Fender Book on Shortscales?

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:21 pm

Are there any reference books that focus on or at least make a decent effort to touch on the shortscale side of Fender?

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:07 pm

You're looking at it. Anybody got a pen?

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:25 pm

DGNR8 wrote:You're looking at it. Anybody got a pen?

Yeah, but I don't have a laptop so it doesn't make for good bathroom reading.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:43 pm

Print off the shortscale wiki pages, its as good a guide as any.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:54 pm

I have been looking, but I got nothin. Just the Strat Chronicles. You need a whole cult following in order to attract enough attention. But you'd think there would be a book of minor or oddball models. Any writers in the group?

This might cover some of it. Maybe we can find it as an e-book.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:13 pm

http://link.toolbot.com/amazon.com/75180
I've got this one. It has about 3 pages about Fender shortscales out of total of 608 pages. Lots of great pics though.

Mr Mustache · Post by **Mr Mustache** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:31 pm

DGNR8 wrote: This might cover some of it. Maybe we can find it as an e-book.

nope i've read that, our library has it, it's ok, the coolest part is that the custom color chart is all vintage jazzmasters, almost stock like photos too.

it's an ok read, i don't recall too much info on shortscales. it basicall goes by each year on fender and what was new

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:26 pm

the best pic ever is the proto for the jazzy with black p-90s a balck guard and the blonde finish,
that was amazing, i wish they wold where the guitars are now, kinda like the vh1 stuff.

Post by **Doog** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:35 pm

The oldass is pretty nifty too, even though it's more like an odd Strat.

FLICKOFLASH · Post by **FLICKOFLASH** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:38 am

How bout ShortScale forum make their own book ? look at this !!!! http://www.blurb.com/

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:44 am

I think a Fender oddities book is a great idea. We've talked about it before, but it never got much further then that. The book should definately include mavericks, swingers, bass 12's and all that crap. It should also include all the cool squier vista guitars too.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:56 am

FLICKOFLASH wrote:How bout ShortScale forum make their own book ? look at this !!!! http://www.blurb.com/

I clicked this link and the first picture was this one

But no sooner had I noticed the attractive yet confused looking girl (why are there letters above my head?!) than it turned into this misshapen mess.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:31 am

fuck that blurb book shit, we should just make a zine.

that's way more shortscale stylee

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:40 am

mage wrote:fuck that blurb book shit, we should just make a zine.

that's way more shortscale stylee

mos def

But, if we do a zine, we kinda need new hotness to talk about.

esteban · Post by **esteban** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:03 am

i have this book, and it has a decent amount on shortscales, and mentions a lot of the oddities, even some no one's heard of.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:39 pm

no, i've got that book. it spends an entire sentence on the bronco. fender made the guitar for almost 15 years and they only mention it in passing.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:59 pm

I've got a book called 50 years of fender, which basically just has a year by year from the 50's to 2000, and it has a decent amount on the short scales, but not a whole lot. There's some really cool pictures in it though.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:07 pm

there is a really popular book, its like "the electric guitar" or something and it features alot of the fender shortscales and shows pics of the kurdtz, thurston moore, and stuff like that.
cept i remember they ROYALLY fuct up and said the electric 12 was a mustang and the mustang was listed as a duo sonic, and its funny cuz in all the pics you can clearly read the headstocks.
and there was some mis-information in there as well.

Sven · Post by **Sven** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:44 pm

The only book that comes close is printed in japanese. It's mostly Mustangs but has a section on broncos, swingers, musicmasters, cyclones, etc. There is also another book available on jags/ jazzys.
I bought a copy of each for the pics (there's lots) but haven't started learning to read Japanese....yet.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:54 pm

Sven wrote:The only book that comes close is printed in japanese. It's mostly Mustangs but has a section on broncos, swingers, musicmasters, cyclones, etc. There is also another book available on jags/ jazzys.
I bought a copy of each for the pics (there's lots) but haven't started learning to read Japanese....yet.

I have that book!