Fender Lead

dazed&abused · Post by **dazed&abused** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:31 pm

Lead I

Anyone got any experience of these (or the II or III). Seems you can put the pickups out of phase like a mustang, any ideas on scale length too. I'm not going to buy it, i'm skint and its in the states and i can't be arsed. I could get a cij jazzy for that after all. Just curious really.

Thanx

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:43 pm

the leads are cool, but $700 seems like an awful lot for it.
as far as i know, the scale is 25.5".

Post by **dots** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:49 pm

those switches and the pup route in the guard are butt ugly.

dazed&abused · Post by **dazed&abused** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:57 pm

Aye, and the colour scheme's quite shocking too. If i was looking i'd want two single coils too. Dunno guess a little part of my wants to find an obscure little thing that people will rave about in a decade

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:09 pm

dazed&abused wrote:Dunno guess a little part of my wants to find an obscure little thing that people will rave about in a decade

if that's what you're after, then i recommend a musicman guitar. like maybe a sabre or a stingray.

dazed&abused · Post by **dazed&abused** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:41 pm

i recommend a musicman guitar. like maybe a sabre or a stingray.

they look pretty cool, not a big humbucker fan on solidbodies tho. Noticed the preamp thing, are they active like a bass?

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:50 pm

yeah, i forgot they're active. most people just throw that crap out, but it might be worth giving a chance.
also, some of the very first g&l guitars are pretty cool. they've got one that is very mustang-esque. i forget what it's called.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:57 pm

They're dogs. I don't know why anybody gives two shits about them apart from the fact that you don't see them often, kinda like how girls are with my accent until they realize I'm boring as fuck.

Eric Clapton's Lead II was the first guitar ever aquired by the Hard Rock Cafe, before they did the whole memorabillia thing. They hung it on the wall, and Pete Townshend sent one of his famous numbered LPs a few weeks later with a note "mine's as good as his" and it all launched from there.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:59 pm

bubbles_horwitz wrote:yeah, i forgot they're active. most people just throw that crap out, but it might be worth giving a chance.
also, some of the very first g&l guitars are pretty cool. they've got one that is very mustang-esque. i forget what it's called.

The SC-2? There's the SC-1 and SC-3 too, the number denotes the number of pickups it has.

My drummer's dad-in-law had one of these which I used to use at practice now and then, it werent' very nice though (possibly due to neglect).

dazed&abused · Post by **dazed&abused** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:24 pm

Had a bit of a scout about. The prices i've seen range from about $400-$1000 (400 wouldn't be too bad, only going to rise in value too). The single pickup model looks pretty cool, there's definately a hint of this about it.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:06 pm

Holy shit! That last one's bitchin.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:28 pm

Yeah I dig the LP Jr pickguard.

dazed&abused · Post by **dazed&abused** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:41 pm

i reckon lake placid blue or darker, matching headstock and that would piss all over any fender student model bar a mustang.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:01 pm

i love lead II's

its got mustang / duo sonic mojo feathers with toggleys instead of 3way switzhecs

astro · Post by **astro** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:01 am

dazed&abused wrote:Had a bit of a scout about. The prices i've seen range from about $400-$1000 (400 wouldn't be too bad, only going to rise in value too). The single pickup model looks pretty cool, there's definately a hint of this about it.

Are these 24 inch scale? or are they 25.5? They look damn cool!

dazed&abused · Post by **dazed&abused** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:46 pm

25.5" scale on 'em, here's an article comparing Mustangs to SC-1s

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:51 pm

MISSION OF BURMA

Uncle Jim · Post by **Uncle Jim** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:37 am

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fuck yes Burma! Roger Miller was rocking a Lead I through a 50w Marshall combo when i saw their farewell tour back in ... 1 9 8 3 (yes, i am old as shit). Probably what made him go deaf for a while.

As for the G&L -- anytime you see an LP jr. pickguard on an SC-1, there's a 99.9% probability that the guitar is owned by Robert Poss of Band of Susans.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:48 am

Here's another good one......

Music Man Sabre

dazed&abused · Post by **dazed&abused** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:24 am

Found this. Dirt cheap and with a change of pickups someone could have themselves a phat guitar. Not a bad take on the lead design either.

Oh and hullo uncle jim.