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Post subject: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:49 pm
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I took advantage of the Fender dealers online promotion earlier this week and picked up one of the MIM Plus Tops in Tobacco Burst. I had this particular one on my wish list (vendor has a Photo Gallery so you can pick a particular guitar). I really liked the neck (lots of character) and the plus top on this one. I'm planning to pull the HSS pickguard and go with an SSS configuration, maybe using an aged white pearloid pickguard with Dimarzio Area pickups.

Now for the bad news.. Unfortunately, it arrived with a small bit of relatvely inconspicuous damage that looks to be a relatively easy fix (very small dent on the upper edge of the body, with an accompanying crack in the finish. The dent is so hard to see I'm not worried about it. The crack in the finish looks like it would be easy to stabilize with careful application of thin CA glue, followed by a bit of careful sanding and buffing. I'll be doing some research on this before I decide whether to do it myself or send it out to a luthier.

Anyway, I had the option of returning it for a refund or swap but they didn't have any with a neck and top that, in my opinion, looked as good as this one. The vendor offered a very generous price adjustment if I wanted to keep it so I'm keeping it.

Here's a couple of pictures:

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Post subject: Re: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:05 pm
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Much nicer book matching on the top than I've seen on many of these, congrats!


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Post subject: Re: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:10 pm
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:shock: Wow! beautiful! The Plus Top Standard is the best idea Fender has had for a while! Congrats and enjoy!


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Post subject: Re: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:17 pm
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The Rosewood fingerboard has some beautiful figuring to it, nice pickup 8) !

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Post subject: Re: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:09 pm
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Wow! That 'burst is absolutely dazzling! What a catch! Congrats. 8)

Those Plus Tops are about the best bang for the buck on the planet right now, I'd have thought. Nice timber!

Cheers - C

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Post subject: Re: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:25 pm
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Nice neck


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Post subject: Re: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:35 pm
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What a beauty. That little ding won't hurt it. :D


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Post subject: Re: NGD... Good News 'n Bad News..
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:11 am
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That's a beauty.

I would probably just fix the ding myself . . .

And personally I have been considering getting an HSS so unless you have one or are dead set against it, you might like to give it a go for a while.

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