BluesKing777 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The other day someone said they would like to buy a Strat, I think it was PM, and I pipped in and said there are Strats and there are Strats. Vintage ones with prices through the roof, junkers at rock bottom price - the whole range. But since I have found the article from Guitarist UK magazine that I had been reading a while back - Fender have a high range 'production' models called the Fender American Vintage Series of Strats, Teles, and a few Jags and things. The writer in the articles loves them - they are sort of like a vintage Fender with ALL the details. Quite expensive, but not real vintage price....... A nice read below - years ago a friend had the real thing in Sonic Blue and he let me play it through his 100 W Marshall - ok, he had to drag it off me and he never let me touch it again......they have made a new one to match his! I am totally sold - the writer should be a guitar salesman - I don't even want a Strat ..................Do I? If you are interested, read the sister articles as well: http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/fender-american-vintage-59-stratocaster-568328 BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I have a Strat just like the one in the article. Fender did a great job with their new Vintage Reissue series. They look, play and sound pretty close to the real thing at a fraction of the cost. I also have a 52 RI Tele and 58 RI Tele from the same series that are also killer. They are all as period-correct as Fender could make them without getting into Custom Shop prices. If you haven't tried one, you should, although then I know you'd be hooked.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have a 52 RI Tele from this series. I don't really know a lot about Teles, but I know this guitar sounds exactly like what I think a Tele should sound like. It comes with the original wiring that apparently a lot of people did not like and changed, and in the case are the parts to do the mod yourself! I got a great deal on mine, too, so I am happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipss36 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I had a 65 , in a killer sunburst, fit and finish we're just outstanding, sadly as much as I liked the way it was built and how it looked its tone just did not do it for me , every now and then I hear or play a strat that does the bell like tone thing, or the telly quack to a tee. And sometimes it's a low end fender , sometimes high end , My 65 was just crazy bright to me , had no bell tone at all,I could get better blues tones from my old Ibanez in its single coil positions. More chime and vibe, I wanted to love this guitar it so looked the part, but in the end, it was sold off to fund other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Fender recently loaned me a vintage reissue Strat and Tele. Of course, I had to take a peak inside: I did the x-rays to add to my exhibit that is traveling with the National Guitar Museum. I kept both guitars for several weeks while trying to fit an x-ray session into my schedule and really enjoyed and was impressed by both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I played 1950s Teles (and the occasional Strat) for decades and always liked Fender reissues from the late 1980s on. About the only thing Fender cannot reproduce are those Wide Range humbuckers. Something to do with the magnets and how using the same ones would cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have a 52 RI Tele from this series. I don't really know a lot about Teles, but I know this guitar sounds exactly like what I think a Tele should sound like. It comes with the original wiring that apparently a lot of people did not like and changed, and in the case are the parts to do the mod yourself! I got a great deal on mine, too, so I am happy. Silver, it sounds like you got one of the older series of 52RI's. Those did come with the original wiring like you said with the parts and directions to change if you wanted to. The new AV series already has the modern wiring change done. It's the one thing about the new series that isn't correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljohnr Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I owned a 52 Tele RI and really liked it except for one thing. I sold it because I did not like the vintage 7.25" radius. It kept fretting out on string bends. The tone however, was all vintage Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Silver, it sounds like you got one of the older series of 52RI's. Those did come with the original wiring like you said with the parts and directions to change if you wanted to. The new AV series already has the modern wiring change done. It's the one thing about the new series that isn't correct. Ah, I did not realize they had changed things. I only bought mine probably not much more than a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I owned a 52 Tele RI and really liked it except for one thing. I sold it because I did not like the vintage 7.25" radius. It kept fretting out on string bends. The tone however, was all vintage Tele. This is the one thing that I have an issue with on my 52 RI Tele. I don't like the radius, but it is hard to argue with as it is vintage correct. I have thought about changing the neck, but have not decided to do so yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Didn't the 52 RI Tele come with instructions and all you needed to go with either vintage or modern wiring? The only complaints I have ever heard about those guitars was their tendency to have sticky necks which was easily remedied by a bit of steel wool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Didn't the 52 RI Tele come with instructions and all you needed to go with either vintage or modern wiring? ... Yes, they came wired with the 52 circuit and had the parts and instructions to switch to modern wiring circuit. I have a 52 AVS Tele I bought a few years ago with the the vintage style cloth wrapped wire and original wiring, including the so called "dark circuit". Love the sound. It came with a nice bundle: parts and instructions to switch to modern wiring, the "ash tray bridge cover, a vintage style strap and a tweed case. And as it's been pointed out, the 7.25" fretboard radius takes just a bit to get used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Didn't the 52 RI Tele come with instructions and all you needed to go with either vintage or modern wiring? The earlier versions did come with instructions and a different cap if you wanted to change to modern wiring. The latest versions come with modern wiring and no option to change, although it's an easy change if you wanted to. Don't know why anyone would, though, almost everyone I've ever heard of changed to the modern wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Looky looky looky - look what is just listed for sale at a local second-hand musical instruments shop: http://www.musicswop...mss%2030568.jpg and the next one down the list: http://www.musicswop...mss%2030567.jpg Here is the shop link in case the pics are gone.... http://www.musicswopshop.com.au/stock?cat=guitars+%26+basses&displayItemCount=50&moreItems=50&sort=SORTLATEST BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salfromchatham Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I think with regard to electric Fenders (ok - if you consider Squires Fenders), the Squire Classic Vibe Tele is incredible bang for the buck. Each time I play around in the shops, I keep coming back to that one. One day I will buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 One thing I might add is that the Fender company is a joy to work with. Great communications, very helpful staff. Essentially, they'll do whatever it takes to get a guitar or an artist to an exhibit. The National Guitar Museum asked about X-raying and within a couple of days I had two gorgeous guitars on my front steps. At the Museum of Idaho, where my X-rays and the National Guitar Museum landed back in July, Fender shipped guitars and Doyle Dykes for the opening reception. A really well run and accommodating company, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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