Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

[VitaminG]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

pure ignorance? So Fender had a rear loaded, Floyd Rosed super strat before Charvel did? Charvel might have adapted & improved Fender's original idea, but that doesn't mean that Fender isn't ripping off those improvements now.

[SteveK]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

How about this ine then?Highway 1 Showmaster HH

Damn, does this mean that it'll be cool to play a pointy headstock Superstrat again soon? [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

"Oh no, it's the 80's again..." (Frank Zappa)

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Does anybody remember the Heavy Metal Strats?
Hello Mcfly. Is this thing on?
Fender was doing this rear rout long before the buyout. They were once trying to compete with J/C and BC Rich Etc, for thier versions of the strat coined the Super Strat.
Plus they've done it recently too. They've been doing it since the 80's but just not to the extent of the traditional strat styling with the
pickguard and top routs.
Gil

[Toby]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Originally posted by mm2002:
Doesn't anybody here remember that Fender INVENTED the original Strat design? Wayne Charvel merely copied the Fender body and headstock design because he liked them so well. For anyone to say that Fender copied Charvel is just pure ignorance.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fender did NOT invent the Strathead. The Strathead was already invented for acoustic guitars in 1825 by Johann Georg Stauffer in Austria. His employee C.F. Martin emigrated in 1833 to USA and used this headstock also. In 1947, Bigsby built a guitar with this headstcok.

[mm2002]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Originally posted by VitaminG:
pure ignorance? So Fender had a rear loaded, Floyd Rosed super strat before Charvel did? Charvel might have adapted & improved Fender's original idea, but that doesn't mean that Fender isn't ripping off those improvements now.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You are right about the trem design and the rear control cavity route and I agree that those were major improvements over the strats. I was referring to the body and headstock shapes which WERE copied by Charvel. I remember reading an interview with Wayne where they asked him what the best guitar in the world was and he said "The Fender Stratocaster". The strat was his inspiration for his original guitars and yes he did improve on them greatly! Thank God!!!

[toejam]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Uggg... guitars without pickguards should not have the input jacks on their bodies! [img]graemlins/nono.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Originally posted by dinkyjacksonman:
I think this Fender has been modded because I see 2 small holes in the headstock.
[img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's the hole for the string tree for the E and B strings. Not sure if it's taken off in that pic or the lighting just doesn't show it well.

[mm2002]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Originally posted by toejam:
Uggg... guitars without pickguards should not have the input jacks on their bodies! [img]graemlins/nono.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Joe dude...if you don't mount the input jack on the body where ya gonna put it???.....on the headstock maybe?.....damn that would be inconvenient. Just curious. [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[No Use]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Bro...
I think he means it should be at the side of the body...not the top, like the fender does.

[Chuckracer]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Yup. Those Jake E Lee strats sure are ugly because of that jack on the face! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

That's one of my favorite features about strats. The face mounted jack means you can sit back on a bed and play without having to worry about the jack. I know, get a cord with an angled jack, but that's no fun, and make my meaningless post have even less merit.

OK, going back to sleep now... [img]graemlins/sleep.gif[/img]

[Chuckracer]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Rear loaded Strats, anyone?

[RacerX]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Huh huh huh, you said "jack on the face" huh uh huh! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Chuckracer]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

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[Guest]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Originally posted by Chuckracer:
Rear loaded Strats, anyone?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">man what are model of strat are those!?!? they look cool ,i dont care what anyone says.

[Chuckracer]

Re: Looks like Fender has learned from Charvel

Those are Custom Shop Fenders at NAMM last year.