The ultimate Fender partscaster - but is it legal

guitars4you

Yes the Fender Lego Caster is now available - have to admit, I'm tempted to buy one, but the worry is that it isn't built by Fender, so is it legal 

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Supportact

Looks a bit advanced for me, I'll wait for the Duplo version.  

Sporky

That's been out for nearly three years now. 

StefB

Sporky said:

That's been out for nearly three years now. 

A Lego American Standard Pro Series Elite Ultra II announcement must be imminent then. 

Neil

How can lumpy old lego hope to emulate the smooth curves of a Strat I wondered?

Obviously they can't - looks hideous.

stickyfiddle

It's bloody good for Lego. The only thing I'd have changed is to make the jackplate more obvious

The amp even has valves and circuits!

ICBM

These are licenced by Fender, thus legal.

Even if you take it apart and reassemble it .

Supportact

stickyfiddle said:

It's bloody good for Lego. The only thing I'd have changed is to make the jackplate more obvious

The amp even has valves and circuits!

The amp is quite cool actually,  that's a lot of detail!

bbill335

i remember when these first came out and thinking they really whiffed the guitar but clearly nailed the amp (even if the open-top thing isn't accurate it is still very cute)

randella

My in-laws bought me this for Christmas a few years back. It's good fun, sits in pride of place next to my (*ahem* Marshall) amp.

The detail's a great laugh, there are even two or three 'picks' that you can put on top of the amp.

BillDL

How much does it weigh?

I see they moved the volume knob slightly away from the bridge pickup, which is a good thing, but I wonder how well the trem stays in tune with those pleat-wound strings.  The locking tuners should help.

HAL9000

Any good for playing Prince’s ‘Lego Crazy’?

stickyfiddle

Tonight we're gonna party like it's 21329? 

guitars4you

HAL9000 said:

Any good for playing Prince’s ‘Lego Crazy’?

Or Fleetwood Mac - Lego your own way

TTony

Just don't try to sell it here when you get bored of it.

Chris.B

Early December last year.

You should have a red guitar, she said.
I don't need another guitar, I can't play those I already have.
A red one would look nice in the stand with the blue and green ones
No, I should continue with the lessons for now
What about this nice red one, she said, pointing to a red Gibson LP for about £2.5k on Guitar Guitar's web site. It was lovely.
No, it would be wasted  on me.......no more guitars please

25th December - a red Lego Strat and Princeton amp arrived!

it was my first foray into "grown up" Lego and I really enjoyed putting it together - the detail is impressive. 

Rocker

Why worry. 

Kurtis

I've not looked but I bet you could get a decent real guitar for the same money. 

Kittyfrisk

Chris.B said:

Early December last year.

You should have a red guitar, she said.
I don't need another guitar, I can't play those I already have.
A red one would look nice in the stand with the blue and green ones
No, I should continue with the lessons for now
What about this nice red one, she said, pointing to a red Gibson LP for about £2.5k on Guitar Guitar's web site. It was lovely.
No, it would be wasted  on me.......no more guitars please

25th December - a red Lego Strat and Princeton amp arrived!

it was my first foray into "grown up" Lego and I really enjoyed putting it together - the detail is impressive. 

She sounds like a marvellous person, I hope you both enjoy the Lego 

ICBM

Rocker said:

Why worry. 

I think he was using the Pensa-Suhr not the red Strat by then.

Chris.B

Kittyfrisk said:

She sounds like a marvellous person, I hope you both enjoy the Lego 

She'll do!

Since the guitar, Mrs Chris has gone on to complete a big red double decker bus (Thanks to Pete and his bus YT channel) and a great big lighthouse, complete with a rotating light.

Meanwhile, I'm still taking lessons and trying my best to make a tune on a real guitar.