Robbie Robertson Signature Strat.......wow!

Strat54

Blimey, these aren't cheap, and why does that truss rod fillet look like its been painted on like the MIM Strats?? I once had the dubious distinction of momentarily paying the most for a Custom Shop guitar thus far in 1992 according to the Arbiter/Fender rep back then...but these are in another league. Pretty all the same....

https://guitarvillage.co.uk/products/fender-custom-shop-masterbuilt-todd-krause-robbie-robertson-last-waltz-stratocaster-bronze

mgaw

that is an extraodrinary amount of money i suspect the very ltd quantity has an awful lot to do with their perceived value..

Strat_a_tat_tat

mgaw said:

that is an extraodrinary amount of money i suspect the very ltd quantity has an awful lot to do with their perceived value..

It's limited... but not as limited as some Fender CS editions in recent years (there have been quite a few that were just 30 pieces worldwide... for a lot less money). I guess the pricing is mainly down to Fender's guesstimate that there are at least 40 superfans that have enough cash.

To me, that's crazy cash for a Strat.

bluechargeboy

IIRC the SRV Lenny tribute was similarly priced, and I am sure they sold all of those!

Strat_a_tat_tat

bluechargeboy said:

IIRC the SRV Lenny tribute was similarly priced, and I am sure they sold all of those!

The original CS SRV model was a lot of cash at the time (but probably a fair bit less than this one. We're they about £8k?)... now... they go for a lot of money second hand. They were a good investment for the lucky few.

The CS EC Blackie was about £12,700. Not sure what they sell for now.

bluechargeboy

PS I just had to google who Robbie Robertson is.

HAL9000

bluechargeboy said:

PS I just had to google who Robbie Robertson is.

Yup, certainly not the first player who springs to mind when thinking about Strats.

Strat_a_tat_tat

bluechargeboy said:

PS I just had to google who Robbie Robertson is.

In that case... I'm guessing you're not the target market.

guitars4you

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

bluechargeboy said:

IIRC the SRV Lenny tribute was similarly priced, and I am sure they sold all of those!

The original CS SRV model was a lot of cash at the time (but probably a fair bit less than this one. We're they about £8k?)... now... they go for a lot of money second hand. They were a good investment for the lucky few.

The CS EC Blackie was about £12,700. Not sure what they sell for now.

the original #1 SRV Strat was around 8K around 2004, which probably equates to 12K now anyway - but that is one of the most iconic guitars from a well known player - Can't recall how much Lenny was

bluechargeboy

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

bluechargeboy said:

PS I just had to google who Robbie Robertson is.

In that case... I'm guessing you're not the target market.

I'm not the target market for any £13K strat. Unless it was a David Bowie/Rick Parfitt/George Michael/Carrie Fisher/Ronnie Corbett sig.

Brize

Strat54 said:

Blimey, these aren't cheap, and why does that truss rod fillet look like its been painted on like the MIM Strats?

I believe that Robbie Robertson over-painted the truss rod plug, which has been replicated by the Custom Shop.

Strat_a_tat_tat

guitars4you said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

bluechargeboy said:

IIRC the SRV Lenny tribute was similarly priced, and I am sure they sold all of those!

The original CS SRV model was a lot of cash at the time (but probably a fair bit less than this one. We're they about £8k?)... now... they go for a lot of money second hand. They were a good investment for the lucky few.

The CS EC Blackie was about £12,700. Not sure what they sell for now.

the original #1 SRV Strat was around 8K around 2004, which probably equates to 12K now anyway - but that is one of the most iconic guitars from a well known player - Can't recall how much Lenny was

Yes, I think the Lenny cost more than the #1... but IIRC didn't sell out as quickly (I guess because it wasn't the guitar that people mainly associated with SRV)

Philly_Q

I'm not a Robbie Robertson fan and certainly won't be buying one, but I think it's a fantastic looking guitar.

boogieman

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

mgaw said:

that is an extraodrinary amount of money i suspect the very ltd quantity has an awful lot to do with their perceived value..

