Fender... why do you like them?

[Dakine]

I only play strats if they are super :P

But seriously though i can't stand any Fender guitars, i think they are ugly and extremely overpriced. The only thing i like about them is occasionaly they have nice necks and are comfortable to play.

So sayeth the self proclaimed guitar EXPERT here, sheesh!

Joe, maybe get some years and playing behind ya, THEN ya MAY know about stuff like that sweeping remark.

Fenders have MORE neck styles than any other guitar brand I know.
Historically their shapes are VERY varied too (gotta know some though and have looked around etc.)
As for UGLY, your SUPER strats are,hmmmm Strats AKA modelled on Fenders!
Overpriced,hmmmm, get a grip, damn you type some poop yungun.


And NO am NOT a Fender stalwart. Just you DO type some drival sometimes.

[_tom_]

I only play strats if they are super :P

But seriously though i can't stand any Fender guitars, i think they are ugly and extremely overpriced. The only thing i like about them is occasionaly they have nice necks and are comfortable to play.

So sayeth the self proclaimed guitar EXPERT here, sheesh!

Joe, maybe get some years and playing behind ya, THEN ya MAY know about stuff like that sweeping remark.

Fenders have MORE neck styles than any other guitar brand I know.
Historically their shapes are VERY varied too (gotta know some though and have looked around etc.)
As for UGLY, your SUPER strats are,hmmmm Strats AKA modelled on Fenders!
Overpriced,hmmmm, get a grip, damn you type some poop yungun.


And NO am NOT a Fender stalwart. Just you DO type some drival sometimes.

+1 :lol:

Although I have to say, I wasnt too impressed with the MIM strat I played about a month ago. It felt ok but its hard to tell when all guitars in shops seem to be so badly set up (9s and super low action - horrible!). Got home and played my old £200 strat copy and it immediately felt better. Kinda drifting off topic here though..

[Dakine]

_tom_, all guitars are different any many need 'work', glad ya like yours though.
I only just bought my first Fender guitar, but some of the ill informed cr@p written here is tbh embarressing :)

Me thinks some people should surf the web and believe all they read less and rather buy a GOOD subject book and learn  :lol:

[Afghan Dave]

_tom_, all guitars are different any many need 'work', glad ya like yours though.
I only just bought my first Fender guitar, but some of the ill informed cr@p written here is tbh embarressing :)

Me thinks some people should surf the web and believe all they read less and rather buy a GOOD subject book and learn  :lol:

Amen to that...

As some of you know, I own a Lite Ash Strat which is right down at the low end of the Fender product line (made in Korea!) but the spec and build is incredible. Birds eye maple neck / ash body / heavy brass trem block and genuine Seymore Duncans.

I took it to Jon at Feline and had him pimp it out with Dunlop 6000 frets, tusk nut, and a rewire plus an BKP UBER SINNER and the the thing is a wolf in sheeps clothing..

It will eat a most sub £700 superstrats for breakfast and "looks stock" with its single coils   :shock:  :lol:  :twisted:

[dave_mc]

the mim's I tried seemed pretty decent for the price... it's the neck dimensions I didn't get on with, with them. :lol:

[Kilby]

Amen to that...

As some of you know, I own a Lite Ash Strat which is right down at the low end of the Fender product line (made in Korea!) but the spec and build is incredible. Birds eye maple neck / ash body / heavy brass trem block and genuine Seymore Duncans.

The Lite Ash Tele is an absolute monster too, if I hadn't been after a twin HB guitar I would have bought one. The Korean fender Esprit is also brilliant for the money, and pissed over more expensive Japanese & US guitars.

Errr: The following bit is intended to help, I have said it gently before and it's nessicary to be a little more blunt

Please stop diverting this with infantile comments about fenders suck (or whatever), yeah some do, some don't live with it.

If you don't like one fender neck style then try again with another style (fender do dozens of types).

But don't sit on your ass in the house repeating the opinions of the lonely individuals on harmony central and expecting everybody else to do the choosing for you, you will waste a lot of time and money, as well as annoying others.

[_tom_]

Please stop diverting this with infantile comments about fenders suck (or whatever), yeah some do, some don't live with it.

If you don't like one fender neck style then try again with another style (fender do dozens of types).

But don't sit on your ass in the house repeating the opinions of the lonely individuals on harmony central and expecting everybody else to do the choosing for you, you will waste a lot of time and money, as well as annoying others.

Exactly. I didnt like the MIM I tried but my mates older one feels really good, probably because it had been properly set up I reckon. The few teles I played were really nice as well (imho nicer than the strats).

