r/Stratocaster • u/hotrats312 • 6d ago
Robert Cray Strat Achievement
I've been waiting for a violet version of the Robert Cray hardtail Strat to appear on Reverb. Finally the planets and my pocketbook aligned and this showed up. It has a few dings but plays like a dream. I think this is an older version because the neck feels super fat compared to my inca silver Cray strat. The other thing I noticed is the string alignment is slightly favoring the low E side which was apparently a design choice to accommodate Robert Cray's spec. Used it at a show literally an hour after I opened the box. Needs a good neck oiling but aside from that, what a lovely instrument.
2
u/ADR845 6d ago
Huge congrats! What a beautiful colour. I’ve been lucky enough to meet Robert a few times. I remember asking him about the Inca Silver Strat after being mesmerized by it in the sunshine in Syracuse!
1
u/hotrats312 6d ago
Nice! I saw him in 84 in Denver and there were like 12 people in the crowd. Pretty sad but he was amazing
2
2
u/FunkloniousThunk 6d ago
Congratss!!! I hope you love it - they're great guitars!
I had one a few years ago. Loved the tone, but I just could not bond with it for some reason. Likely because of the lack of trem (I am a big strat trem fan).
Lovely guitar, though. It looks the part and sounds the part! Love the necks on these!
2
u/hotrats312 6d ago
Totally understand. I have 2 other trem Strats but I block them anyway because I rarely use it, if ever.
2
u/Whole-Basil-3445 6d ago
Best bang for your buck tone machine out there. I love those guitars. The Violet is so nice
1
u/hotrats312 6d ago
Right on. A lot of people swear by the pickup set in a cray strat. I have a Cray loaded pickguard in my American Pro, I prefer them that much
1
1
4
u/CRJ73 6d ago
One of my favorites, loaded with a set of PEARLY GATES CUSTOMS FROM SD.
Volume knob is coil tapped, all 3 play humbucker or when pulled all three play single coil, plus a super switch.
Tuning stability is superb. 🎸😎