DesmoDog
Desmo was my dog. RIP big guy
For years I've been fighting the urge to buy a Cray edition Strat, because it's a hardtail. I've come THIS CLOSE to buying a body from Stratosphere and then building it up like I want, with a Warmoth neck, etc. I also keep telling myself I should check out the Squier hardtail, but haven't found one locally to try out yet. And I'd have to try one of those first.
(BTW - I have multiple Strats with trems. I don't care about people's objections to the hardtails, I want one)
Recently I had a Cray body on my screen, thinking about pulling the trigger, when I remembered NAMM was coming up. What the heck, may as well wait to see if they introduce another hardtail Strat.
So yesterday I stumbled across this. Introduced at NAMM. A Lead III.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LeadP3MP--fender-player-lead-iii-metallic-purple?&mrkgcl=28&mrkgadid=3344196793&product_id=LeadP3MP&campaigntype=shopping&campaign=aaShopping%20-%20PreOrder%20-%20Guitars&adgroup=Guitars%20-%20Electric%20Guitars&placement=google&creative=360738227756&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj-GpmMON5wIVjYbACh3KtQzsEAQYASABEgLr2vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
D'oh! Apaarently a re-issue of a guitar they made a few decades ago. Not a faithful re-issue but whatever, I'm not picky. No, it isn't a Strat but close enough for who it's for.
Came THIS CLOSE to preordering it from Sweetwater. It's got the hardtail. It's got humbuckers. It's got a Pau Ferro fingerboard. All items on my list of wants.
I decided to think about it a while. When more rational thought set in I realized it's a Player Edition, which means it probably doesn't use a standard Fender neck, which means the typical replacements won't fit. My Modern Player Telecaster and Startcaster are both like that. If I want a different neck, I'd probably have to build it. Or play games making a standard neck fit. I put a different scale length neck on my Starcaster to compensate for the difference in the length of the neck pocket, but that's really going down a rabbit hole. Maybe the Cray is the way to go after all? Grrrr.... decisions, decisions.
The good news is, Stratosphere doesn't have any bare Cray bodies right now, so I have time to think about what to do whether I want time or not. The Lead IIIs are expected to start shipping around Feb 11 according to Guitar Center.
In any case, I think my years (Yes, it's been years! I think) of resisting a new guitar purchase may end in 2020.
(BTW - I have multiple Strats with trems. I don't care about people's objections to the hardtails, I want one)
Recently I had a Cray body on my screen, thinking about pulling the trigger, when I remembered NAMM was coming up. What the heck, may as well wait to see if they introduce another hardtail Strat.
So yesterday I stumbled across this. Introduced at NAMM. A Lead III.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LeadP3MP--fender-player-lead-iii-metallic-purple?&mrkgcl=28&mrkgadid=3344196793&product_id=LeadP3MP&campaigntype=shopping&campaign=aaShopping%20-%20PreOrder%20-%20Guitars&adgroup=Guitars%20-%20Electric%20Guitars&placement=google&creative=360738227756&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj-GpmMON5wIVjYbACh3KtQzsEAQYASABEgLr2vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
D'oh! Apaarently a re-issue of a guitar they made a few decades ago. Not a faithful re-issue but whatever, I'm not picky. No, it isn't a Strat but close enough for who it's for.
Came THIS CLOSE to preordering it from Sweetwater. It's got the hardtail. It's got humbuckers. It's got a Pau Ferro fingerboard. All items on my list of wants.
I decided to think about it a while. When more rational thought set in I realized it's a Player Edition, which means it probably doesn't use a standard Fender neck, which means the typical replacements won't fit. My Modern Player Telecaster and Startcaster are both like that. If I want a different neck, I'd probably have to build it. Or play games making a standard neck fit. I put a different scale length neck on my Starcaster to compensate for the difference in the length of the neck pocket, but that's really going down a rabbit hole. Maybe the Cray is the way to go after all? Grrrr.... decisions, decisions.
The good news is, Stratosphere doesn't have any bare Cray bodies right now, so I have time to think about what to do whether I want time or not. The Lead IIIs are expected to start shipping around Feb 11 according to Guitar Center.
In any case, I think my years (Yes, it's been years! I think) of resisting a new guitar purchase may end in 2020.
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