Rog wrote:Actually, one reason I enjoy my '92 MIM Strat is for the vintage frets. So plonking jumbos in there would totally ruin the feel of the guitar for me.
Well good for you, cub scout.
Don't forget - I have both. My MIA is a '98 and has med jumbo frets, so I know that feel too. I feel that changing out vintage frets in the guitar Grant is talking about would be a mistake, just because someone else prefers jumbos.
Personal preferences aside, destroying originality and vintage spec is always a very serious consideration with a vintage piece. This is where 'player grade' vintage instruments become a very practical place to look: guitars that have already been refinished, refretted, modded...
I was just prescribing the things I would do to make a player of Grant's preferences more comfortable with older fender instruments, based on discussions I've had with Grant had in the past. Hence the reference to 'Gibson/Gretsch native'.
I hope I didn't confuse you by lacking the use of YMMV, IMO or any written disclaimers of that variety.
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Vorbis wrote:
He could get the vintage, pull the neck, sell it on ebay and put a decent 9.5" radius med jumbo US neck on, upgrade the pots and pickups and refinish the scratched up body.
Hang on...?
...while you're at it, put a Humbucker in the bridge and get it routed for a Floyd Rose.
Oh..and scallop that new neck as well. Then, have someone relic it so it looks like a genuine old vintage 60's Strat, get it refretted with smaller vintage frets and scour ebay for all the old parts that people sell from old 60's vintage Strats. Install parts. Sell on trademe for huge loss.
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Vorbis wrote:
He could get the vintage, pull the neck, sell it on ebay and put a decent 9.5" radius med jumbo US neck on, upgrade the pots and pickups and refinish the scratched up body.
Hang on...?
...while you're at it, put a Humbucker in the bridge and get it routed for a Floyd Rose.
Remind's me of a Paul Kossoff guitar, now owned by a Mr. D Murray
Sellers remorse before the funds changed hands. Guitar is at my place, will return.
It's a friend so no drama; regardless it is disappointing. I actually liked it and could play it.
Back to the Gibson/Gretsch lair.
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Bummer, sounds like it would have been an exciting aquisition. Your friend sounds a bit like me, and this Strat sale that never took place sounds a bit like one that never took place between me and Robnobcorncob.
Sellers remorse before the funds changed hands. Guitar is at my place, will return.
It's a friend so no drama; regardless it is disappointing. I actually liked it and could play it.
Back to the Gibson/Gretsch lair.
Since you've been such a tease, would you at least tell us what it is?
Pretty please?
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I'll post a suitably saucy shot of at lest part of it....
It may end up being like that 335....which took the better part of a year to negotiate...seems like still it's not 100%. I can wait.
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This guitar remains at my good friends house...like me he loves all (guitar) things old and letting go of something ain't easy. The great thing is, I can still visit it if need be and I know it's in good hands. That's probably the most important thing. I'm sure he's reading this...thinking "hmm, can I live without it?.....No, I can't!"
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