Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
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ErikH
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Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
Yeah, the current YJM for sure. But prior models started with a vintage style body and neck. Scalloped fingerboard, railroad ties for frets, DMZ pickups is a pretty small list of changes on those, pretty much the same as a majority of the other sigs.
The Beck is as modern as the sig Strats get.
Yeah, the current YJM for sure. But prior models started with a vintage style body and neck. Scalloped fingerboard, railroad ties for frets, DMZ pickups is a pretty small list of changes on those, pretty much the same as a majority of the other sigs.
The Beck is as modern as the sig Strats get.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
+1 to a Beck Strat.... awesome guitar.
I like the KWS with the two racing stripes.
+1 to a Beck Strat.... awesome guitar.
I like the KWS with the two racing stripes.
PylonRacer
New member
Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
I don't care for the other John Mayer type pant jobs; but I'm a sucker for burst finishes.
Exactly! An entire new neck is beyond what I would call an upgrade. I wish Fender had an option for a 12" Jumbo fret Am Std.
I don't care for the other John Mayer type pant jobs; but I'm a sucker for burst finishes.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
I never understood the appeal of 12" radius necks on Fenders. In theory, it sounds OK, but it's too flat for my taste. It's one reason the Eric Johnson strat feels stiffer than most other strats.
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edit - doh! I stand corrected JeffB! For some reason, I always thought Gibson had a 10" radius.
I never understood the appeal of 12" radius necks on Fenders. In theory, it sounds OK, but it's too flat for my taste. It's one reason the Eric Johnson strat feels stiffer than most other strats.
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edit - doh! I stand corrected JeffB! For some reason, I always thought Gibson had a 10" radius.
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Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
Sorry let me rephrase....a sig strat that is affordable and different. Sorry!
I mean look at the JV...it's pretty much a '57 with bigger frets and meaner pickups...
Hell even my Tom D sig is basically a CBS with a one H pickguard and a hardtail (which is actually quite a jump compared to the other models...)
And since I'm on that...WE NEED AFFORDABLE SIG STRATS!! haha
Sorry let me rephrase....a sig strat that is affordable and different. Sorry!
I mean look at the JV...it's pretty much a '57 with bigger frets and meaner pickups...
Hell even my Tom D sig is basically a CBS with a one H pickguard and a hardtail (which is actually quite a jump compared to the other models...)
And since I'm on that...WE NEED AFFORDABLE SIG STRATS!! haha
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JeffB
Let it B
Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
Gibson has been doing a 12" radius since..well jeez..40 years at least. Its been noted by sev owners of vintage 50s Les Pauls and other guitars that their individual guitars may have a 9" or 10" radius neck as a "fluke", but Gibson has been doing 12" as standard since basically the late 1950s.
Gibson has been doing a 12" radius since..well jeez..40 years at least. Its been noted by sev owners of vintage 50s Les Pauls and other guitars that their individual guitars may have a 9" or 10" radius neck as a "fluke", but Gibson has been doing 12" as standard since basically the late 1950s.
ErikH
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Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
Good point. At the same time, I don't see the Beck Strat as totally unaffordable either. It would just take longer to save up for or move some gear to get the cash for one. The street price is $1599. Sure, that's more than double the JV and KWS but it's MIA rather than MIM.
Heck, I could upgrade my MIA Standard to JB specs for around $300. It just wouldn't have the contoured heel or rosewood board. I've got a LSR nut already. Hmmm, maybe after I land a new job and take care of a few other items, that could be a possibility.
Some of the sigs are vintage designs with some changes because the player likes those things. What we need to do is have a real Iron Maiden Sig Strat (or another one for that matter, I own one of the first ones). There should be two models....one with all Hot Rails, the other with a Super Distortion and 2 Texas Specials, both with Floyds, maple fingerboards, 10" radius, and a whole lotta attitude.
Good point. At the same time, I don't see the Beck Strat as totally unaffordable either. It would just take longer to save up for or move some gear to get the cash for one. The street price is $1599. Sure, that's more than double the JV and KWS but it's MIA rather than MIM.
Heck, I could upgrade my MIA Standard to JB specs for around $300. It just wouldn't have the contoured heel or rosewood board. I've got a LSR nut already. Hmmm, maybe after I land a new job and take care of a few other items, that could be a possibility.
Some of the sigs are vintage designs with some changes because the player likes those things. What we need to do is have a real Iron Maiden Sig Strat (or another one for that matter, I own one of the first ones). There should be two models....one with all Hot Rails, the other with a Super Distortion and 2 Texas Specials, both with Floyds, maple fingerboards, 10" radius, and a whole lotta attitude.
ErikH
Well-known member
Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
Yeah, I've seen that one, but it's only available in Japan. I'm talking Fender USA. The Iron Maiden Strat I have came out in 2001 and was available in the USA before Fender stopped allowing Fender Japan guitars from being sold new in the USA. And there needs to be an Adrian Smith too.
Here's a pic of the Murray. Pretty cool.
Yeah, I've seen that one, but it's only available in Japan. I'm talking Fender USA. The Iron Maiden Strat I have came out in 2001 and was available in the USA before Fender stopped allowing Fender Japan guitars from being sold new in the USA. And there needs to be an Adrian Smith too.
Here's a pic of the Murray. Pretty cool.
ex-250
Riffologist Extraordinaire
Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
what a ripoff, the cross is the wrong way up!
artic white with mint green guard is EXACTLY what i like in a strat...and i dig the cross graphic!
what a ripoff, the cross is the wrong way up!
jalguitarman
Junior Member
Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
+1 on the Jeff beck strat only custom shop with a different color as i already have an olympic white strat just w/ a maple board. Then again i am not sure i would like the pups in the Beck.
+1 on the Jeff beck strat only custom shop with a different color as i already have an olympic white strat just w/ a maple board. Then again i am not sure i would like the pups in the Beck.
PylonRacer
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Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
Not if your Jimi! :smokin:what a ripoff, the cross is the wrong way up!
FenderFan79
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Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd STRAT
A heads up, they are now listed online for pre-ordering from Music123 and Musician's Friend!
A heads up, they are now listed online for pre-ordering from Music123 and Musician's Friend!
