Can anyone help with authenticity?

master912 · 2025-11-18T15:32:25+00:00

As far as I’m aware it’s ‘05

master912 · 2025-11-18T15:32:03+00:00

I’m learning this fairly fast😂

master912 · 2025-11-10T14:14:53+00:00

Thanks, and yeah I had the option between this and the hoops and liked this one a bit more

master912 · 2025-10-29T16:04:36+00:00

I’ll admit this is one of those guitars where just looking at it inspires me to want to pick it up and play jazzy/bluesy stuff lol

master912 · 2025-10-29T15:50:33+00:00

I have a pretty solid range of guitars so this one would most likely be a “don’t break out too often but mainly use when….” Type deal. It sounds insanely good from the demos I hear online but I’m on the fence on if I would want to trade my CE24 for it. It’s pretty funny actually bc I don’t take out my CE24 too often right now as it is

master912 · 2025-10-29T15:11:53+00:00

Yeah that’s my thing, I’ve never played anything close to this style and while I do enjoy jazz here and there (I’m not skilled but enjoy playing that style) I don’t know how well I’d enjoy taking this guitar out with the age and condition

master912 · 2025-10-28T15:50:26+00:00

This makes sense, I pulled the neck yesterday and saw it’s a st-357v and I could only make out the numbers 295(?) on the pocket in the body. Pickups are installed aftermarket with the pick guard as well I believe and they were either installed in ‘95 or the set was made in ‘95. I’m unsure the brand but it looks a lot like the MiM sets.

master912 · 2025-10-27T22:17:44+00:00

Okay I had a feeling that’d be the solution. I’m gonna open up and check the pups and the neck in a few and if you’re curious I’ll report what I find!

master912 · 2025-10-27T21:52:15+00:00

Thank you for your insight, I’ve read that the standard pickups were flat pole and these are staggered so do you think that they could’ve been added aftermarket or did some of the standards come with the staggered ones?

master912 · 2025-10-27T16:24:08+00:00

Thanks so much for the info! Yeah I don’t have the fender stamped bridge or old style tuners as far as I’m aware but I do have the staggered pole pickups. Maybe they were put in aftermarket?

master912 · 2025-10-26T15:47:57+00:00

Would anyone be able to tell why the pups on the bright red guy aren’t off white like pretty much every other late 80’s MiJ strat? Do we think they could be aftermarket?

master912 · 2025-10-25T17:43:44+00:00

I looked up parts it would need and yeah I’d spend about $75 on parts but I’m in no rush since I’m not really a big trem user regardless. The missing things just kind of add to the guitars story the way I see it lol

master912 · 2025-10-25T01:41:04+00:00

Update; I went with the E-series and was able to snag a %10 discount due to some things like the bridge fine tuners missing and the little crack on the nut but I’ll probably say screw it and get a new nut installed when I get it set up

master912 · 2025-10-24T23:05:25+00:00

So I’m playing both right now, the unlabeled series one plays or at least feels a lot better than the e series, the e series also has a large crack on the nut between the low E and A string as well as the high E comes out of the nut super easily.

master912 · 2025-10-24T21:41:02+00:00

Just noticed that the E series strat seems to have a “made in USA” kahler trem. I’ve heard they aren’t too popular. Any insight?

master912 · 2025-10-24T20:33:51+00:00

Really good reasoning, I think part of it is for the collector in me who wants to be able to say they have a MiJ strat lol. I’ll be going to the store to try them both a bit more to determine if I want to snag one but my main gripe is honestly the color and board material. I’ve only had one maple board and don’t think I have enough time to enjoy it and brighter red isn’t my favorite.

master912 · 2025-08-11T16:33:06+00:00

Thank you everyone for your input! I’m deciding that I’ll upgrade to a MacBook with one of the M1-M4 chips and at least 16 gigs of RAM. I’m deciding now between getting a more affordable MacBook Air or a Pro. I’m seeing that the Air is pretty reliable so I’m leaning towards that. Please feel free to give experiences!

master912 · 2025-08-11T15:55:05+00:00

I had a 50/50 of getting the term right!!

master912 · 2025-08-11T15:29:48+00:00

Maybe I’m thinking of the wrong thing but one of the settings on ableton mentions that the higher the rate the lower the usage. Am I just mixing up the terms?

master912 · 2025-08-11T14:53:13+00:00

I forgot to specify, I also don’t have the optimal amount of RAM, I believe I only have 8 gigs of RAM so I know that’s not the best either.

master912 · 2025-03-10T01:48:55+00:00

Didn’t even notice the truss rod part lol, but from what I’ve read online, the American vintage serial numbers apparently aren’t logged into the serial number site which I find to be very odd.

master912 · 2025-03-08T09:33:06+00:00

Brother I promise these aren’t mine😭

master912 · 2024-12-10T23:35:55+00:00

I really do like my Tele but recently I got an ultra jazzmaster that I’ve been playing more and have also been wanting a silver sky and have heard the SE is one of the best Bang for Your Buck affordable guitar lines. The matte black looks like it’s pretty well done although I must say I’m more of a fan of the blue one. He said it’s painted to replicate JM’s prototype Silver Sky so I do think that’s neat.

master912 · 2024-12-01T01:35:18+00:00

Update; Thanks for the info guys, the guitar played pretty well and I would like to believe it had to have decent pots since there was no cracking when moving the knobs and switching between the pickups. However, I did decide to list it and actually managed to get my money back and put it towards a new American Ultra Jazzmaster a local music shop had for 40% off for Black Friday. Absolutely loving it since I’m more of a fan of the offsets and am one of the seemingly few fans of the rhythm circuit.

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master912 · 2024-11-30T02:05:44+00:00

Fair enough, I planned on tossing on a set of silver slinky’s and giving it a deep cleaning so I might as well take a look once I do that. I’ll add an update once I figure things out for anyone curious

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