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Has Fender ever had a major run of guitars with Flame Maple?

I've seen Custom Shop Strats, but i wondered if they ever have done it in a major model.

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Theres a tele with a flamed maple top http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0262000561

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In the 90's Fender did some American Standards with flame maple. Was a limited run though if I recall. Maybe for the 40th Anniversary??

More recently there is the Showmaster. Been discontinued though.
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And there was the maple top version of the Aerodyne Strat too. Also discontinued. Maple tops just aren't Fender's thang, if you know what I mean....
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The now discontinued American Deluxe series had flamed and quilted maple models.

FMT Strat: http://www.online-guitar-sale.com/fende ... mt-hss.php
FMT Tele: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=511387
QMT Strat: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=511386
QMT Tele: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=511388
FMT J-Bass: http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com ... sku=511528
QMT J-Bass: http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com ... sku=511528

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they had a "Showmaster" series a few years ago and they were flame tops if i remember. if they still have it, i cant find it on musiciansfriend.

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chambers23 wrote:
they had a "Showmaster" series a few years ago and they were flame tops if i remember. if they still have it, i cant find it on musiciansfriend.


nevermind, i must have missed the post up there saying the showmaster was DC'd.

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chambers23 wrote:
they had a "Showmaster" series a few years ago and they were flame tops if i remember. if they still have it, i cant find it on musiciansfriend.

I believe their last year was 2004. They were flame and quilt tops

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I tried out a lightly stained FMT Aerodyne a few weeks ago,it was one of the prettiest guitars I've seen but the way it5 played and sounded didn't justify the near $2000 price tag since it has been in the store for at least 2 yrs.

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If i'm not mistaken the Showmaster was the pre Aerodyne...

I think what Fender did wrong was not really bursting the finishes and they forgot the Pickguard.

I saw a picture of a Flamed Custom shop Strat and it was done in a burst with a pearloid pick guard and it looked amazing.

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