Fender Meteora - Who's Played One?

[Masta' C]

I'm really diggin' the Meteora, but haven't seen one in person.

They came out as a limited edition USA-made model in 2018 with a Tele style bridge and pickups, but are now offered as a standard production model with other configurations like dual humbuckers.

Has anyone tried one? Thoughts?

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: Fender Meteora - Who's Played One?

Like you, I haven't seen one in the flesh as of yet. I think they look pretty cool, but they need to lose the pickguard.

 

[GuitarStv]

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I really like the body shape. Like an alternate take on a jazzmaster. Two humbuckers though. Ugh. Gross.

 

[Mincer]

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I hadn't seen this one. I like it better than the Tele-bridge model. Is that a normal scale or short? I like the design better than other Fender offsets, actually.

 

[cliffenstein]

Re: Fender Meteora - Who's Played One?

Looks like a guitar that would have been played on The Jetsons.

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: Fender Meteora - Who's Played One?

Is that a normal scale or short?

25.5 inch scale.

 

[Chistopher]

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Don't they have a pretty cool wiring scheme on them too? Like two volumes, one tone and some sort of push/pulls?

 

[idsnowdog]

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Too much pickguard. If I had to redesign it I would have the controls on a Jazz Bass style chrome plate.

 

[Chris Pile]

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Just rear route the controls.

 

[Masta' C]

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I really like the limited edition one with the Tele setup

I'm also a huge fan of the equally huge pickguard. It's a dramatic statement that really adds to the "swoopiness" of the guitar's appearance

 

[idsnowdog]

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Restyled

 

[Chris Pile]

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^^^ And now it looks like something from Japan in the 60's. ^^^

 

[BeKindRewind]

Re: Fender Meteora - Who's Played One?

I'm really diggin' the Meteora, but haven't seen one in person.

They came out as a limited edition USA-made model in 2018 with a Tele style bridge and pickups, but are now offered as a standard production model with other configurations like dual humbuckers.

Has anyone tried one? Thoughts?

I actually really like this . I usually find most offset guitars pretty damn ugly to be honest. but this one I dig. Not sure why it has chrome tuners and black everything else - but it'd look great in all black or all chrome with a white pickguard. I love that switch placement and the tunomatic bridge. I'm gonna need to grab one of these some day

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[idsnowdog]

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The body shape is reminiscent of Tiesco.

 

[Masta' C]

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I think that's what is so cool about it...totally a '60s/'70s throwback in styling but somehow very "Fender" at the same time

 

[Aceman]

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I too Dif the "swoopiness" but believe that there could be a slightly sexier, and swoopier pick guard

I am just not a fan of jag-skank style Fenders.

That blue green swirly thing is secks though! Maybe an aluminum textured pick guard?!?!?!

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Fender Meteora - Who's Played One?

Second Try - Two-point strat tremolo and a Telecaster bridge pickup with plate. Vol/Vol/Tone on a Jazz Bass style control plate.

 

[Securb]

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I would throw a Dimebucker in that baby and smack the poo out of it.