Fender Custom Shop - No More Clay Dots

GuitarDave

guitars4you said:

Just had a memo - From the very top - No more clay dots on any Custom Shop Fenders - No additional info etc, just that quick statement

Wow this is very bad news!
Although the Custom Shop dots were Micarta and not clay. The original preCBS dots were vulcanised fibreboard and not clay anyway.
Wonder what the reasoning is behind this move?
If they go with plastic dots I will never ever buy another Custom Shop Guitar.

Lebarque

Shame. Clay dots look cool.

guitars4you

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

Just had a memo - From the very top - No more clay dots on any Custom Shop Fenders - No additional info etc, just that quick statement

Wow this is very bad news!
Although the Custom Shop dots were Micarta and not clay. The original preCBS dots were vulcanised fibreboard and not clay anyway.

Custom Shop offered both as an option - But granted micarta was far more common

GuitarDave

guitars4you said:

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

Just had a memo - From the very top - No more clay dots on any Custom Shop Fenders - No additional info etc, just that quick statement

Wow this is very bad news!
Although the Custom Shop dots were Micarta and not clay. The original preCBS dots were vulcanised fibreboard and not clay anyway.

Custom Shop offered both as an option - But granted micarta was far more common

Oh! I never realised that I thought all the Custom Shop guitars with rosewood boards used Micarta?
So would that explain why ths dye has worn off the micarta dots on my Strat, when those with real clay dots retain the colour?

guitars4you

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

Just had a memo - From the very top - No more clay dots on any Custom Shop Fenders - No additional info etc, just that quick statement

Wow this is very bad news!
Although the Custom Shop dots were Micarta and not clay. The original preCBS dots were vulcanised fibreboard and not clay anyway.

Custom Shop offered both as an option - But granted micarta was far more common

Oh! I never realised that I thought all the Custom Shop guitars with rosewood boards used Micarta?
So would that explain why ths dye has worn off the micarta dots on my Strat, when those with real clay dots retain the colour?

similar to top nuts - Most are built with micarta nuts, but you can ask for bone if required on a custom order - Some stock items will have clay dots and/or bone nuts - No price difference 

Whitecat

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

Just had a memo - From the very top - No more clay dots on any Custom Shop Fenders - No additional info etc, just that quick statement

Wow this is very bad news!
Although the Custom Shop dots were Micarta and not clay. The original preCBS dots were vulcanised fibreboard and not clay anyway.

Custom Shop offered both as an option - But granted micarta was far more common

Oh! I never realised that I thought all the Custom Shop guitars with rosewood boards used Micarta?
So would that explain why ths dye has worn off the micarta dots on my Strat, when those with real clay dots retain the colour?

Some are MOP. Check the shop traveler if in doubt... but usually you can tell by looking. 

GuitarDave

Whitecat said:

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

GuitarDave said:

guitars4you said:

Just had a memo - From the very top - No more clay dots on any Custom Shop Fenders - No additional info etc, just that quick statement

Wow this is very bad news!
Although the Custom Shop dots were Micarta and not clay. The original preCBS dots were vulcanised fibreboard and not clay anyway.

Custom Shop offered both as an option - But granted micarta was far more common

Oh! I never realised that I thought all the Custom Shop guitars with rosewood boards used Micarta?
So would that explain why ths dye has worn off the micarta dots on my Strat, when those with real clay dots retain the colour?

Some are MOP. Check the shop traveler if in doubt... but usually you can tell by looking. 

All 3 of my CS Strats say Micarta dots on the traveller, and on all three the tan colour that was there when I bought them has worn off and now they are off white.
I could never understand why some people said the colour had worn off the dots when others retained the colour, so if some CS Strats actually have clay dots rather than dyed Micarta that explains it!