The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
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The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
I only own offsets and a Gretsch so I've been wondering if Strat and Tele players have the same obsession with vintage correct features on their guitars. I'm a bit 'whatever' about it so I was wondering what the obsession stems from. Is it a desire to recreate guitar tones from the past?
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
Absolutely they (some of them) do. Go to places like tdpri and you'll see plenty of objection to the occasional contours on the back. The new professional series incorporates a contour on the neck heel, I saw complaints about that not belonging on a Strat because the guitar was perfect in the first place, why ruin it (with such mod-cons...)
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
So, on a strat I don’t care.
But for offsets and even telecasters I prefer vintage
But for offsets and even telecasters I prefer vintage
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
Although I think it often gets out of hand, the idea behind the "vintage correct" obsession isn't all corksniffery- it's rooted in the fact that most design changes since the Golden Age have been aimed at reducing manufacturing cost, fixing nonexistent problems or adding dubious features.
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
Tele players are so traditionalist that Fender changed the 6 saddle bridge back to 3 saddle when they changed the AmStd line into the AmPro.
I own 5 Teles and even I think tummy cuts and arm contours on a Tele are an abomination.
I own 5 Teles and even I think tummy cuts and arm contours on a Tele are an abomination.
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I think just about every guitar has a subset of pearl clutching, vintage spec fans that insist nothing ever changes. That's okay, everyone has a right to their opinion, as you've surely noticed, since those vintage spec people tend to be the squeaky wheel on just about every guitar forum. They're like the vegans of the guitar world.
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my friend posted her modded mexican telecaster on the telecaster board and got loads of people saying "that's not a real telecaster, you want a real telecaster, you got to have it within these vintage specs, your telecaster will never be a real telecaster"
so yes. it does exist.
so yes. it does exist.
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
I love Telecasters. I’m in the “if it’s good I dig it” camp. I love the panorama on the American Pro II JM and I’d consider a roasted pine Telecaster. Some things like body contour, etc. don’t feel right to me. But we all have our hills to die on.
The three saddle Telecaster bridge is a thing of art and beauty. To change it is absolutely wrong.
The three saddle Telecaster bridge is a thing of art and beauty. To change it is absolutely wrong.
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
Offset bridges come to mind lolSAVEStheDAY wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:15 amI think just about every guitar has a subset of pearl clutching, vintage spec fans that insist nothing ever changes. That's okay, everyone has a right to their opinion, as you've surely noticed, since those vintage spec people tend to be the squeaky wheel on just about every guitar forum. They're like the vegans of the guitar world.
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
What makes a particular guitar model special is completely subjective. For some people it's the general shape, for others it goes down to the individual screw. I get mildly annoyed when people put humbuckers into Jaguars, but the worst is when they make Jaguars 25.5" as it really changes the sound/response. HOWEVER, I'm not going to swoop in and shit all over some excited person's new build post and tell then them they screwed up or what have you. I tend to espouse my particular beliefs if there is someone soliciting opinions and weighing options on a new build.
For all of those terrible Tele purists, there is a fairly large group that I'd tar with the same brush (I have complained about them before): the "I will put Tele parts ON ANY AND ALL KNOWN GUITAR BODIES" modders. Are they any better or worse?
For all of those terrible Tele purists, there is a fairly large group that I'd tar with the same brush (I have complained about them before): the "I will put Tele parts ON ANY AND ALL KNOWN GUITAR BODIES" modders. Are they any better or worse?
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
That is a hateful statement, bro. I am sorry if you've had bad experiences with vegans, but there’s no need to spit at them for no reason.
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Maybe you didn't see what I was going for: Vegans love to tell you they're vegans. Vintage spec folks love to point out guitars aren't vintage spec. That's the correlation. Not really hateful.
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
Sometimes they get it right. Leo did with the early Tele's & Strat's.. They work, look, sound & play great.. If it ain't broke it don't need fixin'.
The same is true with the early Jazzmasters & Jaguars. Same with Gibson, Rickenbacker & others..
Why wouldn't you prefer one of those? The rest IMO are Alternate Reality Guitars...
The same is true with the early Jazzmasters & Jaguars. Same with Gibson, Rickenbacker & others..
Why wouldn't you prefer one of those? The rest IMO are Alternate Reality Guitars...
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I’m guessing you are not a hateful person, but what you said is.SAVEStheDAY wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:24 amMaybe you didn't see what I was going for: Vegans love to tell you they're vegans. Vintage spec folks love to point out guitars aren't vintage spec. That's the correlation. Not really hateful.
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Re: The 'Vintage Correct' Obsession
I'm not sure that's why they made that change. Of course opinions differ on this, but I made the same change on my partscaster Tele and much prefer the feel and sound of the 3-saddle bridge. It made a surprisingly big difference too. So for me it's not so much about the look - though I do like those pretty brass saddles - as about functionality. Sometimes the old thing really is better, other times it's not. With my JM, I can't wait to order that new panorama trem for the same reason.Powdered Toast Man wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:48 amTele players are so traditionalist that Fender changed the 6 saddle bridge back to 3 saddle when they changed the AmStd line into the AmPro.