ShredAstaire Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 Do not like...i don't like my guitars to look like satin. Maybe if it was more subtle...
Californiaman Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 I got that email yesterday and thought about posting this. They're fantastic looking guitars. Seems like they have four different Telecasters too and well... I love me some Tele.
S t e v e Posted January 5, 2012 Author Posted January 5, 2012 Now that's a Strat I could go for... comes in HSS too... Fender Select Stratocaster HSS The Fender Select Stratocaster HSS takes the refined elegance of its triple-single-coil brother and amps it up through the roof with the extra power of a humbucking bridge pickup. Features include a striking Antique Burst gloss-lacquer finish on a sleek flame maple-top body. Its modern "C" shaped birdseye maple neck has a comfortable contoured heel, Bi-Flex truss rod system for rock-solid stability, a satin lacquer finish and rear-headstock "Fender Select" medallion. The smooth-playing compound radius rosewood fretboard (9.5"-14") has 22 medium jumbo frets and stylish white pearloid position inlays. Full-throated sound roars from the Fender Select Stratocaster humbucking bridge pickup, with singing tone from new Fender Select Stratocaster single-coil neck and middle pickups-all combined with five-way switching and a no-load tone control that delivers the natural uncolored sound of the humbucking bridge pickup when dimed.
DAS44 Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Well... I now notice my severely depleted stockpile of Telecasters... Methinks I have yet another thing up on my list (after the Blues Junior, Dub pedal and stuff...)
dem00n Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Now fender does this? Other brands have been doing this for a while and a lot cheaper... I like the look, but i'll just wait for a sucker to buy this and snag one used for cheap.
carv3r Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 these are very nice, and only like 4k... so yeah.. better come with a game genie so i can beat mario.
LarryUK Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 4k? Ridiculous. It's just a 1500 strat with a different top.
carv3r Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 yeah they are calling them "select guitars for select players" aka.. do you have some giant ape nuts you need to swing around. buy one of these. im a fan of fender. hell.. i will say i love some tones i get from my fenders.. but this whole maple top thing is stupid. Godin for example has a Godin Signature series with a AA Graded Canadian Maple top. they are beautiful and figured like crazy, they retail for about 1000... i would bet that the top on these fenders is par with the godins but 4 times the price. i guess im just not a "select" PAYER
ShredAstaire Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I'm the only one that thinks they are ugly huh? Well, thats normal. :)
Cthulhu fhtagn Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 4k? Ridiculous. It's just a 1500 strat with a different top. Yeah! I'm just glad Gibson would never charge thousands more for a bit of fancy grain...
S t e v e Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 I'm just glad Gibson would never charge thousands more for a bit of fancy grain...
LarryUK Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Yeah! I'm just glad Gibson would never charge thousands more for a bit of fancy grain... I wouldn't buy one of those either.
S t e v e Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 I wouldn't buy one of those either. i would
FirstMeasure Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I'm the only one that thinks they are ugly huh? Well, thats normal. :) Let's see...Bright and colorful stains that accent the grain in these beautiful pieces of Maple on classic and beloved body styles. I think you can expect to be in the minority here. Personally, they make me feel the need for a Fourth Strat.
SHO Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I love the tele in the middle picture in the OP. No idea what the price is, but something tells me I could probably get something like it cheaper from Warmoth or what not, and that'd be good enough for me.
Californiaman Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I love the tele in the middle picture in the OP. No idea what the price is, but something tells me I could probably get something like it cheaper from Warmoth or what not, and that'd be good enough for me. I agree. Warmoth would be considerably cheaper.
rocketman Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 4k? Ridiculous. It's just a 1500 strat with a different top. According to musicradar the MAP on the Fender Select Stratocaster is $2049.99.
The RandyMan Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Did I see a couple of those with ROSEWOOD fingerboards???
S t e v e Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 According to musicradar the MAP on the Fender Select Stratocaster is $2049.99. so only about £1500-1600? I like!
S t e v e Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Let's see...Bright and colorful stains that accent the grain in these beautiful pieces of Maple on classic and beloved body styles. I think you can expect to be in the minority here. Personally, they make me feel the need for a Fourth Strat. agreed.
ShredAstaire Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Let's see...Bright and colorful stains that accent the grain in these beautiful pieces of Maple on classic and beloved body styles. I think you can expect to be in the minority here. Personally, they make me feel the need for a Fourth Strat. Thats more than accenting the grain. I like seeing the grain but i don't want my guitar to look like a satin sheet. Its just too gaudy for me. I KNOW i'm in the minority here...guitar players like gaudy. :) Give me Flight959's LP any day over something like this...
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