No, I'm not a huge string bending freak. Just normal rock leads.
I'm used to 9.5 and 12" radius necks with medium jumbo frets, so just wondering how much of a difference it is going to vintage frets and radius.
I'm interested in picking up one of these.
What is the playability like (bends on vintage frets, vintage radius)?
thanks.
No, I'm not a huge string bending freak. Just normal rock leads.
I'm used to 9.5 and 12" radius necks with medium jumbo frets, so just wondering how much of a difference it is going to vintage frets and radius.
The only recommendation that makes any sense is for you to spend some time with them before you buy. You should know pretty quickly if you'll love it or hate it.
That's absolutely true above, I just want to prepare you for the possibility that you might like it even more than what you had been used to. Even more likely is the possibility that you will play somewhat differently on this type of neck and that will be useful in ways that your other guitars aren't and will lead you in some new directions as a guitar player.
I mean, my favorite neck type of the Fender vintage... I even have 7.25" radii on a couple of basses, an old G&L L1000 (Leo Fender returning to his favorite neck shape at his last gig) and a MusicMan Stingray Classic (Leo also liked that radius when he was there). But I still find a lot to enjoy with Gibson type guitars, and I even really like my older G&L Legacy which has the Fender scale length combined with a 12" radius. I even have an American Standard Telecaster and really like playing that.
My point is it doesn't have to be an all or nothing proposition. Beware internet babble... this is among the most successful guitar designs the world has ever seen and this is the guitar that started it. And the AVRI series of Fender has always been great, and if they've found a way to make them even better with the newest incarnations, and from what I read from people who own them, they have... then this is probably an amazing guitar.
Don't be scared of it. You can return the guitar or sell it after a couple of years if you really don't get on with it and not lose a lot of money. Think of it almost as a rental, and then you'll know, once and for all, if you love this kind of neck or don't. That's the only real way to know.
No, I'm not a huge string bending freak. Just normal rock leads.
I'm used to 9.5 and 12" radius necks with medium jumbo frets, so just wondering how much of a difference it is going to vintage frets and radius.
You mean Shoreline right? I just picked up a '65 AVRI in Burgundy Mist and am really enjoying it so far.
You mean Shoreline right? I just picked up a '65 AVRI in Burgundy Mist and am really enjoying it so far.
Yeah route it for a humbucker and send it over.
No matter what I/we think, it's your own ears & hands that need satisfied. My '65AVRI is one of the better Strats I've played after nearly 50 years in the game...but your ears and hands may tell you differently. I even like mine better than the Fender Custom Shop version of the '65 Strat they produced a few years ago. Run the racks & kick some tires...and you'll knowI'm interested in picking up one of these.
What is the playability like (bends on vintage frets, vintage radius)?
thanks.