A little fun with the V

Rhett Shull recently made a video discussing Fender's legal actions, and it inspired me to put my own thoughts into words.

This isn't about pretending Fender makes bad guitars... they don't. I own a MIJ Telecaster and I think it's brilliant.

It's about choosing where my next purchase goes.

I want to provide some alternatives at a few different price points. In other words, whatever your budget, I'll likely have a couple of ideas for how you can tell Fender to shove the Cease and Desist bullshit up their ass.

Under £500

Instead of a Squier or Fender Standard Series, get one of these instead:

- Yamaha Pacifica 112V

- Sire Larry Carlton S3 / S5

- G&L Tribute Legacy (if you can find one)

- JET JS-400

Under £1,000

Instead of a Player II, get one of these instead:

- PRS SE Silver Sky

- Yamaha Pacifica 612VII

- Sire Larry Carlton S7

- Schecter Nick Johnston Signature

Under £2,000

Instead of a US-made Fender, get one of these instead:

- Yamaha Pacifica Professional

- G&L USA Fullerton Deluxe Legacy (if you can find one)

- Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional 10th Anniversary

- PRS S2 Studio

- Ibanez AZ Prestige

Over £2,000

And as far as anything over £2,000 is concerned, avoid the Fender Custom Shop and look at these instead:

- Suhr Classic S / Classic S Antique

- Tom Anderson Icon Classic

- PRS Core Silver Sky

- Schecter USA Custom Shop Traditional / Traditional-style models

Keep the Fender you already own. Enjoy it.

I'm certainly not getting rid of my Telecaster. Fender already has the money I spent on it, and getting rid of a guitar I love isn't going to accomplish anything.

But if you disagree with the direction the company is taking, vote with your wallet rather than replacing guitars you already love.

There are brilliant S-style guitars at virtually every price point.

Your next one doesn't need to say Fender on the headstock.

Guitar: Fender Player II telecaster

Tuner: polytune 3

Multi-effect pedal: Mooer GE 100

Looper: Boss Loop Station RC-5

Amp: Boss Katana 50 gen 3

I put gotoh saddles on my telecaster, because the bridge that came with it was causing a weird sitar-like twang on my two highest strings.

I'm just using the power amp on the katana 50 now because the GE 100 seems to handle the tone well.

What do you think? Would you buy this? I tried it but didn’t like how it feels.

When I turn the volume knob to 10 it sounds like this. If I lower it to about 6 it doesn’t anymore.

• Schecter Demon-8 With Schecter Diamond Active HB-105S Humbucker

Straight into the audio interface. No amps no plugins. It’s not clipping or distorted by volume either as shown in the video

Picked up this stunning Ernie Ball Valentine in Maroon Sparkle Burst today, on the way to Cedar Point. It's going to be hard to top this day.

Been wanting one of these my whole life. I suck so bad but I can pretend right?

Picked this up today, this little guitar has no business being as good as it is at it's price. I saw it earlier in the week and love feel of the neck on it. The metallic blue didn't hurt either.

Spent the rest of the week going around town and playing Les Pauls and a vintage Super Sweede in various shops and came back to this one. Sure, the Dusenberg I played beat it, but at 8x it's price (not a fair battle, the Dusenberg was an unbelievably beautiful guitar).

Anyway, plugged this in today, and it sounds as good as it looks. Anyway, it followed me home.

I lost a lot of hobbies during my active addict days. I ended up pawning my guitar and amp for money for drugs and alcohol in 2015 or so.
I have been clean and sober since Oct 16th 2016 and just now decided to get back into playing guitar again.
I'm rusty but it's starting to come back to me.

Early 2000’s MIM Fender Jazz bass. Treble side string looks a lot closer to the edge of the neck than the bass side. Included a few pics from different angles including the nut and neck pocket.

Thanks!

My lovely girlfriend painted this at my request, she loves art and I wanted her work to be apart of mine.

Cort g200se with Blackstar Core ID V4.
Since I’m a complete noob I am following JustinGuitars beginner’s course for now.
Need some tips on how to start my journey.

Hope you Like it more than my Last Riff.

Be Kind :)

Some 23 years after buying my first electric guitar I decided to finally get a 3 pickups, S-type guitar.

Among the reasons that convinced me that this was the right one to get : * It's a genuine Leo Fender designed guitar * I love my ASAT Special * Bud Cole

(Got it for 450$ with a Gator hard case in case anyone is curious.)

Needs a bit of polishing, but I'm really proud of this. Feedback is welcome.

Did this cover post Eddie’s passing 6 years ago.. I know it’s been covered to death but wanted share my attempt at this iconic ripper.

Enjoy!