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Post subject: 2010 American Standard
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:23 pm
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Yesterday I was in my local guitar shop and played my first 2010 American Standard. Great guitars...but I noticed something that I wasn't aware of....the necks on the new American Standards are very glossy and have a thick lacquer on them. Is this new this year? My '04 MIA and my several MIM's do not have this thick gloss so I was just wondering when this new finish started.
I kind of liked it, so I'm not complaining. I just wasn't aware of this new finish on the neck. Were the '09's like this? What are your opinions on them? Like it or dislike it?


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Post subject: 2010 Am Std Strat
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:59 am
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Hi ES11,

Yes, great guitars, but no lacquer, it's polyurethane. The front of the neck has the highly buffed gloss, and the back a satin finish. I have an '09 with the same neck finish, it plays very smoothly and comfortably, I really like the feel of the neck, not to mention the rest of it. This type of neck finish goes back to at least '08 :D

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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:21 am
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Shimmilou is correct - the glossy fingerboards on American Standards go back to 2008 when the current model was introduced.


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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:27 am
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Wow....where have I been?!? Ha ha ha. I guess I get stuck in my ways with my older Teles and haven't noticed the nw models. Now that I've seen/played them I'm really gassing for one. I'll probably be $1,000 lighter soon...

Thanks for the info guys!


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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:01 pm
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I have an 08 and I love the finish on the neck. It's definately one of my favorite things about it.


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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:57 am
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I have a 2k10 telecaster (usa) and I love it.. It plays better every day and is the BEST electric guitar I own now, and honestly the only other guitar I play in my collection these days is my acoustic, it's a Gibson J-45 Standard...but as far as electrics go, Nothing comes close to the guitar I have named Brandy, She is a sunburst beauty with a Maple Neck.. I prefer the maples over the rosewood necks, plus they look cooler as they age :oops: They do have a nice glossy neck and it does have a certain feel about it, it makes it hard to put down...


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