I keep seeing more and more posts about the Silver Sky and the groundbreaking work being done over at PRS with paint.
This guitar is a longtime fave of mine. Classic Player HH, in Dark Mercedes (like the car) Blue. 2014

I’m interested in swapping out my bridge humbucker for a bridge single-coil pickup on my 2023 MiM Tele. Can anyone confirm if a Tele bridge plate will fully cover up the humbucker cavity?

Saw these on an Australian website today. The jazz and P-basses seem interesting

Obviously, we won't know until they are officially released, but do you think there will be a price increase or will they stay the same?

What’s up everyone, just wanted to show off my latest finished project, this started as a Vintera III Early 70’s Jazz Bass in candy apple red, I’ve basically turned it into my own 1966 Jazz bass in Sherwood Green. Did all the work myself, it was a very fun project and I couldn’t be happier with the results.

List of mods:
- Refin (Duplicolor Deep Jewel Green + Spraymax 2k clear)
- Fender Pure Vintage ‘66 Jazz Bass Pickups (also routed body for 60’s pickup spacing)
- Gotoh Lollipop-Style Tuners
- Bridge and pickup covers (w/ foam mute under bridge cover)
- Fender tort pickguard
- Fender 1966-style headstock decals
- AVII Jazz Bass Case (from Stratosphere on eBay)

Recently ive heard two stratocasters: a mexican player ii and a professional ii american, honestly i didnt find any difference on sound, and i kinda wanted to buy a guitar (a used player strato) to replace my good old squier sonic, are there any other differences beetween them? (Aside from the pickup splitting push-push thing, the knobs that are stiffier to move, the body neck-connection block that is smoothed out that are imo small things that can be done later on the guitar by modifying it.)

Was too busy playing to remember to post yesterday!

About to get a mij strat but can’t decide wether to get the old candy red finish or the candy apple red is there any downsides to either that would sway me towards the other one

1988 American Deluxe Standard Strat that was being build in Corona the month I was being born on the otherside of the world.

She's a bit scuffed and worn (as am i) pickguard has been changed, knobs arent orginal, lace sensors have been painted, finish on the neck is worn through in places, but she plays really well and it feels special to take her out of the case.

So stoked!

so this is my first ever guitar and istg Ive already peeled one layer of foil from this pickguard… it turned out theres another one. Should I peel it off? Or was there supposed to be only one layer of it? I know it might sound stupid but Im really worried and as I said its my first ever guitar…

I want one

Cross posted from the r/stratocaster group

I was gifted this strat and the first 2 switch positions work perfectly fine(the positions that involve the bridge pickup). Every other position almost doesn’t work. The sound is very faint and is just not loud enough. In this video I show the difference in sounds. Please does someone know how to fix this?

I snagged a sweet Musicmaster today! All original. I swapped out the pickup with a Curtis Novak and she plays great!

Wow, I finally got to try one in person at GC today. It was a treat on the Princeton Reverb too. I'm visiting my Mom and she came with me while I was trying some small amps for travel, which I really didn't care for. They had it for $2600, it was the white one, and my Mom bei g far to generous offered to buy it. If it had been Butterscotch Blonde I might have let her, but realistically I'm still learning and my Squiers are just fine. Some day.

I’ve been playing around with budget strats over the last year, modding them, learning how to do setups etc. I’ve been enjoying the experience but just want to buy a proper strat.

Seems american pro ii are hard to locate. Not many on Fenders website (except the classic) and even sweetwater is pretty bare.

Seems like there is something new coming? I can’t seem to find any info about it though.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm currently stuck choosing between a PRS SE Silver Sky and a Fender Player II Stratocaster, and I’d love to get some input from people who have played or owned either (or both!).

Here is a bit of context on what I'm looking for and how I play:

• Sound & Style: I'm looking for that classic Stratocaster tone, mainly for blues/rock and clean to crunch dynamics. I love SRV and it's sound.
• Rig: I mostly play through digital plugins/amp sims (Neural DSP, etc.) using an audio interface.
• Neck & Playability: I know the SE Silver Sky has a slightly rounder, vintage-style 8.5" radius neck, while the Player II comes with a Modern C profile, 9.5" radius, and rolled fretboard edges.
• Hardware: The PRS has a decked 2-point tremolo out of the box, whereas the Player II comes floating.

For those who have hands-on experience with both:

1. How do the necks compare in terms of comfort during long playing sessions?
2. How do you feel about the pickups when running into digital rigs/plugins? (Do the 635JM S pickups handle software processing better/differently than the Alnico V single-coils on the Fender?)
3. Are there any build quality or QC details I should watch out for on the newer Player II series vs. the SE line?

Thanks in advance for your help!

So I'm planning on building a partscaster in the coming months and I need some help deciding what parts brand to go with. I'm planning on finishing it myself so I'm in between getting an Allparts, Musikraft, Warmoth, or Mightymite neck. What are the pros and cons of the different brands. I tried researching myself but I can't find anything other than warmoth reviews. Is the higher price with Warmoth worth it?