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Post subject: How to choose specs of a CS guitar
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:15 am
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Hi guys, i hv trouble deciding which CS i wanna buy n would like to hear some views.
I hv identified that i want a 60's strat relic rosewood neck sonic blue or daphne blue with preferabbly abby pickups. However i dun seem to find any online. Any idea how i shld purchase this pls?

Found a couple of used ones but i m confused with the pricing n series. Some CS are written "pro" whereas some are listed as noneck or closet classic.
How do they differ in quality n tone? I suppose only the masterbuilts are top of the range....

Please assist any kind souls...... thks a million


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Post subject: Re: How to choose specs of a CS guitar
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:33 am
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Since you seem to have a fairly good idea what you want, but can't find it on-line or used, I would think your best solution would be to speak to a dealer and see about ordering a Strat with the specs you want. That way you can be sure to get everything just the way you want. If the only change up from standard spec is Abby pickups, then you are still in Team Built territory, but obviously you could decide on Masterbuilt if you so wished.

Some of the terms used in descriptions, as you have found, can be confusing. "Pro" is an abbreviation for "Prototype" and those guitars get their specs changed around each year. Maybe it's different pickups, or hardware, or even body wood. "Closet Classic" is a Relic finish that is quite subtle and in between the NOS (New Old Stock) finish and the Relic finish. Just slightly "aged!"
"Nonecks" are Strats made, usually, for the Music Zoo, and have big U shaped Nocaster sized necks!


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Post subject: Re: How to choose specs of a CS guitar
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:46 pm
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thank you soooo much for your info buddy.... Newbie to custom shop thus confusing myself alittle... THe only custom shop i bgt was the RS Black Paisley.... Now i guess its time to move on to another sound.... Gotta do more research... I m residing in Malaysia and thus i dun really have a dealer whom i can speak to here...


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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:41 am
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I imagine that these guys would be a starting point where you live...

http://www.bentleymusic.com/


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Post subject: Re: How to choose specs of a CS guitar
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:27 am
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Thanks again. I browsed thru a 1960's time machine series nos.... any difference?

Is the main difference btw a 50's n a 60's CS only on the era of tone n sound???

Too many different years to choose from.

Heard that the relics nd to use more finger strength while playing for better tone. Isit true?

A million thank yous again.


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Post subject: Re: How to choose specs of a CS guitar
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:14 am
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The only difference with a NOS is that the guitar will look like new. No marks, no wear, no dings or scuffs that you'd find on a Relic. Appears like it has never been out of the case!
Differences between 50's and 60's Strats could be a whole book in itself, and perhaps the least of those differences will be tone! Of course there are going to be some, like the maple boards will tend to be a little brighter, compared to rosewood boards, but there are so many different factors involved, including the hearing of the listener, that it is wrong to generalise. Many other things will be different. Neck shapes, pickups, fingerboards, pickguards even.

I've never heard about the need for more finger strength to play Relics, and I'm amazed that a story like that exists. :shock:
There is no difference in effort required to play any of the guitars, other than some guitars can feel "stiffer" or "looser" mostly depending on set-ups, but the finish makes no difference at all. Some might even argue that Relics actually feel easier to play because they feel smoother and more "played in!"


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Post subject: Re: How to choose specs of a CS guitar
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:05 pm
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Hi Butterscotch, thanks for your replies.... SO how do i determine whether to buy the 50's or 60's CS?? I like the C neck and rosewood necks and i m not very particular about the radius of the frets.... Can i say its all about luck when ordering the guitar online as different wood are differently made and will sound realtively different. Oh God.... What a whole chapter to learn about CS. Hahaa...Cheers...


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Post subject: Re: How to choose specs of a CS guitar
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:33 am
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What can help you learn is to watch the CS videos via Youtube, or on the CS website, and they will give you a feel for what is out there!
Since you first mention a Relic '60 Strat in Sonic Blue, here is Mike Eldred demo'ing just such a Strat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUtEL5DqxYw

Check out the other videos too! :)


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