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jeremyb wrote:I can't see the appeal to be honest, they're carbon copies of fenders with a droopy dong headstock!
From an engineer's perspective, they are notably superior to most Fenders. Think WRX Subaru vs 458 Ferrari.
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I can't say I think it's perfect though. I don't like the chrome tuners. Nickel would look nicer. And though mine's a compound 9" to 12" it feels flatter.

I also thought the noise cancelling circuitry took some of the character from the pickups but I now suspect that the 'character' was in fact just extraneous noise.

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Slowy wrote:
jeremyb wrote:I can't see the appeal to be honest, they're carbon copies of fenders with a droopy dong headstock!
From an engineer's perspective, they are notably superior to most Fenders. Think WRX Subaru vs 458 Ferrari.
But a Ferrari doesn't look like a worse version of a WRX!!
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Re: Project Anchor

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jeremyb wrote:
Slowy wrote:
jeremyb wrote:I can't see the appeal to be honest, they're carbon copies of fenders with a droopy dong headstock!
From an engineer's perspective, they are notably superior to most Fenders. Think WRX Subaru vs 458 Ferrari.
But a Ferrari doesn't look like a worse version of a WRX!!
I guess I've still got the CS '60 for the album cover. ;-)

In fairness, I don't think the CS Strat is particularly lacking anywhere. It's rosewood and just sounds darker. I just prefer the sound of the Suhr.

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Put suhr electronics in CS strat, get classic looks with preferred tone?

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JHorner wrote:Put suhr electronics in CS strat, get classic looks with preferred tone?
Cheaper to buy the Suhr.

Also, the necks on the Suhrs are better than the CS necks (at least the ones I've played) - and Suhr do sell options that include a non-droop headstock for those that it bothers, as well as the Antiques, relic'd versions etc.

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Just buy what you like, and play it. Who cares? If we all loved playing the same vintage vesters life would be shit.

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nice straight grain on that neck.
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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mrmofo wrote:nice straight grain on that neck.
They stand behind their work. If a neck ever warps, they'll replace it.

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jeremyb wrote:
Slowy wrote:
jeremyb wrote:I can't see the appeal to be honest, they're carbon copies of fenders with a droopy dong headstock!
From an engineer's perspective, they are notably superior to most Fenders. Think WRX Subaru vs 458 Ferrari.
But a Ferrari doesn't look like a worse version of a WRX!!
This Ferrari does...

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