[Crazy_Joe]

I only play strats if they are super :P

But seriously though i can't stand any Fender guitars, i think they are ugly and extremely overpriced. The only thing i like about them is occasionaly they have nice necks and are comfortable to play.

So sayeth the self proclaimed guitar EXPERT here, sheesh!

Joe, maybe get some years and playing behind ya, THEN ya MAY know about stuff like that sweeping remark.

Fenders have MORE neck styles than any other guitar brand I know.
Historically their shapes are VERY varied too (gotta know some though and have looked around etc.)
As for UGLY, your SUPER strats are,hmmmm Strats AKA modelled on Fenders!
Overpriced,hmmmm, get a grip, damn you type some poop yungun.


And NO am NOT a Fender stalwart. Just you DO type some drival sometimes.

Just because YOU like them doesn't mean everyone else has to, and don't say oh but you havn't played them because i have.
Also, just because you think they look nice doesn't mean everyone else thinks they do.
Super strats are modelled on Fenders yes i never said they wern't, but they are made to look a lot better and more metal than Fender's.

Basically you're saying i have to like it because you think it looks good.

Oh and overpriced, yes they are, when was the last time you saw a guitar advertised for $25,000?!

[Dakine]

Joe, you are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ill educated with guitars it's sad.

Firstly, Post title 'Why do you like Fenders?'

That was NOT asking for you to come along and say they are cr@p!

Second, ALL Strats are modelled from the Fender 'Stratocaster' see how that works.

I don't care what you like, look at your tag line, you apparently 'destroy' all your equipment anyway!

I did'nt say you should like them, YOU said they are UGLY!

And if you were really knowledagble you would know that Gibsons command somewhat of a high price too.

Y'know what, I really don't care. you have proved your scant knowledge yourself, not me.

I did'nt say anything about anyboody needing to like them, just trying to say that you making sweeping remarks without backup or knowledge is silly.
Heck only bought my first Fender the other day so (as I said at bottom of my post) am not exactly a Fender nut now am I? Get ya facts right.

Oh, and playing a guitar for 5 mins in a shop or whatever you do after school you will  (well may) find out does NOT let you get a good impression of an instrument.

I rarely pick on ppl., just STUPID and ILL informed comments which you make abundantly.

Don't like it? I don't care!

[dave_mc]

The Lite Ash Tele is an absolute monster too, if I hadn't been after a twin HB guitar I would have bought one. The Korean fender Esprit is also brilliant for the money, and pissed over more expensive Japanese & US guitars.

yup, the nut width defeated me on that one too! :lol:

Yep, I suck.

[sambo]

^dave... what guitars CAN you play?....

 :lol:

[Dakine]

Eggles apparently ;)

[dave_mc]

:lol:

american fenders (some random mexican ones are ok too), ibbys, jacksons, eggle, PRS, Gibson, Gordon Smith, stuff like that.

I'm actually pretty lucky that most of the good stuff suits me. But it does mean very little of the cheap good value stuff does, lol.

[Kilby]

Oh and overpriced, yes they are, when was the last time you saw a guitar advertised for $25,000?!

Really this is just getting silly, how out of context can you get ?

Iv'e had enough of inane statements thios week I'm off

Goodbye !

[Crazy_Joe]

Joe, you are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ill educated with guitars it's sad.

Firstly, Post title 'Why do you like Fenders?'

That was NOT asking for you to come along and say they are cr@p!

Second, ALL Strats are modelled from the Fender 'Stratocaster' see how that works.

I don't care what you like, look at your tag line, you apparently 'destroy' all your equipment anyway!

I did'nt say you should like them, YOU said they are UGLY!

And if you were really knowledagble you would know that Gibsons command somewhat of a high price too.

Y'know what, I really don't care. you have proved your scant knowledge yourself, not me.

I did'nt say anything about anyboody needing to like them, just trying to say that you making sweeping remarks without backup or knowledge is silly.
Heck only bought my first Fender the other day so (as I said at bottom of my post) am not exactly a Fender nut now am I? Get ya facts right.

Oh, and playing a guitar for 5 mins in a shop or whatever you do after school you will  (well may) find out does NOT let you get a good impression of an instrument.

I rarely pick on ppl., just STUPID and ILL informed comments which you make abundantly.

Don't like it? I don't care!

First of all i wasn't the only one to say i didn't like them.
Secondly your only arguement every time i say something is ohhh no experience blah blah which is bullshitee because you don't know anything about me!
Also, why did you say Gibson's have a high price, i don't even own a Gibson...
You implied that because i didn't like them (which is just my opinion!!) that i am wrong and you went off on one. You just need to calm down, lower your blood pressure and not get affected by someone else's opinion.