Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

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Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by baseggio » Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:07 pm

Now that we've got our Electric XII reissue, check this guy out:

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/li ... 7/28429629

Recreated by a new master builder, since they didn't have any blueprints or diagrams. They noted that the radius was changed, the headstock reversed, and a different color used. But what really caught my eye was the bridge - this one looks like a legit old school one where all 12 strings go through the body. Compared to the reissue, which is the Gotoh (or Gotoh-style) 6 through and 6 on top. I'd always heard that it was too difficult or expensive to tool a 12 through style. I'm curious what the deal is here. Though, I guess when you're asking $9k...

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by Danley » Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:18 pm

Awesome. I figure how hard could getting the bridge right be- at one point even MIJ Fender tooled it up for Squiers and Strat XIIs, so why not the modern XII too? Really a lot of ‘Leo’ design on that hardware. Again, happy to see they decided to use it at least once more even at that price.
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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by parry » Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:36 pm

$9G tort.
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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by postchrist » Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:54 pm

parry wrote:
Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:36 pm
$9G tort.
:k
right???

thing is cool i guess... would be cool to see them do a proper reissue at some point. time will tell!
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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:55 pm

Surely they could have sourced symmetrical tuning heads?

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by marqueemoon » Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:25 pm

That tort is trash.

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by dc » Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:43 pm

baseggio wrote:
Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:07 pm
the headstock reversed,
to what end? :wtf: :fp:
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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by Danley » Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:14 pm

More proof I just cannot tell good tort from ‘bad’ tort and mostly don’t care. As long as it’s not ketchup MIJ tort, I don’t mind it (or- it looks equally ugly. Tort is meant to be ugly and only used out of irony right? ;) )

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by vistavision » Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:40 pm

Carlos Lopez also did this Marauder II for shits-and-giggles (from what I can tell).

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I'm sure some Fender dealer in '64 looked at the new Duo-Sonic II and thought, "That's not a Duo-Sonic. That's a Mustang".

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by baseggio » Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:30 am

dc wrote:
Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:43 pm
baseggio wrote:
Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:07 pm
the headstock reversed,
to what end? :wtf: :fp:
There's a page with the whole story of the thing (which I seem to have lost) but they explain that it was done for two reasons. Balance, and to distinguish it from the originals.

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by N0_Camping4U » Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:34 am

Man... for 9K that is so hideous. I don't dig the paint, the tort, or the reverse headstock! But, it isn't mine so I shouldn't complain. Just seems like for that much they eat it and buy you a spitfire factory new.

Not to shamelessly plug my XII I assembled for almost a tenth of the cost: http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... p?t=109635 but it seems like other than the correct string/body design it doesn't even have nice figured wood... But different strums for different bums. Glad to see this is being offered, though. I hope they do a tele acoustasonic 12 string version.
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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by baseggio » Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:21 am

Man, N0_Camping4U, that's a beauty right there.

Last year, I bought the Strat XII, thinking they'd never do an Electric XII. Hpoefully the trend keeps up and they'll do a Tele XII next year. The one I put together many years ago has issues, and I'm really loving the Electric XII over it.

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by eggwheat » Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:35 am

Yeh..hideous. hideous price too...9 grand for a copy :fp:

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by Jaguar018 » Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:03 am

eggwheat wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:35 am
Yeh..hideous. hideous price too...9 grand for a copy :fp:
I don't really hold this against Fender Custom Shop. Like... if you really want a unique new Fender Custom Shop XII Master Built guitar... they will do it for you, but it means you're kind of a dope in terms of paying a serious premium. Without too much effort and a lot less money you can assemble a replica-- or you can buy a vintage one for less. Either way you will get a better tort guard. :jacked:

Obviously my perspective is skewed. I really do like my FCS master built Jaguar. In 2008 it cost about the same as what a 100% vintage custom color Jag would cost. I have never been happier with any other guitar; the premium I paid has been totally worth it (and I swapped out the gross tort that came with it).

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Re: Fender Custom Shop Electric XII

Post by marqueemoon » Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:25 am

The tort on that Marauder is also criminally bad, but it fits the overall funky look a little better.

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