Qvart
Senior Member
For the first time in two years I own a guitar that is not a Guild. :lol:
A friend of mine in DC had one of these, and playing it reminded me how much I like Fender necks and maple fretboards, so I decided to grab one. After looking into them I found out that the black and walnut finished ones were alder while the sunburst finish came with an ash body. Snagged this one through eBay and had a friend pick it up for me in the Atlanta area.
What I really want is a Jazzmaster but that will require a little more money and will have to wait until I find the right one, probably a MIJ. Although I had the chance to play a vintage one (circa '68 I think) and if I had that kind of money I would definitely go vintage!
Anyway, I haven't had much time with it but it seems to be well-made and the pickups are decent. There's nothing really "tele" about it except the body shape, but I dig the Strat neck and oversized headstock. It came with a gig bag which is fairly decent, gig bag candy, a couple wrenches, and a tremolo bar. That's right - I have a guitar with tremolo. :lol:
It may be an '09, but I haven't really looked into serial number information. Besides a bunch of pick marks on the pickguard, it's pretty much mint. Also has a Graph Tech nut, which the seller made a big deal out of. Too bad they covered up so much of the finish with that gigantic pickguard.
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A friend of mine in DC had one of these, and playing it reminded me how much I like Fender necks and maple fretboards, so I decided to grab one. After looking into them I found out that the black and walnut finished ones were alder while the sunburst finish came with an ash body. Snagged this one through eBay and had a friend pick it up for me in the Atlanta area.
What I really want is a Jazzmaster but that will require a little more money and will have to wait until I find the right one, probably a MIJ. Although I had the chance to play a vintage one (circa '68 I think) and if I had that kind of money I would definitely go vintage!
Anyway, I haven't had much time with it but it seems to be well-made and the pickups are decent. There's nothing really "tele" about it except the body shape, but I dig the Strat neck and oversized headstock. It came with a gig bag which is fairly decent, gig bag candy, a couple wrenches, and a tremolo bar. That's right - I have a guitar with tremolo. :lol:
It may be an '09, but I haven't really looked into serial number information. Besides a bunch of pick marks on the pickguard, it's pretty much mint. Also has a Graph Tech nut, which the seller made a big deal out of. Too bad they covered up so much of the finish with that gigantic pickguard.
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