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dzeitlin
08-02-2009, 09:57 AM
i saw this guitar for the first time about 2 years ago, and i was instantly drawn to it. very unique for a fender. i ended up picking it up yesterday, and am totally stoked. it's a 2001 namm showmaster neck thru. body wings and neck are mahogany. fretboard is (i think) cocobola. 25 1/2 scale, 60's style neck, locking tuners. it's like having vintage tone, and the ergonomics of a late 80's jackson. very comfy, and light. i don't have a digital scale, but judging against my modern eagle (8.4 lbs), i'd have to guess the showmaster weighs about 7 lbs. rings and sustains like a bell. the vintage output pickups, combined with the 25 1/2 scale give it a nice bright p90 tone. i have always found p90 guitars to lean more towards humbucker tones that got a little too dark/muddy. this guitar sits more in between humbucker and single coil tones.


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metheniac
08-02-2009, 10:26 AM
Nice Find and great looking.
AustinIsPresent
08-02-2009, 10:30 AM
That thing bangs! Whoa! Love the fretboard, and that neck joint is just gorgeous...
Brett Faust
08-02-2009, 10:52 AM
Is that one a custom shop guitar ? If so, which builder?
Nice vibe,love the concept.
From your pics, that looks a lot like a Madagascar RW fretboard to me.
The neck joint is usually a very nice tenon not neck thru on that style,but anything is possible with all the talent that is at Fender.

Very nice score, enjoy your new guitar. Thanks for sharing.
R13D
08-02-2009, 10:54 AM
Very nice indeed!http://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/icons/icon14.gif
mike patrick
08-02-2009, 10:59 AM
that the only one those i've ever seen reminds me of my robin custom medly IV,please don't take this as sarcasm but its the only fender i've seen done right
WurstBurst
08-02-2009, 11:07 AM
Great looking and unique guitar there. That fretboard is spectacular.
treeofpain
08-02-2009, 01:08 PM
very nice
dzeitlin
08-03-2009, 05:52 AM
Is that one a custom shop guitar ? If so, which builder?
Nice vibe,love the concept.
From your pics, that looks a lot like a Madagascar RW fretboard to me.
The neck joint is usually a very nice tenon not neck thru on that style,but anything is possible with all the talent that is at Fender.

Very nice score, enjoy your new guitar. Thanks for sharing.
still waiting for confirmation on the builder and materials from fender, but according to the dealer that hand picked it from the winter namm 01 show, it is mahagony, and cocobola fingerbard, built by mark duncan.
GuitarsFromMars
08-03-2009, 06:03 AM
i like.
cvansickle
08-03-2009, 06:52 AM
Sa-wheat! Congrats, and play it in good health!
Brett Faust
08-03-2009, 08:23 AM
still waiting for confirmation on the builder and materials from fender, but according to the dealer that hand picked it from the winter namm 01 show, it is mahagony, and cocobola fingerbard, built by mark duncan.

Thanks for the clarification.
Enjoy.
dzeitlin
08-03-2009, 09:28 AM
Is that one a custom shop guitar ? If so, which builder?
Nice vibe,love the concept.
From your pics, that looks a lot like a Madagascar RW fretboard to me.
The neck joint is usually a very nice tenon not neck thru on that style,but anything is possible with all the talent that is at Fender.

Very nice score, enjoy your new guitar. Thanks for sharing.it is custom shop. pretty sure it was built by mark duncan. not sure about it being a set neck. i've never seen a set neck with a heel that scooped. i can't imagine how there would be enough wood for it. i'd love to know, but fender says any custom stuff or one-offs from pre 2004 have no records. i'm going to have the dealer try to get info through the custom shop.
dzeitlin
08-05-2009, 11:37 AM
spoke to the dealer that hand picked it at the winter namm show. here is his recollection. neck and body are light weight mahogony (he wasn't sure if it was set neck or neck thru). fretboard is cocobolo, pickups are custom wound p90s, and the bridge was manufactured specifically for this guitar as fender didn't have a wrap around with intonatable g/b strings.
shark_bite
08-05-2009, 02:31 PM
Piece of crap.

Better send it to me for proper disposal.
rastus
08-05-2009, 05:28 PM
Sweet looking Custom Showmaster!! I just got one myself, a 2004 with a single hum, intonable wraptail, figured lacewood top and custom Midnite Peacock Translucent paint. Mine is a set neck, ebony board with tribal inlay at the 12th. Super underrated guitars from what I can tell. Yours just looks like it would be an incredible guitar to play! Congrats!
dzeitlin
08-06-2009, 05:08 AM
Sweet looking Custom Showmaster!! I just got one myself, a 2004 with a single hum, intonable wraptail, figured lacewood top and custom Midnite Peacock Translucent paint. Mine is a set neck, ebony board with tribal inlay at the 12th. Super underrated guitars from what I can tell. Yours just looks like it would be an incredible guitar to play! Congrats!
it's definately a very easy guitar to play. it's lightness and comfy ergonomics have made it the guitar i pickup to play first.