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64/65 stuff "L series" gets a lot of love.
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Even though that was the year they came with no strings...
For consistency and quality, current production is best... but random old examples may have ‘something special’.
Individual pieces of wood trump most manufacturing changes, assuming the basic spec isn’t too heavily altered. (eg ruling out things like the Freeshyte vibrato.)
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Play them both and judge them on their individual merits? The boards will be different, as will neck shape, the pickups etc. Spending that much, I think the proof is in the playing.
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My 'number 1' is a May 1971 4 bolt strat ... hardtail, and as far as I'm concerned it's the best one in the world ;-) ...
The more recent stuff I've tried from the custom shop is amazing though, it does feel like they've seriously got themselves together lately ... the Ltd edition relics are really really good.
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I think for Gibson the 'golden era' that is bestowed on the 57-59 period was part based on the arrival of the humbucker and a year later the burst finish - Yet due to initial poor sales the LP as we know it was discontinued - So at the time it was not seen as the 'best period' - It was a few years later, when the likes of EC started to play such an LP that players realised the 'golden years' were behind them - Add to the equation that barely 1500 had ever been built (although only 2000 still exists today !!!!) so such low numbers re-enforced the 'hype' and demand
Fender made a number of changes to the Strat during the 1954-1965 era - Granted the pre-CBS period is seen as the golden era - But different players will prefer a 62 over a 57 or vice versa - Certainly in that era no one Strat, or Tele is better than another - Just which you prefer
Today, if we are talking about 'vintage replicas', then the Custom Shop team do a remarkable job in producing such fine guitars - I'd say they have got better over the last 10/15 years
If we are talking bout 'modern' Strats and Teles, then no vintage model to compare them to - So today is the best period
The 70's 80's and 90's was not Fender's finest period, for many reasons, but you can still find good examples within each model and year
In fact just ask for the weights and buy the lighter one.
60 is a Mid oval C neck in Olympic white, rosewood board.
Both Alder body.
They are both 7lb 15oz actually.
I can't try it probably until next weekend.