Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Looks like Monday’s late afternoon has three Strat auctions going on in the same envelope. One of these is the esteemed “Tiffany.” Hmmm.
Well nothing wrong with securing a hardtail today. I have a need for one. I’m pleased that I bought it with just the opening bid. It certainly will be a cool Strat.
The other two Strats being auctioned Monday in the same envelope are both red, and both are lighter than Tiffany by either 4 ounces or 5 ounces. Tiffany weighs 4 pounds even, but the other two weigh 3 pounds 11 ounces, and 3 pounds 12 ounces.
4-5 ounces is a big deal. Around 4 pounds to 4 1/4 pounds is about average for a Strat made of alder.
50’s Swamp Ash can have bodies around 3 pounds, so an assembled 50’s Strat can weigh in at around 6 pounds.
So the point here is that weight matters a lot and can have an emphasis of greater interest for bodies under 4 pounds.
So perhaps Tiffany will have little interest, and maybe I could snag it for the opening bid like I did for the black hardtail today.
I also suspect that Tiffany might not be so interesting, not only because of her moderate weight, but because she is a non standard Fender Custom Color. Pretty much a bit of a strange oddity, but that kinda is my style. Likely too bold a statement for many, and likely too outside the box.
To be critical, most Americans are “Extra-Medium.”
I would try to buy Tiffany because I happen to think the sonic blue Tele Thinline is a truely nice guitar. It would be great to keep the Thinline together as is. The concept of Tiffany endures and still makes sense.
Three very different Strats is not a lot… Especially for a serious player.
Also tomorrow I’ll ask the grandson which is his favorite guitar. I kinda think he will pick “Flash,” and that means one day when he is older I will likely gift him that guitar.
So anyways I’m diseased…
Cal
Well nothing wrong with securing a hardtail today. I have a need for one. I’m pleased that I bought it with just the opening bid. It certainly will be a cool Strat.
The other two Strats being auctioned Monday in the same envelope are both red, and both are lighter than Tiffany by either 4 ounces or 5 ounces. Tiffany weighs 4 pounds even, but the other two weigh 3 pounds 11 ounces, and 3 pounds 12 ounces.
4-5 ounces is a big deal. Around 4 pounds to 4 1/4 pounds is about average for a Strat made of alder.
50’s Swamp Ash can have bodies around 3 pounds, so an assembled 50’s Strat can weigh in at around 6 pounds.
So the point here is that weight matters a lot and can have an emphasis of greater interest for bodies under 4 pounds.
So perhaps Tiffany will have little interest, and maybe I could snag it for the opening bid like I did for the black hardtail today.
I also suspect that Tiffany might not be so interesting, not only because of her moderate weight, but because she is a non standard Fender Custom Color. Pretty much a bit of a strange oddity, but that kinda is my style. Likely too bold a statement for many, and likely too outside the box.
To be critical, most Americans are “Extra-Medium.”
I would try to buy Tiffany because I happen to think the sonic blue Tele Thinline is a truely nice guitar. It would be great to keep the Thinline together as is. The concept of Tiffany endures and still makes sense.
Three very different Strats is not a lot… Especially for a serious player.
Also tomorrow I’ll ask the grandson which is his favorite guitar. I kinda think he will pick “Flash,” and that means one day when he is older I will likely gift him that guitar.
So anyways I’m diseased…
Cal
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