Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:15 am
sweet deal!
They have changed 'em, this was a long time ago, before they sold the Xavier guitars... though they had the same headstock and nuts and everything. They were probably b-stock of what was gonna go on the first Xaviers. Definitey 9.5, I have gauges. It was also vintage tint/glossy but the tint was more yellow than amber, almost butterscotch.SKC Willie wrote: the necks that come on their guitars are 12". so, unless they changed them recently or don't sell the same necks they use on their guitars, you probably played the 12" because it is really flat and makes the guitar feel cheap. Maybe not cheap, but it makes it feel like a piece of crap.
Yeah, that's the modern spec for pretty much all Fender electrics, and thusly on most new Fenders but ALL cheapo/offbrand strats/teles. I think it sucks, and immediately get turned off by Fender-style guitars that have it, whereas I have no problem playing a 12" radius and jumbo frets on a guitar that suits them. A big part of what I like about Fenders is the vintage neck spec, and don't feel there are any advantages to flattening out the board or increasing the fret size on one, even if it does make super-high string bends marginally easier.crazydave911 wrote:Cheap? Offbrand? The radius on most strats (and more than a few Teles) are 9.5", genuine Fender parts