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NEW fender shortscale
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:36 pm
by robroe
what does fender get when they take a toronado/cyclone neck, slap it on a strat body, then put a old wilshire pickguard on it?
i give you the new Fender rattlecan junior.
also is a new fender color called jalea red. also known as "why the fuck do we need another red" red
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:37 pm
by robroe
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:40 pm
by robroe
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:42 pm
by wwrrss
whats the deal with the chrome plug? ffs.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:44 pm
by robroe
im guessing they will be making a 2 pickup model where a toggley will go ?
it would take me all of 30 seconds to install a mustang/jag style front mount jack in that plug hole
fuck an side mount jacks
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 1:03 pm
by stewart
wow, they've let the work experience kid design a guitar.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 1:41 pm
by Gomer
you can see the routed neck cavity through the guard. no model name on the headstock. very odd.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:17 pm
by Boab
At least it's different.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:20 pm
by Gomer
i like it quite a bit. it's a modder's paradise.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:21 pm
by Fran
This actually has a lot of my favorite things; P90, Wrapover bridge, 24 3/4 scale, 70's headstock, contoured heel... But the pickguard spoils it for me. Its like they've made it symmetrical but it looks wrong against the body shape.
$960 is scary too, is it MIM i guess?
Still, hats off to Fender this time from me. They've tried to do something different, it looks a workhorse and it offers some features you'd be pushed to find on any Fender ever made.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:23 pm
by mickie08
$960? WTF.
They should have done an Bronco Jr...
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:28 pm
by benecol
Fran wrote: is it MIM i guess?
Made in USA on the headstock - interesting features, but Fender always manage to be a bit 'dad at the disco' in the cool stakes.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:30 pm
by timhulio
This is classic Fender. In the spirit of the the Swinger, Musiclander, Maverick etc this is just some shit they threw together from left-over parts.
In this case these pieces of shits are just aborted Stratosonics. They reused the bodies they had left over (hence the chrome buttplug) and the bridges (incidently the bit I like best).
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:40 pm
by Thom
The pickguard could be better, but otherwise I would totally rock that green one, there are lots of things right with that guitar.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:42 pm
by timhulio
Incidently, the Stratosonic is a lovely looking guitar.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:43 pm
by Thom
timhulio wrote:Incidently, the Stratosonic is a lovely looking guitar.
Agreed.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:44 pm
by cur
robroe wrote:
IT WOULD TAKE ME ALL OF 30 SECONDS TO INSTALL A KILL SWITCH IN THAT PLUG HOLE
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:26 pm
by Fran
timhulio wrote:This is classic Fender. In the spirit of the the Swinger, Musiclander, Maverick etc this is just some shit they threw together from left-over parts.
In this case these pieces of shits are just aborted Stratosonics. They reused the bodies they had left over (hence the chrome buttplug) and the bridges (incidently the bit I like best).
This sheds more light. Disappointing.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:32 pm
by Ankhanu
I love the idea of new models... even if they aren't THAT new... but I'm having a hard time being stoked about this. I'm with Thom though, that green is hot! I'm also not big on the pickguard; it almost works, but it's just a touch too much.
The contoured heel was a great call, and the P-90. I'm not sure how I feel about the wrap-around; I always have mixed feelings about them, and I haven't tried this style before.
Gomer wrote:i like it quite a bit. it's a modder's paradise.
Except that it's nearly $1k! Way too much money for not enough guitar. If this was $500 less, it would almost be ideal, however.
If this were cheaper, it would be tempting.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:08 pm
by endsjustifymeans
I'd hit the green.
