Fender Meteora - yay or nay?

Lebarque · June 2019

I dunno. I still think the Jazzmaster/Jag shape is cooler.

Bridgehouse · June 2019

merciful-evans said:

Why the old silly saddles? Its not 1950 anymore.

True. Mr Rees-Mogg would argue that those saddles are far too futuristic

DiscoStu · June 2019

I think I've realised why I like the shape so much. Flip it over and it's essentially an Explorer at heart!

https://i.imgur.com/gAjATwo.jpg

Voxman · June 2019

I kind of like it...the dual bucker in teal in the first picture looks very cool!

Funkfingers · June 2019

DiscoStu said:

Flip it over and it's essentially a ...

... Super-Sonic. Yay!

mcsdan · June 2019

I like them although havent seen one in the flesh yet.

VJIves · June 2019

I quite like them, but I think you've got to be tall to pull that kind of shape off. I'd be in if it was a short scale with a smaller body.

terada · June 2019

DiscoStu said:

I think I've realised why I like the shape so much. Flip it over and it's essentially an Explorer at heart!

https://i.imgur.com/gAjATwo.jpg

Shhhhhhh! Don't tell Mark

TTBZ · June 2019

I like them but think I'd look like a tit playing one. Not cool enough to pull something like that off.

underdog · June 2019

Never seen one before, but I love it, genuinely thinking of buying one.

jonnyburgo · June 2019

Reminds me a little of the Westone Concord for some reason
Image result for westone concord ii

JerkMoans · June 2019

I think they’re great. Love the whole Jetsons / schlock 1950s sci fi vibe. Just the thing to play after taking the monorail to the Forbidden Planet Diner.

OilCityPickups · June 2019

One with a Bigsby and I'd be tempted ...oh and a pair of Filtertrons

Lebarque · June 2019

Gotta be the surf green one

ThePrettyDamned · June 2019

ICBM said:

The humbucker version is *much* nicer than the jarring mash-up of modernistic body styling and vintage Tele hardware. I still dislike tune-o-matic bridges on Fenders, but you could probably replace it with a Mustang one if you wanted...

If the tele-version had a tele plate, 6 modern saddles and no scratchplate with a direct mounted neck pickup, or a small pickup surround to mount it, it would probably look much better. As it is, bit minging - and I like three-saddle bridges!