It's limited... but not as limited as some Fender CS editions in recent years (there have been quite a few that were just 30 pieces worldwide... for a lot less money). I guess the pricing is mainly down to Fender's guesstimate that there are at least 40 superfans that have enough cash.

To me, that's crazy cash for a Strat.

I'd agree, stupid money. I wonder how much profit they're making on these? I'd guess at least £7-8k, allowing for what they're paying the builder and presumably RR for his signature and permission. 

To put the price in perspective I had a limited edition Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs CS Strat at one time. Only 100 were built by Fender. It had a custom profile neck and came with a shed load of extras like cds and a limited edition Fulltone Dejavibe pedal. Cost me £1200 new from Peter Cooks. 

Octafish

Wow, I'm a Strat man, but that's a ludicrous price for a bolted/screwed together guitar. Fender are just taking the piss and I'm certain that it won't play/sound any better than any other sub £4000 CS Strat and who cares if there's only 3 in this country.

bluechargeboy

Octafish said:

Wow, I'm a Strat man, but that's a ludicrous price for a bolted/screwed together guitar. Fender are just taking the piss and I'm certain that it won't play/sound any better than any other sub £4000 CS Strat and who cares if there's only 3 in this country.

Well it has been bolted together, but prior to that they have disassembled the original, measured it all up, profiled the neck, noted where all the defects are, and then recreated all that as exactly as possible. So you are paying for all that activity, creativity and care, rather than "a Strat". Whether that is worth it is another matter, but more has gone into this than goes into a typical Custom Shop guitar.

Loobs

What a joke! 

Strat_a_tat_tat

boogieman said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

mgaw said:

that is an extraodrinary amount of money i suspect the very ltd quantity has an awful lot to do with their perceived value..

It's limited... but not as limited as some Fender CS editions in recent years (there have been quite a few that were just 30 pieces worldwide... for a lot less money). I guess the pricing is mainly down to Fender's guesstimate that there are at least 40 superfans that have enough cash.

To me, that's crazy cash for a Strat.

I'd agree, stupid money. I wonder how much profit they're making on these? I'd guess at least £7-8k, allowing for what they're paying the builder and presumably RR for his signature and permission. 

To put the price in perspective I had a limited edition Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs CS Strat at one time. Only 100 were built by Fender. It had a custom profile neck and came with a shed load of extras like cds and a limited edition Fulltone Dejavibe pedal. Cost me £1200 new from Peter Cooks. 

Yep... I had one of those. To be fair... I think that was a blow-out price - much lower than the original price. I guess Fender had some remainder stock they needed to sell. But, as you say, incredible value with the extras.

Octafish

bluechargeboy said:

Octafish said:

Wow, I'm a Strat man, but that's a ludicrous price for a bolted/screwed together guitar. Fender are just taking the piss and I'm certain that it won't play/sound any better than any other sub £4000 CS Strat and who cares if there's only 3 in this country.

Well it has been bolted together, but prior to that they have disassembled the original, measured it all up, profiled the neck, noted where all the defects are, and then recreated all that as exactly as possible. So you are paying for all that activity, creativity and care, rather than "a Strat". Whether that is worth it is another matter, but more has gone into this than goes into a typical Custom Shop guitar.

All of which doesn't take that much time/effort for a major guitar designer/builder such as Fender, they put quite a bit of effort into R&Ding the original MIJ Strats from vintage 50-60s models. It's just two bits of wood and some electrics.

You can buy a brand new car for that sort of money. Ok a different scale of economy, but think of all the engineering/development that has gone into that. Probably more in R&D in the dashboard than in that whole guitar, but I suppose if Fender can liberate that amount of money from willing punters then good luck to them I guess.

bluechargeboy

Well, from a marketing perspective, the price has got us all talking about it, and we will not forget the "Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt (Todd Krause) Robbie Robertson Last Waltz Stratocaster Bronze" in a while.

chromatuna

Seems a bit daft to me

Coincidentaly I was watching the BBC4 rerun of the Dylan movie No Direction Home and thinking that Robbie's tone with a Tele and some kind of tweed Fender amp in 65 or 66 was huge and brilliant