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Originally Posted by fancychords
Tell me though..What is it about the '52 re-issue that makes you feel it's better...better in what way...
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basically, i started playing in the late 70s so i am fond of the 7.25" inch radius neck for light pop, new wave, country, and strumming, especially in the first few frets
outside of that, all things are prolly basically equal
in the late 70s through the late 80s, i then loved heavy metal, ala eddie van halen, the scorpions, mike varney, steve and joe, and sweep picking and the 9.5" and 10" inch flatter radius necks were perfect for guitar pyrotechnics
the lower action that could be had with flatter radius removed some twang and replaced it with duller sounding notes, but who would notice with a marshall half stack backing you or similar amp
....so to make a long story short, i like the slower, higher action, twangier '52 and '52 reissues these days
like said before, no guitar is an all around better instrument...it's what fits you
the '52 hot rod had different dimensions and has a neck a lot like my early metal inspired charvel soloists, flat and very fast....some have medium necks like the jacksons and charvels, and some have a slightly thinner neck like the esp/schechter/ibanez wizard necks, and though the appearance of a hot rod '52 is like an old guitar, it's really a freaking F-16 meets randy rhodes simply hiding behind the shell of a '52
i know james hetfield of metallica is fond of old looking teles, and this hot rodded '52 guitar would clock the same 0-60 speed of any of his esp signature explorers or sleek, fast esp and ltd trucksters
i hope this helps