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Post subject: Fender Lead Series guitars Where are the fans?
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:37 pm
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Where are all the fans of the Fender Lead Series guitars? As an owner of both a Lead II and a Lead III I feel left out. Are we, the owners of Lead Series guitars the bastard children of the "Fender family"?

This section seems to occupied by only the Mustng, Jaguar, Jagstang and Jazzmaster fans/owners.


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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:47 am
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As a young Muso at 19 years of age I owned a Lead 2 series.

It had a Rosewood Neck and Cherry Sunburst Body.

Like a dumb fool being young I did not totally understand it's true value.

However under my fingers it saw most of Australia playing pub gig's and Festivals. It was a real low maintainance Strat from what I recall and it had a great sound.

For the life of me I would not know what pups it had in it back then.

All I have of it now is it's lovely sound on an album we recorded in 1995.

That is the only memory I have of it.


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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:38 pm
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I too hastily sold my first Lead Series guitar a Lead III in '91. I regretted it as I handed it over and every day since. I only had it three years and this year I finally replaced it though for three times what I paid of it in '88 and this one doesn't have the original case like my first one.


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Post subject: Lead II Fan
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:07 pm
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Check my previous post FENDER PLEASE REISSUE THE LEAD II GUITAR
in this forum(Lounge & Other Fender Guitars). I have uploaded on YouTube 6 video-music of my Lead II played through a late 70's Super Reverb which makes my guitar sound so great. The songs are in spanish but just hear the tone and sound of this guitar which is why I love this guitar so much because of it's unique sound & voice. I also have a American Standard Strat 2008 both sound similar.


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Post subject: Lead III fan
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:07 pm
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If they had a lead III bass I'd play it....

My husband has a beautifull cherry burst lead III he bought in the early 90's. The problem is he loves it so much he's hesitant to gig with it anymore. I'm trying to find him a more "worn" lead III he can drag around with us when we play.


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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:00 am
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There were plans for a Fender Lead Series Bass, even a prototype that was pictured in some of the recent books devoted to the Fender line. Sadly the production was cancelled as was the entire Lead Series.


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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:44 pm
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They weren't bad guitars.

I did look at them before I got my Iceman, but the Iceman was more what I was looking for.

When I got a Fender I got a Mustang, and I don't regret that--but a Lead II or III wouldn't have been a bad choice either.

The other guitars are probably mentioned more because they were sold for longer, and have been re-issued, and so more people have them.

Does that, in & of itself make them better guitars than the Lead series?

No, but I do prefer the Mustang over the Lead series.

That siad I would prefer a Lead Series guitar over other Fenders, and many other guitars out there since.

Bottom line though--do you enjoy them?

If you do--great!
You have guitars you love.
Don't worry about what everybody else has.

When I got the Mustang people looked at me funny, and wondered why I didn't just get a Strat or a Tele.

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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:50 pm
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I never owned a Lead Series guitar but a young fella I was giving lessons to had one and at the time I was really impressed as to what a great little guitar it was.In my recollection it sounded like a cross between a Strat and a Mustang.It sure was comfortable to play and had a great neck.That was over 20 yrs ago,Ican't recall but were some of them short scale?

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Post subject: Lead Series guitars are ALL 25.5" (25 1/2") inch
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:39 pm
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That's common misconception started by a site that supposedly archives every sort of material (wikipedia/crap).

The Fender Lead Series guitars are ALL standard Fender scale of 25 1/2".


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Post subject: Fender Lead Series
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:27 pm
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:D Fender Lead Enthusiasts...you're not alone. www.prosoundproject.com is here to help.[/url]


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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:59 pm
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Pro Sound Project it's nice to know you're here, I sent a few Lead Seies sellers your way hoping you were able to acquire more parts.

I was able to purchase both a Fender Lead II and a Lead III thus I no longer need to cobble one together. Thanks for your help, ebay seller woodport1.


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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:57 pm
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I own all three models. All in mint condition....took years to find really nice ones though. I stored away the original pickguard assemblies and have aftermarket pickguards with a single humbucker (seymour duncan JB) and single volume in all three. I can easily put them back to original someday. :shock:

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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:15 am
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Funny seeing this post and just seeing a Lead 2 or 3 whichever has double humbuckers on ebay today. To be honest I never heard or saw one before.


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Post subject: Fender Lead II played through Peavey Special 130
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 12:24 pm
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I posted on my YouTube channel more Fender Lead II sounds. I played my Lead 2 back in '91 through my Peavey Special 130 Solo Series amp with mid-shift control set to 6 1/2 to get that bluesy fat mid sound similar to a Fender tube or solid state amp for rythm playing. Just hear the sound of this guitar, nevermine the amatuer singing (in spanish) and playing. You can hear how the G string is more pronounced and lows sound great.

I also currently have an 2008 American Standard Stat that I play through my Fender Pro 185 Solid State amp and the sound in great and similar to my Lead 2. I am very impressed with my Pro 185, sounds very close to a Fender Twin/Pro/Super/Vibrolux Reverbs I've played in the past.

Here are the links and hear for yourself and you will agree "FENDER, PLEASE RE-ISSUE THE LEAD II GUITAR":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44A8gsd8oKg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylhe-sVc7Ww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBusmPIAsK4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pttTUaIDxBU


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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:58 pm
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got one..
still getting used to it.

Havent cranked the thing yet so I dont know about the PU
I like the switches but after 30 years they are shot.

the narrow nut gets some getting used to but it isnt that bad.
Neck like a club. Unplugged it sounds great. Much more resonant than my 74 tele.


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