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How many is several dozen anyway? I based 41 on several dozen being at least 3 dozen or is it more?
Different specs, and weights.
Surprising how many variations you can get.
More money than sense, and the search for the perfect spec strat and tele.
Haven't you got like, clued to the vibe, man. This is post truth shit, just make it up as you go along
Shouldn't even bother contributing.
I was not being/intending/implying hate at all, ever. It was intended in jest (however lame).
Or, who else are you referring to??
Great post from someone who clearly has some experience and knowledge, rather than contrary reaction.
Wiz awarded.
If that's no longer there, what's left?
https://www.gearnews.com/fender-custom-shop-relic-guitars-stencilled-finishes-on-premium-instruments/
One was a 'normal' CS light relic and was a nice enough guitar, though IMHO the wear didn't look very realistic.
The other was a Masterbuilt heavy relic and was, subjectively of course, an absolute delight - it just felt and sounded (yes, Abby pickups) outstanding - the nicest Strat I've played by quite some margin. The wear/damage on the body, templated or not, was far more believable than the CS and clearly would have taken more work.
Was it a good guitar because of the relic work? I can't see how or why, but that comparison isn't possible.
Also, in terms of 'believability', the neck on this particular example was only lightly relicked and had almost pristine, shiny lacquer on the back. My fairly extensive experience of old Fenders suggests that that's more than a bit back to front. I can't recall seeing any old Strats for sale in pre-relic days that looked like SRV or Rory Gallagher had owned them - of course it's fairly well documented that those guys used barrels of nails as cases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfmI3sJlSl4
As a little footnote, that LP I posted earlier with the equally templated wear, was taken in trade against the MB Strat and my friend Steve, who is almost violently anti-relic, decided he liked it enough to keep it - he just 'repaired' the relic stuff on the front and doesn't look at the back. He tells me the touch-ups, which were presumably done with marker pens/felt tips are invisible. I wonder what that has done to the value.
I like nos.
I like a brand new shiny poly finish.
what I don’t like is a marketing department freighting the price up because of some mystical “masterbuilder” who in reality is just a factory worker who has been there for a while... do the masterbuilders get a cut? Very much doubt it.
you are not getting a “hand made” instrument... you are not getting anything other than an expensive CNC partscaster...
I've put together more than my fair share of strats and teles from CNC parts, off the shelf parts and handmade parts... Ive also built guitars from scratch...
some have been shit... some (the keepers) have been better than anything I have tried from fender/gibson etc...
I still don’t know how they can justify the price tag of what is essentially a mass produced product, but moreover I can’t comprehend how folk can still fall for the “masterbuilt” bluesky marketing bollox that these companies consistently throw out!...
said it before:
Don't believe the hype!!!!