Guitar Pic of the Day - 2.06.09 - Fender Friday

[Help!I'maRock!]

http://www.davesguitar.com/product/45494.JPG

American Deluxe Ash Telecaster - $1840 (yes, that's the street price)

[Prages]

No way I'm paying anywhere near that for production Fender.

I'm seriously thinking my new guitar buying days are over. It's all used or nothing for me at these prices.

[Mark Wein]

:facepalm:

[Denverdave]

No way I'm paying anywhere near that for production Fender.

I'm seriously thinking my new guitar buying days are over. It's all used or nothing for me at these prices.

No more Warmoths? :eek:

As for the Tele - nice! Very, very overpriced though. That is up about $400.00 from last year!

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[Mark Wein]

I'm waiting for Suhr to do a Pro Series Tele style. You can find the strat for $1750:

http://www.indoorstorm.com/John_Suhr_Pro_Series_S1_Sonic_Blue_Gjs452-p-4767.html

http://www.indoorstorm.com/suhr/gjs452.jpg


John Suhr, PRO Series S1, Color "Sonic Blue" Model: Standard PRO Series
Body Wood: Alder
Body Option:
Neck Wood: Maple w/ Indian Rosewood - NO TINT
Neck Back Shape: Even C Slim .800-.880
Radius: 10-14"
Nut: Tusq
Frets: Heavy
Bridge: Gotoh 510 2 Post
Nut Width: 1.650"
Hardware: Chrome
Gears: Sperzel Locking
Pickguard: White/Black/White
Electronics: Volume, Tone, 5 Way
Input Jack: Side
Knobs: Plastic White
Neck Pickup: JST V-60 LP
Neck Pickup: JST V-60 LP
Bridge Pickup: JST SSV Humbucker
Finish: Sonic Blue
Case: Guitar-Custom Hardshell Form-Fit Case
Strings: .010-.046
Item #GJS454

If Fender is going to charge so much for guitars they should be better than this....

[Prages]

No more Warmoths? :eek:

Warmoth is a little different, though they've also gotten more expensive since I've built mine.

I'd much rather drop $1200 or so on a Warmoth than $1800 on a Deluxe Strat or Tele though.

[Eminence_Front]

I find the more I read, the more I see the more mature and more talented players choosing that color combo on the Tele.

Is there just something reminisc about that black on natural ?

[Mark Wein]

Warmoth is a little different, though they've also gotten more expensive since I've built mine.

I'd much rather drop $1200 or so on a Warmoth than $1800 on a Deluxe Strat or Tele though.

depending on budget if I wanted a bolt on fender style guitar I would only go Warmoth or Suhr. I'm done with Fender asa company...


I find the more I read, the more I see the more mature and more talented players choosing that color combo on the Tele.

Is there just something reminisc about that black on natural ?

The butterscotch/black combo is just most reminicent of the 50's era Fender that all of the baby boomer are trying to relive.

I happen to like the color combo and almost ordered my Suhr tele that way until I was trans wine....

[JModius1972]

Makes me wanna play some Springsteen! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the looks of that one, but yeah...at that price I'd rather put the money into building a Warmoth to my exact specs than buying something off an assembly line.