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Abe · April 27th, 2008, 06:52 PM

A American Vintage Hot Rod 62 in oly white:

I always said that if Fender started making guitars with vintage hardware, but a bigger neck with flatter board, I'd own one. Had I owned this guitar 10 years ago, I might never have picked up a tele. :)

This one was in Corner Music in Nashville. Those guys were fantastic. I didn't expect to buy a guitar, and certainly not one this pricey, but I think it was worth it. Played it up against a few of the MIM Classics and liked the feel and sound of this one much better. The only thing I wasn't totally thrilled with was the pure white trem cover, but I happened to have a green one laying around. :)

musicalmartin · April 27th, 2008, 06:59 PM

Funny .I had a Pro Junior amp follow me home the other day .Fortunately my wife sent it packing back from whence it came .She even accused me of encouraging it.Oh the pain .
Nice Strat

Shadowrunner · April 27th, 2008, 07:18 PM

lol time to send the wife packing

j/k

buddastrat · April 28th, 2008, 10:50 AM

That's sweet. I like the rich rosewood on that. It's how they ought to make all of them. I had the same model and my fingers would turn black from dye on the fingerboard. Most of the Fenders come this way unfortunately. You scored!

Dennis68 · April 29th, 2008, 08:07 AM

Congrats Abe! The '62 hot Rod I had was the closest production Strat I could find that cam close to my Custom Shop Strat! Enjoy, they're great guitars...

SabuJSE · April 29th, 2008, 09:15 AM

That is a fine lookin' Strat - may it give you decades of enjoyment!

Abe · April 29th, 2008, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis68

Congrats Abe! The '62 hot Rod I had was the closest production Strat I could find that cam close to my Custom Shop Strat! Enjoy, they're great guitars...

This actually replaces a CS strat I had. It was an artist guitar with a "Cray" neck and relic body. Truth be told I'm digging this one MUCH more. I've owned a couple of CS guitars and while the wood may not be as primo on this one, it's certainly put together as well.

April 27th, 2008, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Abe Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 239	New strat followed me home yesterday A American Vintage Hot Rod 62 in oly white: I always said that if Fender started making guitars with vintage hardware, but a bigger neck with flatter board, I'd own one. Had I owned this guitar 10 years ago, I might never have picked up a tele. :) This one was in Corner Music in Nashville. Those guys were fantastic. I didn't expect to buy a guitar, and certainly not one this pricey, but I think it was worth it. Played it up against a few of the MIM Classics and liked the feel and sound of this one much better. The only thing I wasn't totally thrilled with was the pure white trem cover, but I happened to have a green one laying around. :) __________________ Member-in-exile, The non-Cult of the Hamer Tele Creator of the TeleFAQ

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Dennis68 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hudson Valley Posts: 757	Congrats Abe! The '62 hot Rod I had was the closest production Strat I could find that cam close to my Custom Shop Strat! Enjoy, they're great guitars... __________________ -Dennis

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SabuJSE Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Massachusetts Age: 43 Posts: 375	That is a fine lookin' Strat - may it give you decades of enjoyment! __________________ Fender 2007 Custom Shop Custom Classic Telecaster \| Gibson 2004 Les Paul Standard Gibson 2005 SG Std / Fender 2004 AmDlx Ash Strat \| Mesa '05 Lonestar Special Gibson 2006 CJ-165 Maple \| Martin 2004 DC Aura "Playing is not practice. Practice is taking something you can't do, and trying it until you can." - Ben Harper

April 27th, 2008, 06:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
musicalmartin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Age: 61 Posts: 1,156	Funny .I had a Pro Junior amp follow me home the other day .Fortunately my wife sent it packing back from whence it came .She even accused me of encouraging it.Oh the pain . Nice Strat

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Shadowrunner Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Independence, MO Age: 28 Posts: 171	lol time to send the wife packing j/k

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buddastrat Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 204	That's sweet. I like the rich rosewood on that. It's how they ought to make all of them. I had the same model and my fingers would turn black from dye on the fingerboard. Most of the Fenders come this way unfortunately. You scored!

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