My Beef with Used Fenders
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Young Angus
Kometose Tonologist
Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
You must play with a bloody high action, most shop guitars i pick up are already set pretty high compared to most peoples guitars they actually own...from my experience anyway
nuntius said:lol, i've never played a guitar in a shop with a high enough action for me
You must play with a bloody high action, most shop guitars i pick up are already set pretty high compared to most peoples guitars they actually own...from my experience anyway
Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
Scott....The Hwy 1 has the truss rod adjustment at the heel? That's strange as my Hwy 1 strat has the standard adjustment above the nut. I guess it has to do with that 52 RI thing. I'd probably send it back over that too, unless I just loved the guitar.
Do you hate in in general, or just the truss rod adjustment? For me, the Hwy 1 was (is) everything I really need in a strat. You've owned far more high end Fenders that I have, and perhaps that plays into it.
Scott....The Hwy 1 has the truss rod adjustment at the heel? That's strange as my Hwy 1 strat has the standard adjustment above the nut. I guess it has to do with that 52 RI thing. I'd probably send it back over that too, unless I just loved the guitar.
Do you hate in in general, or just the truss rod adjustment? For me, the Hwy 1 was (is) everything I really need in a strat. You've owned far more high end Fenders that I have, and perhaps that plays into it.
Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
Could you give me a little more of your take on these pups or is it too late.
Texas special tele bridge 10.5k is what I'm looking for, but everyone seems to be a texas special basher around here, at least for the strats. I didn't like the tone of the strat I played that had texas specials, but I have a Greg Koch DVD and he uses a set of texas specials on his tele and I really dig his blues tone.Scott_F said:
Could you give me a little more of your take on these pups or is it too late.
Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
Not at all too late... the neck pup is MUCH warmer than I expected. The bridge pup has balls. I'm not unhappy with that aspect at all. The biggest thing is that I'm very unhappy with the truss rod adjustment nut being in the heel. That's a bit too vintage for me.
Also, I'm not that geeked up about the honeyblonde finish. Looks better in the catalog that in person. I saw a normal Hwy 1 3 color burst in the store the other day and I really liked it's look with the thin laquer finish.
The 12" radius is something I like a LOT! great bends. no dead bends.
Overall, I just don't think the addition of brass barrels versus steel and the texas pups are worth the 200 extra bucks. And I'm not happy that they didn't tint the neck. I'm just in love with the tinted maple look. So, I'm thinking about getting a regular Hwy 1 in burst and doing the old shoepolish trick to the neck. Find some great Duncans to pop in there. Maybe go to brass barrels, but not if I like the tone.
Not at all too late... the neck pup is MUCH warmer than I expected. The bridge pup has balls. I'm not unhappy with that aspect at all. The biggest thing is that I'm very unhappy with the truss rod adjustment nut being in the heel. That's a bit too vintage for me.
Also, I'm not that geeked up about the honeyblonde finish. Looks better in the catalog that in person. I saw a normal Hwy 1 3 color burst in the store the other day and I really liked it's look with the thin laquer finish.
The 12" radius is something I like a LOT! great bends. no dead bends.
Overall, I just don't think the addition of brass barrels versus steel and the texas pups are worth the 200 extra bucks. And I'm not happy that they didn't tint the neck. I'm just in love with the tinted maple look. So, I'm thinking about getting a regular Hwy 1 in burst and doing the old shoepolish trick to the neck. Find some great Duncans to pop in there. Maybe go to brass barrels, but not if I like the tone.
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yeah, heel adjustments just don't seem to make since when you have the option of making it in the headstock, I would think anything that's not a RI would have a headstock adjustment.
As far as radius, I like flatter than hell. My MIA strat has to have semi high action to bend strings like I do, and when those flat little "med-jumbo" frets get even flatter like they are now.....it's a joke. I think my $140 JB player strat plays better just because of it's radius (both have MedJumbo frets).
yeah, heel adjustments just don't seem to make since when you have the option of making it in the headstock, I would think anything that's not a RI would have a headstock adjustment.
As far as radius, I like flatter than hell. My MIA strat has to have semi high action to bend strings like I do, and when those flat little "med-jumbo" frets get even flatter like they are now.....it's a joke. I think my $140 JB player strat plays better just because of it's radius (both have MedJumbo frets).
Hot _Grits
Buttery Toneologist
Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
Fender CS do a classic player tele that fills all your criteria except perhaps the neck tint.
It's annoying how fender make a bunch of guitars but not quite the one you want. in my case it'd be a custom colour relic nocaster with gotoh vintage replacement locking pegs, a slightly flattened radius and jumbo frets.
Fender CS do a classic player tele that fills all your criteria except perhaps the neck tint.
It's annoying how fender make a bunch of guitars but not quite the one you want. in my case it'd be a custom colour relic nocaster with gotoh vintage replacement locking pegs, a slightly flattened radius and jumbo frets.
Curly
Moe's Bluesman
Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
well, I'd like a Tele Deluxe in Lake Placid Blue, one of the grand old vintage colors ...
do you know what that would cost? I asked, and that would knock it up into the CS range - probably high $2k or $3k
bummer - in the old days, you could order any custom color for about a 5% upcharge
well, I'd like a Tele Deluxe in Lake Placid Blue, one of the grand old vintage colors ...
do you know what that would cost? I asked, and that would knock it up into the CS range - probably high $2k or $3k
bummer - in the old days, you could order any custom color for about a 5% upcharge
strat_master
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Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
ya id be cautious to buy used guitars in general mainly because its so easy to make a knock off and there are plently of mean people out there who will do it to make a few extra bucks on the side. I muc rtaher prefer to buy a brand new guitar from a reputable place and have that peice of mind. PLus im paranoid about these things so i would do that. I would never buy off ebay amd such. Also fenders are kind of easy to knock off, becaus eof the bolt on neck, anyone can take a squire strat or tele change the headstock and enck and voila instant vintage 57 strat....thats a shame too. oh well i pray it does not happen to anyone here KNOCK ON WOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ya id be cautious to buy used guitars in general mainly because its so easy to make a knock off and there are plently of mean people out there who will do it to make a few extra bucks on the side. I muc rtaher prefer to buy a brand new guitar from a reputable place and have that peice of mind. PLus im paranoid about these things so i would do that. I would never buy off ebay amd such. Also fenders are kind of easy to knock off, becaus eof the bolt on neck, anyone can take a squire strat or tele change the headstock and enck and voila instant vintage 57 strat....thats a shame too. oh well i pray it does not happen to anyone here KNOCK ON WOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
paradesend
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Re: My Beef with Used Fenders
I know how easy it is to put a strat neck on a rip-off body....but is there any way to tell if its an original strat body...mine feels like most other strats from late 80's early 90's (ie a little heavier than the modern ones but lighter than the 70's)...but im so new to strats I really would have no idea...
I know how easy it is to put a strat neck on a rip-off body....but is there any way to tell if its an original strat body...mine feels like most other strats from late 80's early 90's (ie a little heavier than the modern ones but lighter than the 70's)...but im so new to strats I really would have no idea...
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