Being a guy that loved pop punk in the late ‘90s to mid ‘00s AND having just started a pop punk tribute band I think it’s only fitting that I purchase a Tom Delonge signature Strat.
I actually had one built before he had an official sig model back in the day that is sparkle blue and has a LP scale neck and ebony board. Then I built an orange partscaster one. Now I have an official one that is way more than a MIM guitar should be. Whatever though. Mid life crisis time, I guess.
Yeah that's a really cool guitar!!! I'm not a Blink fan but still, love this. I've been wanting one for a long time.
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The original ones skyrocketed in price so I stopped even trying to get one. I always wanted one and since these are basically identical to the original run I went and pulled the trigger.
I also like that they were/are routed HSH so I can always add pickups if my needs ever change.
I dig this. I guess some folks were balking at the price and I get it, it’s MIM… but original run MIMs of the Tom Delonge go for way more than this. So enjoy. I have a recent MIM Charvel that I love so I can’t imagine this being bad.
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."
GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.
NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
Yeah I have zero issues with MIM Fender these days. They've been making some really good gear for quite a while now.
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I agree. Plus these were going for around $800 20 years ago. That puts these in the same ballpark. I doubt this will replace my Suhr in my other cover band but this is one of those “must buy” guitars for me.
Not gonna lie the more I like at it the more I want one. I do need a single humbucker guitar in my stable for just pure RAWK. Single volume, hard tail bridge MAYBE a push/pull for some split coil tones but that’s it.
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."
GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.
NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
I'm also not a Blink fan, but that's like the perfect Strat for me: Rosewood board, hardtail, bridge humbucker, volume knob out of the way. It's even green!
I am a Blink fan so that’s part of why I like it. Gimme that and I’ll play Dude Ranch riffs on it day long.
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."
GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.
NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
Have one of the originals in the shop now getting a full refinish as the finish has cracked and chipped all over. Assuming from abuse but does seem a bit excessive. Dude is paying $700 for the refin. Which is not about the cost for stripping all that off and refinishing, but WHY would he spend that on that guitar I thought? And then the owner told me how high the originals are going for these days. Kinda crazy. It’s a cool guitar tho for sure
greatmutah wrote:I am a Blink fan so that’s part of why I like it. Gimme that and I’ll play Dude Ranch riffs on it day long.
The first hour I play it that’s all I’m doing.
Good man. I think I’m gonna relearn some Blink tonight anyway. I feel like jamming Emo. The song not the genre as a whole.
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."
GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.
NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
Totally fair. They were my gateway into a lot of other bands so I love them for that. That said, I stopped listening after Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.
Totally fair. They were my gateway into a lot of other bands so I love them for that. That said, I stopped listening after Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.
I mean you’re not missing much after that, let’s be honest.
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."
GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.
NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
Totally fair. They were my gateway into a lot of other bands so I love them for that. That said, I stopped listening after Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.
I mean you’re not missing much after that, let’s be honest.
Damn, I remember in the mid 2000's when I could buy the original ones all day for under $300. Great sounding and playing guitars! And I love the simplified look. Congratulations!
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Mike Oxhuge wrote:Damn, I remember in the mid 2000's when I could buy the original ones all day for under $300. Great sounding and playing guitars! And I love the simplified look. Congratulations!
I think they retailed at $800. Under $300 I’d be buying them all day.
Mike Oxhuge wrote:Damn, I remember in the mid 2000's when I could buy the original ones all day for under $300. Great sounding and playing guitars! And I love the simplified look. Congratulations!
I think they retailed at $800. Under $300 I’d be buying them all day.
I think they retailed at $800. Under $300 I’d be buying them all day.
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Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
