Fender Lite Ash Telecaster
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gordon_39422
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Re: Fender Lite Ash Telecaster
I was very near to purchasing the Ash Strat of the same making, but this is what I discovered.
Look closely at the craftsmanship. Especially where the fretboard is glued to the neck itself. The frets seemed a little shoddy as well. Not even of the Squire quality! I looked around the body and noticed some blemishes in the finish also.
If you like it, then by all means grab it. I found some nice standards for just a few dollars more that played significantly better. Since you can swap pups, but can't necessarily fix all the deficiencies, I opted for better craftsmanship of the strat.
As with all opinions, take mine with a grain of salt. I just wanted to offer a different vantage point so you could make an informed decision.
Good Luck on your purchase!
Allen
I was very near to purchasing the Ash Strat of the same making, but this is what I discovered.
Look closely at the craftsmanship. Especially where the fretboard is glued to the neck itself. The frets seemed a little shoddy as well. Not even of the Squire quality! I looked around the body and noticed some blemishes in the finish also.
If you like it, then by all means grab it. I found some nice standards for just a few dollars more that played significantly better. Since you can swap pups, but can't necessarily fix all the deficiencies, I opted for better craftsmanship of the strat.
As with all opinions, take mine with a grain of salt. I just wanted to offer a different vantage point so you could make an informed decision.
Good Luck on your purchase!
Allen
Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
Re: Fender Lite Ash Telecaster
I have one. It's a lot of guitar for the money. The best part about it is the wood. Light swamp ash body. Birdseye neck. Birdseye fingerboard. And for a street price under six-bills?
Here's a picture of mine:
If they skimped anywhere is the switch and pots. I'm changing those out on mine. Actually, Seymour is routing out the rhythm pickup cavity and I'm going to drop an SM-1n Vintage Mini-Humbucker in there. I'll let you know how it goes.
And they're made by Cort, not Samick, for what it's worth.
I have one. It's a lot of guitar for the money. The best part about it is the wood. Light swamp ash body. Birdseye neck. Birdseye fingerboard. And for a street price under six-bills?
Here's a picture of mine:
If they skimped anywhere is the switch and pots. I'm changing those out on mine. Actually, Seymour is routing out the rhythm pickup cavity and I'm going to drop an SM-1n Vintage Mini-Humbucker in there. I'll let you know how it goes.
And they're made by Cort, not Samick, for what it's worth.
kevlar3000
Bullet Proof Toneologist
Re: Fender Lite Ash Telecaster
Lots of neck issues with them. I posted before but a GC guy I know told me they are sending a ton back with bad necks. Get on in hand and really check it out before purchase. They are lovely, but a bad neck is a bad neck.
Lots of neck issues with them. I posted before but a GC guy I know told me they are sending a ton back with bad necks. Get on in hand and really check it out before purchase. They are lovely, but a bad neck is a bad neck.
lex666
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Re: Fender Lite Ash Telecaster
I played one at GC too and thought the sound and quality was excellent. The finish is beautiful and the tones I was getting out of it was very flexible. I played some bluesy stuff and turned on some gain and played some heavy stuff and those pups sounded great. I was going to pick one up, but guitar center's stuff is so funky and damaged, I have a hard time buying from them...
I played one at GC too and thought the sound and quality was excellent. The finish is beautiful and the tones I was getting out of it was very flexible. I played some bluesy stuff and turned on some gain and played some heavy stuff and those pups sounded great. I was going to pick one up, but guitar center's stuff is so funky and damaged, I have a hard time buying from them...
