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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:19 pm
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I am thinking of purchasing this baby? There is conflicting info on the neck size. It feels like a 9.5 inch radius, but Ive seen it specked smaller. Are there 2 versions. Played it a a recent show and fell in love. The red one!
Is it as quiet as a Beck?
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:08 pm
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That's interesting, they seem to be duplicating the CBS neck of the mid-70's. I'll bet that one is a deep neck, and may even have the 7.5" radius too.
I'll have to call the CS and see if they might be able to do one with an earlier neck design.
I'm thinking of getting one just because, it has the tone... at least from what I heard on the video demos of it.
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I was considering buying one until I actually picked one up and almost threw my back out. :shock: Thing wieghs a ton. It's a brick. :x Some people like heavy guitars so to each his own.


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I was considering buying one until I actually picked one up and almost threw my back out. :shock: Thing wieghs a ton. It's a brick. :x Some people like heavy guitars so to each his own.


:lol: It can't weigh more than my X-1 Stratocaster

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it's worth every penny! As far as I know there is only one neck size. I think that that is one of the best playing/sounding/feeling guitars in existence.

Generally speaking, in instruments, pick the heaviest one of that particular wood. If you know what I mean.. Obviously don't pick the heaviest wood (ash weighs a ton and I think that it is the worst tone wood ever) but if you are looking at two or three different alder guitars, always go for the heaviest one.


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What would be the closest to that guitar without plopping down almost $3000. Is it close to a '70s. What kind of pup's come with that?


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An American 70's reissue will get you pretty close. The pickups in his guitar are unique to the Trower strat: A 50's style in the neck, a 60's in the middle and Tex Mex in the Bridge.

As for the rest of the guitar, it's a 70's reissue. Only other distinctive features are locking tuners, wine red finish and the pretty fret markers.

So, I would say that your best bet is to go with a 70's reissue with CS '69 pickups.


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What would be the closest to that guitar without plopping down almost $3000. Is it close to a '70s. What kind of pup's come with that?


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it's worth every penny! As far as I know there is only one neck size. I think that that is one of the best playing/sounding/feeling guitars in existence.

Generally speaking, in instruments, pick the heaviest one of that particular wood. If you know what I mean.. Obviously don't pick the heaviest wood (ash weighs a ton and I think that it is the worst tone wood ever) but if you are looking at two or three different alder guitars, always go for the heaviest one.


Actually, that must be Northern Ash they used for the body. The X-1 Strat I have is made of that, and it's the heaviest guitar in my stable. Swamp Ash is a much lighter variety and since this guitar is only available through the Custom Shop, it could probably be ordered with that kind of wood.

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What would be the closest to that guitar without plopping down almost $3000. Is it close to a '70s. What kind of pup's come with that?


You might want to look into a Highway One Strat. It pretty much has the 70's look with a few updated features, and you could put whatever kind of pickups in it you'd like. I'm considering that as a possible alternative to the Signature guitar.
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HarleyHexxe wrote:
You might want to look into a Highway One Strat. It pretty much has the 70's look with a few updated features, and you could put whatever kind of pickups in it you'd like. I'm considering that as a possible alternative to the Signature guitar. -Harley 8)


That's a very good suggestion: a new, large-headstock Highway One as a budget priced Trower Strat.

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orvilleowner wrote:
HarleyHexxe wrote:
You might want to look into a Highway One Strat. It pretty much has the 70's look with a few updated features, and you could put whatever kind of pickups in it you'd like. I'm considering that as a possible alternative to the Signature guitar. -Harley 8)


That's a very good suggestion: a new, large-headstock Highway One as a budget priced Trower Strat.


I definitely agree that it could be a budget priced alternative to the signature RT Strat. In my case there would be a lot I would want to do to it before it's "right" for me. The first things would be to have the frets dressed properly, so they would'nt overhang the edges of the fretboard like they do, then have the neck redone in the high-gloss finish. I'm not particularly fond of the 'superglue' finish on a maple neck. I would also have the body sprayed with about 30 clear coats to give it that "Six Feet Deep" look on a black finish. (Yeah, Jimi Hendrix definitely made an impression on me when I saw the Band of Gypsy's Album). Then I would address the issues of the locking tuners, LSR nut, and finally going through all the DiMarzio pick ups until I found the ones that would reproduce the tones I get on my Red "Strat" guitar, but without the noise.

By the way O/O, I'd like to wish you and yours a safe, and happy Holiday Season!
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Post subject: Re: Robin Trower Strat
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:46 am
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Has anyone absolutely positively identified what wood they are using for the Trower model body?


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Refer to the specs on the Custom Shop web page for Signature Series Stratocasters. The Trower has an alder body. As far as changing specs, Fender does not do that with Signature Series instruments. The guitar is build to the design the artist contracted the agreement for.

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Post subject: Re: Robin Trower Strat
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:12 am
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ZZDoc wrote:
Refer to the specs on the Custom Shop web page for Signature Series Stratocasters. The Trower has an alder body. As far as changing specs, Fender does not do that with Signature Series instruments. The guitar is build to the design the artist contracted the agreement for.
Oh, I see now.
That was the first place I looked, but I went straight to the "Specs" tab, expecting to find the information there.
Meanwhile, the alder body was mentioned in the Overview tab.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:49 am
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Mister Mxyzptlk wrote:
That was the first place I looked, but I went straight to the "Specs" tab, expecting to find the information there. Meanwhile, the alder body was mentioned in the Overview tab. Thanks ZZDoc!

No prob-lem. My first reaction on running down the specs was "What :!: :shock:"...too.

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