Fender PawnShop Series

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:57 pm

robroe wrote:9.5 radius with medium jumbo frets????

go fuck yourself with this shit asshole

^this.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:01 pm

SGJarrod wrote:for $500 I would buy, but $700-800...no way

+1

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:07 pm

I will buy one of the mustangs when they hit CL for 450....

Will not pay new price for them though.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:09 pm

mickie08 wrote:I will buy one of the mustangs when they hit CL for 450.... Will not pay new price for them though.

FO sho.

I am hoping that is not the only colour. If there is a Sunburst with black/white guard I will pee myself with joy and buy.

It will be the perfect ugly fucking mustang.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:12 pm

SGJarrod wrote:I also find it funny that Ibanez explained their Jet King II's as "pawnshop chic" a copuple yrs ago and now Fender jumps on the band wagon

But it works for Ibanez. They used to make that sort of "pawnshop treasure" guitar, and the Jet Kings fit that description perfectly. The new Fender 51s are just a blatant attempt by Fender to sell a guitar that was previously available for literally a 6th or less of the price of these.

mellowlogic · Post by **mellowlogic** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:36 pm

I really dig the mustang. I won't puke on my bone like Aen did though

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:53 pm

I am back at work so I can't see the images anymore because photobucket is blocked.

Where are these guitars being made? MIM or MIJ? and do they list color options?

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:25 pm

I almost like the '51 (other than the issue with price vs Squire), the '72 doesn't grab me at all, and the Mustang is intriguing.

I dislike the 9.5" radius and the bridge, but, it shouldn't be a big deal to upgrade it to a proper Mustang trem, and, I suppose use a Jag/Jazzy bridge to get the proper radius.
The pickups and switching options (yeah several are redundant) are of interest... though in/out of phase would be nice to have on there too.

At the right price, I'd lust after one... but they won't go for the right price

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:33 pm

I would rock that Mustang, but once again, no lefty option. Thanks Fender. You bastards.

Dannymec · Post by **Dannymec** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:53 pm

So everyone has the same Enforcer pickup, but the mustang just has a WRHB cover? that's bullshit. They don't even want to use their fake WRHB

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:55 pm

portugalwillie wrote:what's up with the two screws on top of the WHRB and one screw on the bottom?

they're not really WRHBs. they are "enforcer" pickups with a wide ranger style cover.

and of course they're 9.5" radius. these are not vintage reissues of any kind. they are new guitars, 9.5" radius and jumbo frets are the fender standard these days.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:04 pm

the mustang special is cool though. the strat hardtail is really not that bad. they should have cut a proper guard for it though, like we said in the other thread.

The new Pawn Shop series instruments draw inspiration from strange and storied pawn find of the 1960s and '70s, and emerge as all-new Fender guitars with a bold element of eccentricity.

wow, that was a nice steaming pile of invented nonsense BS.

avj · Post by **avj** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:59 pm

Mike wrote:haha

Nailed it. I personally don't care for any of these, but I'm not violently against their existence. They have traditional (and some vintage-correct) releases of their most popular instruments, and the others can be found with great ease on the used market.

taylornutt wrote:I am back at work so I can't see the images anymore because photobucket is blocked.

Where are these guitars being made? MIM or MIJ? and do they list color options?

The original HC post has this information:

brianeharmonjr from HC wrote:'51 is in Black or Butterscotch Blonde
'72 is in 3-Tone Sunburst or Surf Green!
Mustang Special is in Lake Placid Blue or Candy Apple Red

I'm sure they'll be MIM. I don't think Fender's done any MIJ releases for the American market in quite some time.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:17 pm

I still want the Duo-sonic/fastback/special.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:30 pm

Mustang Special with replacement neck/ refret?

Not worth the effort I think. Also, humbuckers aren't my thing anyway.

Why can't they make a Squier Mustang, vintage specs, so we can all buy one, and each mod it, and compare results!?!?!?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:30 pm

Hang on, just thought of a good point to these releases...

Pickguard shops will begin selling customised '51 guards again. So I might bag one, get myself a cheap strat body and make a super-rockin' hardtail strat with a cool pickguard.

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:38 pm

"Pawn shop looks at Showroom prices!"

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:52 pm

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:59 pm

SGJarrod wrote:

i hate that fat fuck.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:06 pm

yeah but he could be the Fender "Pawn Shop Series" spokesman.... LULz

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