what does a shortscaler do with his overtime money?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:34 pm

buy a shortscale!!!

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:36 pm

Ooooooh! Nice! D: :D :D

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:38 pm

That is amazing. Robroe is going to be chuffed, I believe we have a full set of '65s now. They're such great guitars. I'm astoundingly jealous.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:40 pm

it's probably the nicest neck i've played. i was trying out the BBE soul vibe with it and ended up with this instead.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:41 pm

Spankity Dank!

'Tis an absolute beaut, Prog.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:43 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:it's probably the nicest neck i've played

I have a '65 RI neck on the way from the US to put on my Duo-Sonic :D

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:47 pm

did you sell your 65 mike?

i thought i'd struggle with the scale, but it's well speedy. the sound is quite bassy, which is nice. got a good deal on it too. or to be fair the best deal in the local area.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:58 pm

Very nice Rob, I like that a lot.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:00 pm

i've been lusting after a mustang after mike's demo and what i tried at doogfest. i talked them down to a better price and got a case too.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:02 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:did you sell your 65 mike?

i thought i'd struggle with the scale, but it's well speedy. the sound is quite bassy, which is nice. got a good deal on it too. or to be fair the best deal in the local area.

I had to sell it to fund the Jaguar, and the Duo-Sonic II is too similar, I'm elated to be getting it back in action with the 65 neck.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:09 pm

Awesome! The neck on my Mustang is also great.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:11 pm

i think it's even nicer than my 60's strat neck, which is also very nice.

I"M A TRUE SHORTSCALER NOW!!!

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:15 pm

Best colourway for a stang ever... lovely !!.... if you wanna swap it for a jagstang let me know...

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:17 pm

othomas2 wrote:Best colourway for a stang ever... lovely !!.... if you wanna swap it for a jagstang let me know... :o

Ignore this man forever.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:18 pm

lol i've only just got it, plus i can get near the kudtz with this for now lol

i was a little unsure of the colour, but i fucking love it now.

vincel · Post by **vincel** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:19 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:it's probably the nicest neck i've played. i was trying out the BBE soul vibe with it and ended up with this instead.

That guitar looks like the identical twin of my '65 reissue.

What's the quality of the fretboard like? Mine is quite porous, which seems to be a common issue with Japanese Fenders, although it doesn't affect the playability. Plays well, but looks kind of nasty. I think it's because they've cut across the grain.

Also, the pickup selector switches on mine were made of fail. I swapped them out for Switchcrafts.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:23 pm

plus, the trem is so stable. really impress with how you can be subtle or aggressive and it still returns to pitch. with 10's

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:25 pm

vincel wrote:
Progrockabuse wrote:it's probably the nicest neck i've played. i was trying out the BBE soul vibe with it and ended up with this instead.
That guitar looks like the identical twin of my '65 reissue.

What's the quality of the fretboard like? Mine is quite porous, which seems to be a common issue with Japanese Fenders, although it doesn't affect the playability. Plays well, but looks kind of nasty. I think it's because they've cut across the grain.

Also, the pickup selector switches on mine were made of fail. I swapped them out for Switchcrafts.

Weird. The switches on mine were switchcraft. They were really high quality - everything on the guitar was.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:26 pm

vincel wrote:
Progrockabuse wrote:it's probably the nicest neck i've played. i was trying out the BBE soul vibe with it and ended up with this instead.
That guitar looks like the identical twin of my '65 reissue.

What's the quality of the fretboard like? Mine is quite porous, which seems to be a common issue with Japanese Fenders, although it doesn't affect the playability. Plays well, but looks kind of nasty. I think it's because they've cut across the grain.

Also, the pickup selector switches on mine were made of fail. I swapped them out for Switchcrafts.

the fretboard is pretty nice, it feels very smooth. perhaps a little smoother than the strat. i tend to use lemon oil on my necks, so hopefully that will take care of nastiness along the way. at the moment, the switches are working well. just getting used to not having a 5 or 3 way toggle.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:29 pm

oooh. that is very pretty indeed. good on ya!