Nash Guitars?

Gunny47

Gunny47

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Has anyone ever heard of these or had experience with Nash guitars? They make Strat and tele clones and some other guitars (jazzmaster clones too). I mean, for $1500, you get real good quality parts, good pickups (usually Lollars, custom shop Fenders or Voodoos), and the best relicing jobs I've ever seen. I'd get one of these over a Fender Custom Shop Relic any day...

And best of all, they're historically accurate clones too. Some are like custom (like one with an ash body with a solid finish, not blonde, with jumbo frets), but those are really cool too. And their colors are the same as Fender (Lake Placid Blue for a Fender is that same dark rich Lake Placid Blue on a Nash). And I love that a few of them are hard tails.

There are some here. I'm really digging the Sherwood Green one, I've seen a few Shell Punk....er, sorry, Shell Pink strats too which look pretty....yea.
http://www.musictoyz.com/guitar/guitars/nash.php
 
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I think the guy who invented fire has tried some, as they have a dealer in Atlanta. I had been discussing vintage style strats with him and he had a lot of praise for them. Until this week they were still in the running for my new strat, but I found something a lot cheaper that will do for my needs. I still wouldn't mind having one, though.

IIRC, they're USACG bodies and necks, but he puts the finishing touches on them so they're really something special. At least, from what I've heard. I'm going to try to find one the next time I go to a place that's got a dealership.
 
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Nash uses Warmoth bodies, not sure about the necks though. I work at a guitar shop in Olympia, so I see the Warmoth and Nash guys pretty frequently (and bug them to no end with my questions, lol).
 
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therizzla said:
Nash uses Warmoth bodies, not sure about the necks though. I work at a guitar shop in Olympia, so I see the Warmoth and Nash guys pretty frequently (and bug them to no end with my questions, lol).
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JacksonMIA said:
IIRC, they're USACG bodies and necks, but he puts the finishing touches on them so they're really something special. At least, from what I've heard. I'm going to try to find one the next time I go to a place that's got a dealership.
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:wrf:

Well?
 
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Yeah, he's a cool guy and he makes great stuff, i'm sure he uses anything aslong as it's up to his standards. One of my buddies does all the sanding in his shop.
 
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The only fair comparison would be Fender's Custom Shop to Nash's guitars. The regular, mass-produced, assembly line guitars aren't even meant to be comparable.

It's almost like comparing the new '06 mustangs to the originals from '64-1/2.
 
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When I buy a guitar I intend to keep it. Resale value matters very little to me, unless I'm specifically looking for an investment piece.

Brad Paisley plays Crook telecasters. They're made identically to Nash guitars - USACG bodies and necks. He sure knows his way around a tele. I'm sure there are others.

The fact is, Fenders are made on CNCs just like Nash, Crook, etc. Nash is a one man operation and he spends more time on one single guitar than the entire Fender factory does on the hundreds they produce in a day combined.

Ask those guys you mentioned what their strats are. They're originals from the 50s and 60s. It's not really a secret that these guys don't play their signature models. Having their name on it doesn't automatically mean they use it.

Kind of like Slash's ONLY real Gibson he uses to record on is a real 59. The rest are copies. I guarantee you those guys are picking up real deal 50s and 60s strats when they go to cut an album.
 
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JacksonMIA said:
When I buy a guitar I intend to keep it. Resale value matters very little to me, unless I'm specifically looking for an investment piece.

Brad Paisley plays Crook telecasters. They're made identically to Nash guitars - USACG bodies and necks. He sure knows his way around a tele. I'm sure there are others.

The fact is, Fenders are made on CNCs just like Nash, Crook, etc. Nash is a one man operation and he spends more time on one single guitar than the entire Fender factory does on the hundreds they produce in a day combined.

Ask those guys you mentioned what their strats are. They're originals from the 50s and 60s. It's not really a secret that these guys don't play their signature models. Having their name on it doesn't automatically mean they use it.

