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My electric guitar

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I re-styled my guitar. It's a Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Stratocaster. I changed the pickguard, pickup covers, screws, shielded the body cavity, whammy bar, and strings among other things. I don't have a great picture of what it originally looked like but the first picture will give you some idea. What do you think of it?

Notice the black strings:

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looks great
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Badass Dude, i was thinking of putting that same style pickguard on my tele.

They make black strings?
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Yea, DR Extra Life makes red, blue, and black - I might get some red ones next

http://www.music123.com/Search/Default. ... extra+life
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If you want to see how it sounds, here's a vid of me playing a metallica solo on it that I just uploaded to youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6h_GSt3A4
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That looks nice! I came close to buying a G&L Legacy on ebay today, but refrained. I've been really wanting a Strat.

How do you like that Tubescreamer?
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Thanks - the tubescreamer is nice but my main limitation is my amp. It's a Fender Princeton 65 that i've had for years. One of these days i'll get something nicer...
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Willin wrote:If you want to see how it sounds, here's a vid of me playing a metallica solo on it that I just uploaded to youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6h_GSt3A4
Metallica will see you in court. :lol:

Nice vid. You've definitely got Kirk's speed down.
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Changed my guitar again. I had this Misfits sticker lying around so I threw it on there and got some hot pink strings.

My brother's girlfriends dad is Jerry Only of the Misfits ( http://www.renaissancefashions.com/armo ... isfits.jpg ) - I play in their studio and stuff sometimes so the sticker has some meaning behind it.

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black strings are pretty sexy.
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GSR wrote:black strings are pretty sexy.
Yeah, they can look pretty cool. I don't remember what the set was that I tried, but they felt crappy and sounded crappy. I'll stick with my Super Slinkies.
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I don't have any pics but my guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Custom 57 Black Beauty with gold tailpiece.
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gotta love fenders.. I just bought a brandnew American Stratocaster.
It is smooth.
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Willin wrote:Changed my guitar again. I had this Misfits sticker lying around so I threw it on there and got some hot pink strings.
you just ruined a beautiful guitar IMHO. i know it has some meaning but damn mang put the sticker on ur guitar case or something not your strat!
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