All the time with Floyd Rose.
Is there an explanation for this ?
- Thread starter Don O
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All the time with Floyd Rose.
Agreed!
Wow. I guess I can see it saving a little time in a pinch, but it looks fugly to me.
I don't know where the concept originated, but you do see it sometimes.
Amp Mad Scientist
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left-hand strings?
Clockworkmike
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Just to check my own brain: there's almost no way this would work on a standard bridge though, right? Not having something holding the string behind/below the saddles?
Correct
syscokid
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Here it is:
reverb.com
It's got string lockers at the tail.
Fender Custom Shop Set-Neck Stratocaster | Reverb
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reverb.com
Here it is:
It's got string lockers at the tail.Fender Custom Shop Set-Neck Stratocaster | Reverb
Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a wide-spanning community to buy, sell, and discuss all things music gear.
Very interesting. It appears to have locking saddles, and it has both “Floyd Rose” and “Fender” stamped on the baseplate, but it doesn’t appear to have fine tuners.
Amp Mad Scientist
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Whata the ?
I never seen such a thang before.
aon
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Here’s a little bit about the set-neck Strats. It’s near the bottom of the page.
Apparently, they came out in 1992.
I like these!
Apparently, they came out in 1992.
I like these!
Custom Shop first series
In 1992 the first Custom Shop series appeared on the price list: the Custom Classic, the Set-Neck and the Contemporary Series and some Signature guitars.
www.fuzzfaced.net
syscokid
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Welp.... You can now own "such a thang" for a measly $10,579...
Clockworkmike
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Alas! Someone cracked the mystery lol i was wondering for real....i had already settled on the guy tied knots in the strings at the saddles if it was a traditional lolHere it is:
It's got string lockers at the tail.Fender Custom Shop Set-Neck Stratocaster | Reverb
Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a wide-spanning community to buy, sell, and discuss all things music gear.
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Amp Mad Scientist
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Is it mahogany?Welp.... You can now own "such a thang" for a measly $10,579...
According to the article I linked earlier, the 1992 set-neck Stratocasters had a mahogany body with a maple top. However, the 1996 set-neck Strats had an ash body with a maple top.
Amp Mad Scientist
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The 1992 is the one. If I play a set neck strat, it could at least be mahogany.
Clockworkmike
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I heard once that Randy Hansen had probably the first Floyd Rose released ( because Floyd Rose was his tech) and EVH met him backstage asking about it. So that's pretty cool lol
Whole interview is cool but its at 6:30 he talks about it
OP
I have 2 setneck Strats and a setneck Tele. The first Strat one I bought used around 25 years ago and has a serial number that I have yet to find a decoder for. It’s SE801143, a Signature Edition from what I have googled, but no decoder for the year. I ran across a guy who had a SE9xxxx serial number and he had a Fender authorized dealer certify as a 1989. Even made him a COA for it. I’m still trying to figure mine out. It has the Wilkinson roller nut and the early Custom Shop logo on the rear headstock. I’m in the process of “restoring“ it (a topic for a new thread soon).
The second one I bought new at GC so I have the COA and pedigree on that one. The tele was an eBay purchase and I haven't dated that one either.
First one:
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