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Post by marit on Jul 23, 2017 10:30:54 GMT
Wow! That's all the relic you'll need! Very nice!
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cerb
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Post by cerb on Jul 23, 2017 12:57:47 GMT
Wow! That's all the relic you'll need! Very nice! Yep, plenty of relic to go around. Thanks  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 14:06:42 GMT
Is that a bullet truss rod?
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cerb
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Post by cerb on Jul 23, 2017 14:34:21 GMT
Is that a bullet truss rod? Yes, it was the 70's |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 14:53:03 GMT
You read an awful lot about these three neck bolt, bullet truss rod ones with the tilt adjust. Hope yours is a good 'un.
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cerb
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Post by cerb on Jul 23, 2017 16:52:50 GMT
You read an awful lot about these three neck bolt, bullet truss rod ones with the tilt adjust. Hope yours is a good 'un. Yes, it's a good one. Someone played the crap out of it for 40 years and only changed the nut and the volume pot. The main issues with the 70's strats were the weight and the micro tilt adjustment that coincided with the change from 4 to 3 bolts. The idea was a good one and is still used today onodern strats but the execution was often poor. Fender grew rapidly during the 70's and demand was high so quality often suffered. The micro tilt screw goes through a metal plate and is supposed to rest against another metal plate but routings were often bad and the two plates didn't line up which allowed the neck to shift all on its own. The routings on this one are spot on. The weight issues were due to inconsistencies in wood quality, some were back breaking heavy. This one weighs in at 3.5 kilos. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 18:03:29 GMT
I have heard it said that it was the basses that saved Fender in this period. Nice to hear a good report. Love the wood and black combo. Went for it on my Pacifica and always love it. Lucky find cerb. |
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cerb
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Post by cerb on Jul 23, 2017 20:08:47 GMT
I have heard it said that it was the basses that saved Fender in this period. Nice to hear a good report. Love the wood and black combo. Went for it on my Pacifica and always love it. Lucky find cerb. That's quite possible. Japan saved them during the 80's |
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Post by Banana on Jul 24, 2017 12:01:18 GMT
Well, it's no Harley Benton, but happy NGD!
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cerb
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Post by cerb on Jul 24, 2017 12:39:21 GMT
Well, it's no Harley Benton, but happy NGD! Thanks. Maybe I'll slip a Harley Benton sticker on the headstock :cool: |
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