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NAAM Leak: New Fender Models
Joined: Nov 01, 2017 Posts: 83 Arizona 
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Posted on Jan 14 2018 05:11 PM
Companies are always trying a new wrinkle on old concepts and Fender is no different I suppose. This story popped up on TGP...some new limited edition models, or more precisely, variants of existing models:
Article here: https://www.gearnews.com/leak-fender-parallel-universe-jaguar-strat-troublemaker-tele-whiteguard-strat-jazz-tele/ Discuss |
Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Posts: 854 
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Posted on Jan 14 2018 05:45 PM
Pretty corny for the most part but the red one does offer something reasonably cool, being a Jazzmaster with 3 Jag pickups, essentially. And the straight up Fender Les Paul is ballsy! I think I am most amenable to that one. Although it looks like it has a 25.5" scale, which seems odd. I feel Fender's predicament, trying to exist in a time when it's so easy for people to just make their own custom guitars from a plethora of aftermarket parts available everywhere. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle 
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Posted on Jan 14 2018 08:54 PM
Redfeather wrote:
It has 22 frets, so it will likely be 24" scale length. |
Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2813 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jan 14 2018 09:38 PM
The Jag-Strat looks more like a Burns guitar to me. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan 
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Posted on Jan 14 2018 10:12 PM
Behold: guitar marketing in the postmodern age. — |
Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 1746
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Posted on Jan 14 2018 10:20 PM
The Jag/Strat in red with the horns has a devilish look about it. It should be called the Satan's Pilgrims model, though I'm not saying they would make any claim to it! |
Joined: Sep 07, 2006 Posts: 1472 Redlands, CA
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Posted on Jan 14 2018 11:23 PM
I feel sorry for Fender. Trying to copy what others are doing. They should stick with their tried and true guitar designs. |
Joined: Jan 09, 2014 Posts: 600 Vancouver BC 
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 12:18 AM
The placement of the pickup selector on the Strag is horrible. —Lorne |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 12:21 AM
Yeah, it is the thing that screams fake most about these, like some amateur that couldn't be bothered just tossed it there. |
Joined: Jan 18, 2010 Posts: 672 Delaware
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 05:51 AM
My opinion, their ugly, just a collection of mix and match parts. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 08:52 AM
And why would they include the rhythm circuit switches at the top on a modern guitar? This does seem fake. JakeDobner wrote: — Paul |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 09:53 AM
The Tele models seem more plausible to me, but look at the distance of the vibrato plate from the bridges on the Tele models compared to the Jag-Strat. That looks like a photoshop job to me. Or would neck scale make that necessary?
Paul |
Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England 
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 10:19 AM
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Joined: Nov 20, 2017 Posts: 104 Southeast MIchigan
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 11:54 AM
These are fun, cool and some are ugly. Personally I'd take the Tele Master. But I've seen more convincing UFO hoax photos. The lighting is wrong. Particularly on the Jag Strat. The body is reflecting light from the side while the chrome parts are reflecting diffused light coming from behind the camera that the body of the guitar is not reflecting. That's why the edges look so sharp. —The Vicissitones |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 01:38 PM
Yes! That and the silhouetting is kinda rough on all of them. ElectricLimnology wrote: — Paul |
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Joined: Nov 01, 2017 Posts: 83 Arizona
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Posted on Jan 15 2018 02:22 PM
I like the idea of the Tele Jazz model in Surf Green. If only it wasn't so fugly. |
Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass
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Posted on Jan 16 2018 08:09 AM
Lost amongst the goofy guitars pictured above is something I assume many members here will salivate over. The “American original” series, which replaces the “American vintage” series. While I like that ocean turquoise/tort Jazzmaster, I’m not running out to grab one. My small space is overflowing with (cheap) hardware currently. The one thing I don’t understand, if you’re going to go all out and modernize some of the classics a bit, with the intent of keeping the best of both worlds, why not throw the masses a bone with a 22nd fret, so they can accurately play the solo to Tangerine? Last edited: Jan 16, 2018 08:11:28 |
Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jan 16 2018 10:14 AM
Whenever I see deviations like this (real or not) I always think to Rickenbacker's business model. Cheers, http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
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Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 858 New York City area |
Posted on Jan 16 2018 03:13 PM
Jumping ahead a bit here - So I guess we can all look forward to this:
GPM lovers - don't bother. You have your opinion; I have mine. J Mo' |
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Joined: Nov 20, 2017 Posts: 104 Southeast MIchigan
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Posted on Feb 10 2018 12:19 PM
It's old news now but boy was my photo analysis wrong. I still maintain however that those photos were strange looking! They're also more than NAMM show concept pieces. The guitars are available for pre order now. Moving forward, please direct any future Sasquatch or flying saucer snapshots to another forum user for authentication. —The Vicissitones |
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