2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Nord · Post by **Nord** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:10 pm

Just got off the phone with one of the thin skin dealers and he received an email yesterday with the low down from Fender:
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Fender is making 50 each of the following colors:
LPB, Shell Pink, Fiesta Red, Burgundy Mist, Aztek Gold (all with mathcing head stocks)
plus 50 each of ashbodied blondes and 3 color SB, both with anodized guards.
Scheduled delivery: June for Aztek Gold, Aug for Shell Pink & July for the rest.
Necks w modern radiuses and fatter frets.

That's it folks. BTW leave one for me in the frenzy, okay? (undecided on color)

BenHagerty · Post by **BenHagerty** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:13 pm

Nord wrote: Just got off the phone with one of the thin skin dealers and he received an email yesterday with the low down from Fender:
[drum roll]

Fender is making 50 each of the following colors:
LPB, Shell Pink, Fiesta Red, Burgundy Mist, Aztek Gold (all with mathcing head stocks)
plus 50 each of ashbodied blondes and 3 color SB, both with anodized guards.
Scheduled delivery: June for Aztek Gold, Aug for Shell Pink & July for the rest.
Necks w modern radiuses and fatter frets.

That's it folks. BTW leave one for me in the frenzy, okay? (undecided on color)

fucking good colors, that is amazing. I was just thinking of refinishing my jazzmaster shell pink, haha. That LPB also sounds nice

Post by **zhivago** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:15 pm

Jesus Christ....these should fly off the shelves!!

StevenO · Post by **StevenO** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:17 pm

Yowzers!

jbuckner · Post by **jbuckner** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:22 pm

I'll pass. $1500.00 plus is not something I would pay for Fender quality nowadays. I'd rather save the money and buy a vintage Jazzmaster, but that's just me.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:24 pm

Meh, I'm not too excited about them anymore. Aztec Gold will probably be pretty nice, but I only would have been interested if they had made a Sherwood Green one. I guess a refin for my AVRI may be in order.

Edit: Actually, if the burst looks like a proper vintage one I might still be interested. Fender still sucks for not offering blocks and binding, though.

Nord · Post by **Nord** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:28 pm

jbuckner wrote: I'll pass. $1500.00 plus is not something I would pay for Fender quality nowadays. I'd rather save the money and buy a vintage Jazzmaster, but that's just me.

Sure, but those who can't or won't buy vintage can now get cool colors for just a few more $ than a regular AVRI. It's not for everyone, which is why Fender makes this run of 350 quasi custom shop guitars for way less than their regular custom shop price (which by the way seems way, WAY over priced IMO)

blacktiger · Post by **blacktiger** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:59 pm

The modern neck radius is a bit of a bummer, especially on the gold guards.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:02 pm

+1. I'll take an AVRI over a thin skin anyday, for the neck radius alone.

batchainpuller · Post by **batchainpuller** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:02 pm

Crap. Now I have to decide between a BMM Jag and a blonde/ash Jazzy.
Crap. Now I have to decide between eating for the next couple of months or not.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:05 pm

Haha @ the not eating.

I was planning to live off of only ramen noodles all summer if they came out with a Sherwood Green thinskin JM. I guess now I don't have to suffer for several months.

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:06 pm

Wow....Where's Brett to confirm this?

Shell Pink!?!?!??!

spaceghost · Post by **spaceghost** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:16 pm

Rich wrote: +1. I'll take an AVRI over a thin skin anyday, for the neck radius alone.

blacktiger wrote: The modern neck radius is a bit of a bummer, especially on the gold guards.

ditto.

i would have totally ordered LPB

luau · Post by **luau** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:26 pm

7 colors instead of last year's run of 4? Things are looking up in offset land.

eggwheat · Post by **eggwheat** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:40 pm

No bleedin Sherwood green again! gah...

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