Xhefri's Guitars Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: Dilapidus
From: California
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Great great site. Key to helping me make the decision to buy the Plus(?) I got. I am going to have to send an email to try and clarify a question or two.

Thanks very much for the site.

Added: May 14, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Dave Dodsworth
From: Medway MA.
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hi, i'm looking for a wilkinson split roller nut 1st edition for my jeff beck custom shop strat any help locating one would be greatly appreciated , thanks Dave

Added: May 1, 2010

Submitted by
Name: d
From: Chicago
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Comment on Strat Ultra specs:

"All the Ultras have chrome Plated locking tuners, Bridge Saddles, and roller nut.

As mentioned, the Ultra models also feature chrome plated Schaller locking tuners, Chrome plated Wilkinson nut..."

My Strat Ultra dates to 1990 production and uses Sperzel locking tuners, not Schaller (I find Sperzels to be superior). The tuners and nut were both brushed metal, not chrome. The bridge is chrome.

The early Ultras are really phenomenal guitars and have been largely overlooked.

Admin reply: Actually, I have never seen an Ultra without the Chrome parts. When Fender first advertised these that was a feature they came with from the beginning. Every time someone has shown me a "Ultra" without the Chrome parts, it was always a Strat Plus with upgrades, like the ultra pickup assembly. All Ultras had Ebony fretboards, not rosewood with real abalone dot inlays. One cane find the very first advertisements for these and you can see the "features"...it would be odd that fender would sell them without the "features!" Yes some did come with Sperzel Locking Tuners. I have seen a few very early 1990 Ultra's with them....

Added: April 28, 2010

Submitted by
Name: scott sekol
From: novato ca.
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
ive been told you might have or help mefind a MIJ Jerry Donahue tele.. could ya bust me out a call at 415-827-4142 Thanks

Added: April 27, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Jeff White
From: Seattle
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Love your site. Thanks for the great information.

Jeff

Added: April 27, 2010

Submitted by
Name: john moody
From: gold coast austalia
E-mail: Contact

Comments:

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Added: April 24, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Kenneth O. Masser
From: VA
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
OK thnx for the info and just for the record a new neck for my Strat is 512 bucks plus shipping from Warmoth.Hopefully it will turn out well ,looking out the window waiting on delivery

Added: April 23, 2010

Submitted by
Name: M.J.Buckner
From: indiana
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
It's the natural finish...i've never seen a guitar do that before.

Added: April 20, 2010

Submitted by
Name: M.J.Buckner
From: Indiana
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Great site man, cant put into words how much it helped with my 1990 strat plus deluxe, not 1999. I was wondering if you've had any experience with the Ash bodies turning milky around the edges of the guitars.

Admin reply: very odd that your guitar shows a milky tinge around the edges. It has to be the clear coat somehow reacting with either UV or the sealer used when finishing the guitar. Is your the natural finish or the semi-transparent colored finish?

Added: April 15, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Ginger Pete
From: London UK / Las Vegas USA / Paphos Cyprus
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Great website ! Must have taken forever. Have read the Plus / Plus DLX pages at least 20 times now. Very confusing but I usually find the answer to my query. Fantastic job.
Must have driven you mad with all the variations and contradictions. What were Fender thinking of ?
Cheers
GP

Added: April 15, 2010