2008 thin skin colors confirmed

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by spaceghost » Thu May 01, 2008 9:25 am

the more i think about LPB the more i want it, even despite the radius.

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by shadowplay » Thu May 01, 2008 9:52 am

I was thinkin' hmm great I wouldn't mind a Blonde (or second Shell Pink) Jazzmaster for live but the truth is that Fender are once again pissing about with colours when they should be sorting important things like pickups.  My AVRI (before I got Novaks) sounded nothing like my 61', it's way off, brighter, less 3D and a bit shallow . Years ago I got noted UK pickup guy David White (he did brilliant  scatterwound strat and godlike tele pickups called old glory and is sadly deceased) to make me some pickups for a MIJ I had at the time and the result was pretty much exactly like my 61' and he wound them without even owning or having any JM for reference and said he didn't want me to send him my JM pickups either.  He later did the same trick on my ex girlfriends Jag.  Now if he can just dive in and dream up a dead on accurate sounding pickup through witchcraft or whatever, surely Fender can take an old pickup and copy it.

And Fender...sort the tort!
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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by kle » Thu May 01, 2008 10:06 am

Just for the record:

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by Sir Frog » Thu May 01, 2008 10:08 am

kle wrote: Just for the record:

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All of those colors together on one page remind me of a southwest fiesta block party  ;D

Is the matching headstock optional?
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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by Rich » Thu May 01, 2008 10:22 am

No, it should come with all of them except the 59s.

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by luau » Thu May 01, 2008 10:32 am

spaceghost wrote:the more i think about LPB the more i want it, even despite the radius.
I found that the frets took a little more getting used to than the radius did. I'm used to Gibson's 12" radius too so that may have something to do with my experience.

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by kle » Thu May 01, 2008 10:35 am

luau wrote: Very nice kle! Good thinking.
No problem :ph34r:

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by Marc » Thu May 01, 2008 11:16 am

A good luthier can plane a fret-board while maintaining the same radius.
OK - noted.
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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by B » Thu May 01, 2008 12:33 pm

Sorry, took a couple of days off and just strolled into work. So... what's all the excitement about?    ;)  ;)  ;)

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by mezcalhead » Thu May 01, 2008 12:53 pm

Marc wrote:
A good luthier can plane a fret-board while maintaining the same radius.
OK - noted.
True, but I'm sure that over the years plenty of old JMs have been inflicted with some fairly average guitar teching.

For example, the '58 I got recently turned out to have some kind of reverse compound radius - 7.25" up the neck and 9" down near the nut .. cool, makes bar chords sit awkwardly in the hand and frets out on bends.    :wtf:

Anyway, the tech I go to made the whole thing 9" since making it all 7.25" would have taken off too much rosewood. I still like it but then I'm not that fussy about neck radius.

These thinskins sound really cool .. not sure if I can justify shelling out for one right now myself, but you never know, things might be different by the time they show up.
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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by seasick croc » Thu May 01, 2008 1:26 pm

I'm extremely disappointed with the radius choice. I wish they'd just use AVRI necks and throw some "thin skin" paint on the damn headstocks.

As for the colors, I love that they're going with Lake Placid Blue, Shell Pink, Burgundy Mist, and Blonde. Those will look great. Fiesta Red and Aztec Gold?? As mentioned, Fiesta Red is a great color, but it's been done. And I don't see a huge demand for Aztec Gold on an offset. There are about 10 colors that would have made more sense, starting with Charcoal Frost or Sherwood Green.

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by B » Thu May 01, 2008 1:28 pm

seasick croc wrote: I'm extremely disappointed with the radius choice.
Don't jump to conclusions just yet...  ;)  There may be more to the story... I have a meeting Saturday morning regarding the 59 Jazzmasters.

BTW - Jaguar colors:  LPB, Shell Pink, Fiesta Red, Aztec Gold, Burgundy Mist.

FWIW, as of right now this is all UNCONFIRMED/UNFINALIZED.  File it under"probable... but anything could happen".  The '59s are a go.
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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by seasick croc » Thu May 01, 2008 1:44 pm

B wrote:
seasick croc wrote: I'm extremely disappointed with the radius choice.
Don't jump to conclusions just yet...  ;)  There may be more to the story... I have a meeting Saturday morning regarding the 59 Jazzmasters.
Fight for vintage necks on the '59s!  :)

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by B » Thu May 01, 2008 1:46 pm

seasick croc wrote:
B wrote:
seasick croc wrote: I'm extremely disappointed with the radius choice.
Don't jump to conclusions just yet...  ;)  There may be more to the story... I have a meeting Saturday morning regarding the 59 Jazzmasters.
Fight for vintage necks on the '59s!  :)
:) :) :) :) :)... I'm oiling my boxing gloves as we speak.

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Re: 2008 thin skin colors confirmed

Post by gregovertone » Thu May 01, 2008 1:53 pm

B wrote:
seasick croc wrote:
B wrote: Don't jump to conclusions just yet...  ;)  There may be more to the story... I have a meeting Saturday morning regarding the 59 Jazzmasters.
Fight for vintage necks on the '59s!  :)
:) :) :) :) :)... I'm oiling my boxing gloves as we speak.
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