Hi,
I just received my 1982 ST 80. Really nice guitar. The Sound is resonant but reacts kind of "mild" to dynamics. It is my first strat that reacts that way. Usually they were either not resonant (kind of death) or when resonant then they were very crisp and dynamic. This is so amplified and acoustically. So I started to wonder what this instruments are made of. The neck is V-like thicker neck, very similar to real vintage guitars I played. What is the wood used on the body normally? Basswood? Ash? I doubt that it is Alder due to the sound.
Then I noticed that the tuners don't have that little hole inside to lock the strings better when installing. Also saddles are black and seem to be different than original fender parts. Were all ST80 from 82 similar in use of parts or is there a consistency? What would you consider to be the weak parts in the instrument? What would you pimp it with? Thanks, I hope you can help.
I just received my 1982 ST 80. Really nice guitar. The Sound is resonant but reacts kind of "mild" to dynamics. It is my first strat that reacts that way. Usually they were either not resonant (kind of death) or when resonant then they were very crisp and dynamic. This is so amplified and acoustically. So I started to wonder what this instruments are made of. The neck is V-like thicker neck, very similar to real vintage guitars I played. What is the wood used on the body normally? Basswood? Ash? I doubt that it is Alder due to the sound.
Then I noticed that the tuners don't have that little hole inside to lock the strings better when installing. Also saddles are black and seem to be different than original fender parts. Were all ST80 from 82 similar in use of parts or is there a consistency? What would you consider to be the weak parts in the instrument? What would you pimp it with? Thanks, I hope you can help.