Kind of like Slash's ONLY real Gibson he uses to record on is a real 59. The rest are copies. I guarantee you those guys are picking up real deal 50s and 60s strats when they go to cut an album.
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Good point. Most of those guys probably do play their vintage ones, but I can guarantee you that the Fender Custom Shop Strats and American Strats that are being made today, are just as good or better, than the vintage ones. Why buy a clone, when you can get the real McCoy?:smokin:
 
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Because the historically accurate relic reissue Fenders...
#1: DO NOT have the best relic jobs, the Nash ones are way more authentic looking and Nash has far more options on how reliced a guitar is (a little bit, medium, a lot etc. Fender is just closet classic (which isnt messed up, just has aged parts) or relic.

#2: The Fender relics, which don't look as appealing IMO, cost over $1000 more than the Nash.

#3: Nash guitars have a lot of different custom options FOR FREE. Even though you cant get them custom ordered, you can look around shops and internet sites for different specs you desire. You can get a hardtail one with a different neck than normal (like a C neck on a mid 50s strat that would have a V neck) and jumbo frets for the same price as normal.

#4: Not really a big one, but pickups. They come stock with Lolars, Voodoo, Van Zandt and some others. The Fender pickups are great in the custom shop strats and teles, but this is just another reason why I would like a Nash guitar.

#5: Personal taste. If I wanted a reliced guitar, I want it to look like an original guitar form the 50s or 60s. I don't want it to look like a reissue with a few paint chips. All my opinion. I LOVE the Custom Shop Fenders. I think they are great and I would definitely get a NOS one (probably a 65 NOS Lake Placid Blue one, beautiful) if I ever was considering a strat soon. BUT, if I want the relic, I'd definitely go for a Nash.
 
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Hey man, that wasnt cool.

Dude, Im running two jobs, and don't get anything except money for my birthday and christmas. It's not like I get a 2 grand guitar for my birthday, then 4 months later I get a 2 grand amp for christmas. I get say 2 hundred dollars for my birthday and put that towards a 2 grand amp or something. Trust me, my dad's in the mafia (LOL, only joking) and in the school of hard knocks from the bronx and same with my mom, but in yonkers. Both grown up fairly low class and I can only sustain my life in cheesy surburbia with great schools because my dad works his ass off in a business that he doesn't like. Trust me, hes not spoiling me and does not want to. And I'm not some spoiled punk kid who just gets things because they are expensive and because they are a "thing." I get a good guitar because I like the way it plays and sounds and it has the MOJO. I'm not like, "It doesnt sound good with power chords with the gain, bass, treble, middle and everything on 10 on my 400 watt solid state marshall in my bedroom." I play jazz, rock, metal, but most of all, the blues. I like to be technical too with modes, polyrhythms (with my bands especially with my soulmate, the drummer in one of them) and complex jazz chords. So just don't judge me by my age, if I didn't have that little thing that said, "AGE 15" on it, you wouldn't say anything.

Anyway, enough about me, just trying to defend myself. I'm sure it wasnt a direct threat or anything but Im just saying for the rest of the people to see. If it wasnt meant to be, I'm fine with it. No problem. But I'm sure that a Nash will have more mojo than a Fender anyway. Fender is just the headstock name like the guy who invented fire said. Of course, great guitar. But Im sure that some makers of strat bodies and necks (like Warmoth etc) can do it better than Fender. Even if it is not exact 100% anal accurate, it will still sound what a vintage strat should sound like, maybe better. And isnt the point of relicing to make the guitar have more mojo? Give it a played in feel and bad-ass looks. And then it has that special look that only you know your way around (every paint chip, crack and scratch). Just my opinion of course.
 
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hey man, just to clear up any confusion, Im not getting a strat anytime soon. Maybe in two years after I get a good gigging amp (maybe a Dr Z or something, I totally changed my mind about the tweed amp recently). I'm just wondering about these guitars in general if anyone had any comments...
 
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Stratcat said:
Coming from you, I will take that with a grain of salt.:firing:
Fact: Nash is trying to cash in on what Fender created. The Fender guitars being built today are just as good or better than ever. Now go do your homework.:smoker:
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Coming from me? Kiss my ass.
 
