9078 Members
50 Forums
26303 Topics
288970 Posts
Max Online: 300 @ 28/12/10 03:31 AM
|
|
|
#279498 - 31/08/10 11:33 PM
What constitutes a 'reissue' discription??
|
Nijinsky
Be Nice (I'm New!)
Registered: 21/08/10
Posts: 1
|
Hi guys, I'm new here and apologies in advance for doing anything wrong!
I have a burning question. I keep seeing Squier strats (and some tele's) described as 'reissue' and it's puzzling me (doesn't take much).
What constitutes a 'reissue' discription?
Is it a specific label attached to the models 'official' discription, or is it simply a strat (or tele) that's 'in the style of'?
Cheers in advance.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#279499 - 01/09/10 01:28 AM
Re: What constitutes a 'reissue' discription??
[Re: Nijinsky]
|
Lurcher
Professional Forumite!
Registered: 09/02/09
Posts: 899
Loc: Tipperary, Ireland
|
Hi Nijinsky.
A brief welcome and I'll save the full one for your intro post.
Now, re-issue would be a guitar made to the specification of a particular year. So you might get a Strat that is labelled a '57 re-issue. They are close, but availability of particular woods etc often causes them to be a little different from the originals.
Being mainly a Gibson man, there is a coding on theirs that might be R9 for a '59 Les Paul, R7 for a humbucker Goldtop, R4C for a '54 Custom. R0 refers to 1960 spec. Typically all these would be non-chambered bodies, necks to the year style and humbuckers similar to the old PAF types. (or the single coils used before 1957.
With Fenders, there were changes in headstock shape, pickups, neck profiles and fingerboard radius. Maybe a few other details, too.
Brian
_________________________
I pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Guitarist with The Silver Hoarde. Geriatric Metal for your weddings and wakes.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#279506 - 01/09/10 02:29 AM
Re: What constitutes a 'reissue' discription??
[Re: Lurcher]
|
stickyfiddle
Spam Commander (Forum Council Member)
Old Timer
Registered: 22/04/04
Posts: 5870
Loc: London, UK
|
Generally for Fenders and Squiers the reissues are thus:
Strats:
-50's means maple fretboards, black or sunburst finishes (sometimes custom colours such as fiesta red or daphne blue), usually curved fretboards with small frets (tho the squiers are a bit more of a compromise- with flatter fretboards and bigger frets), and a single-ply white (or occasionally gold-anodized) scratchplate.
-60's means rosewood fretboards and more custom colours- 3 tone sunburst, white, metallic reds and blues and even greens. And a multiple-ply scratchplate, usually white-ish, tho often mint green or tortoiseshell are used.
-70's means maple or rosewood fretboards and taller frets again but with slightly hotter pickups and that big CBS style headstock.
For Teles,
-50's would be a BIG all-maple neck, in sunburst, blonde or white, usually with a black scratchplate. These would usually come with a brass 3-saddle bridge and domed chromed knobs
-60's again would involve a rosewood board and multi-ply 'plate. The bridge on a 60's would generally be a 3-saddle again, but with steel saddles rather than brass and flat-topped knobs.
Then of course you have the modern ones, with different bridges, neck, frets, finishes and wiring options, plus further reissues of Tele Customs & Custom Teles (not the same thing!), plus thinlines, deluxes and more...
So to answer your question, anything that is trying to recreate the features of a specific guitar is a reissue. Anything is generally isn't. But there are always exceptions...
Edited by stickyfiddle (01/09/10 04:15 AM)
_________________________
PSN: stickyfiddle
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#279507 - 01/09/10 03:26 AM
Re: What constitutes a 'reissue' discription??
[Re: stickyfiddle]
|
english_bob
english_bob
Unregistered
|
...then of course there's stuff like the "Classic Player" Fenders that take a lot of the features of 50s or 60s era guitars, but alter key features to suit "a modern player", whatever that means (generally bigger frets and hotter pickups, which may or may not suit you any better...)
Basically, since not a huge amount has changed in guitar design since the 50s and guitarists are a fairly conservative bunch, most guitars have a big dose of "vintage reissue" in their look, sound or feel, even if they're not strictly speaking a "reissue".
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: stickyfiddle
|
|
FREE Pre Sale
Personalised Setup worth £55
On every guitar sold (Since
1995)
Click on the Images For Further
Details
Acoustic Guitar Setup
Electric Guitar Setup
I have also created a page to help
explain, in basic terms, why a guitar sold by me will:
Play Better
Sound Better
Feel Better
Look Better
Stay In Tune - Longer Whether buying a guitar or otherwise, I hope you find the
information of value.
|
|
|
|
