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  • #16
    Originally posted by elelpe View Post
    If you go with Squier, get the maple fretboard one. Laurel fretboard on my Squier Mustang was awful on my eyes and in my fingers. Pau Ferro on Fender gives better feeling and look.
    I've never head that concerning laurel (I've never used it). What did it do to your fingers?
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    • #17
      Originally posted by Mincer View Post

      I've never head that concerning laurel (I've never used it). What did it do to your fingers?
      On my guitar, It felt gritty. After trying some recent guitars (Squier & Epiphone) that come with laurel, I find MIC guitars have nicer/smoother feeling laurel than MII guitars.
      My luthier friend replaced it with rosewood.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by elelpe View Post

        On my guitar, It felt gritty. After trying some recent guitars (Squier & Epiphone) that come with laurel, I find MIC guitars have nicer/smoother feeling laurel than MII guitars.
        My luthier friend replaced it with rosewood.
        This is why I like maple. I don't have to oil or rub it.

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        • #19
          Send the neck to your Luthier friend

          While you sand and paint the body some sexy color
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          • #20
            Originally posted by elelpe View Post

            On my guitar, It felt gritty. After trying some recent guitars (Squier & Epiphone) that come with laurel, I find MIC guitars have nicer/smoother feeling laurel than MII guitars.
            My luthier friend replaced it with rosewood.
            Oh wow. I never tried laurel, so I was curious. I suppose sanding it wouldn't stop that feeling. I'd probably have it scalloped.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by Mincer View Post

              I suppose sanding it wouldn't stop that feeling.
              Unfortunately it didn't. I got the guitar for a mod project anyway so...
              Mine is Bullet Mustang. I bought it before the Sonic series that have maple fretboard variant replace Bullet series.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
                Send the neck to your Luthier friend

                While you sand and paint the body some sexy color
                Like . . . Daphne Blue? (That would be a good name for a porno movie.)

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                • #23
                  Daphne with a racing stripe

                  Oh royal blue with a Daphne stripe
                  EHD
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                  RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                  SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
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                  Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                  Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                  Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                  GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                  • #24
                    I vote neon pink.
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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by GuitarStv View Post
                      I vote neon pink.
                      I hate to say, that did cross my mind.

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                      • #26
                        Ok, so today, I got to stop by my favorite "mom & pop" guitar store, and handle both. Before I touched either, I could see the difference. After handling them, I see where the money went. The fit and finish of the Fender vs the Squier was like the difference between a Ruth's Chris Sirloin and a Big Mac. Simply no comparison. I could saw wood with either edge of the Squier neck. (Fixable, I know.) But even the finish and quality of the hardware was obvious. One of the Fender Mustang's I looked at was $1200. And it looked, and felt it.

                        BTW, (in reference to ehdwuld's comment), it was a strange orange color, with the thin-thick-thin racing stripe. Ala, old Toronado's or Cyclone's. I kick myself for not taking a pic. Maybe I'll go back tomorrow.

                        So . . . given my skill level, and budget, I'll probably do the Squier. I can do the fret dressing and electronics, and my luthier friend can do the final setup. But It will never look, or feel, like the Fender.

                        If I win a scratch-off, this may change.

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                        • #27
                          I knew I saw that somewhere
                          EHD
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                          RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                          SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                          Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                          Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                          Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                          Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                          GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                          • #28
                            My Squier became quite the instrument after I redid the frets, sanded the neck, and swapped out the tuners, bridge, and electronics.
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                            • #29
                              Electronics for sure. I'll have to see about the tuners and bridge. It's a hardtail, so not too much to wrong there.

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                              • #30
                                I converted mine from a hard tail to a Bigsby. I dont usually care for Bigsbys, but i had one laying around it looked cool
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                                Whilst you can only wonder why

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