Something is seriously wrong with me...

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:44 pm

I was in a local guitar shop today and they had a 70s Antigua Strat in and i really liked it.

That is fucked up.

I never had my phone with me as I was just popping in for some lemon oil or I would have snapped some pics. It was sooo ugly that it looked great. With a black guard swapped for the Antigua one it'd look way better tho....... Luckily for me it didn't have a rosewood fingerboard. Otherwise I could have been in serious trouble.

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:49 pm

Would love one.

There's one turned up in a manchester shop. Not played, but dammit if it's a cool guitar.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:46 pm

Could be something's wrong with you, I don't consider them ugly. I like the Coronados the best.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:50 pm

on the coronado it works very well, but yeah i'm not a fan of it in general. im sure a 70s strat of any description could be charming in person though

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 8:19 pm

It wasn't quite the usual aged colour, it was a bit darker so not the usual rotten egg/baby sick colour. It was a bit dinged so that helped.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:26 pm

The shocking thing about this is that you then told us about it, as though you're pleased with yourself.

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:29 pm

Antigua is cool, better than candy apple red at least.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:30 am

Bacchus wrote:The shocking thing about this is that you then told us about it, as though you're pleased with yourself.

...Not pleased with myself, I was just very surprised that I found the finish quite cool in the flesh. I'd never seen one in that colour that I liked before.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 4:19 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:Could be something's wrong with you, I don't consider them ugly. I like the Coronados the best.

Yeah, there was an antiqua Coronodo Bass II for sale here a couple years back, if there had been any way I could afford it it would have been mine. That thing was tits.

jmmc · Post by **jmmc** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:15 pm

antigua kind of grows on you

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:33 pm

jmmc wrote:antigua kind of grows on you

Have you tried Daktarin?

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:07 pm

Bacchus wrote:The shocking thing about this is that you then told us about it, as though you're pleased with yourself.

He needs an intervention. 70's CBS era crap! Nuff said.