Fender PawnShop Series

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:26 pm

DanHeron wrote:Bullet truss rod thing sucks as well. Do not want.

'70s correct? My '73 Strat has the bullet truss rod adjuster.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:59 pm

Just had the mustang, 51 & 72 arrive at the shop. They're lovely especially the necks... I had no idea they were gonna be Japanese.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:07 pm

nice.

i just wish they had called the mustang a duo sonic II, because without a trem that is what it is.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:20 pm

Anyone know what the likely UK price for these will be?

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:32 pm

johnnyseven wrote:Anyone know what the likely UK price for these will be?

Â£755 - Â£851

http://www.dv247.com/search/0/0/Product ... wn+shop/1/

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:37 pm

if these are designed after guitars that you may have found in a pawn shop in the 70s why the 9.5 radius?
esp on the stang..
i am disapoint..

i'm also saving my pennies to pick one up.. but .. thats because i'm stupid.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:42 pm

lorez wrote:
johnnyseven wrote:Anyone know what the likely UK price for these will be?
Â£755 - Â£851

http://www.dv247.com/search/0/0/Product ... wn+shop/1/

Cheaper:

Â£610
http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~nam ... ~15295.asp

Â£637
http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/fende ... -blue.html

Still too expensive, like.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:42 pm

I had an email from 2 different companies stating their prices:

DOLPHIN MUSIC

ANDERTONS IS CHEAPER

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:45 pm

$799.99 USD is just about $200 more then i'm willing to pay

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:46 pm

Mike wrote:
lorez wrote:
johnnyseven wrote:Anyone know what the likely UK price for these will be?
Â£755 - Â£851

http://www.dv247.com/search/0/0/Product ... wn+shop/1/
Cheaper:

Â£610
http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~nam ... ~15295.asp

Â£637
http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/fende ... -blue.html

Still too expensive, like.

I won't be buying then, I think i'd rather buy a CV Tele.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:33 pm

othomas2 wrote:Just had the mustang, 51 & 72 arrive at the shop. They're lovely especially the necks... I had no idea they were gonna be Japanese.

That is really interesting about them being made in Japan. I thought they were American or MIM based on how expensive they were. I will wait for a used one for sure.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:56 pm

Got a few pics for later

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:29 pm

serfx wrote:$799.99 USD is just about $200 more then i'm willing to pay

That's my assessment too. And at $599, I'd still wait for a really good sale.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:55 pm

Ã´oo mustang is sexy.

and sounds so good into alder.

well done fender Alder not Basswoodshit.

taylornutt wrote:Premier Guitar Demo
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Warm tone rich of harmony.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:55 pm

Basswood sounds great, though.

I mean, you'll lose strap screws and you'll get a thousand dings, but it sounds fine.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:07 pm

I love how the guy in the Premier Guitar video discusses all the different influences for the Fender '51 and how Squier 51 was just one of them. It was the only one. His exact words were "loosely inspired". They altered the pickguard near the humbucker slightly. At least they picked a good design to copy. When will they start cranking out the Fender Super-Sonics I wonder?

Squier 51

Fender 51

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:44 pm

They are made in Japan?

New love.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:45 pm

taylornutt wrote:I love how the guy in the Premier Guitar video discusses all the different influences for the Fender '51 and how Squier 51 was just one of them. It was the only one. His exact words were "loosely inspired". They altered the pickguard near the humbucker slightly. At least they picked a good design to copy. When will they start cranking out the Fender Super-Sonics I wonder?

But the Fender's got Klusons. Completely different guitar.

ploppy · Post by **ploppy** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:57 pm

Squier 51

Fender 51

Personally i dont like the look of the '51 at all, the stang however i would have.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:31 pm

honeyiscool wrote:Basswood sounds great, though.

I mean, you'll lose strap screws and you'll get a thousand dings, but it sounds fine.

Yeah, love the sound of my basswood instruments...
Unfortunately, the adjustment piece on my strap's been dinging the body of my bass:

I haven't had the strings off in a while