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Tone Driver wrote:

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Pssht. Come on guys. Saying sigs are close minded is BEING close minded.

+1. You interjected right before I ripped Spartacus a new one. it would be like saying that it is stupid for artists to have the guitars that they actually play on tour available to the public.

erich wrote:

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I assume you want mayer tones if you are looking at the sig. so here is the mayer tone spiel:
If you want mayer tones get a 62. I am pretty sure he didn't even use his sig in the WTLI concert (or at least the songs that made the CD).

Wrong. used the CM on "Good Love is on the Way", he used his CFM on "Bigger than my Body" (which that part can be seen on youtube. it was not included on certain versions of the DVD)

nice try though.

I will state '62s are nice though.

erich wrote:

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so he used it on the one that he lathers OD on, and the one that he uses an arpeggiator on. Who wants those tones?
The big tones come from 62ish pickups.

Big Dippers can sound very similar. why bash sigs? the bottom line is that Artists help design them based on the strats and features they use, Fender makes them, and people buy them. they sound great and in my opinion, there are some things a '62 reissue cannot come close to in terms of features and such when compared to the JM. here are JM's specs:


John Mayer Stratocaster®
Model Number 011-9700-(Color #),
Series Artist Series
Colors (800) 3-Color Sunburst,
(805) Olympic White,
(Urethane Finish)
Neck Maple, Thick "C" Shape,
( Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck, Gloss Finish on the Face of the Headstock)
Fingerboard African Rosewood, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets 21 6105 Narrow Jumbo Frets
Pickups 3 Big Dipper™ Single-Coil Strat® Pickups with Special "Scooped" Mid-range Voicing to Meet John Mayer's Specifcations
Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Bridge American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard 4-Ply Tortoise Shell
Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650" (42 mm)
Unique Features Thick C-Shape Neck,
Vintage Hardware,
Five Tremolo Springs installed at Factory
, Per the Artist's Request, the Back Tremolo Cover Plate is Not Installed nor Included with the Guitar,
String Tree is Farther from the Nut,
3 Big Dipper™ Single-Coil Strat Pickups with Special "Scooped" Mid-range Voicing to Meet John Mayer's Specifcations,
'50s Spaghetti Logo Decal,
Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck, Gloss Finish on the Face of the Headstock
Strings Fender Standard Tension™ ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
P/N 0730250206
Accessories INCASE® Gig Bag , Strap, Cable
Case INCASE® Gig Bag
Introduced 7/2005
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here is the '62:
Model Name American Vintage '62 Stratocaster®
Model Number 010-0100-(Color #)
Series American Vintage Series
Colors (800)* 3-Color Sunburst *add $70.00,
(805) Olympic White,
(806) Black,
(808) Ocean Turquoise,
(857) Surf Green,
(883) Ice Blue Metallic,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body Comfort Contoured Alder Body
Neck Maple, "C" Shape,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard Rosewood, 7.25" Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups 3 American Vintage '62 Strat® Single-Coil Pickups with Aged White Covers
Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Middle Pickup
Position 3. Neck Pickup
(5-Way Switch Included in Kit)
Bridge American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650" (42 mm)
Unique Features Aged Knobs and Switch Tip,
Synthetic Bone Nut
Strings Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
P/N 073-0250-006
Accessories Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, 5-Position Switch Update Kit, "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover
Case Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case
Introduced 1/1998
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and FYI, the pickups are Fender 57/62 Pickups one of the most plain-jane pickups out there. while they are nice, the Big Dipper just has a sound of its own clean.

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