Fender releases a new VG Strat

Bec26 · 15th March 2012, 10:44 PM

Evening all

Just stumbled onto this when looking around for some info on the original VG strat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKhGu-BPpng

It is very keenly priced in Oz web price $1200ish for a guitar that last sold for $4k here

http://www.shiremusic.com.au/site/in...ory_code=10022

differences I can see - 2 selection dials are now black . .. .don't like that
the big blue led is gone
only 2 models to choose from (a shame as I wanted a maple sunburst)

No news on battery life, but I guess we will here are time goes by.

I know this is not for everyone, but could be useful for some (like me lol)

I'm guessing a a big part of the price reduction is that the guitar isn't an American Strat, a big emphasis in the first iteration of this

But for $1200, you could do worse

Cheers (plus, please no flames lol

)

Cheers

Deckham · 16th March 2012, 8:09 AM

I get the 'puritan' arguments - but this would be handy to have.

bangmango · 16th March 2012, 11:53 AM

Really,to me its a shame Fender didn't go the way of the Gibsons Robot..ie,having the auto tuning machine heads,the vg kinder does "similar things"..but correct me if wrong,the guitar is out of tune but corrected by the software?

Deckham · 16th March 2012, 2:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bangmango

Really,to me its a shame Fender didn't go the way of the Gibsons Robot..ie,having the auto tuning machine heads,the vg kinder does "similar things"..but correct me if wrong,the guitar is out of tune but corrected by the software?

Correct - like the Variax's.

Bec26 · 7th April 2012, 9:43 PM

http://www.bassnbluesmusic.com.au/pr...-stratocaster/

website of my local music store ( not too shabby with a population of 20k

)

The new Fender VG Strat is from the Mexico factory and has medium jumbo frets . .. .

Available May

Bec26 · 1st July 2012, 7:31 PM

Hi everyone

Just thought I'd share hat I sourced on of the original 2007 models and Wollongong Music (serial no confirmed by Fender Australia with a copy of the delivery list

)

Best part was, it was less than the street price of a US strat.

Worst part was ( and I'm being picky here . . .) is that is a black and white with maple - just like my other mid 80's MIJ strat.

Different feel, but definitely great fun, going from playing "start me up/brown sugar" to some Angels with buckers and then a bit of Supertramp/America/Bob Dylan with acoustic sound is amazing!

Battery life is 9-10 hours and I have 2 sets of eneloops on standby - would be great if Fender sold spare battery holders!

So, when the come, have a bash and see what you think

Cheers

GarethB · 31st July 2012, 3:13 PM

Nice.

I've barely touched my guitars in the last year of so, but there's always the thought of "I want an X and a Y and a Z guitar" going on in the back of my mind. From what I can see, all the different guitar and tuning emulations are built into the guitar itself, one guitar that can be X or Y or Z whenever you want it. Big thumbs up from me for that.

On the other hand, right now you could do the same thing for less by going for the Roland GR-55 system. http://www.shiremusic.com.au/site/in...duct_id=202371

It will do everything the Fender VG Strat will do but you don't get all the controls on the guitar itself like the VG Strat has. On the other hand, the GR-55 will do more, not just modelling different guitars, also modelling different amps, effects, and guitar-synth/midi as well. Plus you can have a Roland GK pickup fitted to a guitar (or bass) you already have and still spend less than the price of the VG Strat.

I have the older (late 80's) GR-50 guitar synth system that I both like and dislike, so I already have a guitar ready to drive a GR-55.

Here's one of the best general reviews of the GR-55 I've seen on youtube (25 minutes).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFRRRhf8EXs

15th March 2012, 10:44 PM	#1
Bec26 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 45	Fender releases a new VG Strat Evening all Just stumbled onto this when looking around for some info on the original VG strat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKhGu-BPpng It is very keenly priced in Oz web price $1200ish for a guitar that last sold for $4k here http://www.shiremusic.com.au/site/in...ory_code=10022 differences I can see - 2 selection dials are now black . .. .don't like that the big blue led is gone only 2 models to choose from (a shame as I wanted a maple sunburst) No news on battery life, but I guess we will here are time goes by. I know this is not for everyone, but could be useful for some (like me lol) I'm guessing a a big part of the price reduction is that the guitar isn't an American Strat, a big emphasis in the first iteration of this But for $1200, you could do worse Cheers (plus, please no flames lol) Cheers

16th March 2012, 8:09 AM	#2
Deckham Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Essendon, Melbourne Posts: 6,967	I get the 'puritan' arguments - but this would be handy to have. __________________ Zenfolio

7th April 2012, 9:43 PM	#5
Bec26 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 45	Update http://www.bassnbluesmusic.com.au/pr...-stratocaster/ website of my local music store ( not too shabby with a population of 20k ) The new Fender VG Strat is from the Mexico factory and has medium jumbo frets . .. . Available May

1st July 2012, 7:31 PM	#6
Bec26 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 45	Update Hi everyone Just thought I'd share hat I sourced on of the original 2007 models and Wollongong Music (serial no confirmed by Fender Australia with a copy of the delivery list ) Best part was, it was less than the street price of a US strat. Worst part was ( and I'm being picky here . . .) is that is a black and white with maple - just like my other mid 80's MIJ strat. Different feel, but definitely great fun, going from playing "start me up/brown sugar" to some Angels with buckers and then a bit of Supertramp/America/Bob Dylan with acoustic sound is amazing! Battery life is 9-10 hours and I have 2 sets of eneloops on standby - would be great if Fender sold spare battery holders! So, when the come, have a bash and see what you think Cheers

16th March 2012, 11:53 AM	#3
bangmango Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney/Australia Posts: 731	Really,to me its a shame Fender didn't go the way of the Gibsons Robot..ie,having the auto tuning machine heads,the vg kinder does "similar things"..but correct me if wrong,the guitar is out of tune but corrected by the software?

31st July 2012, 3:13 PM	#7
GarethB Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,512	Nice. I've barely touched my guitars in the last year of so, but there's always the thought of "I want an X and a Y and a Z guitar" going on in the back of my mind. From what I can see, all the different guitar and tuning emulations are built into the guitar itself, one guitar that can be X or Y or Z whenever you want it. Big thumbs up from me for that. On the other hand, right now you could do the same thing for less by going for the Roland GR-55 system. http://www.shiremusic.com.au/site/in...duct_id=202371 It will do everything the Fender VG Strat will do but you don't get all the controls on the guitar itself like the VG Strat has. On the other hand, the GR-55 will do more, not just modelling different guitars, also modelling different amps, effects, and guitar-synth/midi as well. Plus you can have a Roland GK pickup fitted to a guitar (or bass) you already have and still spend less than the price of the VG Strat. I have the older (late 80's) GR-50 guitar synth system that I both like and dislike, so I already have a guitar ready to drive a GR-55. Here's one of the best general reviews of the GR-55 I've seen on youtube (25 minutes). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFRRRhf8EXs