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Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:50 am
by arri93
s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:42 am
ok. im sorry but now it's on here, i can say this.
one of my mates in a local guitar shop hinted this was coming but i wasnt aloud to say. he knew i loved electric xii's and simply said "keep an eye out in the next few months for the return of the hockey stick"
now we know a price. im gonna be saving.
Let's get our jangle on!
I'll have you know that Robert Smith played one of these with the banshees
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:28 am
by Jubaea
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:59 am
by s_mcsleazy
arri93 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:50 am
s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:42 am
ok. im sorry but now it's on here, i can say this.
one of my mates in a local guitar shop hinted this was coming but i wasnt aloud to say. he knew i loved electric xii's and simply said "keep an eye out in the next few months for the return of the hockey stick"
now we know a price. im gonna be saving.
Let's get our jangle on!
I'll have you know that Robert Smith played one of these with the banshees
dude. if we ever have a jam together with out full rigs, the volume will be enough to separate scotland from the rest of the uk.
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:25 am
by Pacafeliz
https://www.musicstore.de/de_DE/EUR/Fen ... 048332-000
MusicStore keeps pushing the date back and back by the/a week...
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:48 am
by s_mcsleazy
yeah. my nearest music shop keeps saying he was told they would be arriving in june and they've been pushing em back by a few weeks. apparently fender weren't expecting the guitar to be this much of a hit. in pre-sales alone, the guitar sold in less than 2 weeks. so they've been making more just so guitar shops have some to actually have on the shop floor.
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:54 am
by akpasta
s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:48 am
yeah. my nearest music shop keeps saying he was told they would be arriving in june and they've been pushing em back by a few weeks. apparently fender weren't expecting the guitar to be this much of a hit. in pre-sales alone, the guitar sold in less than 2 weeks. so they've been making more just so guitar shops have some to actually have on the shop floor.
Hahaha I’m glad there’s some demand for when I get it and am not satisfied with the flat 9.5” fretboard and cheap looking pau ferro wood
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:53 am
by s_mcsleazy
my big fear is it's going to be like the first few months of the squier vm series where people were buying them for £255 and then selling them on ebay for £300 that day
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:43 am
by akpasta
Just checked in with Guitar Center who told me mine will ship out at the end of the month.
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:29 pm
by BoringPostcards
I haven’t been this excited about a Fender release since they brought the Jazzmaster and Jaguar back with the AVRI 62 line in 1999.
I really can’t wait to hear about people’s experience with them and to snag one myself.
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:33 pm
by Singlebladepickup
BoringPostcards wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:29 pm
I really can’t wait to hear about people’s experience with them and to snag one myself.
Same. I probably won't be able to get one for a long while, so I hope they do more than a single limited run.
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:00 pm
by Ceylon
Anyone notice that the XII on Thomann's site is meant to be 622mm, or 24,5" scale?
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:09 am
by SignoftheDragon
NONONONONONONO
I hope not!
Part of what has me excited about these is the hope of a true long-scale 12- like my surfcasters. The Eastwood copies came in with a shorter scale than expected, and it made it easier to sell off- hopefully they keep it true to the XII scale length.
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:28 am
by Jubaea
The scale is probably a mistake, it is very common on the Thomann site.
In the same way, Thomann announces 22 frets, and the picture shows 21 frets...
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:57 am
by akpasta
Just heard back from Fender via e-mail.
"these are indeed set to ship out in September."
So... Guitar Center said mine would ship at the end of July, Fender says they will ship in September.
oh well.
Re: Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII 12-String
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:38 am
by Stereordinary
arri93 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:49 am
Stereordinary wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:58 am
Kind of hilarious that they practically traced the bridge plate that I designed like ten years ago.
Didn't they steal your 3 Way switch plate also?
I don't recall.
