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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 10, 2020 12:33:15 GMT -6
I thought the Vintera line was some Mexican moniker...like Baja...no idea it stood for Vintage Era.
Anyway, picked up the 60s strat in Firemist gold and it’s really fantastic. I like it better than. Any of the performer or professional line. Pickups are quite good. Nitro finish.
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Post by Ward on Dec 11, 2020 6:30:17 GMT -6
(useless curmudgeonly rant follows) That's a great looking guitar!! Just spent some time going through all Fender's current offerings on their website, and went through the custom shop site as well. LOVE that finish!! and the rant...
Normally I hate Strats because I spend a lot of time sitting on the bridge pup - and that's the Strat's achilles heel. But there was this one hard-tailed 1959 white Strat at Gruhn's once that was just ballsy in the tail, and it makes me hold out hope.
Presently, Fender only offers 1 hard-tail Strat. The Robert Cray Model
And yes, a HT sounds very different to a Standard wiggle bar one with 5 springs cranked and the bar unscrewed. |
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Post by geoff738 on Dec 11, 2020 17:10:25 GMT -6
Nice!
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by wiz on Dec 11, 2020 18:35:54 GMT -6
The surf green one is gorgeous
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 14, 2020 13:59:53 GMT -6
(useless curmudgeonly rant follows) That's a great looking guitar!! Just spent some time going through all Fender's current offerings on their website, and went through the custom shop site as well. LOVE that finish!! and the rant...
Normally I hate Strats because I spend a lot of time sitting on the bridge pup - and that's the Strat's achilles heel. But there was this one hard-tailed 1959 white Strat at Gruhn's once that was just ballsy in the tail, and it makes me hold out hope.
Presently, Fender only offers 1 hard-tail Strat. The Robert Cray Model
And yes, a HT sounds very different to a Standard wiggle bar one with 5 springs cranked and the bar unscrewed. You ever blocked on off? I cranked the screws and the tuning is a lot better...but I'd just as well, put a wood block in there. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 17, 2020 8:40:43 GMT -6
I saw a vintera 50s at gc for 719 a couple days ago.
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 17, 2020 11:25:22 GMT -6
I saw a vintera 50s at gc for 719 a couple days ago. Yeah...but does it have a cool relic job like it’s been put through the dishwasher? |
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 17, 2020 11:26:16 GMT -6
Btw - after hearing these Cavalier PUs in my tele...these Vintera PUs sound like shit. Lol
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 17, 2020 13:23:02 GMT -6
Btw - after hearing these Cavalier PUs in my tele...these Vintera PUs sound like shit. Lol I went through so many pickup swaps before realizing I just don’t like strats. And man that middle pickup is always in my way! |
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 17, 2020 13:47:21 GMT -6
Btw - after hearing these Cavalier PUs in my tele...these Vintera PUs sound like shit. Lol I went through so many pickup swaps before realizing I just don’t like strats. And man that middle pickup is always in my way! Honestly, that’s the right question...but I grew up on blues, so I’m always wanting that neck sound...even if I hardly ever use it in productions lol |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Dec 17, 2020 16:43:41 GMT -6
I used a Gretsch 1961 Country Club for years, but foolishly sold it because i liked but didn't love the neck. I like the Country Gentleman necks the most, but they're 2 G's plus.
I decided I'd get a Strat because I'd sold my real deal great guitars for med bills, and needed at least one all arounder. I found a beautiful Mexican Strat with a lovely marbled neck and upgraded Lindy Fralin pickups.
Before going to see this Strat, I went to a music store way upstate New York, (near Albany), I was looking at a few Strats and eyeballing a few Gretsch's. I'd wanted a Gretsch too, but the lovely looking Indonesian models just didn't feel right. My friend hands me an unusual guitar and says, what's this, try it. It was dead mint 3140 Heritage series, from around 2000. The neck was amazing, I couldn't't stop playing it, just flawless. I guess I'm a Gretsch guy again. I have a Squire 51 in the closet when I have to have a Tele or Strat like sound anyway.
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Post by wiz on Dec 17, 2020 18:49:03 GMT -6
Neck and neck middle for me on strats
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 17, 2020 20:06:08 GMT -6
Btw - after hearing these Cavalier PUs in my tele...these Vintera PUs sound like shit. Lol What tele you have? Squier classic vibe? |
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 17, 2020 20:33:30 GMT -6
Btw - after hearing these Cavalier PUs in my tele...these Vintera PUs sound like shit. Lol What tele you have? Squier classic vibe? It’s an American Standard or whatever from about 2014 |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 17, 2020 20:39:32 GMT -6
What tele you have? Squier classic vibe? It’s an American Standard or whatever from about 2014 Well damn. I thought you just had a cheapo. I was considering grabbing a cheap one to upgrade. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 17, 2020 21:19:07 GMT -6
I wouldn’t hesitate to do it.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Dec 17, 2020 21:20:14 GMT -6
For me, the neck comes first. I've owned a 51' Esquire, a 73' USA Tele, the Aerodyne Tele made in Japan, a couple of American Strats, and played a dozen Mexican models. My cheap little Squire 51' has the second best neck of them all. Only the Esquire was better.
I plan to change the neck pickup which is noisy. That was the only Squire ever made that wasn't a cheaper copy of one of their other models. It has a Tele neck, an almost Strat body, and a bridge humbucker that can be coil split. It was so popular, Fender actually made a Fender version in Japan that was 4X more expensive. The only difference I found was the neck had a little more of a finish.
Pickups can be changed, pots can be changed, but the neck is what you play.
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