Cross pollination at Fender?

[danastas]

http://www.themusiczoo.com/FenderMasterbuilt_ChrisFleming_ZebraStratocaster_CF739.html

Wow, some of the new Strats are looking more and more like Charvels.

[markD]

YUCK!!! but i see what you mean.....

[shreddermon]

"...created...at customer's request."

[Ralph E.]

That...

is fugly.

[danastas]

"...created...at customer's request."

I see your point. Then of course there was also this from awhile back.

http://www.themusiczoo.com/FenderMasterbuilt_CrashStratocaster_39_ToddKrause_JohnCrashMatos_CN96999.html

[Ralph E.]

and that might even be fuglier!

[rjohnstone]

what a waste of paint.

[shreddermon]

If you're a Clapton fan, those "Crash" graphics might seem cool.

I'm sure some of the Fender fans love to hack on the Charvel paint schemes, too. To each his own.

[surfreak]

Hey, it's payback time, Charvel ripped off the Strat overall design since the late '70s after all!

[Joe_Steeler]

It did not look THAT bad to me.
We can only hope the cross pollination creeps down to the QC levels!!!! God only knows Charvel/Jackson need it BAD.

[Jack Napalm]

I like the zebra/tiger guitar. If that was on a Charvel I would like it even more.

[Toby]

IMO, attaching electrics on a pickguard instead of rear routing is cheaply, and it looks cheaply. Because of this, I don't like guitars with pickguards.

[Deneb]

krike!

[ADR]

I think its a one-off probably just for MZ. Masterbuilt by Chris Femming. I guess when you build 100 same Strats,its nice to build that sucker.
Doesnt look that great,like said with the PG. Too busy,not matching h/s. . its all right but no Charvel.
What next a CS Strat Bullseye? They are all in one building now,so anything seems possible.
There was a transition recently too.

[JBall008]

Why do they do that crap? Nothing cool about either of them...