quick (mostly irelevant) question

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:46 am

What is the difference between these Fender factory parts?

Why does Fender seem to have two different sets of packaging for their parts? There are many different parts that seem to come both ways.

Ty · Post by Ty » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:51 am

The top one looks more eye catching to me, while the bottom one is more blunt like shopping for an air filter for you car. Just my two cents.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:07 am

Yea, I was thinking maybe the mr. gearhead one is like replacement parts for repair at a shop while the top one is marketed directly towards the consumer. but I just bought a trem arm at guitar center with the mr. gearhead packaging so I'm not so sure.

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:41 am

usually the tweed package stuff is vintage reissue and the other stuff for current production. doesn't seem any set rule though.

Ty · Post by Ty » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:51 am

chisa wrote:usually the tweed package stuff is vintage reissue and the other stuff for current production. doesn't seem any set rule though.

That would make sense, but both packages have the same part number.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:24 am

It is the same part.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:12 am

I haven't seen them use Mr Gearhead for years, so I'm guessing it's just older packaging.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:47 am

Fender uses Gotoh kluson-types rather than real Klusons on their guitars now, don't they?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:50 am

I know that the screwholes for the tuners in the back of the headstock are offset. I have Gotoh Klusons from Warmoth and the screws are all in a line, and the '65 RI Neck I have has the screws either side of the tuner in a zigzag pattern.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:53 am

My tuners:

Fender tuners on an MIM Jaguar (the same)

Fender tuners on an MIJ Mustang (different)

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:55 am

Mr fucking Gearhead. What hellish marketing meeting did he ever spring from.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:02 am

Mojo For Toddlers '96

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:03 am

Anyway.

The important thing is not only am I hoping that my conversion bushings will arrive soon and work, but that I also have to drill the neck for more headstock screw holes.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:23 am

hahah i remember mr. gearhead.

when you went to fender.com thats all that would come up some times was that section.

it had a search bar with a search button after it and when you clicked on it, it just gave you a 404 DNS error. it was like that for like 8 months.

fender has been behind on thier website since the internet was invented.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:41 am

True dat.

The Gibson website however is insane. They've turned it into a huge blog, with thousands of unedited reader comments slagging off all their own products.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:44 am

Are you surprised? Gibson don't even know what the internet is.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:11 pm

A quick look around the Gibbo site revealed the existence of this to me:

Egads.

Bruce Wayne has a lot to answer for.

Post by **dots** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:16 pm

Doog wrote:I haven't seen them use Mr Gearhead for years, so I'm guessing it's just older packaging.

+1

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:38 pm

Doog wrote:A quick look around the Gibbo site revealed the existence of this to me:

Egads.

Bruce Wayne has a lot to answer for.

It's like a scaled up version of the guitar that came with my daughter's Rock and Roll Barbie about 5 years ago.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:52 pm

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