@pompeyjazz - With my strat I decided against putting a Fender decal on, to me There was no point as it’s not a fender, and i don’t have any desire to devalue what it is, a noname keeper, a real players axe. I have no shame in playing a Squier, when I played it live I had more people come up to me after ward and ask me how i got that sound...
Each to their own with personal things like axes.
@shadowfax - great paintjob. Where do you live?
I once borrowed a strat and a flanger from a friend, the body was made of chipboard, but it played beautifully...the pedal was also one of the best danelectro hash browns superb it was.
I was also given a strat by a mate that was covered in bat poo, but that was never a player, but the stock pups were pretty good, i sprayed that black but it didn’t get any better...
The best axes I ever played for playability and sound I now own, never to sell.
The only ones i would consider in future would be a ricky 12 string a gretsch and a Wal bass...oh yeah and some kind of Lowden acoustic.
Love to hear your new axe on a song.