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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Andrew W on September 17, 2010, 08:29:01 AM

Title: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Andrew W on September 17, 2010, 08:29:01 AM

This just showed up in my RSS reader.  Fender are sticking humbuckers in everything.  I guess it's no different to what lots of us have been doing for years anyway:

Fender Blacktop range (http://fender.com/products/search.php?series=Blacktop%84%A2&section=guitars)

(http://fender.com/themes/products/images/prod_images/guitars_addl/0148102509v10_axl.jpg)

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Stevepage on September 17, 2010, 08:35:55 AM

They've brought out dual humbucker models before but these look a bit nicer with the covers.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Philly Q on September 17, 2010, 09:22:35 AM

I like 'em! 

Haven't seen them before now, and I only had a quick glance.... the list prices are pretty cheap, presumably they're made in Mexico?

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Mr. Air on September 17, 2010, 10:14:00 AM

I agree. They really look good.

But somehow I find the idea of a strat with humbuckers a bit odd. To me it's the single coil sound that makes a strat a strat and I want my strat to sound like a strat (that was a lot of strats in one sentence). It's a bit like a LP with singlecoils which is just wrong. Well the LP with singles is surely wrong (except P90s). I don't find a humbucker strat that weird.

I have never been a strat man which might add to my frowning up on humbucker equiped strats.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Philly Q on September 17, 2010, 10:44:39 AM

They have a slightly cheesy quality, like some of the CBS-era stuff, when they were introducing new models just to use up old parts.

But in a good way.  :lol:

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Sifu Ben on September 17, 2010, 11:20:21 AM

The Jazzmaster looks interesting.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Andrew W on September 17, 2010, 11:23:16 AM

The Jag would interest me but for the short scale length and no maple board option.  I still think I'll be rolling my own.  I do like the Gibson style bridge arrangement though.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: bucketshred on September 17, 2010, 11:27:29 AM

Ming.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Philly Q on September 17, 2010, 12:18:45 PM

I think the Tele looks great, I like everything about it - hardtail Strat bridge, ring-mounted bridge pickup, reverse control plate, amp knobs....


[burp]



Was that a touch of GAS?

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Ted 'N' Leo on September 17, 2010, 01:36:33 PM

The Jazzmaster has me gassing.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: gwEm on September 17, 2010, 01:38:59 PM

witch hat knobs - very cool  8)

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: AndyR on September 18, 2010, 10:19:35 AM

Err...

Nope

Not for me.


I followed the link thinking I would like something there, but, alas, no :lol:

That's not entirely true - I do like the black strat, the humbuckers coming out of the black scratch-plate looks pretty good. And yeah the witch hats are pretty cool... But it's still not something I need/want...

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: dave_mc on September 18, 2010, 02:37:07 PM

i don't really like those at all :(

I love how when e.g. tokai copies Fender or Gibson, it's terrible, but Fender can whack humbuckers into its guitars and it's all good.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Elliot on September 18, 2010, 08:05:47 PM

They look pretty cool to me - especially the Telecaster.  Now if I hadn't blown 10 years of my GAS budget in a year I might buy one.

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: _tom_ on September 18, 2010, 08:30:33 PM

If the strat had a hardtail and I'd be all over the maple fretboard/black version! Liking the look of the silver Jaguar as well. Haven't gas'ed for a while so it's about time!

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Denim n Leather on September 18, 2010, 10:11:33 PM

That Tele looks REAL interesting ... will have to try it out!

Title: Re: Fender Blacktop series of humbucker loaded guitars
Post by: Telerocker on September 18, 2010, 11:26:34 PM

The Tele looks cool, the Strat maybe too in sonic blue. I wonder how the highgain-pickups (as Fender describe them) sound. Anyway, when I would buy one I would throwing in BKP's anyhow.