"Channel bound" USA teles and Strats now on Dawson

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:29 am

Two colours only, Â£1139 either model.
http://www.dawsons.co.uk/fender-america ... sonic-blue

http://www.dawsons.co.uk/fender-america ... dakota-red

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:59 am

Saw them in PMT Manchester a couple of weeks ago. The binding looks really odd on them.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:04 am

it's nice to have the option i guess, and they have compound radius. sweet

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:00 am

SIXTY FIVE, DUDES!!!11

In other news, toss the string tree and the Strat is also instantly in pseudo-Eric Johnson Signature mode.

And yeah, Tele neck binding looks weird and unnecessary, like putting a gilded handle on a power saw.

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:00 am

I don't mean weird like "doesn't belong" I mean weird like "looks like no other binding I've seen on a Fender before".

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:59 pm

The channel bound and Eric Johnson binding are totally different.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:20 pm

..as explained here. It's not really binding, they mill out the neck leaving a border and drop a rosewood fretboard into the depression. So the "binding" is part of the maple neck.

Sorry.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:33 pm

NickS wrote:..as explained here. It's not really binding, they mill out the neck leaving a border and drop a rosewood fretboard into the depression. So the "binding" is part of the maple neck. Sorry.

good, i hate the tonal characteristics of plastic binding

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:44 pm

George wrote: good, i hate the tonal characteristics of plastic binding

wow you've good ears

George · Post by **George** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:45 pm

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:08 am

jcyphe wrote:The channel bound and Eric Johnson binding are totally different.

Aye, hence my use of the "pseudo" prefix

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:57 am

ultratwin wrote:
jcyphe wrote:The channel bound and Eric Johnson binding are totally different.
Aye, hence my use of the "pseudo" prefix

Sorry, I'm blind.

I think these channel bound standard strats sound great from clips I've heard, but American Standard Strats have sounded great for a long time.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:37 am

George wrote:
NickS wrote:..as explained here. It's not really binding, they mill out the neck leaving a border and drop a rosewood fretboard into the depression. So the "binding" is part of the maple neck. Sorry.
good, i hate the tonal characteristics of plastic binding

They even interfere with sleep I guess, those bad sustained overtones