Musicman20 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Anyone played one of these rather nice looking instruments? [url="http://www.fender.com/customshop/instruments/search.php?partno=0151300800"]http://www.fender.com/customshop/instrumen...rtno=0151300800[/url] Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 [quote name='Musicman20' post='925800' date='Aug 15 2010, 07:51 PM']Anyone played one of these rather nice looking instruments? [url="http://www.fender.com/customshop/instruments/search.php?partno=0151300800"]http://www.fender.com/customshop/instrumen...rtno=0151300800[/url] Cheers[/quote] I have, and I'm afraid to say it was rotten. I'm fairly sure they're not all stinkers... I think I was just unlucky. This one had a G string that was 37,000 times louder than the others. it was weird. It looked gorgeous, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I played something similar, one of the special runs they did, cant remember which one, it was OK, needed a set up though. I have a custom classic, which is a dream to play! is is the second one I've owned, the first one was just as good!! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I tried one of the special edition '64 relics with the Brazilian rosewood 'board about a year back. It cost around £2.2K and when I left the shop, thought about it and decided to buy it, it had gone. They got me an identical replacement and it wasn't the same. Felt totally different and the electrics didn't cut it. Picking up the Mexi Roadworn (which I was biased against), this guitar felt better, played better and sounded better that it's £2K+ brother. That said. I've just gotten a CS stackpot JAzz and it's one of the best things I've ever played. odd, how they differ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I think I tried the same one that WoT tried and I agree there was something sadly amiss with the G string output; added to which I like a lower action than WoT and I'd expect a bass costing that much to set up well without shimming but that is what I'd have had to do to get it to work for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I had a Masterbuilt NOS '64 (fretless) and can claim with confidence that it was a sublime instrument (I'm not sure how much the quality might differ from a CS). It had a couple of finish/specification problems but no big deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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