NEW FENDER ROCK AXXXXXX

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:43 pm

Meh, Fender figured out another way to re-package the Tele. Truth told, Fender has four guitars, and shit for color choices. I'm really let down with my favorite brand as of late.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:44 pm

dude. ebony trans

dude.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:50 pm

Yay, another version of black which they offer every guitar they have in black, except the Mustang. Fender doesn't need a way to say, "Hey we mixed up these parts to give you a revolutionary new guitar that is really rehash of the same crap out there." They need to do things like offer any damn color you want on any guitar (barring special finishes, like Dick Dale or J Myasskiss. Fuck, I want a daphne blue Jazzy, but Fender says, Custom Shop.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:10 pm

Dunno what to make of this. I think I like it, except for the bridge. What's the story with the fretboard? Fenders don't usually have the fretboard slab extending past where the neck ends, do they? It sort of reminds me of an Ibanez or something. Also, what's the board made of? Looks rather dark to me, could be ebony.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:12 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:Fenders don't usually have the fretboard slab extending past where the neck ends, do they?.

Yeah they do. They have a floating fret on the US Standard Strat for example.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:15 pm

Right 'nuff? Didn't know that. It's one of those daft aesthetic things that would put me off a bit. I like a neck to be a solid bit of wood, right up to the end.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:15 pm

you need to internet harder

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its not custom shop, its just wildwood thin skin

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:19 pm

[youtube][/youtube]

dude.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:20 pm

Yeah I've seen that video.

PRRRRIICK

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:41 pm

Bwahahaha! He's rocking that signature tele on Yo Gabba Gabba RIGHT NOW.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:44 pm

Pff. You missed it.

*edit* second chance

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... d=43395154

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:30 pm

Can you walk into a music store this afternoon, and say "I'd like a DB Jazzy." and leave with one?

I don't wantto order one from Wildwood, which btw is in my my mind the same as Custom Shop (special order, higher price, blah blah). I want to walk in and buy my Jazzy the same way I bought my Strat and Tele, and most of the guitars I own. Sit down, play it, see the color in real life, see how it feels. Not point click and hope. maybe I decide that DB doesn't looks as good to me as the FR on the wall. Maybe they have some other color from the Fender Color Chart that might look great in person. Maybe I never thought of a Cherryburst Jazzy and think it looks good because I can see one.

Plus those Wildwoods suck to me because they are all '62 spec with tiny fret wire. I like my Strat because it's modern spec which is better feeling in my hands. So I can get color and shape on a guitar that I otherwise do not want. Boo urns.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:36 pm

You like Antigua.

Your opinion is null and void.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:27 pm

And I walked into the store, saw that Antigua Tele hanging, looked at it held it and played it and walked out the store with it in my hands.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:45 pm

I think the colors are fugly..
really.

(that tv yellowish one is really nice, why didnt they make one black with binding, mm.)

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:05 pm

mezzio13 wrote:Plus those Wildwoods suck to me because they are all '62 spec with tiny fret wire. I like my Strat because it's modern spec which is better feeling in my hands. So I can get color and shape on a guitar that I otherwise do not want. Boo urns.

they're not, though. they put medium jumbo frets and a 9.5" radius on them.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:13 pm

Wildwood Guitars wrote:Introducing the American Vintage Series "Thin Skin Nitro" Special Lacquer Series:

Featuring lightweight bodies, a "Thin Skin" nitrocellulose lacquer finish (just like the Custom Shop does it), and 6105 fret wire, these instruments have all the vintage look and feel you've come to expect from Fender's American Vintage Series, plus the singing sustain and chime you get with taller, wider fret wire and a nitro finish.

6105 = Tall & Narrow
6130 = Medium Jumbo

Need I mention that they are pulling thier shit from a 46 year old spec?

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:16 pm

Try to get a Modern "C" with rolled edges on a Jazzy. They'll look at you like you just shot their dog.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:36 pm

everyone at offset said medium jumbo. last time i trust them.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:40 pm

Offset = Guitar hobbyists
Shortscale = Guitar LIFE