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Gunny47 said:
Because the historically accurate relic reissue Fenders...
#1: DO NOT have the best relic jobs, the Nash ones are way more authentic looking and Nash has far more options on how reliced a guitar is (a little bit, medium, a lot etc. Fender is just closet classic (which isnt messed up, just has aged parts) or relic.

#2: The Fender relics, which don't look as appealing IMO, cost over $1000 more than the Nash.

#3: Nash guitars have a lot of different custom options FOR FREE. Even though you cant get them custom ordered, you can look around shops and internet sites for different specs you desire. You can get a hardtail one with a different neck than normal (like a C neck on a mid 50s strat that would have a V neck) and jumbo frets for the same price as normal.

#4: Not really a big one, but pickups. They come stock with Lolars, Voodoo, Van Zandt and some others. The Fender pickups are great in the custom shop strats and teles, but this is just another reason why I would like a Nash guitar.

#5: Personal taste. If I wanted a reliced guitar, I want it to look like an original guitar form the 50s or 60s. I don't want it to look like a reissue with a few paint chips. All my opinion. I LOVE the Custom Shop Fenders. I think they are great and I would definitely get a NOS one (probably a 65 NOS Lake Placid Blue one, beautiful) if I ever was considering a strat soon. BUT, if I want the relic, I'd definitely go for a Nash.
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I don't think that this is a correct assessment of fender custom shop guitars. They are a custom shop, so if you specify what you want, they will do it. Relics have varying degrees of believeability, but there are many out there which look quite good. You have to go on a case by case analysis, they are each different and some relics have lighter wear and some have heavier wear.

Lastly, I think that custom shop pickukps sound great, it would take a lot to make me consider changing them.
 
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I got a chance to play a nash awhile back (guy I used to work with bought one), and I gotta say a CS Tele couldnt hold a light to this thing. It was a 52 Tele like it would've rolled right off the line. Just years ago. Nash is doing something alot of smaller guys have been doing for years, and he's doing it well. And as much as I love Fender and Fender guitars, I wouldnt buy a CS, or a MIA. As much as they cater to others, they dont to me. That's fine. I understand it from a business POV. And that's why there's guys out there like USACG and Warmouth.
 
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Stratcat said:
Why is Bill Nash trying to cash in on Leo Fenders Invention? :smack:
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For different reasons than the current owner of Fender are cashing in, that's for damn sure. Leo isn't there anymore - so get over yourself. The current fenders ARE different than the originals. And profits are a tremendous motivator.

Who gives a flying F@#$@ about the brand name. That's what you're paying for whether you realize it, or like it or not. Same with Gibson - I don't give a rat's a$$ about having their name on the headstock.

Your like of Fender strats is because of their legacy. I got news for you... it's over.

The new ones aren't the same and it's a completly different company, they've got ownership of the name only, so get a friggin grip.

Do you get it. They own the name and do what ever the f$%& they want to sell you stuff. They are not the same people, not the same machinery, not the same method of building, etc , etc - even the custom shop.

So, What this means is the only important difference between guitars built by Fender and those built by other luthiers is the ownership of the F$#%^&*@ Fender name + build quality. If Nash owned Fender you'd be all over it!

So get off your high horse and just stop!

FYI: I own, love and cherish my Strat (1990s Roadhouse). It's the ****; I played like 50 or more of different strats all over and ones built by other luthiers (including a few Nashs that were sweet) and this one happned to be THE strat for me.

Here's another side note:

A friend of mine brought over a Highway One strat the other day - I think it's a newer one with nitro finish - that was borrowed from one of his friends who builds guitars for Allan Holdswoth.

It played well, but this particular one sounded like Sh!t!

The next day another friend who is an acousstic player (has a nice Taylor) brought over is entry level strat rig - a Johnson strat copy. Guess what? The sound of the Johnson blew away the Highwat One. With a fret polish it would play just about as well too - but palyed really well as is. I was really surprised by the Johnson.

So take that!:sword: :sword:
 
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