I honestly don’t know what to think of this demo but I do appreciate it not being the standard blues riffs every other demo has. Regardless, I just picked up nearly the same black Lead II. It’s the maple fretboard, though. And I actually prefer it unlike the consensus.
@greghenderson45822 жыл бұрын
I have a Fender Lead page on Facebook ...I will be posting this there if that is okay !!!
Thank you for watching - This is my new album - GOUPIL AND C "GATEWAY" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGPZkqhqoMqsopY - bandcamp (free) marrcad-ltd.bandcamp.com/album/gateway - Improvisation with my LEAD2 - Please listen & enjoy it!
I ran across a Lead 2 back in the early 90's and got it for $150 with the case. It had a black body with a blonde maple neck and was in mint condition. From looking at the rise in value , I would have kept it that way now but for some reason, I've been lucky to come across guitars like these in almost perfect condition for next to nothing, and I can't help but to make modifications on them. The first thing I did with mine was to drop in a humbucker from an old Les Paul and it really improved the sound. Later, I put in a whole new electronics package from Carvin, which had a very hot humbucker with a coil tap along with 2 single coil "rail" pickups in the middle and neck positions. I also replaced the Fender neck with a Carvin super fast one with an ebony fretboard and Sperzel locking tuners. This guitar is a beast and the body is much thicker and heavier than a Strat. Later on, I put the original neck back on just for a change, and the guitar sounded totally different. I got to where I would swap out the necks every few months and it was like having 2 different guitars. A couple of years ago, I traded the original Fender neck for a pair of monitors. I wish I hadn't because I now realize that the guitar sounded better with it. I just ordered a Strat replacement neck and I'm probably going to keep it on this guitar and put the Carvin neck on a different one. If I ever find another Lead 2 in decent condition for a good price, I'm going to grab it because I think its a better guitar than a Strat. Of course, I'll do some slight mods on it starting with the tuners. Every older model Fender I've ever owned or played has had the worst POS tuners of any guitars on the market. If you watch old footage of Hendrix, he was constantly retuning because Strat tuners sucked and certainly weren't made for what Jimi was doing with the tremelo. The Lead 2 guitars never had a trem system in them and the guy in this video sure as hell can't keep his in tune, but it appears in this case that he either didn't care or know if he was out of tune or not. Seriously though, if you can find one of these guitars for a decent price, grab it. They really are nice guitars.