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Post by lbeast on Feb 5, 2010 9:02:39 GMT -5
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Feb 5, 2010 11:31:08 GMT -5
LOL!
Not sure I would buy another pink one, but I'm sure glad I bought the one I did! ;D
Is the info right on that neck?
I thought they had a 17" neck radius. Were the Maple fretboards different?
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Post by heem6 on Feb 5, 2010 12:04:30 GMT -5
I've never seen any Fender materials saying any of the HM's had a 12" radius. I've seen a few internet posts claiming a 12" radius, though - and I think they're mistaken.
LBEAST, have you ever seen any?
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Post by heem6 on Feb 5, 2010 12:07:51 GMT -5
I do notice that guy did some research on his guitar on the Model Descriptions & Serial Number List page of the main website.
It's nice to know someone reads all that info!
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Post by lbeast on Feb 5, 2010 12:09:34 GMT -5
No they weren't different. The neck radii for all HMs were 17" for rosewood, maple, & ebony (HM Ultra) necks and to my knowledge were not compound radiused (12" at the nut to 17" at the bridge) as you find on Warmoth and other manufacturer's necks. I think they kind of achieved the compound radius in a way because they used a 12" radius nut and a 17"(or 20" possibly radius) at the tremolo, but the fretboard is 17" all the way from the nut down to the neck pocket.
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Feb 10, 2010 14:05:21 GMT -5
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Post by heem6 on Feb 10, 2010 16:50:47 GMT -5
Nice update, Beast!
I kind of like that turquoise HM, except for the color, of course.
It was cool that the one seller had a link to this site. Also, interesting info that "E" stands for the 80's and the next number refers to the year after all. I had read somewhere that wasn't true, but I tend to believe it now since it came from Fender.
That guy with the white HM for sale had some cool tunes on his Sounclick.com page with that guitar.
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Post by lbeast on Feb 10, 2010 18:59:21 GMT -5
E=80s N=90s The number that follows the preceding letter tells you the year of the decade indicated. (e.g. E9=89, N0=90, etc...). These are not accurate dates, as admitted by Fender, since they used the E series serial number water slides well into the 90s. Jim, I'll have to scan the Fender Stratocaster book and send you some pics of the serial number dating scheme from Fender along with the MSRP on all US Made HM Models circa 1989-1991. When I get through with you, you'll have a heck of lot of homework to do Mister. Now go to your room and start updating this website!  P.S. Here are my predictions on what the other letters in the serial numbers for other HMs stand for: F= F___ yeah it's an HM! ;D G= Gosh dang! Is that an HM?  H= Hell yeah it's an HM!  I= Idiot! Of course it's an HM! J= Jackbag! That's an HM!  K= Killer HM dude!  |
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Feb 12, 2010 21:05:27 GMT -5
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Post by heem6 on Feb 13, 2010 13:37:04 GMT -5
F= F___ yeah it's an HM! ;D G= Gosh dang! Is that an HM? H= Hell yeah it's an HM! I= Idiot! Of course it's an HM! J= Jackbag! That's an HM! K= Killer HM dude! You crack me up, Beast! |
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