Speaking of bound teles... Hot or Not?

[Help!I'maRock!]

if this $3 bleed cap made such a huge improvement in tone, wouldn't most manufacturers include one? Or is this some secret Brewski has discovered?

not necessarily. most manufacturers are about doing what's been done before.

 

[peskypesky]

SX's have killer necks. I have one on my green partsocaster strat. I stupidly sold an SX tele with an absolutely killer neck.

Nice to be backed up by wagdog!

 

[Grave Bomber]

I disagree with basically everything you've stated in this post, except your first paragraph. I wouldn't venture to guess what percentage of strat and tele copies have Fender specs.

yep.

I've been known to have incorrect opinions before.

I didn't mean all cheap guitars have bad necks, which is, looking at my post, what I made it out to be. And if you like the neck you like the neck, but in my experience, I don't care for the looks or feel of good number of them. And if I feel ok with spending $130+ on pickups, I don't think it's unreasonable to spend the same or more to make it a comfortable, personalized experience when playing.

For the record, the Suhr headstock is unappealing to me. tongue0

 

[angry tele]

cvc has an alder body. there are 2 cvs one has pine and the other ash. I forget which is which one is blonde the other white.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I've been known to have incorrect opinions before.

I didn't mean all cheap guitars have bad necks, which is, looking at my post, what I made it out to be. And if you like the neck you like the neck, but in my experience, I don't care for the looks or feel of good number of them. And if I feel ok with spending $130+ on pickups, I don't think it's unreasonable to spend the same or more to make it a comfortable, personalized experience when playing.

For the record, the Suhr headstock is unappealing to me. tongue0

you said "looks cheap". this post is all about "feels cheap". that's a completely different argument.

all headstocks are beautiful.

 

[Grave Bomber]

you said "looks cheap". this post is all about "feels cheap". that's a completely different argument.

all headstocks are beautiful.

Incorrect, all my posts on the subject of this thread in regards to necks were equally about looks and feel.

If true, there must be many, many levels of beauty.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Incorrect, all my posts on the subject of this thread in regards to necks were equally about looks and feel.

If true, there must be many, many levels of beauty.

again, how does a neck "look cheap"?

 

[Grave Bomber]

again, how does a neck "look cheap"?

I see your point, I have no valid argument. The combination of certain headstocks and finishes take on a "cheap" look to myself, it's a personal thing rather than a universal one.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I have no valid argument.

the prosecution rests.

 

[angry tele]

both the surh and the xavier look cheap because they have import sized bushings. people associate Fender import bushings with cheap. right or wrong.