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lemonjefferson
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 Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:57 am Post subject: New Fender Custom Shop Esprits |
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Hi Daved and fellow forum members.
the new Fender Custom Shop Esprits - but not the same without Robbens name on them - what do you guys think?
maple tops with chambers - Greg Fessler is building them.
thanks
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JackD
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| What are they charging for them? I wonder if they are offering a spruce top? |
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lemonjefferson
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:37 am Post subject: esprit |
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| in UK they are going for £5,199.99 and in Japan 880,000 Yen, Greg will make whatever you want if you have enough money! - Ill stick to my Epiphones. |
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The Duck Of Hellfire
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: esprit |
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| lemonjefferson wrote: | | in UK they are going for £5,199.99 and in Japan 880,000 Yen, Greg will make whatever you want if you have enough money! - Ill stick to my Epiphones. |
Those look nice but at approx. $7,500.00 US..... I can always dream! lol A cedar top would interest me also. Thanks for posting the pics! |
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JackD
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| Wow, those things are expensive!! I had a mint condition MIJ RF that I had updated to the CS specs (same pickups and TonePros bridge and TP, etc.). It was like brand new and I sold it last year for around $2,600-$2,700. I guess I should have kept it. It would have done much better than my 401k! |
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kirk95
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PierreL
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Captain...long time no see, it's good to hear from you again 
Those prices are silly...but the guitars are quite nice (especially the first one). |
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lemonjefferson
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| Japanese ones are really great I had one of those. Apparently Fender never stopped making the Esprit model just nobody asked for one (fender CS will build you anything if you have enough money) but now they've released it as an official new custom shop model. Shame Fender didnt listen to Robben and Daved's advice on how to improve the Esprit and evolve it! |
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kirk95
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JohnnyZ
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What, no inlay on the 1st fret? I'd be lost... 
Very pretty guitar there, kirk!
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Leftbender
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Beautiful guitar, Captain! Do you want to sell it?
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tedro
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: gorgeous |
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| wow. |
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kirk95
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JohnnyZ
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| kirk95 wrote: | | Leftbender wrote: | | Beautiful guitar, Captain! Do you want to sell it? |
Thinking about it....  |
Do I smell a RF Discussion Forum raffle? 
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Michael
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| I'll give up my beautiful Gibson ES335 - it's got the floating tailpiece, and a few recommendations from Garth implemented - one of the volume controls has been modified to blend both pickups. |
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