Fender MP Shortscale Strats/Teles/Jazz Basses

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:27 pm

LANK

Don't seem to be on the Fender website yet.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:01 pm

fuck. me. look at that white tele.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:03 pm

Them Teles look fun.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:03 pm

lmao these are amazing. i want one of those strats i think

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:04 pm

WE HAVE FINALLY DONE IT SHORTSCALE!!!!!

IT ONLY TOOK US 15 YEARS TO GET THEM TO LISTEN. HOLY FUCK

THIS IS LIKE A HUGE FUCKING MILESTONE IN THE ANNULS OF MEAT

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:09 pm

did they stick Guild pickups in them?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:21 pm

now i can sell all my guitars, buy this telecaster and be contempt for the rest of my life

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:23 pm

Blimey

However I feel like those Infantrymen that reached the top of Hamburger Hill.

We did it, but at what cost?

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:46 pm

Everything looks off to me because of the shrunken bodies. Look at this:

I'm all for Fender making as many short scale guitars as possible, but I just want the range to be normal guitars, with a short scale option.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:47 pm

a powerful GuildÂ® â€œAnti-Humâ€� humbucking bridge pickup

so yes, made by guild, but not sure why anti-hum is given inverted commas like its an unusual concept for humbuckers. i mean i guess its the model name but feel it's probably not something thats distinctive

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:48 pm

wasnt that the whole point of them in the first place?

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:58 pm

HLYSHT I've been wanting something like this for years. But I agree that they look wrongly proportioned. There was no need for a much smaller body. Wonder if it'll be 24" or 24 3/4"? Either way I hope the necks are conversion necks and can be put on any Strat / Tele body.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:05 pm

they look fine

DONT FUCK THIS UP PEOPLE

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:08 pm

So Fender has finally made its own short scale line of guitars and basses, cool style except for the Tele's big ass; I hope they will also play well (that black Strat is fascinating). Any summer news about Squier?

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:20 pm

1 short scale Tele for me too, please.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:34 pm

Dillon wrote:Wonder if it'll be 24" or 24 3/4"?

"
Specs

24" Scale
Slightly downsized body
9.5" Radius rosewood fingerboard
20 Medium jumbo frets
Vintage Style Single Coil Strat neck pickup
Vintage Style Single Coil Strat middle pickup
Guild "Anti-Hum" humbucking bridge pickup
Vintage style syncronised tremolo bridge

"

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:48 pm

Ohh, I didn't see there were actual product links. Sadly that means I'm not that interested anymore

If it were a full-size, 22-fret guitar I would be. But the Strat just looks like a glorified Squier Mini or SX Hawk 3/4. The Tele is attractive, but I'll still take a Jag or Mustang over one any day. Meh, maybe I shouldn't knock it before I try one.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:09 pm

why would someone want a 24" neck on a bigass regular guitar?

mustangs are small
duo's are small
music masters are small
bronco's are small
super sonics are small

one of those guitars made bigger with a 25.5 neck would look fucking dumb. just like a full size telecaster with a smaller neck on it would look dumb.

the 30" bullet bass is smaller than the 34" bullet bass because duh.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:16 pm

not to throw my toys out the pram, but i hope we get a p bass

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:56 pm

robroe wrote:why would someone want a 24" neck on a bigass regular guitar?

....Jaguar? Jagmaster? Toronado? (I know that's 24 3/4", but still) IMO just because it's a big body doesn't necessarily mean a shorter scale neck will look stupid. It all depends on how it's made. Mustang / Duo / MM / Bronco bodies feel like toys to me and I'm not even a very big guy. I'd still own one though because I love how they look. On the other hand, that Strat looks like a kid's guitar.