Fender Artist Series

[EnFuego]

I'm thinking about getting a Eric Clapton Strat, but I'm wondering why some pictures show it with the bar thing (don't know the technical term...it will be my first electric) and others don't.





I want the black one, but also want the bar thing...which is purely a technical term that you don't need to bother yourself with.

So, do they come with it or not? Is it optional? Also, will a DL-4 work with an electric as well?

Thanks for help with my beginner questions about electric.

-Mark

[drakemh]

Helluva first electric. Yes, the black one comes with the tremolo bar, but it's actually purely cosmetic on the Clapton model, he likes the bridge of his guitars to be locked down so you can't use the trem, so the bar serves no purpose.

[charliemike]

I wonder where these are made ... If it's in the USA those aren't going to be cheap. If it's made anywhere else, I'd get a different guitar because they are made with shit components.

[EnFuego]

thanks for the help guys

I know it isnt going to be cheap...and yes it is made in the USA. I think they run around $1400-1500, maybe a little more depending on where you get it from.

-Mark

[srslots81]

this is the kind of post that makes me put my head in my hands. you want to drop $1400 on a guitar and dont know what a tremolo bar is...


first off - every strat comes with a tremolo bar. second - the clapton strat is made in the USA.

it is an amazing guitar - but its your first electric??? and you are getting a very high end sig model? i mean if you have tons of money to burn GO FOR IT.

but you can get an american standard strat for about 400-500 less then this one. or an american tele. both phenominal guitars.

just whatever you do, if you have the money, which you clearly do, dont buy mexican

[dmbandummer]

Check these out:

http://www.prsguitars.com/showcase/curr ... pbar2.html



It's got P-90 pick-ups on it.
It's a PRS.
It's Korean-Made...which I know isn't from the good ol' USA, but the quality is top notch.

I own it, and love it.

And best of all, MSRP is like $599. I got mine for $300.



PS: I know it doesn't have a whammy bar / tremelo bar, but if you can get past that, it's a great guitar.

[Grachi]

i don't like whammy bars anyway. And if you want a guitar with one u can just get one and screw it on there. Unless the bridge is locked like previously mentioned. I didn't know you could do that though.

[EnFuego]

this is the kind of post that makes me put my head in my hands. you want to drop $1400 on a guitar and dont know what a tremolo bar is...


first off - every strat comes with a tremolo bar. second - the clapton strat is made in the USA.

it is an amazing guitar - but its your first electric??? and you are getting a very high end sig model? i mean if you have tons of money to burn GO FOR IT.

but you can get an american standard strat for about 400-500 less then this one. or an american tele. both phenominal guitars.

just whatever you do, if you have the money, which you clearly do, dont buy mexican

sorry to upset you. I have been playing guitar for 4 years now, but have only owned an acoustic. I'm not simply going out and buying a $1500 guitar and hoping to learn guitar on it. I know the guitar is made in the good 'ole US of A. This guitar will be a graduation present (from college) so I am going to be getting something a little nicer than I would buy myself for this situation. This oppurtunity doesn't come around that often, so I figure I should go for it while I can.

Thanks for everyones help.

-Mark

[EnFuego]

and I'm not really all that set on a tremolo bar. I was just kind of curious why some pictures had it while others dont. I have looked at vendors online (not to buy from, but just to look at) and some had it, while others didnt.

[dmbandummer]

This guitar will be a graduation present (from college) so I am going to be getting something a little nicer than I would buy myself for this situation. This oppurtunity doesn't come around that often, so I figure I should go for it while I can.

Thanks for everyones help.

-Mark

Well shit, why didn't you say so? Go for it. But go play it first. Make sure you love it, before possibly wasting an opportunity like this.

Enjoy, whatever you get.

[charliemike]

Check these out:

http://www.prsguitars.com/showcase/curr ... pbar2.html



It's got P-90 pick-ups on it.
It's a PRS.
It's Korean-Made...which I know isn't from the good ol' USA, but the quality is top notch.

I own it, and love it.

And best of all, MSRP is like $599. I got mine for $300.



PS: I know it doesn't have a whammy bar / tremelo bar, but if you can get past that, it's a great guitar.

I grew up in Annapolis, MD where PRS was started IIRC ... Kinda sad that they've gotten so big that they make them in Korea now. I can remember when a $599 PRS was missing a "2" at the beginning of the price

[dmbandummer]

Check these out:

http://www.prsguitars.com/showcase/curr ... pbar2.html



It's got P-90 pick-ups on it.
It's a PRS.
It's Korean-Made...which I know isn't from the good ol' USA, but the quality is top notch.

I own it, and love it.

And best of all, MSRP is like $599. I got mine for $300.



PS: I know it doesn't have a whammy bar / tremelo bar, but if you can get past that, it's a great guitar.

I grew up in Annapolis, MD where PRS was started IIRC ... Kinda sad that they've gotten so big that they make them in Korea now. I can remember when a $599 PRS was missing a "2" at the beginning of the price

Maybe so, but these Korean-made PRS guitars lack very little in quality.
Everyone I've ever talked to (who has actually taken the time to play one of these) loves them.
I never played an electric before I bought this guitar. I wanted an entry-level price with high-end quality. That's something you always want, but usually never get. You want a better instrument, the price goes up.

With that said, I played several electrics...strats, teles, les pauls, sg's, the T5, many more and finally this PRS. It would great for me to plunk down 2500 on a sweet ass Les Paul, but for someone who doesn't even have an amp yet, (I'm borrowing my bro's amp and playing everything else through GarageBand.) I wanted to make sure that buying an electric was more than just an impulse buy.

PRS selling a $600 guitar is marketing at it's most simplest. It's the same reason Fender sells Mexican-made Strats and Taylor sells Baby Taylors and 100 series made mostly of laminates. It's gives you a taste of what the company has to offer. Hopefully you fall in love with your $600 PRS and 5-10 years down the line, you drop 2-3000 on a McCarty or Santana Model.

Anyway, this is all off-topic, and I'll stop. Just wanted to throw out my 0.02.

[EnFuego]

dmbandummer, feel free to talk about any electric you want to here. I'm still in the seraching step, but I'm pretty sure I'm going with the strat. I was able to play a few today at guitar center. I got a quote for the eric clapton artist series today, and they quoted me $1400 which was exactly what i was hoping for. I am going to wait a week or two before I order it though just to make sure.
Thanks again guys.

-Mark

[charliemike]

Dmbanddummer where did you get that guitar for $300? I was going to buy an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus for $599 so I'd definitely want to check that PRS out.

[dmbandummer]

Dmbanddummer where did you get that guitar for $300? I was going to buy an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus for $599 so I'd definitely want to check that PRS out.

Guitar Center. Haggle, haggle, haggle!!!