ST-62 SB Vintage Series : Love at first strum!

This guitar has been in my sights for months before I finally had the disposable income free to get it. And it was worth the fawning over, before this I'd had many a 'stratoclone' and they'd all been riddled with some issues, from incredibly poorly functioning whammy springs, to the truss rod not adjusting at all, to electronics being so coated in wood glue the pickups are near impossible to replace.

This guitar felt right, it felt strong, the spring system for the whammy bar hasn't caused an issue for me ever, the action is perfect, the tone knobs are nice and the contrast between 0-10 is wider than I've heard on anything else (outside of active pickup systems.)

the pickups are just wonderful too, perfectly height-set Roswell's that have that sound you'd expect from a clean S-body. Even with the gain is just sounds perfect! Exactly what I wished for from a guitar that's stood the test of time shape-wise. That maple neck feels real special to me too. I think it's the first I've used because it is very different to all my other guitars, it feels dense under the string, doesnt make bending a struggle or anything.

I've been through many guitar's before this, haven't had want for a single guitar more since I got this, just love it.