I think therewere some pics of the new fenders in the best gear of 2010 thread. They were certainly in the last guitarist mag.

*edit... my bad... there werent :-[

.....Oky,I want one....really...

O and if they came in blonde I'd need one....

does one pay extra when they "make"it look old?

seems a swizz to me but what the hell do i know.

U think there is market for taking a tools to a new 4 x 4 and giving it some houding and all?

The beauty of road-worn is if you ding it when it's new it doesn't matter. ?

OK. So they're purdy and all. But I'm failing to see the difference between these and my Highway One. The finish is the same, except for the colour - mine is the Honey Blonde - and mine, on the face of it, is in better condition! Dang. I think I'll hang on to it until it's all worn in. Or maybe take a bunch of tools to it and give it some 'houding'. Yeehaaaaa!

Anyone explain the difference to me?

There is a market for an instrument that looks like a 50s one would nowadays. Easy as that, no use arguing it as the horse is in little bits and pieces over the internet.

The point is, this is this is a much higher quality instrument than the highway 1 to start off with, not to mention it comes stock with a 59 in the neck. If you fail to see the difference, Squiers will suit you just fine ?

MikeM wrote: There is a market for an instrument that looks like a 50s one would nowadays. Easy as that, no use arguing it as the horse is in little bits and pieces over the internet.

The point is, this is this is a much higher quality instrument than the highway 1 to start off with, not to mention it comes stock with a 59 in the neck. If you fail to see the difference, Squiers will suit you just fine ?

Yoh, when I started this forum I would have been killed for saying that ?

Times a changing ? ?

For what part? ?

MikeM wrote:The point is, this is this is a much higher quality instrument than the highway 1 to start off with, not to mention it comes stock with a 59 in the neck. If you fail to see the difference, Squiers will suit you just fine ?

No argument here. Was just sayin'. Although I have to say my Highway 1 ain't all bad considering what I paid for it... But, considering what I want to do to it, i.e. new pups, and perhaps the trem too, perhaps I shoulda waited for something more like this. Ah well, you can't win 'em all.

Don't regret it dude. Just make sure you buy guitars you love. Great pickups/parts don't make a great guitar ?

MikeM wrote: Don't regret it dude. Just make sure you buy guitars you love. Great pickups/parts don't make a great guitar ?

Oh hey, no regrets. I do love it. It plays like a dream. I just need to make it sound like a dream. (And I don't much use a trem anyway; I'm thinking of blocking it.)
?

I like the fact that they are less aged than the previous models.

http://www.fender.com/products/roadworn/models.php?prodNo=0131062

I'd love to get the two tone Strat... ?

I wonder how the Nitro finish compares to a stock MIA though, and if it is the same.

Distressing on the fretboard looks wicked fake.

singemonkey wrote: Distressing on the fretboard looks wicked fake.

Agreed. Also, poly neck finish :-\

I can't see the distressing.

Also Nico, poly on necks is nicer than nitro as it doesn't get sticky. Like I said appealing to a broader range of people and not just gear whores.

It's subtle but there's a lot of "wear" under the higher strings. I will believe that about poly when I feel it. ?

All that being said, it does look like a pretty sweet guitar. Provided the Tex Mex is hot enough.

MikeM wrote: I can't see the distressing.

Also Nico, poly on necks is nicer than nitro as it doesn't get sticky. Like I said appealing to a broader range of people and not just gear whores.

Nico, you remember the neck on my Washburn? That's how nitro wears. Get's silky smooth. Nitro is notorious for getting sticky cause of oils and stuff (not sure exactly but it's a common problem, usually solved by steel wool).

MikeM wrote: Nico, you remember the neck on my Washburn? That's how nitro wears. Get's silky smooth. Nitro is notorious for getting sticky...

I'm not following this, does the nitro finish become silky smooth or does it become sticky?

I'm assuming you meant to say the poly becomes silky smooth?

I've got 3 nitro coated guitars and 1 poly. The nitro starts off sticky. When I first got my Gibson Les Paul 15+ years ago, it bothered me a lot that my hand couldn't move up and down the neck easily. A lot of that had to do with the fact that I sucked. But that stickiness has worn off now (the guitar was barely played when I got it even though it was already 13 years old).

I adjusted much better to my new Tokai. The stickiness is there and these nitro finishes do make my hand sweat more. But they also feel nice. That's the only way I can describe it.

But for silky smoothness, nothing matches the poly finish on my Pacifica's Warwick neck. It feels powder smooth, if you follow me. So there's nothing wrong with poly neck finishes.

They're different. Nitro is more expensive because it's more difficult to apply - not because it's better. It's just a preference thing.

MikeM wrote: I can't see the distressing.

Note the pale patches on the frets. It's a rather poor attempt to simulate the effects of years of playing. I once played a '50s Telecaster, so I can tell you straight up that that looks nothing like a 60 year-old fretboard. If you want some examples of good distressing I can dig them out. Mass produced, "relic" guitars are always going to look super-fake. Also, on most of these guitars the distressing is exactly the same from one to the other. You certainly wouldn't want two together in the same band or even non-guitarists might figure it out. ?

And Mike, I don't think it's ok to call people with different preferences to you, "gear whores." It's like that tired BS assumption that people who own more than two guitars can't play a lick. It's crap.