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Fender ‘96 MIM Stratocaster

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Fender ‘96 MIM Stratocaster

This was my first “real” guitar purchased in 1996. It is a 1996 Mexican made Stratocaster originally equipped with with a humbucker in the bridge and a coil splitter switch. It’s a bit too heavy, not incredibly resonant, but a suitable backup.

Likes

  • Mostly Sentimenal Reasons
  • Replacement Neck Is Huge

Specs

  • 1996 Mexican Made Fender Stratocaster
  • Translucent off-white finish
  • Warmoth Pro Neck, Fat Contour
  • Stainless Steel 6115 Frets
  • Zexcoil Convertible Set Pickups
  • Vintage Tuners
  • Graph Tech String Saver Saddles

History

  • 1996 - Stock pickups, S/S/H
  • 1999 - Refret / Lindy Fralin Vintage Hots
  • 2001 - Texas Specials
  • 2007 - Rocketfire Guitars Pickups
  • 2011 - Warmoth Pro neck, "Fat" contour, Stainless Steel 6115 frets, GraphTech Tusq nut,
  • 2013 - Pickups upgraded to Zexcoil Signature Set
  • 2014 - Pickups swapped to new Zexcoil Convertible Set

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