2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

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Which guitar should I take home (same $$$)?

Toronado
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Venus
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2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:13 am

Yesterday I arrived in Mexico again where I'll be for the next 2 weeks.

My brother here has a massive gear collection (he does hardly play himself) but he wants to reduce the amount a bit.
Most of them are in a quite shabby abandoned shape, as they just function as dust collecting wall hangers.

So he's willing to sell me some at a more than fair brotherly price... (as if I needed more guitars, but you know me). ::)

So I'm torn between these two:

A) a very clean very orange 2001 MIM Fender Toronado

or

B) a nicely beat up 1998 MIJ Squier Venus

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I love the look and feel of both of em. Sounds too. Now I'm so attracted to the Toro cuz of the weirdness and color, but I prefer that the Venus has H/S pickup configuration.

I know it's up to me and all... but what would you do?

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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by s_mcsleazy » Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:24 am

i'd go toronado. but knowing you, you'll come back with both and something like a 68 jaguar
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:26 am

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑
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 i'd go toronado. but knowing you, you'll come back with both and something like a 68 jaguar
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by RIORIO » Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:35 am

Toro for SHORO
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:50 am

...or do I need something with 24 frets...?! :P

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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Embenny » Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:57 am

Performer, by a mile, for the shape, the quality, the splittable pickups - such underrated guitars.

Then the Orange toronado because that colour is "the" Toronado colour IMO.

Then the Venus because Vista series guitars are almost good enough to make up for the fact that CL had anything to do with them.
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Ceylon » Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:29 am

I would absolutely love to have that Performer. Cool colour, cool pickups and I had that vibrato, the System 1 (designed by Kahler if I'm not misreminded) on my first Fender, a Contemporary Stratocaster. It's a surprisingly nice vibrato that I feel kind of does the half-way thing between a modern Strat vibrato and a Floyd. Great for making noise too. And all of this is leaving out the excellent quality of that era of MIJ Fenders.

I think it's by far cooler and rarer than any of the other two.
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:44 am

Oh sorry I posted this in the wrong section...
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by simonhpieman » Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:51 am

He's got a badass collection for someone who hardly plays...

There's a sunburst Venus on a certain board for people with frets for £450 right now.

I voted Venus but actually, unless it were green I'd go for the Chili-Pepper Toronado. Sweet guitar.

The Performer, though... :? If you don't want it and he don't want it...
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Kinx » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:04 am

dude, the PERFORMER !

but the Venus is also nice. I never cared for Toronado though.
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:13 am

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...and there's more. Sick!
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by TinyEv » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:13 am

I agree, if the performer is in the running go for that in a heartbeat. Otherwise it's the toronado simply to avoid the professional widow connection.
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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:15 am

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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:18 am

...and my fav :-*

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Re: 2001 Toronado or 1998 Squier Venus ?

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:21 am

My aesthetical preference lies clearly with the Toronado. Wanted to have one badly when they came out (not only) due to RHCP...
You could always put single coils in HB size in it if you don‘t like HBs...

But man, that Showman&cab... :whistle:
That Mustang also looks killer! Love that colour... Sonic Blue?
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