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Post by reverendrob on Jul 25, 2023 18:03:13 GMT -5
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Post by bluzcat on Jul 25, 2023 23:13:33 GMT -5
Lol, so a re-release then?
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Post by reverendrob on Jul 26, 2023 1:17:10 GMT -5
Yep. And when was the last time you got to see an "Important Blink 182 news"?
Thankfully, decades.
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Post by markfromhawaii on Jul 26, 2023 12:18:50 GMT -5
If Fender made a signature Hello Kitty single pup, hard tail with that uber gainy pup, I’d be all in.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jul 26, 2023 12:49:18 GMT -5
"Rushed into production due to overwhelming fan demand"
I'm thinking this is a flat out lie, lol.
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Post by reverendrob on Jul 26, 2023 17:38:33 GMT -5
Come on, all three fans who don't have one can get one now.
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Post by insanecooker on Jul 30, 2023 11:17:21 GMT -5
If Fender made a signature Hello Kitty single pup, hard tail with that uber gainy pup, I’d be all in. I’ve always thought of fitting an Invader to my Hello Kitty Strat, but that would affect its collectible value. Seriously. |
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Post by reverendrob on Aug 1, 2023 1:41:47 GMT -5
The fact you're using "resale value" and Hello Kitty in a sentence together makes me weep (and yes, I know people pay for them).
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Post by Leftee on Aug 2, 2023 9:16:23 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for the important news.
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Post by leftrightout on Aug 2, 2023 17:13:54 GMT -5
I think they found a heap of these unsold guitars from back in the day!
When they did a clear out of some old office and thought crap what do we do with this junk?
And some bright spark in marketing said
"Lets re do the serial number and add a few extra $100 to the price tag and say its a long waited reissue and clear this dead stock!"
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Aug 3, 2023 10:20:05 GMT -5
They were the best selling signature model ever for Fender at the time. It helped that they were usually in financial reach of the biggest fan base. I was just starting in the music industry when they came out, and had a hard time seeing the appeal. Still do, but at this point I kinda get it. 20 years later, there will be plenty of those "kids" in their 30s. Many original owners eventually offed the guitars Blink 182 was a gateway band for a lot of kids who eventually got into other kinds of music, and also meant they had to get a guitar that did more than one thing. Now that they're older, they can look back on it more fondly than with the weird embarrassment they might have had a few years after getting one of these for Christmas.
It seems smart - they're catching a nostalgia wave at the beginning instead of trying to cash in late. The guitar is still silly to me - you can drop an Invader into virtually anything and it will sound the same - but if you're gonna do it, may as well do it in a way that hits some nostalgia vibes.
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Post by LTB on Aug 3, 2023 11:01:18 GMT -5
"Rushed into production due to overwhelming fan demand" I'm thinking this is a flat out lie, lol. Ya think? Does sound like someone wishing to make more money with a "put it out there and see or cast the bate out and hope for a catch". Who knows but might be a nibble LOL |
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Post by insanecooker on Aug 4, 2023 9:47:03 GMT -5
The fact you're using "resale value" and Hello Kitty in a sentence together makes me weep (and yes, I know people pay for them). When I saw how much they've been going for I regretted throwing away the original shipping box. :-P |
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