Members Dr. Tweedbucket Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 Can I go first? Ok, so I bought this Nocaster Tele thing at a guitar show. It's like dead nuts original as the originals, and just playing a few chords on it is like hearing a fine piano play through your amp. I mean, I don't know how they do it, but it is one of the best sounding Tele sounds I've ever heard, with a perfect balance of ballsy bass and chimey highs. . It sustains so long that you really get tired of it because you are ready yesterday for the next note. The radius is 7.5" so that takes some getting used to, but it's the tone that we're talking about here. Thank you for reading this far, that will be all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 I am NOT the biggest fan of Fender in anyway shape or form. But I know the 3 best ones I ever played and drooled after.3) A 77 (I think) Silver anniversary strat.INCREDIBLY heavy. But just felt like perfection2) a 62 RI. This is stupid nice. Great radius, and the lace pickups are just heavenly in my opinion.)1 1955 summer strat. THIS is why people feel in love with the strat. all original, 3 way switch,. flat wounds, and that strat tone. With that guitar, I understood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 55 Blonde hardtail strat ,58 Lavender Strat and a 1960 Mary Kay slabboard Strat. I own NONE of these great guitar anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 A G&L Comanche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 in 1964 my neighbor "Tom" , directly across the street , 2 years older than myself , had a 1963 Sunburst Stratocaster and twin reverb I played it , a lot, My friend "Lloyd" too he's a year older than me now has a 67 jazzmaster and sg his guitars. I don't know where tom is now...Lloyds sister was friends with toms sister .said he had an "operation" and has "changed" a bit 65 y/o ya never know . I don't know if he still has it . May have used it to become what he is , maybe , probably dig it ? tell me what you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 Lloyd can play anything...really unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 summer '55 strat hmmm nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 Lloyd's '67 Jaguar is unreal too oh yes indeed it is , and the SG too has a vibrola , walnut unreal :) He has a '67 J45 too, nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 I like this thing so much I can't describe , elation , I guess extremely comfortable and upper fret access is the best sounds unreal too tremolo works well great Supersonic is right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 would a "tone bar" , for a Stratocaster "work" on that thing ? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axisplayer Posted September 21, 2017 Members Share Posted September 21, 2017 The best I ever owned was a 1998-9 (not sure) American Tele Deluxe in translucent red, white binding, maple neck, 5 way switching, three pups (Noiseless Vintage not the tex mex version they still sell.) When it was almost new I owned a 63 Sunburst Strat, but never bonded with it like I heard everyone say I would. Met a guy with the best I ever played. Around 1980, went to jam about an hour from home, where it is pretty rural. Lot of farmland. A guy there had been looking for a guitar and heard there was a geezer near him selling some guitars he didn't play anymore. These were under the bed guitars and he hadn't touched them in years, and the finish was pretty iffy on both. The guy got a '56 Tele and a '57 strat (real no repro) as a package deal for $250 with tweed cases. They both beat my Tele, and are the best I ever played. Something about the windings that made them sound very special. Wish I could find a deal like that, but in truth I think he took advantage of an old man who didn't understand the value of what he had. Guitars were still great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 22, 2017 Members Share Posted September 22, 2017 I like my red thing , a lot , also oh yes I do all 3 "reds" are great But that red USA Stratocaster is something else, indeed it is yes it really is What do you think ? The left/right is great too very , very great to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 22, 2017 Members Share Posted September 22, 2017 actually , all of them are great imho What do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 22, 2017 Members Share Posted September 22, 2017 I like my Warmouth bass , a lot . Does that count ? I hope so maybe not probably what do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axisplayer Posted September 22, 2017 Members Share Posted September 22, 2017 I have a "thing" for goldtops so that Gretsch looks super nice to me. Jumped right out of the picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted September 22, 2017 Members Share Posted September 22, 2017 A friend of mine had a 64 Strat, all original, looked like it had been played to death, lots of 'mojo' going on, but still looked good. I spent some time with it, and while I typically abhor fat necks, that one played surprisingly well. The second would be a 70s Strat my cousin has. Also all original. He bought it in the 70s, and still gigs with it. Awesome player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted September 23, 2017 Members Share Posted September 23, 2017 An actual '57 Strat, all original, around 1980 before 'vintage' became a 'thing.' A friend had it. Another of his friends showed up at his door with eight (!) $100 bills, and took it home. I played it a few times, and it was the best Fender I've ever played. Of course, my friend still drinks himself into stupor when reminded about how cheaply he sold it, but he couldn't have known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eyobeez Posted September 23, 2017 Members Share Posted September 23, 2017 An all-original '63 Jaguar, an Eric Johnson strat, some special-edition strat with a chunky, flame maple neck; and a '74 telecaster. All were gorgeous instruments and I was way too destitute to even think about buying one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Malcolm Ramone Posted September 27, 2017 Members Share Posted September 27, 2017 I remember an early '60s Jag at the LMS that played sweet. I owned a Toronado that was really smooth too, if not kinda un-fendery. No mojo though, and silver w/a white guard, was vanilla looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nevermind Posted September 27, 2017 Members Share Posted September 27, 2017 I've been lucky enough to have 4 truly outstanding Fenders, 2 strats and 2 teles. The teles were both early Fender Japan models, one black and gold, the other a 69 reissue rosewood. Played both of them til there was literally not enough frets left to play above the octave. The first strat was a 77 hardtail natural finish with the heavier than possible ash body. That thing was simply amazing sounding and playing. The other strat is a 79 anniversary silver, if you've been around here long enough you'll remember the picture where I used its neck to measure the snow depth several years ago. I still have the rosewood tele and the anniversary strat. The 77 strat was stolen at a gig back in the early 90s, and the black and gold tele was sold as part of a package deal when I sold off like 60 rare/ vintage guitars to a collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 27, 2017 Members Share Posted September 27, 2017 My buddy Lloyd lets me play his 67 Jazzmaster and SG walnut with vibrolla thing sometimes those are quite nice It's been a few years soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 28, 2017 Members Share Posted September 28, 2017 An early 60's Jazzmaster that belonged to my college roommate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted September 28, 2017 Members Share Posted September 28, 2017 Let me add another - An old bandmate had a Fender Heartfield that was SWEET! Really dug that guitar, I'd like to see a reissue of the Heartfields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 28, 2017 Members Share Posted September 28, 2017 I won't say that I've personally had that experience, and I've played and own some good ones fer sher, but I haven't ventured into their Custom Shop stuff or had one that clearly stood out as the best. (but maybe my '52 RI). But my stepson, who's a darn good blues/rock/Vai/Satriani, styled player said his personal best ever was playing a Custom Shop version of the Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster. He said that the tone and depth were like nothing he'd heard before from a Strat. I can't recall the MAP on those, but IIRC they might have been around $8K. Wiki states they were $10K but that might have been MSRP vs MAP. But in any case, it was interesting to hear that from my stepson because I tend to be a bit suspicious on how much I'd be paying for all the exacting details of the relic'ng vs the extra quality in materials and tone. But he said it was there in spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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