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Billy Corgan Signature Strat is up on fender.com

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:06 pm
by robroe
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Model Name Billy Corgan Stratocaster®
Model Number 011-5002-(Color#)
Series Artist Series
Colors (805) Olympic White,
(806) Flat Black,
(Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body Alder
Neck Maple, Modern “C� Shape,
(Satin Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard Maple, 9.5� Radius (241mm)
No. of Frets 22 Jumbo Frets
Pickups 1 Special Design Dimarzio® Billy Corgan Single-Spaced Humbucking Pickup (Neck),
1 Dimarzio® Chopper™ Pickup (Middle),
1 Special Design Dimarzio® Billy Corgan Single-Spaced Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Full Humbucking Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Inside Coil of Bridge Pickup and Full Humbucking Middle Pickup
Position 3. Full Humbucking Middle Pickup
Position 4. Full Humbucking Middle Pickup and Outside Coil of Neck Pickup
Position 5. Full Humbucking Neck Pickup
Bridge American Strat Strings-Through-Body Hard Tail Bridge with Stainless Steel Saddles
Machine Heads Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 3 Ply Black/White/Black on (805) Olympic White; 3-Ply White/Black/White on (806) Black
Scale Length 25.5� (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.6875� (43 mm)
Unique Features Billy Corgan Signature Pickups by DiMarzio®
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Finish,
White Plastic Parts,
Large ‘70s Style Headstock Shape,
Large ‘70s Style Headstock Logo,
Original Body Shape,
“Original Contour Body� Decal on Headstock
Strings Fender® Super Bullets® 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003
Accessories Vintage Tweed Case, Cable, Strap, Polishing Cloth
Case Vintage Tweed Case (for Large Headstock)
Introduced 6/2008

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:14 pm
by robroe
fender just couldn't put out something interesting looking ...... could they?


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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:19 pm
by Mike
I was actually going to say that it looked pretty good.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:21 pm
by euan
Rob man that sig is huge even compared to sloans usual.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:22 pm
by robroe
its ok though. its "vintage"

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:22 pm
by robroe
billy had that cool red strat from the rocket video too. it had flowers painted all over the pickguard n shit.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:23 pm
by Mike
robroe wrote:its ok though. its "vintage"
Nah, it's horrible. Sort it out please.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:45 pm
by Mages
robroe wrote:billy had that cool red strat from the rocket video too. it had flowers painted all over the pickguard n shit.
yea, but he doesn't play those guitars anymore. he plays a strat like this now wit teh dimarzios... yea, it's kinda boring. but it's billy not fender.

EDIT: hardtails is cool though

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:58 pm
by TheBurbz
How much do you think this will be? $1200?

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:45 pm
by Bacchus
Hmmm, don't like it.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:52 pm
by luke
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Squier wins again. Those necks on the Corgan ones actually look like glossy Squier necks.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:54 pm
by dawnofzion

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:57 pm
by Bacchus
What's them Squiers?

They're not too bad. I think rosewood looks a lot better on white/black schemed guitars.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:58 pm
by Fran
I dont get half of these sig guitars. Whos gonna buy that though? Yet another signature Strat.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:59 pm
by TheBurbz
Hmmm, so you could just buy a Squier strat and add some bits on if you wanted.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:00 pm
by luke
BacchusPaul wrote:What's them Squiers?

They're not too bad. I think rosewood looks a lot better on white/black schemed guitars.
It's a "Squier Deluxe Hot Rails Strat".

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:01 pm
by Fran
I thought Corgan used Lace Sensors anyway? I think i'd go with the upgraded Squire option. They are almost identical.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:01 pm
by Will
Squier's looks better

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:02 pm
by Mages
I don't know, I like the corgan ones better than the squiers. the maple neck and hard tail are the coolest things about them. a black strat with a rosewood fretboard is exhaustingly average.

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:03 pm
by Mages
TheBurbz wrote:Hmmm, so you could just buy a Squier strat and add some bits on if you wanted.
no, you can't add a hardtail with string through body.