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I haven't had a chance to experiment a great deal with playing the guitar through my full amp setup, mostly just at home with a crappy little practice amp so I can't comment too much on the pickups. But so far I'm actually pretty surprised at how nice they sound.

I also grew up watching Much Music ...

Thanks, glad you dig the song/guitar. Yup, it weighs a ton, but it hasn't been bothering me, at least so far. The video shoot was a couple hours of playing and my shoulder held up fine. I've noticed that the body is thinner than a Fender strat, which I assume was done on this particular model in ...

Here's the lucite El Degas in action:

https://youtu.be/ANJNK6SwFD0

The pickguard that's on there now actually is translucent. The photos don't really do it justice, but if you look closely in the front photos you can see the wiring and internal components through the pickguard. I hear what you are saying though, definitely want to accentuate the "clear factor ...

Here it is, sorry the photos are a little lousy. Just went and picked it up, turns out the seller lives two blocks from me. Ended up getting it for $320 USD. Beautiful guitar. I assumed it was going to be more of a novelty item, but it actually seems to be a really nicely crafted guitar, I'll ...

That makes sense, thanks. My usual guitar is a ten pound Les Paul custom and I've owned a Yamaha SG2000 in the past so hopefully the weight wont be more than I'm used to.

Thanks for the reply Charles. Any other info on these lucite Strats? What kind of pickups do they have? How are the tuners? Just trying to know what to expect before going to try out the guitar. Thanks again.

Mark

Hi there. I'm new to the board and hoping someone can give me a little information about the El Degas Lucite Stratocasters and how much they are worth. I'm considering buying one for an upcoming music video shoot as it will match the drummer's lucite Ludwig set. There is a late 70's one for sale ...