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I recently got back into Fenders after a couple years without, and sure enough, they bruise like a peach just like I remember. Is there any reason behind that like the paint they use? I've had Jacksons tip out of the stand and hit the floor, bump against the wall, etc. and never get any dings.
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Hmm... I've never had trouble with any of my Fenders. My Strat is the only one with any dings in it and that was done deliberately by my cousin when he was mad at me. My P-Bass and my fiver are ding and scuff free."Dear Dr. Bill,
I work with a woman who is about 5 feet tall and weighs close to 450 pounds and has more facial hair than ZZ Top." - Jack The Riffer
"OK, we can both have Ben..joint custody. I'll have him on the weekends. We could go out in my Cobra and give people the finger..weather permitting of course.." -Bill Z. Bub -
Is it an AVRI or another custom shop model? Those usually have nitro lacquer on them, instead of the poly found on the newer models - BIG durability difference!Crime doesn't pay. Neither does lutherie...Comment
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Don't forget the corn. It's nutritious, delicious, and ribbed for her pleasure.Comment
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+1...those highway one jobs are also nitro on the body onlyOriginally posted by missionguitars1 View Post_________________________________________________
"Artists should be free to spend their days mastering their craft so that working people can toil away in a more beautiful world."
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Many of the new American Fender's are using Nitro Lacquer finishes lately. The "thin skins" will end up taking a beating real fast. I've bought several new Fender's over the past few months and they are going to relic real fast.
Tone is like Art: Your opinion is valid. Listen, learn, have fun, draw your own conclusions.Comment
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Hmm, I'm not sure what's on mine, but I'm guessing it's nitro since it's American and made within the past year or so. Though the other guitars I've had were Mexican and Japanese.If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table.Comment
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For what it's worth, the nitro will harden over time. I had read long ago, that Nitro really never cures in it's lifetime, but gets brittle and flaky. That's why you see these originals and relic replicas like Rory Gallager's sig. and SRV's guitars with the finishes that wore or were disbonded overtime.
Just think, that Strat will relic like the old ones:ROTF: I'm just real careful with the ones I have. To be honest, I really like the urethane finishes much better for durablity. Most manufacture's apply those finishes quite thin these days.Tone is like Art: Your opinion is valid. Listen, learn, have fun, draw your own conclusions.Comment
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I guess I'm a fan of thin, or non-finished guitars more now.
What converted me was the mutt I put together about 6 months ago, and slapped a Duncan JB pickup into.
It's a tone beast.
I'm beginning to think that covering up the body with paint really does mute the inherent vibes the body/wood wishes to express.
Thin finishes may just have that price to pay... great tone, bruise easy.
Here's my thin-finished mutt, just for fun:
"Wow,... that was some of the hardest rockin ever. Hardest to listen too."
--floydkramerComment
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