetwater is cool...  dang...


   I too bought a new axe...

    a 6 string banjo!!
 
   http://www.rondomusic.com/bj630gvs.html

   It sounds like a banjo and plays like a guitar.... I almost bought a new strat... Then I was looking at a Les Paul.. ended up getting this... I still want to get a new electric too, but still deciding....

                JimK

Im saving up to get either a Fender American Standard Strat or some kind of an awesome Gibson Les Paul.
WHich do you guys like more? Why?

apples and oranges...i prefer the versatiilityof a strat..HOWEVER...sweet tones a paul can deliver
cant be imitaded even w/ todays tech..and btw. too totaly different necks and bodys and elec.
even a paul standard weighs a ton...but sweet and mellow to in your face ......the strat   ohhh the blues
the crunch the sweet and mellow ...5 way switch standard on a strat
but then im biasd ...i playes a 335 back in 80s and loved it but ...forever fender(unless i get rich!)
buzzzzz

I think i'll get both.
I love the tones of the les paul,
and as you say I love the versatility of the strat.
Now all I need is $4,000,000!
AWAY I GO!!

lol thanks for the help

(if only they could combine the strat and the les paul....)

Oh and also people,
which neck do you perfer? which is more comfortable for you?

Like whats the easiest to play and stuff like that.