CVBassVI wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:01 am
You have no clue whatsoever whether or not he built that neck. None. Don't pretend that you do as if you were there. I've read the books too. You want to talk to his son about it? I've included a link to another forum in a previous post. And going off on Fender in the CBS years is lazy. The same people were working there -- including this guy -- as before. You think they started making shitty instruments just because CBS asked them to? Grow up.
Calm down kiddo, I was just pointing out the illogic in what you said. It's a known fact that all Fenders were made on a production line, and each part touched by many people. Saying "he made good Fenders" about one dude who stamped a bunch of necks is naive and fickle - or do you think he selected the wood personally, carved it, glued the fretboard down, put in the inlays, sanded, painted and put on the decal one by one all by himself?
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I mean, there's literally TWO other peoples names in the neck pocket alone.
It is also known very well that CBS were in the business of churning out as many guitars as possible, ramping up production levels many times over to make their investment pay off (and expanding the workforce many times over to fill the gaps). Standards slipped. You can see that in the sloppy neck pockets, rats-nest amp wiring and
mislabelled necks, among other things. That link you posted, that helps my case somewhat as the code on that Strat neck is also a "22". The lack of stripe and bullet is weird though.
But still, yes, they literally made shittier instruments because CBS told them to. They were told to forgo quality in favour of volume. I like CBS Fenders, for their many faults later on.
countertext wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:09 am
This thread’s tone has turned sour rather suddenly. Everybody ease up and be nice! This is OSG!
Yeah, I don't know why this dude feels the need to get all angsty. 15 posts in and he's going all 'Strat-Talk angry' on us
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Facts are hard to swallow sometimes I guess.