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Old 03-03-2009, 11:33 AM
Timmo Timmo is offline
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"Road Worn" Fenders.......anyone tried them yet?
I know I know........relic stuff yada yada BUT.........dang it. That sb Strat looks damned good!
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Old 03-03-2009, 12:04 PM
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::Sweet::
I have the 3 Tone Sunburst and will be getting the Olympic White Strat when it hits my local shop...Killer Tone and Vintage feel...I love it...:AOK
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Old 03-03-2009, 12:09 PM
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I have the 3 Tone Sunburst and will be getting the Olympic White Strat when it hits my local shop...Killer Tone and Vintage feel...I love it...:AOK
Man, I have NOT been tempted in a very long time but I am now.
How's the weight on these? My biggest concern.
I like my Fenders real lite/light.
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Old 03-03-2009, 12:48 PM
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I unexpectedly bought a RW 50's Tele last week.

7.2 pounds.

Compares very favorably to a Relic.
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Old 03-03-2009, 12:59 PM
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Do a search there are quite a few threads on them. People who have bought them (and found the 'good' ones) love em. I love mine, one of the best Strats I have ever played. Mine weighs 6lbs 10oz (IIRC).
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Old 03-03-2009, 01:03 PM
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I was surprised... tried six of them and three were below seven. The other three were kinda heavy.
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Old 03-03-2009, 02:21 PM
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Thanks for the opinions guys.
I'm gonna check them out for sure!
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Old 03-03-2009, 09:03 PM
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everyone ive played made me want to bring it home, which i cant say about any other model theyve released in the past few years. but i have a gut feeling theyre making them awesome now, but quality will drop as demand rises. if you want one buy one now (i want one bad, but im one payment away from paying off the classic player i got last year, wish someone told me the Road Worns were on there way)
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Old 03-04-2009, 12:23 AM
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I am absolutely in love with my '60's Oly White Strat. It is amazing, and I have a hard time putting it down. I played one of the 50's Maple Burst Strats today at the store and it felt and looked fantastic. I damn near had to buy it too. I was never a Fender fan until now.........
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Old 03-04-2009, 12:32 AM
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i picked up the tele and the oly white strat.
The tele seemed heavy and the strat was mega light.
i don't like strats but i was curious.
they held my interest a little
whatever
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Old 03-04-2009, 12:38 AM
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I have the oly white. I like it, The radius is 7 1/4 which kinda sucks.The pups are so so.. It has been a love hate kinda thing for the past 2 months.
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Old 03-04-2009, 12:47 AM
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I have the oly white. I like it, The radius is 7 1/4 which kinda sucks.The pups are so so.. It has been a love hate kinda thing for the past 2 months.

yeah i love the look and feel, but i dont like 7.25 radii either.
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Old 03-04-2009, 01:20 AM
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i picked up the tele. mine is actually super light. and unlike most people i really like the 7.25 radius w/ the big frets
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Old 03-04-2009, 01:32 AM
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I picked up two Strats with rosewood boards and a yellow Tele the other night. The Tele looked cool if you're into relics which I'm not, but didn't play good at all. The action was too high and the guitar was stiff playing.

Are these supposed to be like you had an old guitar refretted? The frets felt bigger on all of them then normal 70's or 60's Fenders I have played, and it also felt like the "refret" wasn't done as good as possible. All the guitars had sharp spots on the edge of the fretboard etc..

Jeff
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Old 03-04-2009, 01:38 AM
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get a reg mex plank and drag it down a dirt road behind ur suv for 10 miles = road worn
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