It arrived this afternoon!!! happy NGD

markara · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:00 am **Posts:** 310

I love new guitar pics. I wonder what our wives think of us as we open a new guitar. My wife was napping when my 2012 American Standard was delivered. I woke her up and had her video tape the unboxing, the second unboxing (the Fender box was in a slightly larger ZZ Sounds box0 and the opening of the guitar case itself and inventorying the case candy and doing a once over of the guitar itself. All the while I was taking pictures.

She said I didn't make as much fuss when our kids were born.

Art1 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:13 pm

markara wrote:

I love new guitar pics. I wonder what our wives think of us as we open a new guitar. My wife was napping when my 2012 American Standard was delivered. I woke her up and had her video tape the unboxing, the second unboxing (the Fender box was in a slightly larger ZZ Sounds box0 and the opening of the guitar case itself and inventorying the case candy and doing a once over of the guitar itself. All the while I was taking pictures.

She said I didn't make as much fuss when our kids were born.

Well, where are the pictures?

Art

SNick · **Joined:** Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:15 am **Posts:** 522

Nice bit of fluff you got there. Congrats........

bugo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:35 pm

T2Stratman wrote:

tbazzone wrote:

Looks like a very nicely flamed neck. Lets see a pic of the back of the neck. Congrats

+1...Congrats...seems quite a few of the MIM Classic Series guitars have some flame on their necks...BONUS!

T2

This is a Classic Player...the Classic Series is a totally different animal.

halfblindwillie · **Joined:** Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:14 pm **Posts:** 18

Very nice guitar!

markara · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:00 am **Posts:** 310

Art1 wrote:

markara wrote:

I love new guitar pics. I wonder what our wives think of us as we open a new guitar. My wife was napping when my 2012 American Standard was delivered. I woke her up and had her video tape the unboxing, the second unboxing (the Fender box was in a slightly larger ZZ Sounds box0 and the opening of the guitar case itself and inventorying the case candy and doing a once over of the guitar itself. All the while I was taking pictures.

She said I didn't make as much fuss when our kids were born.

Well, where are the pictures?

Art

Posted before on the day of arrival.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=72269

And

Art1 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:02 pm

markara wrote:

Art1 wrote:

markara wrote:

I love new guitar pics. I wonder what our wives think of us as we open a new guitar. My wife was napping when my 2012 American Standard was delivered. I woke her up and had her video tape the unboxing, the second unboxing (the Fender box was in a slightly larger ZZ Sounds box0 and the opening of the guitar case itself and inventorying the case candy and doing a once over of the guitar itself. All the while I was taking pictures.

She said I didn't make as much fuss when our kids were born.

Well, where are the pictures?

Art

Posted before on the day of arrival.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=72269

Ya! I realised that after I posted. But we got a chance to see them again anyhow.

Art

ZZDoc · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:12 pm

Art....I wonder how close that charcoal frost is to Clapton's EC Gray [ Ferrari's grigio silverstone] :shock:

The other thing that catches my eye is the bleached maple neck which is usually lightly tinted on the American Standards if I have my facts correct. [It has been pointed out elswhere, by Alain, that light will cause the bleached maple necks to yellow over time]
All things being equal, that beautiful guitar is what Mike Eldred would call a snapshot version of the of the look of the LTD Clapton, as far as this old man is concerned.

Art1 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:22 pm

ZZDoc wrote:

Art....I wonder how close that charcoal frost is to Clapton's EC Gray [ Ferrari's grigio silverstone] :shock:

The other thing that catches my eye is the bleached maple neck which is usually lightly tinted on the American Standards if I have my facts correct. [It has been pointed out elswhere, by Alain, that light will cause the bleached maple necks to yellow over time]
All things being equal, that beautiful guitar is what Mike Eldred would call a snapshot version of the of the look of the LTD Clapton, as far as this old man is concerned.

Well, if it helps. all of these are the same guitar, just different light and cameras.

this is a FCS Pewter 62 NOS Jag. Basically, I wanted a colour that the 62 AVRI was not offered in. So I not only got a cool colour but the CS treatment as well.

Depending on the light, and who is looking, this looks like pewter or Charcoal Frost, or....

Art

ZZDoc · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:32 pm

.....lighting nothwithstanding, I think the Charcoal Frost looks a bit 'bluer'...not as 'steely' as the Pewter. Yours should have had a matching headstock, black pup covers and trem handle tip to coordinate with the pot knobs. :idea:

Art1 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:44 pm

ZZDoc wrote:

.....lighting nothwithstanding, I think the Charcoal Frost looks a bit 'bluer'...not as 'steely' as the Pewter. Yours should have had a matching headstock, black pup covers and trem handle tip to coordinate with the pot knobs. :idea:

I thought about the matching headstock (added $$), didn't even think about black pup covers. Hmmmmm. Oh M I K E!!!!! :lol:

Yes, charcoal frost always seemed a bit bluish to me. You might even get to see this one but I don't take her out too often.

Art

ZZDoc · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:51 pm

Art1 wrote:

ZZDoc wrote:

.....lighting nothwithstanding, I think the Charcoal Frost looks a bit 'bluer'...not as 'steely' as the Pewter. Yours should have had a matching headstock, black pup covers and trem handle tip to coordinate with the pot knobs. :idea:

I thought about the matching headstock (added $$), didn't even think about black pup covers. Hmmmmm. Oh M I K E!!!!! :lol:

Yes, charcoal frost always seemed a bit bluish to me. You might even get to see this one but I don't take her out too often.

Art

Likely won't have to haul a guitar with you first time out.

Art1 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:03 pm

ZZDoc wrote:

Art1 wrote:

ZZDoc wrote:

.....lighting nothwithstanding, I think the Charcoal Frost looks a bit 'bluer'...not as 'steely' as the Pewter. Yours should have had a matching headstock, black pup covers and trem handle tip to coordinate with the pot knobs. :idea:

I thought about the matching headstock (added $$), didn't even think about black pup covers. Hmmmmm. Oh M I K E!!!!! :lol:

Yes, charcoal frost always seemed a bit bluish to me. You might even get to see this one but I don't take her out too often.

Art

Likely won't have to haul a guitar with you first time out.

LOL, have to find the place first. And I need to pick up a guitar every evening (time permitting) or I get rusty. (better me than the guitar I guess.)

Art

markara · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:00 am **Posts:** 310

I was actually surprised how "blue" the charcoal frost is on my American Standard.
The Fender.com pic seems to me to be a bit more on the gunmetal blue side. That being said, I love the color.

Art1 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:07 pm

markara wrote:

I was actually surprised how "blue" the charcoal frost is on my American Standard.
The Fender.com pic seems to me to be a bit more on the gunmetal blue side. That being said, I love the color.

Love the looks? Love the sound? sounds like a keeper to me.

Art

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