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Post by welder on Jan 20, 2020 11:16:31 GMT -5
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Post by BobbyMac on Jan 20, 2020 11:56:54 GMT -5
Fender is willing to do anything and everything to sell more guitars. And I am sure they will sell some of these.
As far as I am concerned, they already have way too many models.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 20, 2020 12:04:15 GMT -5
This is a pretty groovy offering!
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 20, 2020 12:27:36 GMT -5
The originals were decent guitars, sort of like a Mustang-sized Strat. I think they didn't catch on because Strats and Teles already did what the Leads did. The only pro I saw playing one onstage at the time was Elliott Easton.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 20, 2020 13:05:23 GMT -5
The originals were decent guitars, sort of like a Mustang-sized Strat. I think they didn't catch on because Strats and Teles already did what the Leads did. The only pro I saw playing one onstage at the time was Elliott Easton. Elliot has played anything and everything over the years.
I still want a Tikibird.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 20, 2020 13:32:03 GMT -5
That's why I'm a huge fan. He's pretty fearless. He just may be the best all-around pop/rock guitarist because he covers so much musical ground. You guys remember FDPer VA Steve? He and I played in a band for a few years. He usually played a Nocaster, but every so often he'd bring out an original Fender Lead II. Great guitar! That's Steve on the left. He could really rip. Click to Enlarge
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Post by welder on Jan 20, 2020 14:26:54 GMT -5
The originals were decent guitars, sort of like a Mustang-sized Strat. I think they didn't catch on because Strats and Teles already did what the Leads did. The only pro I saw playing one onstage at the time was Elliott Easton. Peegoo, I bought a brand new black Lead I when they first came out. $260 plus sales tax out the door included a black Fender hard case. If my memory is correct, Steve Morse was featured in the ads for the new Lead series. I don't know how much he actually used them, if he even did at all. Mine developed major finish cracking all over the body. The problem was well known. I sanded off all of the original finish (very thick) using bodywork air sanders. I used "spot" putty to fill the grain and primed and painted it a white lacquer. All car stuff. It looked great. I sold it a long time ago. If you look, you will see that a lot of the original Lead series guitars for sale now have been refinished. Fender was having finish problems at the time, at least on the early Lead series.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 20, 2020 14:33:40 GMT -5
welder, I remember when many makers switched to catalyzed poly finishes to speed production. There were lots of growing pains as they fiddled with the formulations to work on wood bodies. The dust has settled on this and they've now got it figured out. Some makers today are using UV-cured finishes.
It takes some huge ones to go after a finish with power tools. I'll bet your paint job was way better than the original.
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Post by j0nasty🎸 on Jan 20, 2020 15:19:34 GMT -5
I had a couple old leads when I was young! I remember cutting one up and putting 3 Duncan alnico staggered humbuckers in it. I don't know if Duncan offers that model pickup anymore. They were made so you could split them and sound like a real single coil (allegedly), if I'm remembering correctly. Anyway, I would buy one I guess!
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 20, 2020 16:07:01 GMT -5
I have 2 lead ii guitars. I like everything about them.
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Post by Peppy on Jan 20, 2020 17:58:02 GMT -5
I had a Lead I in the wine red color. Maple board. Never had finish cracking. Wish they would bring back the I model also. Anyway, that green Lead II could be calling my name. After all, see my Telecaster on the first page of the Telecaster show 'n tell thread. 😂
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jan 20, 2020 18:06:21 GMT -5
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Post by welder on Jan 20, 2020 19:19:20 GMT -5
I had a Lead I in the wine red color. Maple board. Never had finish cracking. Peppy, maybe it was just the gloss black ones they had the problem with. It took mine a while to do it. In fact, I had sold it to a friend and the cracks developed while he owned it. Rather than have it cause issues to our friendship, I bought it back and refinished it. Thirty five years later, we're not friends any more, but it had nothing to do with the guitar.
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Post by archiestone on Jan 20, 2020 19:45:00 GMT -5
Local guy is selling an '81 Lead 1 w/ major mods. Looks nice, price seems high, no?
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 20, 2020 19:58:23 GMT -5
I think that's high. 550 sounds fair. I bought each of mine for around 600 and neither has the mods.
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Post by geonew on Jan 20, 2020 21:26:20 GMT -5
I have a friend who has used a lead II as his number one for many years. Sounds great in his hands. He had it refinished a long time ago.
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Peppy
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Post by Peppy on Jan 22, 2020 9:48:10 GMT -5
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Post by mikeyd on Jan 28, 2020 21:02:08 GMT -5
My first electric was a Fender lead II -- black. I put a Carvin super distortion 'bucker in the bridge position and played the hell out of it in a couple bands in high school. Sold it in college as I was poor (to FDP'er mroulier) and moved on. Cool they are bringing them back, and always fun to think about my first
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