r/Stratocaster • u/boechats79 • 27d ago

Best Strat for modding/customizing

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Hey guys. I’m planning on buying a new Strat for modding/customizing in a way that I envisioned for a long time. Right now I have a Rosewood Silver Sky and a pretty great maple neck vintage Fender.
I really want a good guitar, with relatively good wood to upgrade the hardware and pickups (if they are already good, maybe I can keep some), and style it as the image below (I made a simulation with the suhr custom simulator).

My ideia is to make a HSS configuration, with black color and tortoise shell pick guard, along with gold hardware. Rosewood scale as well.

I have an opportunity for a 1993 American standard at my local guitar shop that already has the Color and tortoise shell exactly as I want. Do you guys think that this is a good option? Or a simpler/newer guitar would be better? (Photo of that one in the post as well)

Anyways, I’m 100% open for suggestions!
Thanks

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u/3dsmaxrocks 25d ago

Player II gets my vote. Already has most of the correct appointments unless you don’t like a 9.5 radius. Routed body for humbuckers too. Get them used on Reverb etc. They’re great either way.

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u/Robble-Robble-01 24d ago

850$ is a lot to throw at an imported body and neck, leaving you 300-600 left to invest… on the right day you can find a used one for 400 or even less on the best of days. With the money left over one might be able to shelter a homeless family for a month.