Fender Cyclone

Shout · Post by **Shout** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:04 am

Hey everyone. In my last post I mention how I'm excited about the arrival of me Fender Duo Sonic off eBay

It was a great guitar, my first Fender, and I absolutely lavved it, but I couldn't adjust to the shortscale. I have long fingers, and I just wanted
a standard sized guitar.

I sold it on eBay to fund another guitar. I'm looking into Cyclones - they look pretty cool

The problem with the Duo was that I'm like 6 ft something and a lanky git, and I'm only 16 atm, and the guitar looked and felt pretty small on me.

Are Cyclones considered small scale though? They have a 24.75 scale neck, and I've read on websites that they're 3/4 scale, and I've also

read that they're 4/4 scale. I just don't want another tiny sized guitar.

Any advice / comments?

Thanks

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:14 am

they are the same scale length as a gibson.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:35 am

...so shortscale but only in comparison to Fender standard.

lank81 · Post by **lank81** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:45 am

Was this the Classic Vibe Duo or the Mexican? Because there's about an 1.5" difference between the two.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:55 am

http://shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=862171

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:27 am

If a Toro's a shortscale at 24 3/4 ......... Love the Cyclones .

Dannymec · Post by **Dannymec** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:18 am

Go for a Cyclone II if you can find one.
All cyclones are 24.75" scale. It's real comfortable.

Post by **dots** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:29 pm

that debate over what qualifies as short will never end. . .

elklotzy · Post by **elklotzy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:52 pm

i love the cyclone II's and there's a very sexy surf green one on ebay right now... what would you say a good price range for it would be? don't want to overpay and my impulse buy syndrome is on overdrive...

proroby · Post by **proroby** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:59 pm

I got a Fender Cyclone II a few months ago and absolutely love it. I overpaid a bit on it ($500 USD) and than put a lot more $$ into (which isn't necessary they are great already). I love the fact that its a fuck child of so many Fenders. Jag pups and pickup switchers, Mustang body, Strat Trem, Gibson neck length. Even though they were made in Mexico, they have American pup's (I replaced mine, again, not at all necessary).

elklotzy · Post by **elklotzy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:20 pm

nice... this one's at 360 with a day to go... damn! so surftastic!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:33 pm

Shout wrote:Hey everyone. In my last post I mention how I'm excited about the arrival of me Fender Duo Sonic off eBay

It was a great guitar, my first Fender, and I absolutely lavved it, but I couldn't adjust to the shortscale. I have long fingers, and I just wanted
a standard sized guitar.

I sold it on eBay to fund another guitar. I'm looking into Cyclones - they look pretty cool

The problem with the Duo was that I'm like 6 ft something and a lanky git, and I'm only 16 atm, and the guitar looked and felt pretty small on me.

Are Cyclones considered small scale though? They have a 24.75 scale neck, and I've read on websites that they're 3/4 scale, and I've also

read that they're 4/4 scale. I just don't want another tiny sized guitar.

Any advice / comments?

Thanks

Here is a Cyclone next to a Duo-Sonic

jumbledupthinking · Post by **jumbledupthinking** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:51 pm

Is that a refin WTR? Don't think I've ever seen a cyclone in that colour before.

Dannymec · Post by **Dannymec** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:13 pm

That's a stock color and stock pickguard.
It's carmel metallic.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:22 pm

jumbledupthinking wrote:Is that a refin WTR? Don't think I've ever seen a cyclone in that colour before.

It's the original color: Caramel Mettalic. It was made in 2004.

It's a MOPAR color.

jim93 · Post by **jim93** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:17 pm

That looks awesome. If only my hands were slightly bigger.

jumbledupthinking · Post by **jumbledupthinking** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:27 pm

westtexasred wrote:It's the original color: Caramel Mettalic. It was made in 2004.

Cool, thanks. Yet another Fender colour I've never spotted before. They were definitely thinking outside the box with the cyclone colours, what with this & the graffiti yellow. Sweet guitar though, that colour works really well.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:32 pm

the fretboard on that cyclone makes me sad

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