4 Strings Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) I have an American Deluxe, it has a slightly smaller body to allow more of a cutaway to the additional frets (because they new ones are at the body end!). Its cleverly done and you don't notice it at first (unless you count pickguard screws) I have always wondered what they look like in comparison so I pinched the lad's Mexican Deluxe - chosen by him above any US model - and took a couch pic. There, now I can see the difference. (phone quality I'm afraid) >Edit - pic right way up now Edited November 23, 2011 by 4 Strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I prefer the Mex This reminds me of that thread about the number of frets we all have and someone said they did not like playing 24+ fret basses because it made [u]all[/u] the frets feel bunched up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Interesting comparison. I kind of like the Deluxe - sort of in between P and J. I've recently done some design work on a super P with 24 frets and the body reminds me of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1322071848' post='1446225'] ....This reminds me of that thread about the number of frets we all have and someone said they did not like playing 24+ fret basses because it made [u]all[/u] the frets feel bunched up [/quote] Us bass players can talk some awful shyte at times eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322127757' post='1446730'] Interesting comparison. I kind of like the Deluxe - sort of in between P and J. I've recently done some design work on a super P with 24 frets and the body reminds me of that. [/quote] Have a look at Fenders version, the US Deluxe Precision. Not quite 24 frets but has the extra cutaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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