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Got this in mid-summer of 2018. What a guitar. Basically, this was the Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster (the made-in-Mexico model) *before* Fender paid for the rights to call it as such. That means it has the reverse-angled pickups, reverse headstock, vintage tremolo, maple board, etc. like the current ones, BUT it has a 7.25" fingerboard radius ;-) which makes it, in my humble opinion, the most accurate Hendrix replica that Fender has ever made. Even the Custom Shop guitars use a 9.5" radius, because most players want one (but not me!). These were produced in a very limited run for Musician's Friend and Guitar Center in 2006 and 2007 only. My guitar has aftermarket GFS pickups which were installed by the previous owner, and while inexpensive, sound excellent. Far better than the stock ones, from what I understand. These do not have reverse-stagger pole pieces, but seem to be modeled after a late-50s Strat pickup. In the future, I will put in vintage-style pickups with reverse pole pieces, likely from Electric City. This baby has the "mojo" and it has become my favorite guitar to play. I run Pyramid Pure Nickel Classic strings, 10-38 gauges, from StringsByMail.com and they absolutely nail the tones I want. The pickup selector is reversed on my guitar, so positions are as follows: 1.) Bridge 2.) Bridge/Middle 3.) Middle 4.) Middle/Neck 5.) Neck. I play mostly in the Neck and Neck/Middle positions, so this configuration has been awesome for me! No fear of accidentally knocking the switch out of the position I want, which normally happens when strumming rhythm -- and using the Neck or Neck/Middle positions. If you find one of these guitars, I highly recommend purchasing it. For true vintage vibes, and a unique piece of gear, you can't go wrong with a Fender FSR Reverse Headstock Stratocaster.

Great guitar, very loud and stays in-tune extremely well. Not that it matters, because it has a built-in tuner! Man, that was so trick when I was out buying my first acoustic....I had to have it. Still works just as well as the day I bought it, which was 5-6 years ago :-O this baby survived two different colleges, and more parties and random people playing it than I care to admit. It's a beautiful guitar, and a trooper as much as any other. Yeah, it's not a Martin, but who has $3,000 anyway? ;-)

It's okay. It works, it stays in tune decently, but....yeah it isn't my favorite guitar. Haha

My first tube amp. This is a mini-stack, and I could not be more satisfied with my purchase. Goes loud, but not deafening, and that's what I needed. You can crank the gain and keep the volume low, or vise-versa, and this is a fantastic practice amp with tone for days. The ISF tone knob works beautifully, and I can get anything from clean, to crunch, to EVH-style high-gain out of this bad boy. Love it.

This is a fantastic fuzz pedal. It has a wide variety of possibilities, given that it has both germanium and silicon transistors, but it also has: Low, High, and Treble Boost fuzz settings (overall style) A serious boost circuit....I mean, serious! Something like 12db at full tilt. Wow. Dedicated pre-gain setting knob (controls fuzziness amount) Texture (tone) knob All of the above is changeable in any combination desired, and then you can do it all again with the other transistor! Insane. I can get screaming, flaming-marshmallow fuzz; I can get Hendrix-esque classic fuzz or Hendrix "Wild Thing" fuzz; I can get a pure boost with a tiny bit of hair on it; I can basically replicate any fuzz sound I want, all in one pedal. They are hand-built, one-by-one, with true-bypass switching and all-analog construction. All at a completely unbelievable price-point. Get one! https://www.joedocmusic.com/jdm-pedals-union-fuzz-switchable-germanium-silicon-fuzz-pedal/

I am all about "underdog" gear, and this certainly qualifies. Ridiculously inexpensive, and while not all-analog or anything, it is true-bypass and it does a great job of what it was designed to do. It emulates a Tube Screamer far better than you would expect, and for a first-time boost/overdrive pedal purchase, it exceeded expectations.

Excellent tone for a solid state. Definitely underrated....I got this when it used to come with the Epiphone starter packs and I still play it all the time! Great practice amp. Plenty loud for home use, and the overdrive is addictive....