NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by Tehz_ » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:46 am

Fuck my life. I might have to get two of these :fp:

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Re: NEW FENDER SWINGERS

Post by Futuron » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:47 am

Looks like something BC Rich would've done in the 50s.


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So glad they cleared that one up

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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by s_mcsleazy » Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:39 am

i like the black one because im borning
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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:46 am

Whoa!

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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by Steadyriot. » Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:23 am

What will these run at? My Yen to Euro converter is acting wonky and I can't seem to figure it out.
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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by Danley » Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:32 am

Zemfira wrote:
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how can they put 9er strings on this baby scale?!
I noticed that too, absolute madness!!!
I use 9s on all my 24” guitars. No problems :)
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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by hobbes » Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:30 am

they are nice but JPY 103000/ EUR 850 for the 2 PU and JPY 144000 / EUR 1200 for the curiously more expensive 1 PU ??

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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by Danley » Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:40 am

They have the market cornered - MIJ hasn’t been a bargain for a while.

I’m happy they used the three-saddle bridge and not some mongrel.

Maybe they’ll do the Bass V these were originally built as soon ;)
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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by Mongoloid » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:23 am

s_mcsleazy wrote:
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i like the black one because im borning
Agreed, but not because you’re boring! I think the other colors (as much as I love them on other guitars) make this already wacky design a little tacky.

I feel like the black one I could take serious (I actually really want one), and especially with a pickguard change.

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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by Larry Mal » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:34 am

I think that's great... wonderful to see Fender revisiting their older models with a quality reissue. I would consider one of these myself.
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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by FenderBob » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:58 am

Zemfira wrote:
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I think it’s great - the swinger body shape is really cool (the headstock not so much).
I get how its not necessarily for everyone (myself included) but I really appreciate Fender keeping it true to the original since, to my knowledge, there aren't any other reissues other than these

WOW! Looks mostly original except for the scale. Original Swingers had a smaller and not very popular 22.5" scale. These new ones are 24" scale and the change in scale is probably what makes them feasible to produce again. Would love to see the Bass V route under the pickguard!! :D


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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by electric hamburger » Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:35 am

Does anyone have any experience with ordering from Fender Japan? I've always wanted one of these guys, but I'm worried it'll be too much trouble and too costly to get one. Wish Fender America would put these out, but they're too busy making jazzmasters and jaguars with humbuckers

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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by Zemfira » Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:43 pm

WOW! Looks mostly original except for the scale. Original Swingers had a smaller and not very popular 22.5" scale.
Jeeeez imagine a 22.5" scale with 9-42s

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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by postchrist » Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:31 pm

this is way too cool, goddamn.... will have to wait around for a wild deal on one but when that day comes i’m so ready. this is so sick.
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Re: NEW Fender Swingers from Fender Japan!!!

Post by N0_Camping4U » Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:55 pm

Cool!!! Here's hoping for Maverick/Custom reissues! Is it weird I kind of want a Katana reissue? :blush:
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