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JackMcCoy « Good strato! »
Published on 09/15/13 at 03:12When I was young, in the last century, in the 90s, everyone (magazines, sellers) learnedly explained that Fender 70's were the shit. Nobody wanted and they stayed for months on display. Having little money, that is all I was able to offer me. My first electric guitar, a good old stratovolcano 1979 has been the original from which this model is based reissue.
Well, I can say that the reissue is what it claims to be, there is absolutely no difference between the old and modern!
However modern has two advantages: it is much lighter and the frets are new. When a guitar 70's we buy, we usually end up with frets that are just above the key, push like crazy for the last note, it is very unpleasant to play.
UTILIZATION
Channel U, round, thin and narrow enough in the early cases, as at the time. It facilitates crossed without preventing a clean Thurs The radius of the button may not appeal to everyone, it is clearly bulging! Be careful not to adjust the high E string is too low, the risk of seeing its bends shortcuts!
About the handle, some are put off by the three fixing screws, it is a figment of the imagination. It is neither better nor worse than a system with 4 screws, it does not change the sound, stability or maintenance agreement on the 79 as the reissue.
What is also significant is the quality of the wood grain of the body (in two parts) is really nice, rosewood of the key is very dark and the maple neck is super rigid: it does not move ! I did adjust the guitar once (when I bought it) and it has never moved. Moreover, it seems to me that the sleeves, made of rigid and well seasoned wood improve tuning stability. In fact, mine is satisfactory from this point of view (but hey ... it's still a stratovolcano!).
The hoop is really successful (it is far from Gibson and his square frets). The frets are thin and tall, quite far today but very fun to play standards. It's comfortable and it's just. Having played some time on a Fender Korean, I think the Made in USA is a better deal, despite what you may have heard: the woods are more stable, the frets are polished better, microphones have more character etc..
SOUNDS
Meanwhile, it is a stratovolcano (the scoop!) With its advantages and disadvantages (hum saturated).
Ash is a beautiful wood that provides deep bass and treble pearls and a good sustain, it feels good unplugged.
Microphones (the "Fender Vintage Style Alnico 5 Magnets") have character and grain (but little gain). They avoid the smooth side and a little tasteless strato 90s and 2000 (those that say so much better to "horrors" of the CBS years, fun to see the argus today ...). The bass has a sound wooded clean, Fluted saturated, the medium is ideal for slide and treble is aggressive and edgy enough for you dérouliez entire directory Blackmore or Yngwie. The two intermediate positions are also very flattering, especially when they are coupled with a vintage echo. The surly side of the bridge pickup in particular avoid the 4-position the feeble side I blame a lot of strats (saturated, there are many sound to Eric Johnson!).
OVERALL OPINION
Good stratosphere that keeps its promises and exchange '57 and '62 reissues endless! Try it if you love the old Fender to flee if you swear by Ibanez.
The new price seems excessive to me (in my opinion, no Fender should not exceed € 1,500: it is made from scratch at the factory, do not exaggerate!). On occasion, however, it is very good because is found, for the price of a standard, with a more polished original model, which delivers a more "spicy".
Well, I can say that the reissue is what it claims to be, there is absolutely no difference between the old and modern!
However modern has two advantages: it is much lighter and the frets are new. When a guitar 70's we buy, we usually end up with frets that are just above the key, push like crazy for the last note, it is very unpleasant to play.
UTILIZATION
Channel U, round, thin and narrow enough in the early cases, as at the time. It facilitates crossed without preventing a clean Thurs The radius of the button may not appeal to everyone, it is clearly bulging! Be careful not to adjust the high E string is too low, the risk of seeing its bends shortcuts!
About the handle, some are put off by the three fixing screws, it is a figment of the imagination. It is neither better nor worse than a system with 4 screws, it does not change the sound, stability or maintenance agreement on the 79 as the reissue.
What is also significant is the quality of the wood grain of the body (in two parts) is really nice, rosewood of the key is very dark and the maple neck is super rigid: it does not move ! I did adjust the guitar once (when I bought it) and it has never moved. Moreover, it seems to me that the sleeves, made of rigid and well seasoned wood improve tuning stability. In fact, mine is satisfactory from this point of view (but hey ... it's still a stratovolcano!).
The hoop is really successful (it is far from Gibson and his square frets). The frets are thin and tall, quite far today but very fun to play standards. It's comfortable and it's just. Having played some time on a Fender Korean, I think the Made in USA is a better deal, despite what you may have heard: the woods are more stable, the frets are polished better, microphones have more character etc..
SOUNDS
Meanwhile, it is a stratovolcano (the scoop!) With its advantages and disadvantages (hum saturated).
Ash is a beautiful wood that provides deep bass and treble pearls and a good sustain, it feels good unplugged.
Microphones (the "Fender Vintage Style Alnico 5 Magnets") have character and grain (but little gain). They avoid the smooth side and a little tasteless strato 90s and 2000 (those that say so much better to "horrors" of the CBS years, fun to see the argus today ...). The bass has a sound wooded clean, Fluted saturated, the medium is ideal for slide and treble is aggressive and edgy enough for you dérouliez entire directory Blackmore or Yngwie. The two intermediate positions are also very flattering, especially when they are coupled with a vintage echo. The surly side of the bridge pickup in particular avoid the 4-position the feeble side I blame a lot of strats (saturated, there are many sound to Eric Johnson!).
OVERALL OPINION
Good stratosphere that keeps its promises and exchange '57 and '62 reissues endless! Try it if you love the old Fender to flee if you swear by Ibanez.
The new price seems excessive to me (in my opinion, no Fender should not exceed € 1,500: it is made from scratch at the factory, do not exaggerate!). On occasion, however, it is very good because is found, for the price of a standard, with a more polished original model, which delivers a more "spicy".