Post by colchar on Mar 17, 2012 22:39:03 GMT -5
I was trying to decide between getting a Tele and getting a Strat but decided to go with the Strat just now so that I can save up to get a ‘52RI Tele. I also found a MIM Strat that I really really liked when test driving it so I decided that it was best to pull the trigger to ensure that I got one that I liked and wanted rather than one that I had settled for.
They made some changes to the MIM Standards back in 2008(ish) and made some more changes for the 2011 models. Now their maple fretboards are gloss rather than the satin ones they used to have and, because I like a nice gloss maple fretboard on a Fender, these are now perfect for me. To me at least, the finish on this neck feels similar to that on the American Standards.
The finish on this guitar is perfect. There isn’t a mark on her and the QC on this guitar was excellent - Fender really seems to have stepped up their game a bit on these newest MIMs. Even the fret ends aren’t all that noticeable so they did a good job on those too. The pickups are the stock MIM pickups but they will do me for a few weeks (after buying the AC15 last week, and now this guitar today, my gear budget is blown for the time being) until I can decide which pups I want to put in there.
I was at my parent’s place watching the hockey game with my Dad earlier tonight so I haven’t even had the chance to take the plastic covering off of the pick guard yet. I’m going to go do that now and I’ll throw some Ernie Balls on there while I'm at it.
So while I am doing that, here are some pictures of the newest addition to the stable. As usual the photographs are crap but what can I do – I’m obviously a lousy photographer!
They made some changes to the MIM Standards back in 2008(ish) and made some more changes for the 2011 models. Now their maple fretboards are gloss rather than the satin ones they used to have and, because I like a nice gloss maple fretboard on a Fender, these are now perfect for me. To me at least, the finish on this neck feels similar to that on the American Standards.
The finish on this guitar is perfect. There isn’t a mark on her and the QC on this guitar was excellent - Fender really seems to have stepped up their game a bit on these newest MIMs. Even the fret ends aren’t all that noticeable so they did a good job on those too. The pickups are the stock MIM pickups but they will do me for a few weeks (after buying the AC15 last week, and now this guitar today, my gear budget is blown for the time being) until I can decide which pups I want to put in there.
I was at my parent’s place watching the hockey game with my Dad earlier tonight so I haven’t even had the chance to take the plastic covering off of the pick guard yet. I’m going to go do that now and I’ll throw some Ernie Balls on there while I'm at it.
So while I am doing that, here are some pictures of the newest addition to the stable. As usual the photographs are crap but what can I do – I’m obviously a lousy photographer!