for those of ya who like superstrats....

[ganzosrevenge]

If any SDUGF'ers are GASSING for something odd...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Masterbuilt-60-Stratocaster-Guitar-Relic-White_W0QQitemZ110330537833QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item110330537833&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318

WAAAAAAAAAAY out of my price league, i just finished a vintagey mahogany superstrat. But my GAS meter just broke seeing this. Only thing i'd be unsure is the use of texas specials with a custom 5. I'd probably rather have the fat 50s in there. What do you guys think

 

[Lucid_Lunatic]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Fail. Old relic strats like that just don't look right with a Floyd.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Dunno but it is very 80s...no fail
Looks frigging great to me!
Then the rest of you people can keep your fat mahogany logs

 

[ganzosrevenge]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

it's an oddball, but i've never seen an old relic'd cs strat with HSS, AND a floyd. I've seen them alone, but not together, that's why i thought it was /win

 

[Pierre]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

I cried a little inside.


But I still want it!

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Bah....look at it......bloody cool!
And no old POS strat had to die

 

[FretFire]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Fugly, and with a $7k price tag to boot. No thanks.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Guess this forum only like petite pretty groomed plastic operated, botoxed silicone guitars
And pricetag prolly covers a strat that kicks some butt!!
Usually does from those guys!

 

[Lazarus1140]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Fugly, and with a $7k price tag to boot. No thanks.

+1

... and I don't want $80 jeans with holes already in them.

 

[WhoFan]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

i like the specs, but not the price or the over done relic job... might as well order a raw body and neck from Warmoth, add a few thin coats of finnish and let nature do the relic for ya....

 

[jerryjg]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

OTT. Id rather have one of Xssives reliced Superstrats.

 

[ErikH]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

I'm not one for relics but I kinda dig it. The Texas Specials would stay and the Custom 5 would get replaced with either a Brobucker or a '57 Classic Plus.

 

[ganzosrevenge]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

sometimes, fugly can be nice. If it was a $1k strat, you'd all be drooling over it left and right. I will say this, Fender's CS is much much much more awesome than gibson's when it comes to thinking outside the box. Case in point, the John English She-Devil Guitar.

http://www.edroman.com/featured/shedevil.htm

(let's see gibson try that, or make something outside of the "norm" for a vintage relic)

 

[jerryjg]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

http://www.edroman.com/featured/shedevil.htm

Likes ol Ed is gettin' some of hs bad Karma back.

 

[FretFire]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Guess this forum only like petite pretty groomed plastic operated, botoxed silicone guitars
And pricetag prolly covers a strat that kicks some butt!!
Usually does from those guys!

I'd just rather put the wear on myself. And I wouldn't pay $7k for any guitar, much less one that's beat up out of the box.

 

[FretFire]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

If it was a $1k strat, you'd all be drooling over it left and right.

No, I wouldn't. If it was a $5 strat guess what - I wouldn't be drooling all over it. I don't like "heavy relics" like this. I don't mind some finish checking here and there, but this isn't tasteful in my opinion.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, it *is* a Fender CS guitar after all so it probably plays/sounds great. It just think they ruined it with the aesthetics.

 

[ganzosrevenge]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

No, I wouldn't. If it was a $5 strat guess what - I wouldn't be drooling all over it. I don't like "heavy relics" like this. I don't mind some finish checking here and there, but this isn't tasteful in my opinion.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, it *is* Fender CS guitar after all so it probably plays/sounds great. It just think they ruined it with the aesthetics.

if it was New, or even mild closet, yea. I even like some mild relics when done right, but i think the whole "i wanna be like blackie!" fetish has gone too far. If fender could make a clean version of this, i think it'd be a lot more popular and a lot less divided in opinion.

However, can we agree that at least fender has the gazpachos to think outside the box?

 

[FretFire]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

However, can we agree that at least fender has the gazpachos to think outside the box?

I can handle that one :friday:.

 

[jimijames]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

Well I personally love it. And it's a much better alternative to putting a FR on an actual 60's era strat. My roommate this last semester had a masterbuilt that was a heavy relic, and believe me, once you start playing it, you do not give a single **** about how it looks. Like chris rock said, you could have a bucket of ****s and someone could be dying and just need one **** to survive and you wouldn't give it to him, because of how ridiculously good the guitar sounds and plays.

So, yeah, it's $7k, but that's a small price to pay to have a transcendent Out of Body experience every single time you plug the guitar in.

Seriously, it was that good. And I personally like the way a good relic looks. At least it's not the people at the fender custom shop are just going ape **** with a belt sander and some quarters. They really put some heart and soul into each one.

 

[FretFire]

Re: for those of ya who like superstrats....

I still wouldn't pay $7k for a guitar, especially something as simple as a strat. You can get strats from makers like Suhr, Anderson, etc that will match up pretty closely with a Fender CS piece for far less than that.