New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

[unreal77]

AT FIRST, YES! Ill get that. Maple neck, limp dickzit. Bye.

[Gordon]

Not as wrong as when Squier put a matching headstock on a Sherwood green strat...with a maple board.

https://d1aeri3ty3izns.cloudfront.net/m ... view_1.jpg

It's so weird, because I adore sherwood, and I love matching headstocks...but throw a maple board into the equation and it takes a sudden turn for the worse

This isn't as offensive, but I'd honestly sand that headstock down to bare maple if I had one. It just looks so much better.

Maple with black blocks and binding just speaks for itself. A painted headstock is just putting a hat on a hat at that point.

That Strat makes me think one thing: Socks with sandals.

So, maybe now is not the time to say I wanted this Strat for a long time, and still do (but it will be discontinued by the time I can afford a new guitar, if it isn't already).

[SAVEStheDAY]

I think all headstocks look better painted, and this is fancy as hell. I love it.

[Beltone]

It looks like a Pumpkin Spice Latte. Perfect for autumn, but not for everyone.

[zenarcade]

I think all headstocks look better painted, and this is fancy as hell. I love it.

THIS

[Squareball]

So, maybe now is not the time to say I wanted this Strat for a long time, and still do (but it will be discontinued by the time I can afford a new guitar, if it isn't already).

Ahh, I was a fan of this CV strat too. It actually came as two versions, one with and one without the painted headstock.
Sadly discontinued. Someone on OSG has one with a Tort pick guard upgrade. It's beautiful.

I also like the TVL new colour. I think it's quite original.

[Beyer160]

hrm... i simultaneously love and hate it.

I'm with you on this. I absolutely hate the color combo (I don't like maple necks to begin with, and B&B maple necks are hideous), but I respect the fact that it's unique. Vive la différence.

[dj89]

I still think the 95 american standard limited editions look pretty cool for maple/matching headstock

[clarence leonidas]

got mine last week - very nice....... is it a limited edition or a new colour? idiots at fender australia know nothing....

[DavidG]

This was quietly announced at Namm in January. If you check this thread you posted in you'll see that it was initially supposed to have a rosewood board. Not sure how exclusive it will turn out to be though. Very nice!

Edit: Myabe not this thread, but theres pics knocking around with a rosewood fretboard.

[Shadoweclipse13]

I think it looks great; copper color, matching headstock, etc. All except for the tort guard. Maybe with a Spitfire it would look good, but that tort is horrible. Maybe with a parchment, mint, or black guard would it be MUCH better.

[clarence leonidas]

I think it looks great; copper color, matching headstock, etc. All except for the tort guard. Maybe with a Spitfire it would look good, but that tort is horrible. Maybe with a parchment, mint, or black guard would it be MUCH better.

guard does not photograph well and still has it protective plastic on, in brighter lighting the guard has specks of colour that set the guitars finish off nicely. I guess if you hate the guard that much you can buy your own and do whatever you like to it. Regardless of aesthetics this plays about as well as any custom shop JM have ever tried - and thats straight out of the box with no mucking around

[Shadoweclipse13]

I think it looks great; copper color, matching headstock, etc. All except for the tort guard. Maybe with a Spitfire it would look good, but that tort is horrible. Maybe with a parchment, mint, or black guard would it be MUCH better.

guard does not photograph well and still has it protective plastic on, in brighter lighting the guard has specks of colour that set the guitars finish off nicely. I guess if you hate the guard that much you can buy your own and do whatever you like to it. Regardless of aesthetics this plays about as well as any custom shop JM have ever tried - and thats straight out of the box with no mucking around

I thought yours was black, haha In that lighting, the guard looks good. But in the press release pictures the tort looks awful. I'm also not one who believes that tort should go on everything. In theory, red, orange, and maple could look really good together, but if it was mine (lefty, so no issue here), I'd get a mint guard probably.

[Jorix]

Troy and Fender made a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJfZzmjoMxE

[Maggieo]

Matching headstock is wrong on this

Not as wrong as when Squier put a matching headstock on a Sherwood green strat...with a maple board.



It's so weird, because I adore sherwood, and I love matching headstocks...but throw a maple board into the equation and it takes a sudden turn for the worse

This isn't as offensive, but I'd honestly sand that headstock down to bare maple if I had one. It just looks so much better.

Maple with black blocks and binding just speaks for itself. A painted headstock is just putting a hat on a hat at that point.

Shut your mouth!!!


Oliver On Display, November 12, 2015 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr