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Post subject: Re: What do you think about this Fender Japan Strat?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 4:10 pm
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With the Daphne having a fully finished neck there will be much less moisture ingress/egress, so the likelihood of having to adjust the truss rod is lessened considerably.

Just get the Daphne and have done with it.
With regard to the 7.25" radius - it didn't put Jimi or any of the other greats off Stratocasters, they just got on with it.

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Post subject: Re: What do you think about this Fender Japan Strat?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:54 pm
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With the Daphne having a fully finished neck there will be much less moisture ingress/egress, so the likelihood of having to adjust the truss rod is lessened considerably.

Just get the Daphne and have done with it.
With regard to the 7.25" radius - it didn't put Jimi or any of the other greats off Stratocasters, they just got on with it.
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In the early 60s I never owned a Strat: but, I learned on a buddy's '62 Daphne. IMHO that colour speaks better in person rather than in photos and graphics. I never forgot that Strat with the mother of pearl pickguard, and when I began my search for a new Strat there was no Daphne listed other than a Custom job (out of my price range).

I've become attached to the 2012 Amn Dix Mrs. FSB gave me; but, I've recently seen this one down the street, and the Fender Rep who showed it to me spoke of the similarities and differences. The Japanese Daphne is nice, but this one calls to me in person. The nitro finish, mint pickguard, aged knobs and PUPs covers, and matching coloured headstock are nicely done. Sad to say, this 2016 model may slip through my reach before I make the jump as it is not a priority at this moment.

http://intl.fender.com/en-CA/guitars/st ... phne-blue/

The blue/purple axe is nice too. Tough decisions with the colours. go for what gives you the best vibes. Sound can give you options later but the basic axe is what you will usually keep. Good luck in your decision valvestate. Let us know your decision. :D
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Post subject: Re: What do you think about this Fender Japan Strat?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:23 am
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stratmangler wrote:
The blue/purple axe is nice too. Tough decisions with the colours. go for what gives you the best vibes. Sound can give you options later but the basic axe is what you will usually keep. Good luck in your decision valvestate. Let us know your decision. :D
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Thank you everyone! Yes, I will definitely be posting a NGD thread soon... !

Really tough decision for me since this might be the last major purchase before the end of this year and that's it... :) Just cheapo Strat moving forward...

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Post subject: Re: What do you think about this Fender Japan Strat?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:42 pm
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Whatever you say, pal.

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Post subject: Re: What do you think about this Fender Japan Strat?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:20 pm
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I wouldn't waste a single farthing to mail such junk.

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Post subject: Re: What do you think about this Fender Japan Strat?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 5:20 pm
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First off, yes the MIJ guitars are quite good and QC is top notch. I own two and both are of excellent quality all around, parts, finsih, and playability are equal to MIA...with one exception and that is pickups, but since tone is totally subjective, we'll leave it at that.

I am replacing my Ping tuners on my MIM 50's Classic Series because they can't stay in tune well with 10's. My MIM 50s Classic finish, frets, even the pickups have nice tones, and the rest of the hardware is quite good and on par with the MIJ guitars. The Pings were ok with the 9's that came on the guitar, but as soon as I went to 10's the tuning problems started. I have been playing and setting up guitars for 40+ years and these are lower end quality wise tuners.

I also think sometimes we have some apples to oranges (chalk and cheese for our British friends) comparisons that happen. The standard series MIM are good, but the parts are not the same quality as the MIM 50's/60's Classic series guitars and I think we need to be specific when we compare guitars here. The Classic Series are top of the line MIM so comparing them to a MIM Standard series is unfair. There is a reason for the price difference for the MIM guitars.

The top of the line MIM are on par with the MIJ but do lack in some of the details (body contours being the most obvious), the top of the line MIJ are pretty close to being as good as some MIA guitars and so on. The differences here if not obvious is labor costs and parts quality. We need to keep that in mind when we discuss comparisons here.

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Hmmm....
Interesting that the tuners had an "issue" keeping in tune after a string change.
The MIM Classic Series 50s and 60s guitars have always come equipped with the
10-46 Gauge strings as Standard, so why when putting on another set it would suddenly not be able to stay in tune seems a little odd from here.
Because they come with that gauge of string standard, everything else from the factory is set to work with that gauge. ( as in nut etc.. )


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